These 10 promising RPGs should be on your radar for 2026 — and prove that this year will, without question, be a banner year for the genre.

Players must learn combat mechanics for successful battles in turn-based RPGs like UnderRail. Divinity: Original Sin 2 introduces armor layers for tactical combat strategy and equipment management.

The PC port of EvoCreo won't set the world on fire, but if you're in the mood of a Pokémon alternative, you could likely do ...

Embracing the retro aesthetic of Dread Delusion, with a new flavor of unsettling locales and disturbing creatures, Entropy trades real-time, first-person combat for tactical turn-based battles ...

Publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Iridium Studios have announced turn-based RPG, People of Note, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft ...

Publisher NIS America and developer IKINAGAMES announced the science-fiction turn-based RPG, STARBITES, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in the ...

We have lots of exciting upcoming RPGs to look forward to in 2026, and with the new year promising to bring all kinds of role ...

If you watched the incredible KPop Demon Hunters and thought, "Damn, I wish there were a game of this," then allow me to introduce you to People of Note. It's incredibly serendipitous that this ...

Indie game developer and publisher Unison Games has announced their latest game on the way, as we got our first look at Descent of Lunaris. This is a new sci-fi dungeon-crawling turn-based RPG that ...

For a lot of Final Fantasy fans, the move away from turn-based combat was a bit of a disappointment. Recent rumblings suggest that old-school combat might be returning to the franchise. But until then ...

PC players had a wealth of great RPGs in the 90s, like Diablo and Baldur’s Gate, while console players had JRPGs to keep them ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...