As an RPG fan, these are the 9 new trailers that have made me run to my wishlist this June

June is always an important time in the gaming calendar, and we've had some great looks at some of the biggest new games on the horizon in 2026. RPGs seem to have come out especially well, and as a big fan of the genre, my wishlist is heaving. I'm going to have to be poking around my gaming couch to find enough time to play them all – especially as some of them look like shoe-ins for the best RPGs list we maintain by the time they come out.

What's great is how varied all of these RPGs are – there's really something for everyone, from those waiting for new updates in long-running JRPG series, to those who want action RPGs in first-person with heaps of customization. Great-looking indies! Zoomed-out CRPGs! Pixel art aplenty! No matter the flavor of adventure you most enjoy, the future of gaming looks stacked, and you can check out our deep dives in our Summer Preview.

Join me below as I run down the biggest June trailers that have really grabbed my attention across Summer Game Fest, platform-holder showcases, Future Games Show, and beyond!

9. Persona 4 Revival

Release date: February 18, 2027
Developer: P-Studio
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Before I get Persona 6, I have another lavish remake to get through with Persona 4 Revival, which seems to be applying the same level of polish Atlus brought to Persona 3 Reload to the rightly beloved PS2/Vita classic. As ever, each Persona is a clean slate, pitting teens awakening to special powers against the machinations of a deadly secondary world that encroaches on their everyday life.

This time, that world is accessed through the Midnight Channel, through which the dark shadows of small town Inaba are made manifest, resulting in a spree of serial murders. The murder-mystery vibes deliberately clash with sunny, carefree rural visuals as you spend time making everlasting memories with your friends. This new, proper reveal trailer finally gives us a look at a modernized battle system that enhances combo attacks, boasts new special moves, and has plenty of polish. Though, I'm hoping it manages to capture the occasional moments of bleakness that the original had instead of becoming too vibrant all the time.

8. Clockwork Revolution

Release date: TBC 2027
Developer: InXile Entertainment
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X

Clockwork Revolution, set in steampunk city Avalon, is a slick, modern, first-person role-playing game – but coming from InXile Entertainment means it's got the heart of classic CRPG beating through its metal frame as well (the studio includes former staff who worked on the original Fallout and many more). The two styles combine with incredibly detailed and reactive systems, ranging from NPCs commenting on your character customization options to the whole world changing because of your choices.

The new trailer gives us a better look at the world changing that comes through via the Chronometer, a steampunk-style time travel gadget that allows you to escape a criminal heist gone wrong. Hopping into the past means you can forge new alliances and change the fate of key characters that will change vital aspects of Avalon in the present, like a more freeform take on Bioshock Infinite's final act twists. Now, with a better idea of how it plays, I'm more excited than ever to join the crew, and to make sure my criminal career remains on track.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Release date: September 17, 2027
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Platform(s): Switch 2

I've spent a long time waiting for more news about Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and the Nintendo Direct deep dive trailer revealed plenty, including the fact that with its September launch date I'll be stepping into the arena in no time at all. While Xenoblade Genesis and a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4 also impressed me, the sheer tangibility of finally playing a properly fresh Fire Emblem this soon is what made it steal the showcase for me.

Set in the Dagdan Empire (and connecting to Fire Emblem: Three Houses through Sothis' presence), the premise for Fortune's Weave revolves around the Heroic Games – a tournament where the best warriors across the land compete to win a wish from the kingdom's Divine Sovereign. With four heroes to choose from who appear to have vastly different playstyles and personalities, I'm eager to see how each pick will change how the story unfolds, especially as, in typical Fire Emblem style, the tournament arc is sure to go quickly off the rails.

6. Fable

Release date: February 23, 2027
Developer: Playground Games
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Fable's latest trailer might be a better short movie than it is a gameplay reveal – but sometimes with an RPG that's more than enough to get me hooked, especially building off of everything we already know about the revival of Xbox's biggest RPG series. The new look begins mysteriously, with a focus on Isabel, the Hero of Wraithmarsh, voiced by Hayley Atwell, before revealing that she's like a major antagonist throughout the adventure. Oo, color me intrigued.

It's a nice reminder that as well as being a very tongue-in-cheek RPG series with lashings of off-the-wall British-style humor (like punting chickens), the best Fable moments know how to inject some serious emotions, from tragedy to melancholy. Given it's been a whopping 16 years since the last proper Fable game, and the series has shifted studio to Forza developer Playground Games, a reassurance that the new version can get that tonal balance right is all I need to get re-invested in Albion. Though, please, a deeper look at gameplay next time.

5. Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers

Release date: TBC 2027
Developer: Archetype Entertainment
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

While I was left disappointed by Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, especially in how it moved away from its RPG roots, it looks like the just-revealed Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers will better serve those looking to get stuck into role-playing their dream vampires. A CRPG that operates in the Disco Elysium style, Eternal Whispers has a narrative focus, actual dice-rolling, and text that scrolls vertically on the right side of the screen.

It feels like the perfect approach to capture the pillars that make Vampire: The Masquerade such an enduring TTRPG to this day, and a great way to explore the social aspects that underpin its source material – which is just as important, if not more so, than pesky combat. Political intrigue is the name of the game, and with hazy memories and The Sabbat gone from Montreal you become pivotal to vampire clans vying for control of the Canadian seat of power.

4. Threads of Time

Release date: TBC
Developer: Riyo Games
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X

Threads of Time is a retro-styled indie RPG that does for 2.5D pixel graphics what Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes did for top-down. The Threads of Time trailer at Day of the Devs absolutely grabbed me, with the game looking gorgeous across every era of its time-traveling journey from prehistoric settings to cyberpunk-inspired futuristic cities slick with rainwater.

While Square Enix has led the way with their 'HD-2D' style, it's great to see an indie developer getting involved in the space with a brand new adventure. I definitely get the sense that Threads of Time is inspired by Chrono Trigger too, an iconic series that's long been dormant – so why not let indie devs try for a spiritual successor? Turn-based battles look like they pack a punch, with time powers also affecting turn order and the like for an extra tactical layer.

3. Exodus

Release date: TBC 2027
Developer: Archetype Entertainment
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Beyond the tightly paced 20-minute deep dive into Exodus we got to see as part of the Future Game Show, we also visited Archetype Entertainment for ourselves to put together our own Exodus Big Preview. Which is all to say: we've seen lots of this new sci-fi epic that comes from former Mass Effect developers, and it's seriously looking like it'll be able to step out from that long shadow.

Importantly, combat looks a lot more ambitious than Mass Effect, and it's not just purely about how it feels moment-to-moment but the breadth of tactical opportunities that opens up – from actually engaging in stealth to get the jump on enemies, to battling it out to reach the high ground to lay down covering fire. The companions are winners too (I love the look of mech-pilot octopus, Salt), though I still need to see more about how relationships will grow over time – especially when it comes to the time dilation mechanic, which will see time pass differently for characters depending on who is sent out on which missions.

2. Signet City

Release date: TBC
Developer: Jump Over The Age
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X

Really, all the Signet City reveal during the PC Gaming Show needed to tell me was that this is coming from Jump Over the Age – the Citizen Sleeper developer. While I loved how Citizen Sleeper 2 refined the first game's dice-rolling mechanics, it's great to see Signet City, a "first-person fungalpunk RPG," do something different. It's not just breaking new ground for the studio, but for the genre as a whole – this promises to be like nothing else I've ever played.

As the titular Signet City, a sort of alternate 1980s UK city, goes through a time of radical change, you play as a parasite who is able to grow with and alongside the city's inhabitants – the course of their lives changing you as you in turn change them. Day-by-day you'll make decisions as you explore each of the city's expanding hubs, meet new characters and, of course, put your fate in the hands of some dice rolls.

1. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation

Release date: Spring 2027
Developer: Square Enix Creative Studio 1
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2

The third part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake series has finally been announced – Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will see the true JRPG epic reach its conclusion. Quite how it'll end is anyone's guess, as famously this 'remake' series is also a pseudo-sequel that deliberately alters and changes the original game as opposed to outright replacing it.

What I do know is that I'll be spending over 100 hours exploring this massive open world, which sees most areas from the last game return and be expanded upon as well as introducing new ones, which can be explored by jumping out of your airship at any time. With enhanced combat, the FITS system means character classes can be changed, and with more party members than before, that's a huge amount of possible customization. I'm getting dizzy thinking about it, and also becoming a bit sad that this huge project will actually be over.

The best of the rest

I've picked out my favorites above, but there's still plenty more RPGs that have caught my interest. In a lot of cases, for these ones, I'm still waiting for trailers with a bit more information, or to go hands-on with it myself to see if I really like how it plays. Would any of these make your list, and which RPGs are you most looking forward to playing next? Let me know in the comments below!

• Kingdom Hearts 4
• Stranger Than Heaven
• Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember
• Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories
• Moonlight Peaks
• Xenoblade Genesis
• Tales of Eternia Remastered
• Final Fantasy Resonance

Want a quick bite? Check out my best short RPGs recommendations!