The highest-rated RPG of 2024 is making its way toXbox Game Passin May 2025, in what is one of the best gets of the year, proving just how great the service is for fans of fantasy games.
In 2025, Xbox Game Pass fanshave already received GOTY contenderClair Obscur: Expedition 33, an incredible turn-based RPG in the vein of the oldFinal Fantasygames. There’s also the “surprise” shadow-drop ofThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remasteredonto the service, which has been a huge critical and commercial hit.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Received Rave Reviews
Metaphor: ReFantazio is tied for the highest overall review score on MetaCritic forRPGs released in 2024, with a score of 92, tied only withShadow of the Erdtree, itself a DLC expansion and not a full game. It managed to squeak outFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth, which had a score of 92.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a JRPGdeveloped by Atlus, set in a fantasy world occupied by different magical races, who live in an uneasy peace. When the king is assassinated, a power struggle breaks out, only for a supernatural force to step in and force a succession contest, which the protagonist is forced to enter.
Those who love Atlus’ previous titles, like theShin Megami TenseiorPersonagames, will find a lot tolove in Metaphor: ReFantazio, even if the dungeon designs aren’t quite as impressive. Those who can’t wait to play can try out the game’s demo, which has around five hours of content, and the progress carries over to the main game, giving everyone a chance to see if they gel with its bizarre world.
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Released in 2023 and has over 36,000 “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews on Steam.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
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