Upcoming RPGs for 2026 and beyond

I'm here to bring you a roundup of upcoming RPGs for 2026 (and beyond) coming across all platforms.

As a big fan of RPGs who's always looking out for new games that promise more role-playing goodness, I've done the legwork and brought together some exciting upcoming RPGs that you have to look forward to in the months ahead and beyond.

It's no exaggeration to say that September was an exciting month for RPG fans, with the likes of The Blood of Dawnwalker and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave landing (which you can get our verdict on in our Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review) and a remaster of one of the best RPGs, The Witcher 3. But with October's arrival, the good news is there's still to add to your wishlists, from a new Final Fantasy experience, to a fresh Dragon Quest Monsters adventure, and much more. So, read on below as I take you through some upcoming RPGs for 2026 (and beyond) to watch out for.

Upcoming RPGs in 2026

Kingdom Hearts Collection [1-3]

Release date: October 8, 2026
Platform(s): PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

The Kingdom Hearts collection is officially coming to the latest consoles this year. Bringing together Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 ReMix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts 3 and the Re Mind DLC, it looks set to be a great way to play through the Kingdom Hearts series if you're looking to revisit it, or play it for the first time on modern consoles.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen

Release date: October 9, 2026
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

The Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion is officially landing this October for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, alongside the release of the base game and expansion on the Switch 2. Building on Capcom's 2024 RPG, Dark Arisen promises to add "new tales and thrilling encounters" as you venture to the snowy, abandoned region of Norgan, which will introduce 12 new dungeon challenges. You can also expect various improvements, including more options for character creation.

Valor Mortis

Release date: October 13, 2026
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Valor Mortis is a first-person action RPG with soulslike ingredients that draws you into an alternate 19th century setting as William, a soldier of the "Grande Armee" who's brought back from the grave after dying in the battlefield. With the continent you knew now locked in an endless war, a mysterious plague has been taking over, and you're reborn with its corrupting power. Using your newfound abilities, you'll take on Napoleon's forces and uncover the truth behind the plague.

Final Fantasy Resonance

Release date: October 22, 2026
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

Final Fantasy Resonance is the first Final Fantasy game that's been brought to life in HD 2D, with a charming pixelated style. Promising to deliver a classic RPG adventure with turn-based combat, you take on the role of a knight of the realm who ventures out on a journey to protect the crystals that sustain it from an encroaching war fueled by revenge. Excitingly, you'll be able to call on iconic Final Fantasy characters to help you out in battle, such as Cloud.

Phantom Blade Zero

Release date: October 29, 2026
Platform(s): PC, PS5

Phantom Blade Zero is a Wuxia action RPG that has you taking on the role of the elite assassin named Soul who works for a group known as The Order. When he's framed for murder and only given 66 days left to live, Soul looks to unravel the mystery behind those who betrayed him. The game is a semi-open world with eight endings available, each influenced by your actions via side quests.

Zero Parades: Director's Cut

Release date: November 3, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Zero Parades is an espionage RPG from the developer behind Disco Elysium. Assuming the role of operant Hershel Wilk, who goes by the alias Cascade, you get pulled onto a mysterious assignment which will call for you to try and pass skill checks, bet on the roll of a die, and juggle pressures both physically and psychologically as you try to uncover secrets and make choices that will have real consequences.

Edge of Memories

Release date: November 5, 2026
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Edge of Memories is a new RPG from Edge of Eternity developer, Midgar Studio. With an anime-like style, the adventure sees you step in the fantasy world of Avaris, which is being affected by an mutative affliction known as the Corrosion. As a young nomad called Eline, you'll venture out to try and save the world from extinction with the help of a cast of companions.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Release date: December 3, 2026
Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X

Dragon Quest Monsters is officially returning in Dragon Quest Monsters: Withered World. The spin-off RPG series is all about finding and raising your own critters, synthesizing (breeding) new ones, and pitting them against other monsters in battle to make them stronger. Think Pokemon, but make it Dragon Quest. In the new entry you'll be doing much the same as you follow monster wranglers Bianca and Nera in a new adventure.

TBC 2026

Witchbrook

Release date: TBC 2026
Platform(s): PC, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S

It's been years, but the cozy witch RPG Witchbrook is set to release sometime in 2026. Set in a delightful seaside town, you'll become a magical student attends the local Witchbrook academy. There you attend class to learn spells, concoct potions, fly on a broom, and more. With a cottage that's yours to customize, you can even find love as you get to know the locals.

2027

Ananta

Release date: January 15, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5

Ananta is a new free-to-play urban RPG with an anime art style that will put you in the role of an influencer. As you start making a name for yourself in the city, you'll meet a host of playable characters you can switch between as you assemble a team and get up to all sorts of shenanigans to go viral. With different storylines to explore, approaches to take, and wild weapons to play with, it certainly doesn't sound like your run-of-the-mill RPG.

Stranger Than Heaven

Release date: January 15, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Stranger Than Heaven is a new action RPG from Yakuza developer, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Following the journey of Makoto Daito across five different cities and eras, you'll have to fight for survival in the streets as you navigate the different time periods - meaning you can expect fights in a similar vein to Yakuza. With a talent for music, you'll also explore Makoto's life as a showman as he performs and goes from rags to riches.

Romancing Saga 3: Destinies United

Release date: February 16, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

The 1995 JPRG Romancing Saga 3 is making a comeback with a full 3D remake in Destinies United. With the option to choose from one of eight different protagonists who all have their own stories to explore, you'll set out to try and save the world, with your choices shaping the story as you go. As you engage in turn-based combat, this new reimagining also includes different difficulty settings to suit your playstyle.

Persona 4 Revival

Release date: February 18, 2027
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

One of the best Persona games is making a big comeback in 2027 with Persona 4 Revival. Following in the footsteps of Persona 3 Reloaded, Revival is a remake packed with enhanced visuals, modernized aesthetics, and gameplay improvements. The RPG follows a group of highschoolers in Japan who get caught up in a series of bizarre murders that happen each time the mysterious Midnight Channel airs. After awakening to powers, you'll step into the channel and fight back against shadows in dungeons to uncover the chilling truth behind it.

Fable

Release date: February 23, 2027
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

In terms of iconic RPGs, few series are as well-known as Fable, so knowing we have a Fable reboot is coming our way in 2027 is very exciting. Coming to us from Forza Horizon 6 developer, Playground Games, Fable promises to bring us into a sprawling open-world Albion as we decide what kind of hero we want to be. Complete with over 1,000 unique NPCs, more character customization, and a nuanced, refreshed take on the morality system, we now have an official release date set to mark our calendars for.

Eternal Anima

Release date: March 4, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

Eternal Anima is a new RPG that's said to be inspired by the golden era of JRPGs from a veteran team at Marvelous Inc. With a retro aesthetic, the new game will see you journey through the past and present in a time-travelling adventure as peacekeeper protagonist Wade. Through his power of "Psychometry", Wade can see memories within objects that allow him to inherit skills and classes in turn-based combat, and his Future sight ability will allow you to strategically predict foes moves and use that to your advantage.

Exodus

Release date: April 7, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

Exodus is a new sci-fi RPG from developer Archetype Entertainment. With talent working on the project who were previously at BioWare, Exodus is something of a spiritual successor to Mass Effect which promises to deliver its own unique choice-driven experience by exploring time dilation. Taking on role of a Traveler by the name of Jun Aslan (who can be customized to your liking) in the far future, you'll lead a fight for survival against advanced beings known as Celestials by setting out on interstellar missions, and making decisions that are said to shape humanity's future.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation

Release date: April 8, 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

Set to launch simultaneously across all platforms at launch for the first time, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the third and final part of the Remake series. Following Cloud and his loyal companions as they set out to put a stop to Sephiroth and a meteor that threatens to destroy the planet, it promises to feature a perfected combat system and an even bigger open world map.

TBC 2027

Blighted

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): PC

Blighted is an action RPG from Guacamelee developer, Drinkbox Studios. Infused with Metroidvania and Souls-like elements, you'll get drawn into a unique, Western nightmare popping with color. With a psychedelic edge, you'll set out to reclaim memories after an evil being known as Sorcisto consumed your village and infected the world with a blight. As the sole survivor, you have to fight through many dangers and take on bosses before the Blight takes hold.

Clockwork Revolution

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

Set to be a console Xbox exclusive, Clockwork Revolution from developer inXile Entertainment is a first-person action RPG. Played in first-person and set in a steampunk metropolis known as Avalon, you find yourself wrapped up in a time-bending adventure after you come across an invention that allows you travel into the past. As an experience that promises your choices will matter, whenever you travel back to key moments, your interactions and decisions can impact the world around you.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn

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

From Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader developer Owlcat Games comes The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a new third-person sci-fi action RPG that promises to deliver some story-driven goodness. Playing as a Pinkwater Security mercenary, you find yourself caught up in an unexpected and dangerous lockdown during a short spell of shore leave on the asteroid, Eros. In a bid for survival, you'll command a ship as your own customizable captain, take charge of a crew, and make choices that will have consequences as you try to stay alive.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - Royal Edition

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): Switch 2

The September 2026 Nintendo Direct confirmed War Horse's sprawling medieval RPG Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is officially coming to Switch 2. With a Royal Edition that includes all of the free add-ons and expansions, you can become Henry of Skalitz as you get swept up in a memorable adventure across 15th century Europe.

Kingdom Hearts 4

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X

Kingdom Hearts 4 has been in the pipeline for a long time now, with Square Enix officially announcing our reunion with Sora back in 2022. Happily, we at long last got to see more of the upcoming RPG during the Nintendo Direct June 2026 showcase, which showed off a more realistic-looking art style, and Sora leaping off of cars with a keyblade in hand. The D23 2026 event also revealed that Pixar's Coco will one of the worlds featured, and Goofy and Donald will be playable characters for the first time.

Lords of the Fallen 2

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

Lords of the Fallen 2 is a standalone sequel to Lords of the Fallen that takes place 100 years after its predecessor. The follow-up will throw us into ruinous fantasy world of Axiom and pit us against fresh foes,. With refined combat, boss battles will be a major focus of the upcoming soulslike RPG, which promises to be darker and more demanding.

Neverway

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): PC, Switch

Part life sim, part horror, Neverway is a new pixelated action RPG from developer Coldblood Inc that puts a unique spin on the classic set-up we so often see in games like Stardew Valley. Taking on the role of Fiona, you'll leave your dead-end job to begin your life over on a farm, only to soon find yourself indebted and becoming the immortal herald of a dead god. With lots of familiar ingredients such as customization, farming, cooking (and even dateable residents), the horror twist brings its own fresh spin.

No Law

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

No Law is a new action RPG from developer Neon Giant, the studio behind 2021's The Ascent. Set in a cyber-noire, lawless city known as Port Desire, you'll be role-playing as Grey Harker who was formerly a member of the military. Now seeking to settle down for some peace and quiet after suffering injuries, you'll soon get caught up in the chaos of Port Desire. It promises to let you shape your experience through the choices and approach you want to take.

Pokemon Winds and Waves

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): Switch 2

Pokemon Winds and Waves are officially the new versions coming to Game Freak's beloved RPG series. Set across a vast ocean make up of islands, we're still awaiting the name of the fresh region we'll be venturing to, along with more details since its initial reveal during the Pokemon Day 30th anniversary celebrations, but with a look at the adorable Pokemon Winds and Waves starters, trainers can get ready to be the very best, like no one ever was in 2027.

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past

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

CD Projekt Red announced that The Witcher 3 is getting a third expansion in Songs of the Past in 2027. While we're still light on the details, the studio has teased that it will be a "major release" with lots of hours of gameplay" in store. As one of the best story-driven RPGs with some of the best DLCs and expansions, it's certainly exciting to know that Geralt is getting another adventure while we wait it out for the likes of The Witcher 4 and the Witcher 1 Remake.

Xenoblade Chronicles Genesis

Release date: TBC 2027
Platform(s): Switch 2

Promising to be a "new beginning" for the Xenoblade series, Xenoblade Chronicles Genesis is a new RPG coming exclusively to the Switch 2. The initial trailer, which debuted at the Nintendo Direct June 2026 showcase, looked like something of a departure from the sci-fi feel of the JRPG trilogy, and while we're still waiting on more details, it looks like it's dialing into the fantasy a lot more this time.

TBC

Guild Wars 3

Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC, PS5

Guild Wars 3 is set to be the third entry in the long-running MMORPG series from ArenaNet. Set a thousand years before the events of the original Guild Wars, the new game will take place in a vast wilderness frontier known as Tyrian, where Vael spirits who have deep connection to the land dwell. With guilds in conflict over the region, you'll play as a Vaelwarden who's dedicated to protecting the land and its spirits.

Persona 6

Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

After plenty of rumors started to circulate about a new Persona game, Persona 6 was officially unveiled as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 stream. With only a very brief teaser shown, so far we know that the next entry will be a standalone adventure with a fresh cast of characters that will once again blend the experience of daily life with the supernatural.

Signet City

Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC

From Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin comes Signet City, a new narrative RPG that takes place in a post-punk inspired Britain in the 1980s. With a striking monochrome art style, you actually play as a parasite who has to find hosts and "feed on their emotions". As you do, you can guide or manipulate them what looks set to be a very strange and decaying world.

The Cube

Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC

The Cube is set to be an MMO RPG shooter from Atomic Heart developer, Mundfish. Promising to bring to life a living open world, you'll be drawn into a sci-fi setting where a giant levitating Cube hangs in the sky. From what's been revealed so far, it seems like you'll be part of expedition groups who are trying to uncover more about this mysterious object... that's said to hold an equation that can alter reality. How curious. You can expect to take on lots of enemies and tough bosses along the way.

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy

Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is on the way from Owlcat Games, the developer behind one of the best CRPGs in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Taking on the role of an acolyte of the Inquisition, you're thrown into the grim dark universe and tasked with leading investigations in the name of the Emperor. With party-based tactical combat, the story-driven CRPG already shows a lot of promise.

For more future releases, head over to our lists of all the upcoming Switch 2 games, upcoming PS5 games, and new PC games.