Role playing games

‘We remade it from a fan’s perspective’: the creators of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
As Square Enix gears up to release the second chapter of its FFVII Remake trilogy, the game’s creators reflect on making the original – and remaking a classic
Tom Regan
21, Sep, 2023 @12:14 PM

Lies of P review – inventive Pinocchio RPG has a fiendish heart
This hack-and-slasher clings to its Soulsborne heritage too tightly, but does creative things that no other Soulslike until now has managed to pull off
Nic Reuben
19, Sep, 2023 @12:00 PM

Starfield review – an exquisite, electric, faintly rickety universe of possibilities
Bethesda’s long-awaited space epic is a vast interstellar canvas full of glorious sights to see and intriguing threads to pull – if you can keep patience with its fussy systems
Simon Parkin
06, Sep, 2023 @8:00 AM

Where Winds Meet is China’s answer to Assassin’s Creed
Everstone’s debut video game hopes to do for 10th-century China what Ubisoft’s open-world series did for ancient Greece and renaissance Italy
Tom Regan
31, Aug, 2023 @2:00 PM

Sea of Stars review – like a lost, late classic of the Super Nintendo era
This homage to classic Japanese RPGs picks from the best to create something original, and its rich, engaging world makes it feel like a classic in its own right
Sarah Maria Griffin
31, Aug, 2023 @10:54 AM

Dungeons of Hinterberg: a game of hack ’n’ slash ’n’ schnitzels in the Austrian Alps
For Microbird Games co-founders Philipp Seifried and Regina Reisinger, the social side of their RPG adventure game is just as important as exploring dungeons and slaying huge bosses
Bex April May
10, Aug, 2023 @8:30 AM

Baldur’s Gate 3 review – awe-inspiring D&D rendition is a towering landmark
Expanding on the basic role playing structure with seemingly limitless reactivity and options, this game is so varied you’d swear it was sentient
Nic Reuben
09, Aug, 2023 @10:00 AM

Baldur’s Gate 3, the video game where you can do (almost) anything
Anything seems possible in this massive RPG, but the trick isn’t magic technology, say developers at Larian Studios
Julian Benson
03, Aug, 2023 @8:00 AM

Forgotten fantasy: after 11 years, Dragon’s Dogma makes an unlikely return
Director Itsuno and Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi guide us through the rebirth of Capcom’s fantasy epic on PlayStation 5
Tom Regan
28, Jul, 2023 @1:00 PM

10 great Barbie video games
Beyond the expected fashion designing and beach parties, Barbie games have explored her more adventurous side – from jungle adventurer to swashbuckling heroine
Keith Stuart
21, Jul, 2023 @9:00 AM

Diablo IV review – spellbinding crusade against the forces of evil
Revel in your transition from puny to powerful and watch your bodycount soar as you take on all kinds of devilish medieval foes
Simon Parkin
08, Jul, 2023 @12:00 PM

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life review – soothing and sentimental farming sim
Become slowly enmeshed in a rural community in this game about the farm and family
Patrick Lum
29, Jun, 2023 @7:45 AM
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