Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC Genre: JRPG, Action, Open-World Star Ocean is one of the more niche JRPG franchises, even compared to the likes of Tales or other mid-tier series. However, like most franchises, it has only lasted this long (since 1996's Star Ocean) because of its loyal fanbase and

Publishers Meridiem Games and Gammera Nest, and developer ChaoticBrain Studio have announced that cyberpunk pixel art RPG Neon Blood will launch for the PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in 2023 The year is 2053, and after the devastation of World War III, humanity has been reduce

If you want to see the latest Dragon Quest game in action RPG glory, look no further than the video below. Japanese publication V-Jump has published 30 minutes of gameplay featuring siblings Erik and Mia, along with whatever cute companions they can recruit in the open world be it Slimes or other Akira Toriyama-draw

Platform(s): PlayStation 5 (version played), PlayStation 4 Genre: Action RPG using the Valkyrie Square Enix legacy brand When your Square Enix title (mothership or spin-off) has the Final Fantasy name anywhere, the sky's the limit. If it doesn't, the limit's the sky. Such is the case of Valkyrie Elysium, a fun a

Platform(s): PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC Genre: SRPG, Strategy, RTS, JRPG This year has seen a lot of smaller releases from Square Enix, and The DioField Chronicle is one of them. Co-developed by Lancarse, it's basically a strategy RPG (SRPG). In this case, it's basically an RTS game i

While it's good to know that Square Enix is making a sequel to Octopath Traveler, little is known about it apart from its new characters and retained HD 2D art style. Famitsu recently conducted an exclusive interview with Square Enix regarding the project. Here's what we know (via Reddit): The decision to make

Platform(s): PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC Genre: JRPG, Turn-Based, Cyberpunk, Neon Atlus is almost a household name in gaming at this point, thanks to the success of Persona, but of course, their history of producing great JRPGs stretches longer than some gamers might think (they made their first game

Harvestella was originally announced in June 2022. According to Square Enix, it is a life simulation RPG that lets you enjoy daily life, socializing and adventuring. It is slated to release for PC via Steam and the Nintendo Switch on 4 November 2022. In daily life, you can spend a relaxing day farming, fishing, or r

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: JRPG Epic Bookend From The Guy Who Made Xenogears & Xenosaga You know like in recent Marvel Cinematic Universe movies where a supposed standalone story is great on its own, but requires a ton of past lore research for all of its climactic bits and resolution to make the experien

Publisher Level Infinite and developer Hotta Studio have announced that the open-world RPG Tower Of Fantasy will open preload on 9 August 2022 and launch globally on PC and mobile on 10 August 2022 (PDT). To date, over three million players and counting have signed up for the game at the official Tower Of Fantasy websi

Thirsty Suitors will be available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam when it launches. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass. A demo is available now for PC via Steam. From Outerloop Games comes Thirsty Suitors, a game about culture, relationships, family pressures, and

Soul Hackers 2 will be coming out later in August for PC and consoles, so why not check out more gameplay while we're waiting? Atlus shared new gameplay of the upcoming cyber JRPG with demon-summoning, now with the main character Ringo and her team of Summoners now donning Persona 5 Phantom Thieves apparel. In addit

Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: JRPG with multiple protagonists that eventually converge The Japanese role-playing game genre has always prided itself with getting a ragtag bunch of heroes from different walks of life banding with each other to combat a common foe or escalating situation that threatens them and th

Level Infinite and Hotta Studio have announced that the upcoming open-world action RPG, Tower Of Fantasy - set for global release in Q3 of 2022 for PC and Mobile platforms and supporting eight languages (English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian) - is now open for pre-registration. Fa

Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Fool’s Theory have announced Project Vitriol, a narrative-driven RPG and the publisher’s largest enterprise to date. However, platforms and a release date were not announced. A full reveal is slated for sometime in summer 2022. Project Vitriol has a budget of over 17 millio

New data from industry tracking website AppMagic (via PCGamesN) has revealed Diablo Immortal's revenue from microtransactions, the very thing people are talking negatively about regarding the new Blizzard action RPG spinoff. And it's a doozy. Diablo Immortal has made US$24 million within the first two weeks of its r

To the rsurprise of a lot of people, Atlus announced that Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 will be coming out on Xbox consoles. The first of them will be Persona 5 Royal on 21st October. The other two games will be out later and will be part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription. For those not in the know, the Pe

Platform(s): PC Genre: Survival, ARPG, Crafting, Action V Rising is an early access, open world survival game from Swedish developers Stunlock Studios, best known for 2017's Battlerite. Their new game is basically an ARPG with survival and crafting mechanics, where you're a vampire. It's sort of like Valheim but w

Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 Genre: 2D search action title with Dark Souls-like difficulty Even though 2022's gaming circuit is dominated by From Software's hardcore RPG Elden Ring, there are no short supply of games that emulate that feel and formula. While not

Chinese developer Xiameng has announced a new game called Codename: Wandering Sword which is a pixel-based RPG set in ancient China. The game's story is about a young man who ends up becoming a wuxia under the Sect Leader of Wudang thanks to politics and backstabbing. Check out the trailer below and see if it loo