The future is exciting. With 2020 done and the latest generation of consoles out, there's a lot to look forward to in the world of video games this year. In particular, 2021 is shaping up to be a packed year for RPG fans.
It might be hard to keep track of exactly what's expected to launch this year, but there's a lot to be looking forward to, even if some things might escape fans' radars the first time around. With notable role-playing titles coming out on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, here are all the best role-playing games to keep an eye out for in 2021.
9 𒊎 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Releasing sometime in 2021, 17 years after Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, this RPG sequel looks to be cinematic, engrossing, and very well written. Taking place in modern-day Seattle, Bloodlines 2 puts players in the shoes of a vampire of their own making. Everything👍, from character background to gender and preferred 🔜pronouns, is up to the player to decide.
As players progress through the game, they'll be able to join a vampire clan, honing their abilities and focusing on whatever skills they wish. With extensive social and combat mechanisms available, Bloodlines 2 looks to be an immersive, bloody good t🐠ime.
8 🦄 Shin Megami Tensei V
Hotly anticipated by fans, the latest installment in Atlus's demon collecting and demon battling series is expected to launch this year. While audiences may know about Persona, a spin-off of the Megami Tensei series, Shin Megami Tensei games are a slightly different flavor of the same JRPG goodness.
Shin Megami Tensei V is expected to deliver❀ more of the same, but bigger and better. The series is known for its challenging, demon focused RPG battles, where the player can negotiate with and collect demons to fight alongside them.
7 𒁏 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous𓃲
Continuing in the vein of the preceding Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Wrath of the Righteous is a classically styled isometric CRPG drawing on — as one might guess — the wildly popular Pathfinder tabletop RPG. Having far surpassed its original KickStarter goals, this indirect sequel promises more classes, deeper mechanics, a꧂nd a brand new narrative for players to pursue.
6 🀅 Cris Tales
Nothing says “RPG” like a turn-based game with classic JRPG stylings. Cris Tales follows a young girl named Crisbell as she wields amazing powers to become a hero in her own story. Trailers and gameplay footage sh🔯owcase the unique and expressive artwork of the title, and it definitely stands out in a crowd. This is an indie game that fans of the genre will no𒁃t want to miss out on.
5 Chernobyli🍰te
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I✨t’s not every day that the survival horror genre perfectly mixes with an RPG, but Chernobylite seems to attempt this with its wildly engaging premise. Players take on the role of a man searching through the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and having to survive in this toxic area. As if that wasn’t enough, otherworldly threats have emerged on the scene, making surviving the environment, as radioactive as it is, an almost secondary concern.
4 🌃 The Ascent
The Ascent is an ARPG that seems to move the gameplay of Diablo into a sci-fi setting. You and a few friends can take on the role of indentured workers looking to break free from the corporation that “employs” them. The gameplay features quick-paced action with a variety of cyberpunk-themed weapons. Though initially intended to be an Xbox Series X launch title, The Ascent was delayed. 168澳洲💎幸运5开奖网:I♑t will be released on Xbox Game Pass on day one.
3 New World
Amazon Games’ New🎉 World has intrigued players with its trailer a🔜nd select gameplay footage. This MMORPG covers a massive open world on the mysterious island of Aeternum.
Screenshots showcase a mix of fantasy tropes and epic, large🐈-scale b꧒attles. While not much is known about the game as of this writing, its quasi-historical setting has our interest piqued.
2 🐎 Diablo II: Resurrected
Diablo II: Resurrected certainly has the profile of a AAA release, but gamers who weren’t around for this premiere ARPG’s h𝓡eyday may be tempted to pass it over in anticipation of Diablo 4 — needless to say, they’d be missing out. Diablo II’s core gameplay elements will largely be intact, barring the graphical overhaul and a few QOL additions that are sure to please both veteran fans and newcomers.
1 D🌜ying Light 2 Stay Human
Following up on the action-survival stylings of the original more than six years after the original’s release, to say that the core fandom hasn’t anticipated its arrival would be more than a little unfair. However, it is certainly a bit understated compared to other banner RPG releases slat꧙ed for 2021. Dying Light 2 promises a more expansive open-world environment than its predecessor, and being set twenty years after the original, is likely to delve even further into the post-apocalyptic setting of the zombie epidemic.