The end of 2024 is here, and may already be over with by the time you’re reading this. A new year means new JRPGs to check out. There is a wide swathe of JRPGs and Japanese games with JRPG-like elements coming out next year. Here are all of the new JRPGs worth knowing about and their release dates for 2025.
All JRPG-Like Games Releasing in 2025
The below titles are ones coming out in 2025 that you should be excited for. While they may not be Japanese RPGs due to their location or origin or actual genre, they still contain elements that I think will be appealing to JRPG fans. Here are ones worth checking out, what platforms they’re coming to, and when to expect them in 2025:
- Wuthering Waves: PS5 – January 2, 2025
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – January 17, 2025
- Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – January 22, 2025
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC – February 21, 2025
- Monster Hunter Wilds: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – February 28, 2025
- The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: Switch, PC – April 24, 2025
- ArcheAge Chronicles: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – 2025
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach: PS5 – 2025
- Ghost of Yotei: PS5 – 2025
All New JRPGs Coming Out in 2025
Now it is time for the cream of the crop: all of the new JRPGs that are coming out in 2025. This means you won’t see unconfirmed JRPGs that could come out in 2025, but aren’t announced for it yet like Kingdom Hearts 4. From Square Enix’s latest release to other fascinating entries in existing series, these are the new JRPGs worth checking out when they hit their release date in 2025:
- Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 – January 7, 2025
- Freedom Wars Remastered: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, PC – January 10, 2025
- Tales of Graces f Remastered: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC – January 17, 2025
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 – January 30, 2025
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart: Switch – February 13, 2025
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II: Switch, PS4, PS5, PC – February 14, 2025
- Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC – March 6, 2025
- Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition: Switch – March 20, 2025
- Atelier Yumia: Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC – March 21, 2025
- Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: Switch – April 2025
- Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road: Android, iOS, Switch, PS4, PS5, PC – June 2025
- Alterna Vvelt: Blue Exorcist Another Story: Android, iOS, PC – 2025
- Atelier Resleriana: Switch, PS4, PS5, PC – 2025
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake: Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – 2025
- Edens Zero: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – 2025
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st: Switch – 2025
- Lunar Remastered Collection: Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, PC – Q2 2025
- Penny Blood: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC – 2025
- Pokemon Legends Z-A: Switch – 2025
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma: Switch, PC – 2025
Published: Dec 4, 2024 07:15 pm