2026 Turn-Based RPGs and Strategy Games: Release Dates

* Updated on September 7, 2026

This calendar tracks turn-based RPGs, tactical RPGs, and strategy games releasing in 2026 across PC and consoles. Exact dates, broader release windows, Early Access launches, version 1.0 releases, ports, and expansions are labeled separately so it is clear what kind of launch each entry represents.

Release plans can change. Dates below were checked against current storefronts and official sources on September 7, 2026; games without a confirmed 2026 date are separated from the monthly calendar rather than presented as fixed releases.

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January 2026 Releases

The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

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EvoCreo — January 7, 2026 — PC — Platform port.
Alder Forge 2 — January 9, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon — January 15, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Western release — Hybrid combat Western release. Action and command battles.
CARNEDGE — January 19, 2026 — PC — Release — Related strategy/RPG release.
Blightstone — January 20, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
The Fortress — January 22, 2026 — PC — Release.
Escape from Ever After — January 23, 2026 — PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch — Release.
Stellar Raiders — January 23, 2026 — PC — Release.
Wicked Seed — January 23, 2026 — PC — Release — Hybrid combat.
SPIRIT LIFT — January 27, 2026 — PC — Release.
Roots Devour — January 27, 2026 — PC — Release — Related strategy/RPG release.
Front Mission 3: Remake — January 30, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S — Platform port.

February 2026 Releases

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Master of Piece — February 4, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined — February 5, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
MENACE — February 5, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Mewgenics — February 10, 2026 — PC — Release.
Disciples: Domination — February 12, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — Release — Digital release; selected physical console editions followed May 21.
NORSE: Oath of Blood — February 17, 2026 — PC — Release — PC release date. Console dates are not confirmed in this entry.
Dead in Antares — February 19, 2026 — PC — Release.
Burden of Command – Three Nations — February 24, 2026 — PC — DLC — Expansion; the base game is required.

March 2026 Releases

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Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower — March 2, 2026 — PC — Release.
Esoteric Ebb — March 3, 2026 — PC — Release.
Dr. Alb’s Prodigy — March 4, 2026 — PC — Release — Hybrid combat.
Banquet for Fools — March 5, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0 — Related strategy/RPG release.
Slay the Spire 2 — March 5, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Rising Army — March 6, 2026 — PC — Release — Related strategy/RPG release.
Tabletop Fantasy War — March 6, 2026 — PC — Release.
STARWEAVE — March 9, 2026 — PC — Release.
Thysiastery — March 9, 2026 — PC — Release.
Dungeons & Warbands — March 11, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Light Fairytale Episode 3 — March 12, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Solasta II — March 12, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection — March 13, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Elemental: Reforged — March 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
Heroes of Science and Fiction — March 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
Twisted Fate — March 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
Whispers of the Eyeless — March 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
SOG: Vietnam — March 18, 2026 — PC — Release.
Headquarters: Cold War — March 19, 2026 — PC — Release.
Valor of Man — March 19, 2026 — PC — Release.
Aether & Iron — March 31, 2026 — PC — Release.
Legends of the Round Table — March 31, 2026 — PC — Release.

April 2026 Releases

Granser – Act 1 — April 3, 2026 — PC — Release.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era — April 30, 2026 — PC — Early Access.

May 2026 Releases

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GladiEATers — May 1, 2026 — PC — Release.
Monster Lily — May 1, 2026 — PC — Release.
Of Grit & Graves — May 1, 2026 — PC — Release.
Never Second in Rome — May 5, 2026 — PC — Release.
Wardrum — May 7, 2026 — PC — Release.
NITRO GEN OMEGA — May 12, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch — Release.
Vultures – Scavengers of Death — May 13, 2026 — PC — Release.
A Tale of Silent Depths — May 14, 2026 — PC — Release.
Dungeon of Calibris: Demon Orb — May 15, 2026 — PC — Release.
Lost Totem Trajipon! — May 15, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Dead Await — May 18, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Voice of Belldona — May 20, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
DONG WU: ODYSSEY — May 21, 2026 — PC — Release.
STARBITES — May 21, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch — Release.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II — May 21, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — Release.
Toward The Ice — May 22, 2026 — PC — Release.
LumenTale: Memories of Trey — May 26, 2026 — PC, Nintendo Switch — Release.
Echo Generation 2 — May 27, 2026 — PC, Xbox Series X|S — Release.
STARDUST: Wish of Witch — May 28, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time — May 28, 2026 — PC — Release — Related strategy/RPG release.

June 2026 Releases

A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer — June 4, 2026 — PC — Release.
Kingdom of Ashes: Fallen Era — June 4, 2026 — PC — Release.
Atre: Dominance Wars — June 8, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Into The Depths — June 10, 2026 — PC — Release.
Beastro — June 11, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — Release.
Mirklurk: Every Step Matters — June 11, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Eternal Exodus — June 15, 2026 — PC — Release.
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos — June 18, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Ashes of Morgravia — June 22, 2026 — PC — Release.
Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — June 22, 2026 — PC — Release.
Beggar’s Road — June 23, 2026 — PC — Release.
Once a Pawn a King — June 25, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall — June 25, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Integrity — June 28, 2026 — PC — Release.

July 2026 Releases

Flawed Tactics — July 1, 2026 — PC — Release.
Legends of Starkadia — July 7, 2026 — PC — Release.
HEXCRAWL — July 10, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Imperial Ambitions — July 13, 2026 — PC — Release.
Celestial Return — July 14, 2026 — PC — Release.
Urban Strife — July 14, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Solnox – Grimoire of Seasons — July 15, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Hidden Scrolls — July 15, 2026 — PC — Release.
Culdcept BEGINS — July 16, 2026 — Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
DAICE — July 16, 2026 — PC — Release.
Dead Weight — July 16, 2026 — PC — Release.
Fogpiercer — July 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Hollow Alchemist — July 17, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian — July 20, 2026 — PC — Release.
Nightmare Frontier — July 22, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Celestial Descends — July 23, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Rising Moonshade — July 23, 2026 — PC — Release.
Graphite — July 27, 2026 — PC — Release.
PRELUDE Dark Pain — July 27, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Shards of Order — July 28, 2026 — PC — Release.
Archon Soul — July 29, 2026 — PC — Release.
Dramatic Road: the Origin of Wind — July 29, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Dverghold — July 29, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
EXSTETRA — July 29, 2026 — PC — Release.
Card Homestead — July 30, 2026 — PC — Release.
Moon Corona — July 30, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Signy & Mino: Against All Gods — July 30, 2026 — PC — Release.
Wonderland — July 30, 2026 — PC — Release.
Quasimorph — July 31, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.

August 2026 Releases

Shell of the Coward — August 3, 2026 — PC — Release.
HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon — August 4, 2026 — PC — Release.
Kill The Shadow — August 4, 2026 — PC — Release.
Re — August 4, 2026 — PC — Release — Related strategy/RPG release.
The Syndicate: Classified Operations — August 5, 2026 — PC — Release.
Sovereign Tower — August 6, 2026 — PC — Release.
War Pawns — August 6, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Expeditions: Samurai — August 7, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
The Dungeon Of Horror — August 9, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Severed Gods — August 10, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Warhounds — August 11, 2026 — PC — Release.
Tileweaver — August 12, 2026 — PC — Release.
Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns — August 13, 2026 — PC — Release.
Ledgerbound — August 13, 2026 — PC — Release.
Lootbound — August 14, 2026 — PC — Release.
Ricochet Abyss — August 14, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Beyond the Fracture — August 17, 2026 — PC — Release.
Solar Wave — August 17, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Entropy — August 18, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Funeral Flowers Lament: Helena — August 18, 2026 — PC — Release.
Torment Hexus — August 18, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Deadlock Station — August 19, 2026 — PC — Release.
BURNED HORIZONS — August 24, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
BRIGANDINE ABYSS — August 26, 2026 — PC — Release.
BRIGANDINE ABYSS — August 27, 2026 — PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release — Console timing follows the current platform/store schedule.
STAR WARS Zero Company — August 27, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — Release.

September 2026 Releases

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Solar Frontier — September 1, 2026 — PC — Release.
Ember Kingdom — September 2, 2026 — PC — Release.
Powers Downtown — September 2, 2026 — PC — Release.
Chaos Front — September 3, 2026 — PC — Release.
WuLin Showdown — September 3, 2026 — PC — Release.
Order Automatica — September 4, 2026 — PC — Release.
Fortuna’s Ledger — September 8, 2026 — PC — Release.
The Legend of Fancy Realm Remake — September 9, 2026 — PC — Release.
Ex Sanguis — September 10, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Forsworn — September 10, 2026 — PC — Release.
Infinity: HexaDome Tactics — September 10, 2026 — PC — Release.
Shroom and Gloom — September 10, 2026 — PC — Early Access.
Grim Wanderings Reborn — September 14, 2026 — PC — Release.
Sigilfarer — September 14, 2026 — PC — Release.
Another Eden Begins — September 16, 2026 — Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
ENDLESS Legend 2 — September 17, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave — September 17, 2026 — Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter — September 17, 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Deified — September 21, 2026 — PC — Version 1.0.
Becoming None — September 2026 — PC — Release.
Hifu Bouenkyo — September 2026 — PC — Release.

October 2026 Releases

Mystic Land: The Search for Maphaldo — October 21, 2026 — PC — Release.
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE — October 22, 2026 — PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Bureaucromancer — October 2026 — PC — Release.
Gary Goat RPG! Legend of the Jewel Seeds — October 2026 — PC — Release.
Havoc Heirs — October 2026 — PC — Release.
Roguefort — October 2026 — PC — Release.
Tight Tactics — October 2026 — PC — Release.

November 2026 Releases

Stellar Freight: Endless Horizon — November 2, 2026 — PC — Release.
Age of Failon – Birth of the Hero — November 2026 — PC — Release.
En Garde Gambit — November 2026 — PC — Release.
Memento Resonance — November 2026 — PC — Release.
Vicelock – Tactical Roguelite RPG — November 2026 — PC — Release.

December 2026 Releases

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World — December 3, 2026 — PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
Grove of the Seven Stones — December 2026 — PC — Release.
Reel Tactics — December 2026 — PC — Release.

2026 Releases Without a Confirmed Exact Date

These games still have a 2026 window, quarter, or month-level target, but no exact day that I could verify.

Stormbinders — Release date TBA — PC — Release.
Threads of Time — 2026 — PC, Xbox Series X|S — Release.
Saveseeker — Release date TBA — PC — Release.
Plague Lords — 2026 — PC — Release.
Hero’s Hour 2 — 2026 — PC — Release.
ABYSS REBEL — 2026 — PC — Release.
Space Scum — 2026 — PC — Release.
Never’s End — 2026 — PC — Release.
Neath — Release date TBA — PC — Release.
SacriFire — 2026 — PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch — Release.
Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades — 2026 — PC — Release.
Lost Hellden — Release date TBA — PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 — Release.
The Secret of Weepstone — 2026 — PC — Release.
Shardpunk 2 — 2026 — PC — Release.
Critical Shift — 2026 — PC — Release.
Descent of Lunaris — 2026 — PC — Release.
Paraside: Duality Unbound — 2026 — PC — Release.
The Time I Have Left — 2026 — PC — Release.
The Way of Wrath — 2026 — PC — Release.
Zodiac Legion — 2026 — PC — Release.
Odds Chronicles — Q4 2026 — PC — Release.
Aegis Force: The Scorian War — 2026 — PC — Release window.
To The Grave: The Wildlands of Faenora — Release date TBA — PC — Release.
Sea of Remnants — 2026 — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S — Release.
Eternity Breaker — 2026 — PC — Release.
Neidfyre — Release date TBA — PC — Release.

Games Moved Outside 2026

These games previously appeared in the 2026 calendar but currently point to a later release year.

Golel — 2027 — PC.
Scourge of the Reptiles — 2027 — PC.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy — 2027 — PC.
Starfinder: Afterlight — 2027 — PC.
Eve of Calamity — 2027 — PC.

How This Calendar Is Maintained

The calendar prioritizes current official storefronts, publisher or developer announcements, and platform-holder listings.

Early Access and version 1.0 dates are treated as different release events, and platform ports are labeled separately when their dates differ from the original launch. If a previously announced 2026 game moves to another year, it is removed from the monthly schedule and listed in the delayed section above.