If you want a chillaxing role-playing game experience, you might want to check out Terra Memoria. Developed by La Moutarde and published by Dear Villagers, this pixel-graphic RPG pits you on a road trip that's waylaid by killer robots. It features cozy music, exploration, fighting, puzzles, cooking, and construction

Platform(s): Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC Genre: RPG set in fictional cities in Tokyo and Yokohama Yakuza: Like A Dragon may not star series mainstay Kazuma Kiryu since his story arc is already complete, but its new lead Ichiban Kasuga offers a new and fresh perspective. Unlike Kiryu, the brash but well-meaning

Malaysia should be proud knowing that one of its gaming studios Metronomik may have an international music-savvy action gaming hit in its hand: No Straight Roads. But did you know that it was close to being a turn-based RPG with music? According to an exclusive Kakuchopurei interview with Metronomik's CEO and game des

Publisher Serenity Forge and developer Moonana have revealed their eagerly anticipated turn-based cyberpunk rhythm RPG game, Keylocker, which is set to launch in the summer of 2024. Drawing inspiration from renowned titles such as the Mario & Luigi RPG series and Chrono Trigger, the game places you in the sh

Overhype Studios, the brains behind the acclaimed Battle Brothers, is venturing into the realm of futuristic tactical warfare with their upcoming game, Menace, slated for 2024. Unveiled earlier this year, Menace transports players to a distant future where they command a strike force of Republic Marines tasked with

Publisher Panic and developers Max Cahill, Franek, Bibiki, and Antonio Uribe have announced Arco, a new turn-based RPG for consoles and PC. The developers have been working on this game for the past two years, as revealed during the publisher's first showcase on YouTube called Panic Games Showcase 2023. In Arco'

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), iOS, Android Genre: Turn-based JRPG set in space and anime time continuum If you can count developer/publisher HoYoverse on one thing, is that the Chinese game makers know how to style and profile. Right from the get-go, Honkai Star Rail's opening intro features a mysterious a

Burst2Flame has announced that their simultaneous turn-based tactical RPG, Stolen Realm, will be exiting its Early Access phase and releasing on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch sometime in Q2 2023. The studio today also released the new World Map Update, removing the transition between the map and bat

Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch Genre: Turn-Based Tactical Strategy, RPG, Strategy The original King's Bounty was released way back in 1990. Yes, there have been several spinoffs and spiritual reboots like the Heroes Of Might And Magic franchise and 2008's King's Bounty The Legen

Zephyr, an ex-Advent and ex-Skirmisher hybrid who eschews guns for her fists, is a badass. When she first joins my XCOM: Chimera Squad team, all she has is a mean punch that takes out squishy grunts in one hit, while tougher enemies lose a nice chunk of their health and receive a negative status effect. 12 hours in, sh

2D co-op beat-em-ups. GTA clones with open-world concepts. Quick Time Events. Once these were thriving gimmicks and mechanics in their respective generations; now they're relics of the past that's brought up once in a while from indie game devs. The next casualty? Turn-based combat mechanics in JRPGs. According to a 4

Publisher United Label Games and developer Sam Enright have announced the upcoming release of their 2.5D sci-fi adventure RPG, Beyond Galaxy. The game, which is slated to launch on multiple platforms this year, takes players on a thrilling journey through space. In Beyond Galaxyland, players will assume the

Indie JRPGs inspired by the 90s era of gaming have it good, with last year's Sea of Stars leading the charge with Chained Echoes not far behind. Let's add one more upcoming entry to the list: Runa. Made by Madrid-based developer Fennec Studio, Runa is a turn-based role-playing game inspired by modern and classic Jap

With all of its Gunvolt and GalGun games in tow, it's only a matter of time until developer/publisher IntiCreates gets into the deckbuilding trade and features its existing waifus and muses. Enter Card-en-Ciel, an upcoming turn-based card-battling RPG with roguelite dungeons. Based on the gameplay and screenshots be

Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Game Pass, PC Genre: JRPG, Turn-Based, Dating Sim, Monster Collecting I grew up playing Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei Persona franchise. I was in high school when I first played Persona 3 and Persona 4 on the PS2; the same age as the protagonists featured in the game

The upcoming Sega and Atlus RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is looking slick, given the recent trailer it's showcasing. Revealed during The Game Awards 2023, the new Metaphor trailer shows off gameplay and how combat is sorted. It looks like a mix between real-time action and squad-based turn-based combat like your Persona

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Turn-Based RPG featuring Mario & the gang, new Squaresoft characters, and Yoko Shimomura's beginnings Back in 1996, Squaresoft (now Square Enix) teamed up with Nintendo at one point to make a brand-new role-playing game with turn-based combat starring characters from the Mario u

Star Ocean: The Second Story recently had a remake out courtesy of Gemdrop and Square Enix, since that's probably the only Star Ocean RPG worth re-releasing with a budget again. On the other end of the spectrum, Bandai Namco has released the next DLC for Tales of Arise, with the developers still going strong under the

At Tokyo Game Show 2023, LEVEL-5 unveiled new gameplay footage for their crime suspense JRPG, Decapolice. The new trailer essentially showcases how the crime investigation mechanics and elements will work in the upcoming game. In Decapolice, players assume the role of a detective named Harvard. He solves crimes with

Suikoden fans have it rough, what with the flagship role-playing game series all but forgotten by its creator Konami. Hence we see a company named Rabbit & Bear Studios, consisting of ex-Suikoden makers, striking out on their own via Kickstarter to get a new Suikoden-eque RPG project going. It's been 3 years alr