# New RPG games of 2026, from big consoles to your phone Source: https://roam.new/new-rpg-games-2026/. Checked November 3, 2026. 2026 has been a heavy year for RPGs: a Dragon Quest remake, Nioh 3, Crimson Desert, and a Monster Hunter built for phones. Below are the releases that actually came out, the new ones you can play on a phone, and Roam RPGs that fit into a ten-minute break. ## The big RPG releases of 2026 so far These are dated, shipped games, not wishlists. Platforms are the launch platforms. - **Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (February 5)**: Square Enix rebuilt the 2000 classic from the ground up, with diorama-style worlds. Out on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series and PC. - **Nioh 3 (February 6)**: Team Ninja's hard samurai action RPG on PS5 and PC. Expect to die a lot and learn every enemy. - **Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (March 13)**: The turn-based Monster Hunter spin-off about taming monsters instead of only hunting them. On PS5, Xbox Series, PC and Switch 2. - **Crimson Desert (March 19)**: Pearl Abyss's open-world action RPG, years in the making, launched on PC, Mac, PS5 and Xbox Series at the same time. - **Phantom Blade Zero (October 29)**: S-GAME's fast kung fu action RPG on PS5 and PC. It slipped from September and launched with more than 720,000 players at once on Steam. ## New RPGs you can play on a phone Big open-world RPGs on phones want long sessions and a charged battery. They are great on a sofa. On a bus, a top-down RPG with short quests fits better. - **Arknights: Endfield**: Launched January 22, 2026 on iOS, Android, PS5 and PC. A real-time squad RPG with base building from the Arknights team. - **Neverness to Everness**: Free, out April 29, 2026 on iOS, Android, PC, PS5 and Mac. An open city with supernatural cases, four-hero teams and driving. - **Monster Hunter Outlanders**: Launched October 29, 2026 for iOS and Android. TiMi Studio Group made it under license from Capcom, with co-op hunts for up to four. - **Genshin Impact**: HoYoverse's 2020 hit is still the reference point every new mobile action RPG gets compared to. ## Roam RPGs that fit a short break Roam is a free iPhone app where you play games and make your own, and its RPGs are built for short runs. PIXELVALE is a top-down action RPG: sword, bow, three potions and goblins on the road to Millbrook. Thornvale follows a green-tunic hero and a fairy up a long staircase. Aethervale is a top-down action RPG with goblins on the gate road. Blade Ascent is an anime tower climb: slimes first, then seven floors. WAYFARE: Wildlands is a first-person voxel RPG with a sword, a bow and goblins ahead. CARDBOUND swaps swords for cards: collect them, build a deck, win the duel cup. ## Play it on Roam - [PIXELVALE](https://roam.gg/play/pixelvale/): Sword, bow, three potions, and goblins on the road to Millbrook. - [Thornvale](https://roam.gg/play/thornvale/): A green tunic, a fairy and a long staircase up. - [Aethervale](https://roam.gg/play/aethervale/): Ambush! Goblins hold the gate road. - [Blade Ascent](https://roam.gg/play/blade-ascent/): Slimes first. Then seven floors and the seals at the top. - [WAYFARE: Wildlands](https://roam.gg/play/wayfare-wildlands/): Sword in hand. Bow on your back. Goblins ahead. - [CARDBOUND](https://roam.gg/play/cardbound/): Forty glowing cards, one night village, one duel cup ahead. ## Make your own RPG with Roam Describe the quest in a sentence and Roam makes it playable on your iPhone. Then change it by talking: more dungeons, a harder boss, make it co-op. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store. Try: "top-down RPG in my neighborhood, the corner shop sells potions, the park is the dungeon, my cat is the final boss, friends can join the party" [Get Roam on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6745489251?pt=126889634&mt=8&ct=rnew-new-rpg-games-2026) ## Questions people ask **What are the biggest RPGs of 2026?** Crimson Desert, Nioh 3, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and Monster Hunter Stories 3 all launched in the first quarter. Phantom Blade Zero followed on October 29. **What new RPGs came out on phones in 2026?** Arknights: Endfield in January, Neverness to Everness in April and Monster Hunter Outlanders on October 29, all on iOS and Android. **When does Ananta come out?** NetEase set January 15, 2027 for PC, PS5, iOS and Android. It is free to play. ## Sources - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined out Feb 5, 2026 on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, PC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_VII_Reimagined - Nioh 3 out Feb 6, 2026 on PS5 and PC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nioh_3 - Monster Hunter Stories 3 out Mar 13, 2026, turn-based, Switch 2/PS5/PC/Xbox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Stories_3:_Twisted_Reflection - Crimson Desert out Mar 19, 2026 on PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Desert - Phantom Blade Zero moved from Sep 9 to Oct 29, 2026; 720k+ Steam peak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Blade_Zero - Arknights: Endfield out Jan 22, 2026 on iOS, Android, PS5, PC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arknights:_Endfield - Neverness to Everness free, worldwide Apr 29, 2026 on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, PS5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverness_to_Everness - Monster Hunter Outlanders by TiMi under Capcom license, Oct 29, 2026 iOS/Android, 4-player co-op: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Outlanders ## About Roam Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play. https://roam.gg