From Elden Ring to Fable: The 25 Best RPGs Coming in 2025

Top 25 New RPGs of 2025 You Need to Play 🎮🔥

2025 is shaping up to be an incredible year for RPG fans, with huge sequels, brand-new IPs, and long-awaited remakes hitting the scene. Whether you love open-world fantasy, cyberpunk dystopias, or deep strategy games, this year has something for you.

Let’s dive into the 25 most exciting RPGs launching in 2025, from Elden Ring's cooperative roguelite expansion to the highly anticipated Witcher remake!

25. Elden Ring: Nightreign

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One

A standalone co-op roguelite set in the Elden Ring universe, Nightreign takes FromSoftware’s brutal combat and infuses it with procedurally generated battlefields. You'll team up with two other players, exploring a shrinking, ever-changing world filled with deadly enemies and overwhelming bosses. Think of it as Elden Ring meets Hades, but with a dark fantasy twist.

24. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A God of War-style RPG adaptation of The Last Ronin graphic novel, this darker take on the TMNT universe follows the sole surviving Turtle in a quest for revenge. Featuring heavy combat, emotional storytelling, and a gritty open world, this will be the most mature TMNT game ever made.

23. Neverness to Everness

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5

A cyberpunk-inspired anime RPG, Neverness to Everness features high-speed action, open-world exploration, and stylish combat reminiscent of NieR: Automata and PlatinumGames’ best work. Expect fast aerial battles, cool cyber abilities, and deep character customization.

22. Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC

An open-world action RPG set in Westeros, Kingsroad lets you play as a noble outcast from House Tyre, fighting against White Walkers and political betrayal. Featuring major Game of Thrones characters like Jon Snow and Cersei Lannister, this game aims to bring the Seven Kingdoms to life like never before.

21. Where Winds Meet

📅 Release Date: TBA
🖥️ Platforms: PS5

A stunning open-world Wuxia RPG set in ancient China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. With martial arts combat, stealth mechanics, and deep political intrigue, this game mixes Ghost of Tsushima’s beauty with Sekiro’s precision combat.

20. The Wayward Realms

📅 Release Date: December 2025 (Early Access)
🖥️ Platforms: PC

Developed by ex-Elder Scrolls devs, The Wayward Realms is an ambitious open-world fantasy RPG that aims to blend handcrafted storytelling with procedural world generation. Think Daggerfall, but with modern tech—a true old-school RPG experience with limitless possibilities.

19. Lost Soul Aside

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5

A high-speed action RPG blending Final Fantasy’s world-building with Devil May Cry’s stylish combat. Originally a solo developer project, it has grown into a major PlayStation-backed RPG featuring epic boss battles and breathtaking visuals.

18. NEO BERLIN 2087

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A cyberpunk RPG with deep narrative choices, Neo Berlin 2087 mixes Deus Ex and Blade Runner aesthetics. As a cybernetic detective, you’ll uncover political conspiracies in a futuristic Berlin, navigating an open world filled with AI-driven chaos.

17. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A sequel to the cult classic Bloodlines, this game drops you into Seattle’s dark underworld, where you must navigate vampire politics, form alliances, and hunt in the shadows. Expect deep RPG mechanics, immersive storytelling, and gothic horror vibes.

16. Ballad of Antara

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PS5

A free-to-play action RPG mixing Genshin Impact’s open world with Elden Ring-style combat. With multiplayer mechanics, deep lore, and fast-paced battles, it could be the next big RPG obsession.

15. The Outer Worlds 2

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Obsidian is back with another satirical space RPG. Expect hilarious writing, deep player choices, and wacky sci-fi weapons in this expansion of The Outer Worlds universe.

14. Assassin's Creed Shadows

📅 Release Date: March 20, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Ubisoft’s most anticipated Assassin’s Creed in years transports players to feudal Japan. With dual protagonists—a stealthy female shinobi and Yasuke, the legendary African samurai—this game promises a fresh take on AC gameplay.

13. Avowed

📅 Release Date: February 18, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

A first-person RPG from Obsidian, Avowed is set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Think Skyrim, but with deeper magic systems and richer faction mechanics.

12. The First Berserker: Khazan

📅 Release Date: March 27, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A Soulslike action RPG set in the Dungeon Fighter universe. Featuring massive boss battles and brutal melee combat, this will test your precision and patience.

11. Phantom Blade Zero

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5

A steampunk-infused, martial arts Soulslike. Expect fast-paced, Sekiro-style battles in a mysterious world of assassins and ancient secrets.

10. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

📅 Release Date: February 4, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

The realistic medieval RPG is back with even bigger battles, deeper roleplaying, and an expanded world. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 continues the story of Henry, a blacksmith’s son caught in the chaos of 15th-century Bohemia.

🔥 What’s New?

• A larger, more detailed open world
• Improved combat system—smoother, but still brutally realistic
• Expanded RPG elements, letting you shape your character’s skills and reputation
• Dynamic weather & seasons, affecting gameplay

If you love historical accuracy, swordplay, and deep roleplaying, this is a must-play.

9. Fable

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

The beloved British fantasy RPG series returns, now developed by Playground Games (Forza Horizon). While details are scarce, expect whimsical humor, vast choices, and an open world filled with bizarre characters.

🔥 What’s New?

• A massive fantasy world inspired by British folklore
• Classic Fable-style choices, where morality shapes your hero’s story
• Fast-paced melee, magic, and ranged combat

If you miss the quirky charm of the original trilogy, this could be the perfect reboot.

8. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

📅 Release Date: April 24, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

One of the most unique RPGs on the list, Clair Obscur is a dark fantasy turn-based RPG where a mysterious figure—the Paintress—chooses a random age each year and erases everyone who reaches it.

🔥 What’s New?

• Innovative turn-based combat with real-time action elements
• A dark, mysterious world inspired by art and gothic fantasy
• Deep character progression and party mechanics

This one is a sleeper hit in the making—if you love story-driven RPGs, put it on your radar.

7. Alkahest

📅 Release Date: TBA 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC

A first-person medieval RPG blending brutal melee combat with alchemy-based magic. You play as a noble’s son investigating mysterious goblin raids, but soon uncover a world-changing conspiracy.

🔥 What’s New?

• Physics-driven melee combat similar to Chivalry 2
• Alchemy-based crafting and magic
• A fully reactive world where your choices shape the story

Think Skyrim meets The Witcher, but with grittier combat and immersive roleplaying mechanics.

6. Soulframe

📅 Release Date: TBA
🖥️ Platforms: PC

From Digital Extremes (the devs behind Warframe), Soulframe is a fantasy MMORPG that shifts the focus from sci-fi ninjas to medieval warriors. Expect fast, fluid combat, an open world, and co-op dungeon crawling.

🔥 What’s New?

• A deep magic system, blending spells with melee combat
• A lore-heavy world, focusing on ancient civilizations and lost magic
• Online co-op, but also solo play

If Warframe was too sci-fi for you, this might be the perfect fantasy alternative.

5. Vikings Dynasty

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC

A survival-RPG set in the Viking Age, where you build a settlement, raid villages, and lead warriors into battle. A blend of RPG, strategy, and survival mechanics, this one feels like Valheim meets Mount & Blade.

🔥 What’s New?

• Full settlement-building system—create your Viking town
• Dynamic battles, including raids and sieges
• Survival elements, like resource management and crafting

For fans of historical RPGs, this could be the best Viking game yet.

4. Monster Hunter Wilds

📅 Release Date: February 28, 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Capcom’s next-gen Monster Hunter is taking the best parts of World and Rise and elevating them to a new level. Expect a more dynamic ecosystem, bigger hunts, and even larger creatures.

🔥 What’s New?

• A more living world, where monsters interact dynamically
• New traversal options, including mounts
• Faster, smoother combat, inspired by Monster Hunter Rise

If you love slaying giant monsters with friends, this is a must-play.

3. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A dark fantasy Soulslike set in Ming Dynasty China, WUCHANG follows a warrior infected with a mysterious feathering disease. Expect challenging combat, eerie atmospheres, and deep lore.

🔥 What’s New?

• A unique setting blending Chinese mythology with gothic horror
• Transformative combat, where your disease grants new powers
• Massive interconnected world

For Soulslike fans, this one is essential.

2. Gothic 1 Remake

📅 Release Date: 2025
🖥️ Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

A full remake of the classic 2001 RPG, Gothic 1 Remake retains the dark, immersive world but with modern graphics, reworked combat, and refined mechanics.

🔥 What’s New?

• Completely rebuilt visuals while staying true to the original
• More accessible combat, but still challenging
• Expanded quests, characters, and choices

A legendary RPG reborn for a new era—perfect for fans of The Witcher and classic RPGs.

1. The Witcher Remake

📅 Release Date: 2025 (Rumored 2026)
🖥️ Platforms: PC

The granddaddy of modern RPGs is getting a full-blown remake, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. CD Projekt Red is remaking the first Witcher game in the style of The Witcher 3.

🔥 What’s New?

• Massively improved combat system, replacing the old click-based mechanics
• The Witcher 3-style open world, making it a true AAA experience
• Reworked story & quests, giving Geralt’s origin story a fresh look

This will be the biggest RPG release of the year—and possibly the best remake of all time.

RPGs in 2025 Are About to Hit Different 🎮🔥

With massive open worlds, deep storytelling, and next-gen gameplay, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the best years for RPG fans. Whether you’re diving into fantasy realms, slaying monsters, or shaping your own legend, there’s a game here for every kind of adventurer.

From the dark fantasy of WUCHANG to the epic return of The Witcher, this year is packed with must-play experiences. And let’s be real—who isn’t hyped to hunt some giant beasts in Monster Hunter Wilds or finally return to Albion in Fable?

So, which RPG are you most excited for? Drop your top picks in the comments and let’s geek out over what’s coming next! And of course, stay locked in for more gaming deep dives, RPG news, and epic reviews—because this year, our backlog is about to get dangerous.

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