5 Best Paper Mario RPG Alternatives That Aren’t Made by Nintendo

These five RPGs all borrow mechanics or features from Nintendo's iconic Paper Mario series and are must-plays.
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A Short Hike Dev Offers Free Demo For Untitled Paper RPG

Malcolm loves games. Be they trading card games like Magic: the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, or tabletop wargames like Heroscape and Warhammer 40K, Malcolm's got a firm passion for all things interactive.

The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the most ambitious games of 2026, driven by Rebel Wolves' desire to "get a few steps closer to pen-and-paper RPGs"

In part one of our spotlight series into The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves sets the stage for one of the most anticipated ...

8 Best On-Budget Obscure RPGs

If you know where to look, you can find RPGs with a wide variety of styles and gimmicks, some with a quick, snacky setup you ...
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The Indie RPG That Took 9 Years, Got Cancelled, And Still Found A Way To Shine

After years of development and growing uncertainty, Adam Robinson-Yu – the creator of the popular exploration game A Short Hike – officially canceled his long-running RPG project. But because people ...
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The Witcher 3 director's new vampire open-world game sure sounds like it took a page from the D&D and Baldur's Gate playbook: "Sometimes it feels like playing a paper RPG"

The Blood of Dawnwalker is the upcoming RPG from a group of former CD Projekt Red developers, and it's starting to sound like it borrows some influence from Dungeons & Dragons and Baldur's Gate RPGs.