OCTOPATH TRAVELER

If you asked for more RPGs on Switch 2, another finger just curled on the monkey paw. The latter half of 2026 has seen an absolutely deluge of RPG ports to Switch 2 courtesy of Square Enix.

A polished endeavour through the world of Orsterra, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is proof that the negative mould of mobile gacha games can be broken, shaped, and reforged into a tool that seeks to slice through expectations.

Overall, I enjoyed my time with Champions of the Continent, and its high quality outweighed its flaws. So long as you don’t mind not having “the best” party composition, completing the main story Paths without spending a penny is feasible.

While I didn’t agree with every creative decision its developers made, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is a fantastic retro-inspired JRPG.

Octopath Traveler is a nice retro-style J-RPG with beautiful art and a great soundtrack. This game will be a delight for fans of the Japanese RPGs of the 16-bit era! The amazing art has a great retro vibe with the pixel-art sprites but 3D objects and modern light effects. The game will guarantee you many hours of gameplay; you’ll probably need at least 50 hours to play through all stories, explore, and be able to face the boss Galdera. The stories of the characters are interesting to play through, but it is a pity the stories are all separate from each other.

Octopath Traveler may not be the perfect JRPG revival that many had hoped for, but this PC port takes what worked before and makes it just a touch better. A disappointing overall story drags things down, but the basic combat and gameplay work well enough. The characters are intriguing enough as well, but the real star is the fascinatingly original visuals. Here is where the PC port shines brightest, offering players a chance to finetune the experience and bring it to even loftier places than the original Switch release.