2025 has been one of the strongest years for entertainment in recent memory, especially for video games. Early releases like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, ...

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We’ll sound off in the ...

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 ...

I adore turn-based RPGs. From the classic Pokemon games we've all known and loved over the years to the likes of Octopath Traveler, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Persona 5: Royal, I've never tired ...

RPGs encompass diverse categories like ARPGs, TRPGs, and MMORPGs with unique gameplay styles and mechanics. JRPGs and WRPGs differ in storytelling, character development, and gameplay design, catering ...

Indie game developer Lovely Hellplace and publisher DreadXP revealed a brand new game this week, as we got our first look at the game Entropy. Taking on more of a retro look and feeling to the design, ...

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 ...

"In this dying age, only pockets of humanity remain. There was no apocalyptic event to speak of; only the cruel march of time and the inexplicable infertility of the world," reads the blurb. "Accursed ...

JRPGs Square Enix down ¥11 billion in game sales because it can only re-release Kingdom Hearts so often, but says don't worry boss, we've got some great JRPGs in the chamber Action RPGs Square Enix ...

Action RPGs Square Enix hasn't abandoned turn-based JRPGs, but the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default have followed Final Fantasy with a new action RPG – still in the gorgeous HD-2D ...

Square Enix’s HD-2D style has been an undeniable success since Octopath Traveler first popularized it. The beautiful pixel-based art style has been used for some of the best RPGs of recent years, but ...

I think we've got a new contender for The Most Specific UI Option award 2025, which I must emphasise, is an entirely real award that I definitely did not make up alongside my Most Specific Bug Fix ...