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Max and Chloe Make a Comeback in Life is Strange: Reunion
The PEGI rating leak for the next Life is Strange installment has now been confirmed. During a recent livestream, developer Deck Nine and publisher Square Enix officially revealed Life is Strange: Reunion, marking the long-awaited comeback of fan-favorite characters Max Caulfield and Chloe Price as… Read More »- Article
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Demo Available Now
SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. It is currently available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. Players can sample both halves of the game, playing as Kazama Kiyru in Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Yoshitaka Mine in Dar… Read More »- Review
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2)
Hey there, sports fans. I have played a sports videogame before; my first was Baseball for the Nintendo Game Boy, a remarkable game for its time because it let you simulate playing baseball outside, you know, where they play baseball and stuff. But this isn’t a review of Baseball on the Nintendo Gam… Read More »- Review
TR-49
“But how can a novel…be fake?” my friend astutely pointed out as I was trying to explain the premise behind inkle’s TR-49. Because the authors never existed? No, there are plenty of instances of pen names and disputed authorship. Because there were no records of these books outside one instance bu… Read More »- Review
Angeline Era
As a longtime fan of the Ys series, I’ve often wondered what Ys would look like had it kept the archaic yet charming bump-combat system that defined Ys Books I&II. This bump combat arose when games were more minimal in their presentation and limited in scope; in adapting to the changing times an… Read More »- Article
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Sea of Stars Coming to iOS & Android in Early April
Playdigious and developer Sabotage Studios have announced that Sea of Stars will release for iOS and Android devices on April 7th. The port will have revamped controls exclusive to the mobile version of Sea of Stars. Additionally, Playdigious has also confirmed that it will launch with cloud saves,… Read More »- Article
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Bel’s Fanfare Brings 3D Exploration, Bullet Hell Battles, & More; Kickstarter Goes Live on Feb 3rd
Developer Chibig has announced their next game in Bel’s Fanfare, an exploratory RPG experience that fuses bullet-hell style combat and shipboard secrets. As part of the announcement, Chibig revealed the short and stylish teaser trailer below. Bel’s Fanfare – Announcement Teaser As seen at the end of… Read More »- Article
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Random Encounter 339 – 2025 Year in Review
In our first Random Encounter of 2026, we’re taking a look back at 2025! While many would describe 2025 as a mixed bag (at best), there is no disputing that it was a banner year for video games. Not only did we finally get two of the most anticipated sequels of all time in Hollow Knight: Silksong an… Read More »- Article
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RPGs Coming This Week, 1/18/26
Hello RPG fans with an eye on the future! We have another week that is small on quantity of releases, but high on quality and content. For many, the Switch 2 (and Xbox) release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is the star this week, as we all look forward to seeing how Cloud’s remade adventure… Read More »- Feature
Final Fantasy: Moogle Bounty Mayhem
Final Fantasy: Moogle Bounty Mayhem is yet another iteration of Final Fantasy licensed board games, this one driven by cardplay. In the board game sphere, licensed properties range from all-time greats to harrowingly disappointing. A good intellectual property does not guarantee good board game desi… Read More »- Article
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Deltarune Chapter 5 Expected to Release in 2026
Undertale reached its 10-year milestone in 2025, but the game’s expanded universe continues to thrive. Undertale’s spinoff title, Deltarune, has released four chapters to date, including Chapters 3 & 4 in 2025. The next installment, Deltarune: Chapter 5, is planned for a 2026 release. Creator an… Read More »Music Review
Final Fantasy IV Original Sound Version
Final Fantasy IV’s OST brings together the game’s 44 tracks across almost an hour of music. This is my first time hearing the soundtrack in full outside of playing the game, and I’ve found it a great listen both from a purely musical perspective and from its ability to trigger reminiscences of my ti… Read More »- Article
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Obsidian Moon Brings Detective Work & Danger Together in New Demo
Lost Moon Games has released a demo for Obsidian Moon, its text-based detective adventure, for PC via Steam. The demo is part of the Steam Detective Fest, celebrating a wide array of investigative-themed titles. A new trailer for Obsidian Moon was also released, showcasing its text-based gameplay, s… Read More »- Article
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Avowed Coming to PlayStation 5 Alongside Anniversary Update
Avowed is getting a new update and a new platform. Obsidian Entertainment’s fantasy action RPG was released for Xbox consoles and PC on February 18th, 2025. One year later, on February 17th, the game will drop on Sony’s flagship console. At the same time, a free “Anniversary Update” patch is c… Read More »- Article
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Retro Encounter 477 – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Part II
I love you, and that’s why I gotta listen to Retro Encounter. On this week’s episode of Retro Encounter, we chat about the twisty, turny second half of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Do all the plot points land? Who was our favorite character? Is there actually a reason they’re naked in the Sentinels? Lis… Read More »- Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
Those valiantly keeping up with The Legend of Heroes: Trails series have long been anticipating the finale of the multi-faceted, interconnected grand saga that’s arguably Falcom’s magnum opus. As the Republic of Calvard begins preparations to journey into space (the final frontier) for the first tim… Read More »- Article
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Rhythm Encounter 174 – Music of the Year 2025
Well hello there, and yes, it is time for a super-sized episode of Rhythm Encounter to celebrate many of the excellent RPG soundtracks, arrangements, and more from 2025. That’s right, it’s Music of the Year 2025 time! With four panelists who each brought on three songs, this is certainly our longest… Read More »- Article
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Square Enix Reveals Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Logo
Square Enix has revealed the official logo for the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Quest franchise. The logo itself highlights the cute and iconic Blue Slime, a mainstay monster and mascot since the series’ start in 1986. The announcement came via the series’ official social media, with the added pr… Read More »- Article
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Atlus Teases Persona 30th Anniversary Updates Through 2026
Atlus has unveiled a Persona 30th anniversary website to celebrate its most popular series and promised updates throughout the year. It showcases original artwork by longtime Atlus artist Shigenori Soejima, fusing all of the previous series protagonists in a stylish tableau. A new teaser trailer for… Read More »- Article
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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass Brings Its Dream to Consoles February 5th
Electric Airship and developer Starseed Games have announced that the upcoming console port for Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass will release on February 5th for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The announcement was made via an official Bluesky post, alongside a new tr… Read More »- Article
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Trails beyond the Horizon Drops Story Recap Trailer Ahead of Worldwide Release
The latest installment in Nihon Falcom’s Trails series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, is set to release internationally on January 15th. This sequel to 2022’s Trails Through Daybreak II was released in Japan last September. In anticipation of the worldwide release, publisher NIS A… Read More »- Article
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Now Available Via Switch 2
Nintendo recently added Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance to the GameCube library, which is exclusively accessible to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members via Switch 2. For those who want to check out the series’ first jump into 3D turn-based combat, players need to make sure their subscripti… Read More »- Article
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Life is Strange: Reunion Gets PEGI Rating
Europe’s video game age rating authority PEGI has rated a new Life is Strange title called Life is Strange: Reunion. While this rating doesn’t officially confirm the next title yet, the rating description below shares information related to the events of the first, beloved Life is Strange, released… Read More »- Article
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Surges Above 1 Million Sales
Square Enix has announced that seminal strategy RPG remaster Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has sold one million shipped and digital units as of December 31st, 2025. The announcement was made via the game’s Japanese Twitter account, accompanied by a press release. It includes words fr… Read More »- Article
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RPGs Coming This Week, 1/11/26
After several weeks off, RPGs Coming This Week is back! It’s not so much that we were taking a holiday break so much as it was most publishers were doing so. But that changes this week, with a varied lineup featuring an otome visual novel with wild character names, a perspective-shifting, retro-styl… Read More »- Episodic Review
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch 7.4 – Into the Mist
In my past Final Fantasy XIV reviews, I’ve often been a little more critical of the fourth patch following an expansion. Coming off of the second climax in the third patch, the story in the fourth patch slows down as the game starts laying the groundwork for the next expansion. This can sometimes me… Read More »Music Review
Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version
In summer 2000, at the young age of 16, I wrote an embarrassingly terse review of the Final Fantasy III soundtrack. Granted, everything about this entry in the acclaimed series seemed novel at the time, given its lack of official localization (until the DS version release in 2006). But there was, an… Read More »- Article
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Retro Encounter 476 – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Part I
I don’t trust much in this post-war world, but if there’s one exception, it’s my Retro Encounter. On this week’s episode of Retro Encounter, we’re jumping through time and getting inside our mechs in the first half of Vanillaware’s 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. We talk about our first impressions of the… Read More »Music Review
Hades II Original Soundtrack
I’m sure we’d all like to wind back time to experience Hades for the first time. The airtight gameplay paired perfectly with its sharp art style, charming voice cast, and rocking soundtrack by Supergiant’s resident composer Darren Korb. Just when I’d thought I’d escaped the realm of Hades (with over… Read More »- Article
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo Out Today on Consoles and PC
Square Enix has announced that a demo for Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The announcement came via the Dragon Quest official X account, replete with an accompanying trailer. It depicts the game’s… Read More »- Article
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Remembering Nicholas Ransbottom
Over the weekend, we learned some sad news: Nicholas Ransbottom, a contributor to RPGFan, Nintendo Life, IGN, and more, passed away after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. We first heard the news via one of Nick’s best friends, Elise, on Bluesky. Nick’s husband, Julien, shared an official statemen… Read More »- Review
Riviera: The Promised Land Remastered
I first played Riviera: The Promised Land when it was released on Game Boy Advance. The character artwork and music immediately grabbed my attention, and I was excited to try the command-based exploration — an idea that was completely new to me in 2005. Riviera quickly became one of my favorite Game… Read More »- Article
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Rhythm Encounter 173 – Investigating Fall Music
Given the monumental releases throughout most of 2025, it would be easy to think we saw the best of what last year had to offer by September. But nay! The last quarter of 2025 graced us with many excellent releases, and today we discuss a couple of arrangement albums worth your time, plus four brand… Read More »- Review
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
I was almost hesitant to dive into Tears of the Kingdom. I’ll be quite honest: I hold Breath of the Wild on a bit of a pedestal. As a long-time Zelda fan, it switched up the formula in a way I didn’t know I wanted, and I absolutely adored it. Its release was a formative moment in my life as a Ninten… Read More »Music Review
All Sounds of Final Fantasy I • II
Editor’s Note: We are kicking off 2026 music reviews with six weeks of classic Final Fantasy! While our team had fun reviewing the recent Pixel Remaster versions of the first six games, our music team was keen to look back at the original versions of Final Fantasy through Final Fantasy VII. We hope… Read More »- Feature
RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2026
While we wrap up another year, it’s time to look forward to the next with our Most Anticipated Games of 2026! As has been the case for a while now, 2025 was a banner year for RPGs. It might not have had as many traditional “JRPGs” as normal, but there was at least a little something for everyone. Th… Read More »Music Review
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved Original Soundtrack
It is a daunting task to keep track of all the great indie visual novels published these days. Fortunately, a recent review from my colleague Audra pointed me to Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved. Taking cues from franchises like Famicom Detective Club and Ace Attorney, this mystery-oriented… Read More »Article
RPGFan Games of the Year 2025: Readers’ Choice Voting (VOTING NOW CLOSED–RESULTS SOON!)
As we come to the end of 2025, it’s time for us to take a look back at the year behind us and pick some of our favorites. As I write this, we’re closing in on the end of our staff voting and top games lists, which means it’s time to collect your favorites of 2025! As always, we have a voti… Read More »- Article
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Random Encounter 338 – RPGFan’s Most Anticipated Games of 2026
In our final Random Encounter of 2025, it’s time to take a look ahead to the biggest games of 2026! With the holidays in the rear view mirror, RPGFan is now building our annual most anticipated for the coming year feature. And there is no better way to wrap up 2025 than having the Random panel give… Read More »Music Review
