Metaphor: ReFantazio

The premise

In a fantasy kingdom whose king has been murdered, a tournament will decide the next ruler. The hero joins it with his companions, mixing dungeon crawling, time management and bonds with allies, as in the Persona games. Turn-based combat is built on Archetypes, classes you level up and swap between characters (Nintendo World Report, Nintendo Life). The Switch 2 version has the same content, with no announced additions.

What the reviews say

Nintendo Life calls it an extraordinary RPG, with challenging and satisfying combat, outstanding art direction and music, lovable characters and a story that sticks, over more than 80 hours. Pocket Tactics sees it as a portable marvel: in its review the game runs well, with only some late texture pop-in on foliage. Nintendo Insider recommends the game wholeheartedly and praises its job system, time management and dungeons.

The drawbacks

The technical side is divisive. Nintendo Life regrets poor optimisation, muddy textures and an inconsistent frame rate. Nintendo Insider notes that Performance mode drops the resolution hard to target 60 frames per second, wishes for a 30fps lock and points out low-detail distant characters in handheld mode. Nintendo Life also finds some side dungeons a little dull.

Prices

As of 11 November 2026, the Switch 2 version is up for pre-order at €39.99 on the French Nintendo eShop, available on 12 November 2026. The other versions cost €69.99 on Steam, the PlayStation Store (PS4 and PS5) and the Microsoft Store (Xbox Series and PC). Physical editions and retailers were not checked for this survey.

Who is it for?

Turn-based RPG fans who have not played it yet and want to play on the go. Players sensitive to frame-rate drops, or who already finished it elsewhere, have fewer reasons to buy it again.