The decade so far has catered to RPG fans of all kinds incredibly well. Games of different subgenres under the wider RPG umbrella have been released by developers with different stylistic approaches.

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Long before action RPGs became as common as they are, combat in role-playing games was predominantly done in a turn-based fashion. This form of gameplay, which was born out of hardware limitations and ...

Battle Brothers is one of those games that is infinitely better than what you expect at first glance. Overhype's turn-based strategy game has become something of a cult hit thanks to its unforgiving ...

There's little that can uplift spirits more than music. Music's power is limitless and people are witness to it every day. Music can greatly enhance a game, but it takes a special kind of game to tell ...

During a talk at the Korean gaming conference G-Star 2025, Katsura Hashino — director of Metaphor: ReFantazio and the last three mainline Persona games — expressed his vision for the future of JRPGs.

These classic turn-based RPGs strike a perfect, 10/10 balance between their narratives and gameplay. These are not THE definitive turn-based RPGs of all time. They are, however, eight of the best turn ...