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The Upcoming RPGs of 2016

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The Dwarves (2016) Win/PS4/XBO

The Dwarves is a single player RPG by King Art Games about one of the coolest fantasy races ever created. A self-proclaimed tactically driven story-based RPG, you play as Tungdil, a dwarf who was raised among humans and gained his knowledge of the five Dwarven Kingdoms primarily from books. He sets out on a grand journey across “Girdlegard” - a conglomeration of kingdoms that’s now more dangerous than ever.

The Technomancer (2016) Win/PS4/XBO

The Technomancer is a cyberpunk action RPG in development from Spiders, the developer of Mars: War Logs. An RPG, The Technomancer will offer players action-oriented combat gameplay along four different skill trees, focusing on 3 different fighting styles and the destructive electric-focused powers of the Technomancers. But all situations aren't necessarily to be dealt with brute strength, with dynamic conversation dialogue playing a deep role in quests, changing the story depending on the decisions you make. Craft equipment, weapons and armor for yourself and for the companions you'll recruit along your adventure, nurturing relationships with them.

Torment: Tides of Numenera (2016) Win/Mac/Lin

Torment: Tides of Numenera is a 2.5D story-driven RPG by inXile Entertainment based upon the Numenera universe. A followup to Planescape: Torment, the game was successfully crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign within hours.

Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor Martyr (2016) Win/PS4/XBO

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr is an Action-RPG by Neocore Game set in the dystopian world of the dark and violent 41st millennium, created by Games Workshop, and it aims to expand the boundaries of the genre by taking the in-game mechanics to a new level and also by creating a persistent sandboxed Action-RPG.

World of Final Fantasy (2016?) PS4/PSV

World of Final Fantasy from Square Enix features charming, stylized visuals for both the young and the young at heart, players will collect, raise, and battle iconic monsters by stacking them to form cute yet strategic monster towers. The memorable legends of Final Fantasy come to life in this imaginative, colorful world as an epic story fit for the smallest of heroes unfolds.

XCOM 2 (2016) Win/Mac/Lin

XCOM 2 is the sequel to the award-winning strategy game from Firaxis and 2K, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Twenty years have passed since humanity lost the war against the alien invaders and a new world order now exists on Earth. After years of lurking in the shadows, XCOM forces must rise and eliminate the alien occupation.


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Suzie is the former Associate Editor and News Manager at MMORPG.com. Follow her on Twitter @MMORPGMom