Best RPG Games 2026

Our RPG picks of 2026

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   Crimson Desert

   RPG · Action · Mar 19, 2026

   Crimson Desert takes Pearl Abyss beyond its MMO roots with a single-player adventure built on the studio’s BlackSpace Engine. Its seamless continent invites exploration, traversal, and combat, while Kliff’s search for his scattered Greymane comrades gives the vast world a focused story.

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   CONTROL Resonant

   RPG · Action · Sep 24, 2026

   CONTROL Resonant retools Remedy’s paranormal action as a melee-led RPG starring Dylan Faden. His shapeshifting Aberrant weapon and supernatural powers reshape combat and traversal across a warped Manhattan, taking the series beyond the Oldest House and deepening the story of the Faden siblings.

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   Onimusha: Way of the Sword

   RPG · Action · Sep 4, 2026

   Capcom's first new Onimusha in 20 years puts Miyamoto Musashi in a supernatural Edo-period Kyoto, fighting the Genma with deliberate swordplay and Issen counters. It is up for Console Game of the Year and Best Audio Design at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards.

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   The Blood of Dawnwalker

   RPG · Adventure · Sep 3, 2026

   The Blood of Dawnwalker makes time part of its RPG choices: Coen has 30 in-game days to save his family, and key actions advance the clock. His human-by-day, vampire-by-night abilities change how he explores and fights, tying the deadline to the game’s central fantasy.

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   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered

   Action RPG · Open World · Sep 29, 2026

   CD PROJEKT RED's modern upgrade of its 2015 RPG, free for existing owners on qualifying platforms and bundled with both expansions. It brings Geralt's hunt for Ciri to Nintendo Switch 2 and is up for Best Remake / Remaster at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards.