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Reynatis Launches September 27th; TWEWY Crossover Announced

by on May 10, 2024
Publisher NIS America and developers FuRyu and Natsume Atari have announced a September 27th release date for Reynatis. They also confirmed a special collaboration with another action RPG that takes place in the streets of Shibuya: NEO: The World Ends With You. What was once an April Fool’s joke has… Read More »

Welsh Myth-Inspired The Land Beneath Us Launches May 13th

by on May 10, 2024
The Land Beneath Us developer FairPlay Studios and publisher Dear Villagers have shared a May 13th release date and new gameplay video (below) for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Taking inspiration from Welsh myth, The Land Beneath Us sends players to the depths of… Read More »

Charming RPG WitchSpring R to Launch on Consoles This August

by on May 9, 2024
Developer KiwiWalks has announced that, a year after its PC release, WitchSpring R will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on August 29th. If the Atelier series is something you’re into, keep an eye out for physical pre-orders soon from your local retailer of choice. PS5 owners can als… Read More »

New SteamWorld Heist II Trailer Showcases Gunplay, Jobs, and More

by on May 9, 2024
Thunderful Games and developer Image & Form Games have released a new gameplay trailer for SteamWorld Heist II, bringing players a deep dive into its gameplay and features. It focuses on its turn-based gunplay, new job system, and a coterie of hand-crafted foes to face. Check it out below! Steam… Read More »

Realm of Ink Spills Into Early Access May 17th

by on May 9, 2024
Developers Leap Studio and Maple Leaf Studio are ready to spill some ink early! The studios have announced that Realm of Ink is hitting Early Access for PC via Steam on May 17th. This initial version will give players plenty of content to chew on before the full release later this year. It’s also ex… Read More »

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code to Get ‘Plus’ Release on PS5, Xbox, and PC

by on May 8, 2024
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code is getting released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on July 18th as Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+. It originally came out on June 30th, 2023, as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. According to a May 7th post on the game’s Twitter/X page (be… Read More »

Hades II Hits Early Access, Smashes Player Records

by on May 8, 2024
Hades II, the follow-up to the hit action RPG slash roguelite by Supergiant Games, dropped into Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store on Monday. It’s since leapfrogged the original game’s chart records, notching more than 103,000 concurrent players as of May 7th, according to SteamDB. It’s… Read More »

Retro Encounter 415 – Arc the Lad II

by , , , and on May 5, 2024
Elc the Kid Arc the Lad II is an improvement over the first in nearly every way, as a more dramatic, dynamic, and lengthy PS1 RPG only held back by some technical limitations, a lack of save points, and an excess of towers. Four Retro Encounter panelists played Arc the Lad II last month, and this ga… Read More »

Times & Galaxy Set for Takeoff This June

by on May 3, 2024
Developer Copychase Games and publisher Fellow Traveller have announced a June release for point-and-click adventure game Times & Galaxy, which is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store. If you’re like some of us at RPGFan… Read More »

Sci-Fi ARPG GALIX: New Horizons to Hit PS5, PC

by on May 3, 2024
Developer MagicFish Games has announced a new action RPG project titled GALIX: New Horizons. A release date has not been announced as of this writing, but the game’s Steam page has a bevy of details to relay. There’s also a trailer that you can view below. GALIX: New Horizons Overview Setting out on… Read More »

The Detective Reaper Invites Players to Impose Judgment May 25th

by on May 3, 2024
Developer Shizu Kano Umi and publisher PLAYISM have announced that roguelite adventure game The Detective Reaper Invites will be available for PC via Steam starting May 25th. Here’s a trailer that quickly goes over gameplay. Looking for details? We’ve got details from PLAYISM below. The Detective Re… Read More »

Beyond Galaxyland Blends 2.5D RPGs with Sci-Fi Movies

by on May 2, 2024
Have you ever thought, hey, what if The Hitcherhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was a 2.5D RPG? Well, you might get something like Beyond Galaxyland! This turn-based RPG follows Earthling teenager Doug and his gun-wielding guinea pig, Boom Boom, as they traverse “Galaxyland” in a love letter to classic s… Read More »

Dungeons of Hinterberg to Launch July 18th for Xbox, PC

by on April 30, 2024
During the latest ID@Xbox Showcase, Curve Games and developer Microbird have announced that social-sim RPG Dungeons of Hinterberg will launch on July 18th for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. It will also be available on Xbox Game Pass upon its release. Check out the announcement trailer below, whi… Read More »

Shiren the Wanderer 6 Gets Hefty Update; More Content This Summer

by on April 30, 2024
Publisher and developer Spike Chunsoft has announced loads of free content for Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island. The sixth mainline Shiren the Wanderer title debuted on February 26th exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. This version 1.1.0 update contains new Sacred Tree… Read More »

Rhythm JRPG Keylocker Gets Summer Release on Xbox, PC

by on April 30, 2024
The rhythm game-JRPG hybrid Keylocker finally has a release window: late this summer for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. Shown during the latest ID@Xbox Showcase, the announcement trailer (below) makes the Mario & Luigi and Chrono Trigger influences readily apparent… along with everything el… Read More »

New Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Trailer Is Steeped in 90s Vibes

by on April 30, 2024
At the latest ID@Xbox Showcase, Life is Strange developer DON’T NOD released a new “Lo-fi Summer” trailer (below) for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The narrative adventure game is expected to launch in late 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Since it was first revealed … Read More »

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Isekai Chronicles Debuts August 8th

by on April 29, 2024
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Isekai Chronicles, an action RPG adaptation of the popular anime, is coming to consoles and PC. Along with the anime’s original plot, the game will cover new adventures unfolding in the Jura Tempest Foundation… Read More »

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes to Receive Multiple Patches, Possible Sequel

by on April 26, 2024
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes publisher 505 Games has released a statement detailing current and planned patches for the less-than-satisfactory Nintendo Switch version, many reviews of which have noted significant performance and quality issues. Nintendo Life’s review, for one, raised a laundry… Read More »

Zenless Zone Zero Pre-Registrations Now Up, Potential Launch Date Leaked 

by on April 25, 2024
Developer and publisher HoYoverse has announced that the upcoming action RPG Zenless Zone Zero is accepting pre-registrations worldwide. Interested players can now wishlist the game on the PlayStation Store and the Epic Games Store. You can do so by heading over to the iOS App Store, the Google Play… Read More »

Digital Pre-Orders Live for Monster Hunter Stories 1+2; Anime Free to Watch Til 2025

by on April 25, 2024
Pre-orders have started for Capcom’s Monster Hunter Stories on the PlayStation Store, the Nintendo eShop, and PC via Steam. PS players can reserve it in a double pack with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin today. Unfortunately, those on Switch and Steam must wait until release (June 14th) to g… Read More »

Cat Quest III Sets Sail for the High Seas on August 8th

by on April 22, 2024
The purrfect feline RPG series is back for another entry, this time on the high seas! During the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase, The Gentlebros revealed that Cat Quest III (revealed last May as “Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean”) is sailing to consoles and Steam on none other than Internati… Read More »

SteamWorld Heist II Sets Sail on August 8th for Multiple Platforms

by on April 22, 2024
At the end of Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase, publisher Thunderful and developer Image & Form announced SteamWorld Heist II, a sequel to 2016’s turn-based tactics RPG SteamWorld Heist. Fans don’t have to wait long as the latest game debuts on August 8th for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4,… Read More »

G-MODE Revives Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission for Switch, Steam

by on April 21, 2024
A long-lost cell phone game entry in the Persona series is getting revived! Developer G-MODE is bringing back ATLUS’ spin-off cell phone game from 2007, Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission, to the Nintendo Switch eShop and Steam through its G-MODE Archives+ label. The action RPG is a prequel to the o… Read More »

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Coming to Switch in July

by on April 21, 2024
During this week’s Indie World Showcase, Nintendo announced that action roguelite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate will be coming to Switch in July as a timed console exclusive. The company shared an announcement trailer for the upcoming release (below) showing everyone’s favourite half… Read More »

Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Launches April 25th

by on April 21, 2024
For a series that has built its success with stories set in a post-nuclear war world, there certainly is a lot of optimism right now surrounding Fallout 4 and the franchise at large. A season of premium television on Prime Video most recently thrust the Fallout series back into the spotlight, and no… Read More »
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