Indie Quest 2025, OTK Games Expo 2025, The MIX Summer Game Showcase, Best Indie Games Summer Showcase 2025, you name it, there have been a huge amount of showcases recently. While it’s impossible to cover them all (though I’ll secretly enjoy writing about them from time to time), here are top 10 RPG games you definitely need to check out before they release in 2025 or 2026.
Runa
Runa is a turn-based RPG by Fennec Studio, inspired by classic JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Persona. Set in a sci-fantasy world, you follow adventurers wielding “runas”, ancient tech controlled by adepts. It features a story-rich narrative, social links with over 15 romance options, and an “Elemental Break System” for strategic combat. Additionally, you’ll be able to explore diverse biomes, solve elemental puzzles, and build a base in Enyth with minigames like farming and fishing. Successfully funded on Kickstarter with 358,466 €, it’s set for release on PC via Steam in 2026.
Quartet
Quartet is a turn-based RPG by Something Classic Games, launching August 26, 2025, on PC, with PS5, PS4, and Switch versions in late 2025. Set in a steampunk-fantasy world, it weaves four intertwining stories like train robberies, a magical card deck, deadly airships, and an unlikely mage culminating in eight heroes uncovering a centuries-old conflict. You control four of eight characters in combat, swapping reserves for tactical advantage, and with no grinding and a focus on choice-driven narratives, it’s ideal for those who don’t have much free time.
CyberThreat
CyberThreat is an upcoming turn-based RPG with life sim elements by Aphelios, releasing on PC via Steam. Set in modern-day Edendale, you play a high school senior secretly battling viruses in Cyberspace as a hacker. In the game you will investigate mysterious student deaths linked to cyberbullying, using elemental hacks and physical attacks in turn-based combat. Juggle school life, explore 25+ voiced character stories, and engage in minigames like cooking or dating. CyberThreat features a dynamic calendar, day-night cycles, and anime-style visuals.
Legends of Starkadia
Legends of Starkadia is a turn-based RPG by Doom Turtle, set for release on PC via Steam in 2025. A bored Earth teen is teleported to the Starkadian Empire, thrust into an interdimensional battle against Niko’s evil armies. With 12 unique characters, strategic combat featuring quick-time events, and over nine planets to explore, it draws inspiration from EarthBound and Chrono Trigger.
The Time I Have Left
The Time I Have Left is a time-driven indie RPG by Ground Game Atelier, set for release on PC via Steam in 2025. You guide Aline, marked for death by “The Miasma”, through the deserted underground city of Colony 7. With only six hours to live, in the game you will explore in third- and first-person modes, solve puzzles, and face grotesque creatures in reactive turn-based combat. You will also be able to unlock abilities via clues, uncover secrets, and shape the narrative with multiple endings.
Kingdoms of the Dump
Kingdoms of the Dump is an indie SNES-style RPG by Roach Games, set for release in 2025 on PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam. You play as Dustin Binsley, a Trash Can Knight, in the garbage-filled Lands of Fill, spanning five and a half kingdoms. With Ratavia, your rogue friend, you aim to rescue the kidnapped King of Garbagia and stop the Toxic Grimelin Army to prevent war. Inspired by EarthBound and Final Fantasy VI, it features turn-based grid combat with timed hits, platforming, and character-swapping with unique abilities.
Escape from Ever After
Escape from Ever After is a genre-bending RPG by Sleepy Castle Studio, inspired by Paper Mario, set for release in 2025 on PC via Steam. You play as Flynt Buckler, a fairytale hero, teaming up with former nemesis Tinder to dismantle Ever After Inc., a megacorp exploiting storybook worlds for cheap labor. Explore secret-filled storybook realms, engage in snappy turn-based combat with timed action commands, and customize your party.
Nocturne
Nocturne by Pracy Studios is a story-driven rhythm RPG set in a digital afterlife, releasing in Q1 2026 on PC via Steam. You play as Karma, a newcomer in a corrupted world millennia after humanity’s extinction, battling twisted creatures and a sentient AI. The game features skill-based rhythm combat, blending Chrono Trigger and Guitar Hero with multiple difficulty options, pixel-art, and a deep narrative.
Seed of Nostalgia
Seed of Nostalgia is a pixel-art JRPG by Primitive Pixels, inspired by 90s classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. You guide Atilla, a young Spirit Blade, and allies like Aleister and Terra to save the withering Gaia Seed in the mystical world of Sylvara. Explore lush, non-linear landscapes, engage in tactical turn-based combat without random encounters, and craft weapons.
Colossus – Eternal Blight
Colossus – Eternal Blight is an action-adventure RPG by Rustic Panda Games, set for release in 2025 on PC via Steam. You play as Lucian, a young knight, traversing a vast, blight-corrupted world to save his brother Lance. Inspired by Hyper Light Drifter and Chrono Trigger, it features pixel-art visuals, fast-paced combat with customizable abilities (swordsmanship, archery, magic), and exploration of cities, ruins, and alternate dimensions. You will also be able to uncover secrets, battle corrupted creatures using sacred stones, and face optional mini-bosses.
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