As autumn bleeds into longer nights and wintry crispness, around this time of the year I begin to wonder where the preceding months have gone. The passage of time has evaporated 2025 with its usual efficiency, but this year I have something to blame for how willingly I've allowed it to carry me along: a torrent of brilliant RPGs.
The genre has enjoyed a pinnacle year. It feels like every developer in the scene is pushing in different directions, asking what it means to create the 'perfect RPG' even if their vision looks nothing alike to their contemporaries. As we look toward imminent Game of the Year discussions, we're sure to hear what that phrase means to different people. It's something I've certainly been thinking about a lot this year – but if 2025 has proven anything, it's that there isn't one straightforward answer.
