New Release Round-Up (November 20, 2025)

Welcome to RPGamer’s new release round-up. In this column, we look to provide our readers with details on the major RPGs released this week. Please note we do not currently include Early Access releases where the game is still in development. Pricing is shown in US dollars before application of any discounts, local pricing may vary.

Crescent Tower

8-bit dungeon-crawler Crescent Tower takes place in a fantasy world, where the city of Mayirdoam sees the Crescent Tower appearing every fifty years. The player is tasked with exploring the tower, whose top floor is rumored to house a wish-fulfilling jewel and a potion granting immortality. The game features a top-down perspective and lets players create their own group of adventurers. Player characters can grow stronger by repeatedly changing classes and inheriting different skills. Those looking to read more about Crescent Tower can check out Ryan Costa’s interview with Curry Croquette.

Dave the Diver

Dave the Diver is a mixture of adventure RPG, sea exploration, and sushi restaurant management sim. Players venture underwater into the ever-changing Blue Hole and catch fish and other creatures with a variety of weapons during the day, before running a sushi restaurant at night. Those looking to read more about Dave the Diver can check out Kevin Smith’s review of its Nintendo Switch release.

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked is created in partnership with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro, and looks to combine gameplay systems of Demeo with Dungeons & Dragons’s classes, actions, and lore. It features tabletop-emulating graphics as well as its co-op turn-based combat with cross-platform multiplayer support for up to four players. The game has two story-based campaigns at launch, with additional campaigns set in different Dungeons & Dragons settings to be released afterwards as DLC.

Demonschool

Tactical RPG Demonschool follows Faye, a university freshman who is the last living heir to a long-forgotten family of demon hunters. Faye and her friends find themselves investigating supernatural mysteries that bring them towards a large-scale conspiracy. The game takes place across a school semester, with players deciding what to study and whom to befriend. Those looking to read more about Demonschool can check out Ryan Costa’s review of the game’s PC version.

Duskpunk

Tabletop-inspired RPG Duskpunk takes place in the steampunk city of Dredgeport and follows an ex-soldier who recently escaped death. The game is billed as taking inspiration from narrative adventure games such as Citizen Sleeper. Players are tasked with gathering friends and allies to spark revolution, with a branching narrative shaped by players’ choices. They must survive in a world consumed by war, tracking their character’s health, energy, and stress, and developing skills in their chosen field of work.

Kingdoms of the Dump

Turn-based RPG Kingdoms of the Dump is set in the Lands of Fil and stars Dustin Binsley, a sentient trash-can and aspiring knight. Falsely accused of “trashpicking” the king of Garbagia, Dustin must clear his name while evading trash assassins and exposing an evil organization that threatens the world. The game takes inspiration from Super Nintendo RPGs and features six playable characters, each with unique field abilities and fighting styles.

Retrace the Light

Time-bending 2.5D action adventure RPG Retrace the Light is set in the 34th century and revolves around the Meta Mirror Project created by humanity and the super AI “Primus”. It aims to repair the consciousness of those struggling with intense emotional turmoil. Players control Enforcer Decem, who is tasked with repairing strange Mirrormazes created by human minds. Players will need to advance through the mazes while solving puzzles and taking on Mirrormares, all while uncovering the secrets of the Meta Mirror Project. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are also in development.

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