RPGamer Round-Up: August 2 – August 9
Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we look back at some of the articles that we have posted over the intervening period. This article is designed to give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our readers might have missed.
Editorial Content
Beast of Reincarnation’s greatest strength is its sense of exploration, with excellent traversal and a beautifully atmospheric world. Imani Jones reports that although its story and technical issues prevent it from reaching greater heights, Game Freak delivers a solid action RPG with plenty of potential.
RedSaw Games and Logoi Games put a spin on farming sim RPGs with side-scrolling exploration and vertical farm-building. Alex Fuller finds that a strong amount of depth and charming presentation help make Doloc Town another strong entry in the budding genre.
Cygames’ Granblue Fantasy: Relink has returned with a major expansion, Endless Ragnarok. Ryan Costa sees how well it expands the multiplayer combat of the original and increases the challenge for experienced players.
Kingdom of Night is a quintessential demonic invasion story set in a typical small American town. Pascal Tekaia follows the adventure of one high school nobody becoming a hero just like in his favorite tabletop RPGs.
Montabi is a new creature-collector roguelite on the Nintendo Switch, offering players the chance to have intense card battles and addictive gameplay loops. Sam Wachter also finds a washing machine named Washette, which swiftly becomes her favourite.
Final Fantasy XIV makes its long-awaited debut on a Nintendo platform with a native Nintendo Switch 2 version. Imani Jones notes that despite some technical and subscription-related concerns, players can still experience the complete journey through Eorzea.
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel has a lot of intricate builds to craft in its horde survivor gameplay and a development team always looking to add more. Grindstone Publishing’s Matej Hudák took some time to discuss the game and its reception.
More RPGamer articles are available in video form. Our latest batch includes reviews for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings and Thysiastery, Retroviews of Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Glory of Heracles III, and a Mewgenics Deep Look.
Major News
Nintendo held a dedicated Direct presentation for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. The twenty-minute video provided new story and gameplay details ahead of the game’s release next month.
Digital Sun Games and 11 bit studios announced that Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault will fully release digitally on PC and consoles in early September. In addition, Silver Lining Interactive will follow it up with a physical release in November.
Angelicore Game Studios has announced Angelic: Dark Symphony. The game is billed as a cinematic dark science-fiction RPG with hero-driven turn-based combat.
Trailmark Games and the Coolabi Group have announced Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest. The turn-based RPG, based on the Warrior Cats novel series, will release on PC and consoles this fall.
Lemonpepper Games announced Kitchen Sync: The Flying Tavern, the second title in its fantasy cooking RPG series. The game is available to wishlist now on Steam.
- Super Robot Wars Z II: Ruination Remastered in Development
- Super Robot Wars Y Anniversary Expansion Pack, Free Update Releasing This Week
Bandai Namco announced that it is working on a remaster of the first game in the Super Robot Wars Z II PSP duology. It also released the Anniversary Expansion Pack DLC and a free version 1.4.0 update for Super Robot Wars Y.
Winter Crew and CMD Studios revealed that Fallen Tear: The Ascension will fully release on PC in September. The Metroidvania has been in Early Access since March.
Other News and Media
- Dungeon Nox Exotica in Development for PC
- Crimson Moon Set for September 1
- Sagas of Lumin Fully Releasing in February
- Fractured Worlds Releasing This Month
- Ex Sanguis Gets New Early Access Date
- AereA Getting New Console Release
- Suikoden Star Leap Releasing in Japan This Week
- 2D Space Exploration RPG A Sector Darkly Announced
- Beaten Path Releasing Next Year
- Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten Demo Available Now
- Rainbow Billy: The Book of Fears Prologue Released
- Aether & Iron Update Adds New Sidequests
- Wartales Receiving New Community Update in September
- Pale Coins Receives New Update
- Monster Hunter Wilds Demo, New Bundles Released
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Receives New Trailer
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword Gets New Severing Fates Trailer
- Persona 4 Revival Reveals Yukiko’s Sizzle Reel
- Guild Wars 3 Behind-the-Scenes Video Discusses Music
- Expeditions: Samurai Discusses Early Access Plans
- New Release Round-Up (August 6, 2026)
Podcasts
The Yakuza series has officially changed its name to Like a Dragon, and we have another installment with Ichiban Kasuga. We also have a side game to talk about and… wait, Kiryu is back? Wasn’t he retired?
This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss how physical games face a more complicated future than similar media for movies and music. We also discuss the shortsightedness of Sony and other big companies.
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