#rpgs

#rpgs

The last five years have seen a tremendous resurgence of role-playing games, from the turn-based masterpieces of Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, to the action-packed Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. And staggeringly, it looks like that trend is set to continue well into 2026. While there's undoubtedly a handful of games we don't know about, even what we do have looks like it's going to make this another banner year for RPGs.

At The Game Awards last week, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the 12th title to win Game of the Year. Since the awards' inception in 2014, the top prize has rarely gone to an independent studio. But that doesn't mean that the biggest publishers always win either. To date, the publisher with the most Game of the Year Awards is Sony, which emerged victorious last year with Astro Bot, The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020, and God of War in 2018.

If you missed Fanatical's Scream Sale 2025 in October, don't fret--the PC game retailer's next big sale, the Fanatical Birthday Bash, is already live, bringing another round of discounts to hundreds of PC games. The discounts include remastered classics like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for $10.49 (normally $35), and popular new releases like Fellowship for $21.24 (normally $25).

The best RPGs on PlayStation 5 showcase creativity, ranging from large experiences with varied playthroughs to smaller impactful stories challenging existing norms.

Xbox Game Pass continues to be an attractive subscription service offering major titles and day one releases, enhancing its value for gamers.

The PlayStation 2 is one of the greatest video game systems ever made, not just due to its sales, but revolutionary games like the overlooked Devil Summoner.

"This is going to be really f**king awkward watching this," Todd Howard says, before a clip of his younger self plays admitting he was in the chess club in school.