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Crimson Desert Has Pretty Rocks, But After 12 Hours Playing It, I Don’t Want To Go On

Gorgeous vistas aren't enough when the rest of game is such a boring, annoying slog

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 23, 2026

Official Promo Artwork For Metaphor Refantazio

Scientific Study Concludes Finishing RPGs Evokes The Strongest ‘Post-Game Depression’

The 'first-ever quantitative measure of post-game depression' has figured out something any Kingdom Hearts fan could have already told you

By Lewis Parker Published March 23, 2026

CulturePokemon

Let’s Rank The Pokémon Spin-Off Games From Worst To Best (Now With Pokopia)

From Pokopia to Detective Pikachu, here’s our ranking of the games where you don’t catch ‘em all

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 12, 2026

A Switch 2 is next to a Piranha plant and a star.

The Bests

The 12 Best Games On The Nintendo Switch 2

These are all the must-play games on Nintendo's newest console

Kenneth Shepard & Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit Updated February 18, 2026

Tips & Guides

Fable: Everything We Know About The Open-World Fantasy RPG Reboot

Xbox and Playground Games are reviving the Fable series later this year on both Xbox and PlayStation

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 23, 2026

CultureNews

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Boss Says Only ‘Terminally Online Culture Warriors’ Care About Controversies

People online spent a lot of time arguing about representation in the first and second games, but Warhorse's co-founder isn't too concerned

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2026

The Bests

The 27 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

From Zelda to Mario , here are our favorite Switch games

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025

CultureNews

‘Godfather Of BioWare Design’ Steps Down At The Studio Making An Ambitious Successor To Mass Effect

Hasbro is shuffling its video game division after making a big splash at the Game Awards

By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2025

Fantasy characters look off at an airship.

Tips & Guides

Here Are 10 Great RPGs You Can Add To Your Collection For Surprisingly Cheap

Who knows how many more holidays of physical game shopping we have left?

By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2025

A man holds up his hand during a ritual.

Tips & Guides

Everything We Know About Divinity, Larian’s Most Ambitious RPG Yet

Larian's next RPG threatens to be its biggest yet

By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2025

A space farer appears on a strange planet.

CultureFeature

The Outer Worlds 2 Gave Me Exactly What I Wanted From An RPG Inventory System And I Hated It

An RPG without encumbrance seemed like the holy grail, but it didn’t exactly turn out that way

Jen Lennon Published December 4, 2025

CultureFeature

10 Of The Best RPGs You Can Play On Xbox Game Pass Right Now

Given you're paying so much, you'll want to get the best out of it

By John Walker Published December 4, 2025

ReviewsMultiplatform

Octopath Traveler 0: The Kotaku Review

A mobile spin-off transforms into the best game in the RPG series

Harper Jay MacIntyre Published December 3, 2025

The Bests

The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far)

The year is almost over and the list of games that have made their mark in 2025 is filling up

Kenneth Shepard & John Walker & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit & Claire Jackson Updated November 27, 2025

CultureFeature

What We Love And Miss About The Xbox 360

As fans celebrate peak Microsoft gaming, we share how the Xbox 360 won us over

Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Alyssa Mercante & Moises Taveras & Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025

The Bests

The 12 Best Games On Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 had a treasure trove of shooters, RPGs, indies, and more

Kotaku Staff Published November 22, 2025

The Bests

The 21 Best Games For The Xbox Series X/S

From Battlefield 6 to Keeper, here are the must-plays on Microsoft's current-gen consoles

Kotaku Staff Published November 19, 2025

The Bests

The 23 Best Games For Sony’s PlayStation 5

From Helldivers 2 to Astro Bot, here are the best PS5 games

Kotaku Staff Published November 17, 2025

OpinionCommentary

50 Years Ago, One Of The Most Important Video Game Genres Was Born

1975 saw the first burst of D&D-inspired games appearing on university mainframes

By John Walker Published November 4, 2025

Pillars Of Eternity art shows the characters.

CultureNews

Turn-Based Combat Is Finally Coming To This 10-Year-Old RPG

Pillars of Eternity will start testing the new mode soon

By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2025