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RPGFan Games of the Year 2024: Best Mobile Game

Posted by Niki Fakhoori on February 8, 2025

Winner: Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Writeup by Niki Fakhoori Do you feel lucky? Rule number one of TCGs is “Don’t buy packs, buy singles,” but there’s no denying the thrill of cracking packs. It also helps when the packs have a “pity point” system to earn you singles later, as Pokémon Trading C… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024: Best Unconventional or Hybrid RPG

Posted by Ben Love on February 8, 2025

Winner: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Writeup by Ben Love One of the earliest true roguelikes before the genre was mainstream, the Shiren series finally received a new entry after a decade with The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, the sixth game in the series a… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024: Best Remake or Re-Release

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 8, 2025

Winner: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Writeup by Wes Iliff In the modern era, we are spoiled for choice with remakes, remasters, and rereleases. They range from upscaled ports to complete reimaginings, but none have towed the line of being true to the original while completely reimagining the experi… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024: Best Sleeper Hit

Posted by Jerry Williams on February 8, 2025

Winner: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island Writeup by Jerry Williams Great roguelikes have an accessibility issue that the modern era rectified with roguelites, which lean heavily on level-ups, skill progression, and unlocks. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Se… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Audra Bowling

Posted by Audra Bowling on February 7, 2025

Three Favorite 2024 RPGs Unicorn Overlord This incredible SRPG would’ve flown under my radar if not for the praise fellow RPGFan staff members kept heaping on it. I’m glad I listened, as Unicorn Overlord is a graphically stunning, entertainingly meaty adventure that the strategy RPG lover in me read… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Wes Iliff

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 7, 2025

So! About that 2024, huh? A year of difficult (yet fulfilling!) personal change for me was punctuated by one of the all-time best years in RPG history. As I made my way through treacherous personal waters, I found myself further away from the games I love so much until later into the year, when I st… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Tyler Trosper

Posted by Tyler Trosper on February 7, 2025

It’s been a great year for RPGs, and I’m always trying to keep up with the great titles of this year, last year, the previous year, and so on. Last year, I hadn’t beaten Baldur’s Gate 3, and here I am, a year later, and I still haven’t beaten it! Anyway, that was last year. Here’s what I played this… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Jonathan Logan

Posted by Jonathan Logan on February 7, 2025

Best 2024 Game (That I Played): Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth In a year full of extraordinary RPGs, I’m unashamed to say that I’m sticking with my comfort food: the Yakuza series. Why? Because Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is simply some of the tastiest video game comfort food you could find outsi… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Scott Clay

Posted by Scott Clay on February 7, 2025

Bat Dad Is Best Dad Award! Metaphor: ReFantazio was easily the best RPG this year. No doubt in my mind. It had a fresh new setting, took the long and sometimes stale Persona gameplay loop and streamlined it, and combined a job system with the Press Turn system to make for amazing top-tier turn-based… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Mark Roddison

Posted by Mark Roddison on February 7, 2025

Top 3 RPGs That Held My Attention This Year SKALD: Against the Black Priory If you’d told me a year ago that my favorite gaming experience of the year would have been an Amiga-inspired retro RPG, I’d have likely shot a pessimistic glance. But SKALD was so draped in dark atmospherics, both in its det… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Michael Sollosi

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 7, 2025

I feel that 2024 was one of the strongest years for RPGs and puzzle adventure games in recent memory, and as a result I played way more new video games than I originally planned to, enough for a list of my ten favorite RPGs released in the calendar year. Missed Connections Black Myth: Wukong, Dragon… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Des Miller

Posted by Des Miller on February 7, 2025

Best Stylish Action RPG/Gambling Simulator: Wuthering Waves Punishing: Gray Raven is easily one of my favorite mobile games, so I was over the moon when an official PC client released. Once developer Kuro Games announced their follow-up to PGR and revealed it to be an open-world action RPG, I was in… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Aleks Franiczek

Posted by Aleks Franiczek on February 7, 2025

Best Older RPG that I Played (For the First Time) in 2024: Linda³ Again Playing Linda³ for the first time today feels like NieR went back in time and had a child with EarthBound. This is the best way I’ve been able to convey what makes this PSX boundary-pusher such a special game. I’d heard chatter… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Sean Cabot

Posted by Sean Cabot on February 7, 2025

For me, it’s easily Metaphor: ReFantazio… To be frank, I was not particularly excited for Metaphor: ReFantazio even when it emerged from the ether after many quiet years following its announcement. I didn’t follow the pre-release cycle closely and only maintained the faintest interest because my f… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Pete Leavitt

Posted by Pete Leavitt on February 7, 2025

The 2024 RPG I Played in 2024 Award: Unicorn Overlord The Ogre Battle series, particularly Person of Lordly Caliber, is a series that has moved and inspired me more than most. The notion of a similar game, given Vanillaware’s signature treatment, is quite a nice prospect. Unicorn Overlord does not q… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Zach Wilkerson

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on February 7, 2025

Let’s be honest: 2024 was one of the fullest, most complete years for RPGs in history. Whether you were looking at the AAA space (ahem, me), more independent offerings, or really anything between, there was a lot for everyone. That also means that I played several more games released this year… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Sam-James Gordon

Posted by Sam-James Gordon on February 7, 2025

Year-on-year, I seem to be getting busier and busier with my non-gaming pursuits. In 2024 I started a new job, alongside rehearsing for my 4th theatre show in a 12-month period, so you’d think I’d pick shorter games to play. Perhaps this is where I learn something about myself. Perhaps I am a masoch… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Neal Chandran

Posted by Neal Chandran on February 7, 2025

2024 was my year of remakes/remasters/re-releases. 1) Fate/stay night Remastered I could talk about how this lauded visual novel, which finally made its way outside of Japan, spawned a multimedia series with a fervent following. However, I would rather talk about mapo tofu. Fate/stay night Remastere… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Kyle Cantelon

Posted by Kyle Cantelon on February 7, 2025

Game of the Year That Rewarded Team-Building Like No Other Unicorn Overlord is a masterpiece, a triumph, and a fantastic experience. Though not without flaws (the main plot is honestly kinda goofy), the flow of its battles, the unique traversing of the overworld, and the addictive gameplay loop of p… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Rob White

Posted by Rob White on February 7, 2025

Games of the Year from 2024 1) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes I loved my time with this game so much. I did have to adjust my expectations a little to get to that love though. I went in hoping for Suikoden II, which this game certainly is not. Yes, there are similarities, and big ones at that, bu… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2024 ~ Editors’ Awards: Tim Rattray

Posted by Tim Rattray on February 7, 2025

It’s been a monumental year for RPGs, if not one of the best ever. I say this to make clear that it’s no small feat there was a single frontrunner for me despite the steepest of competition. The RPG (of the Year) That Delivered on My Dreams It’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Like, oh my god, for me thi… Read More »

RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2025 (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 17, 2024

We’re on to part 2! There are plenty of excellent remasters here, an early game that might have been in Games of the Year if the full one wasn’t releasing next year, and at least one game in a long running franchise that is so unbelievable that it’s downright perfect. Go to Part 1 Go to Part 3 Fable… Read More »

RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2025 (Part 3)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 17, 2024

Here we have some remasters that this author might be chomping at the bit to play, new entries in some long-running franchises, and some indie releases we’re chomping at the bit to play. We also have a couple of late bonus entries that we just had to include! Go to Part 1 Go to Part 2 Monster Hunter… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2024: 5-Minute Dungeon Review

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 10, 2024

I’m a medium-to-heavy board gamer. I don’t turn my nose up at any game, but if I had my way, I’d be chompin’ on an intense, complex, multi-hour battle for first place. That said, short, snappy games have their place, especially depending on who I have over. 5-Minute Dungeon contributes nicely to a s… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2024: Meeting Eric Lang

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 10, 2024

Origins is so much more than just board gaming with strangers and buying the latest and greatest. You can meet your favorite designers and chat with them! Imagine going to ye olde E3 and having a chance to talk with Hideo Kojima or Shigeru Miyamoto. With a wealth of guests and board gaming celebriti… Read More »

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