Metaphor: ReFantazio is a fantasy RPG from the core team behind Persona 5 — director Katsura Hashino, artist Shigenori Soejima, and composer Shoji Meguro. Set in the United Kingdom of Euchronia, it follows a young protagonist racing to break a curse on the rightful prince while a kingdom-wide tournament-election decides the next ruler after the king's assassination.
The combat fuses turn-based strategy with real-time field action: you stagger weaker foes in real time to skip or soften battles, then drop into a refined turn-based system built on Archetypes — a deep job/class framework where party members unlock and master fantastical roles, inheriting skills across them. Exploiting weaknesses grants extra turns in the series' signature Press Turn lineage, while the new Synthesis skills let allies combine for devastating combos.
Wrapped around the combat is a calendar-driven life sim: you manage your time between dungeons, deepening bonds with followers, and developing virtues that unlock new Archetypes. It won Best Narrative, Best Art Direction and Best Role-Playing Game at The Game Awards 2024, and a Nintendo Switch 2 version is scheduled for 12 November 2026.
A deep job framework — party members unlock and master fantastical Archetypes, inheriting skills and combining roles for huge build variety.
Stagger weak enemies in real time to skip fights, or drop into refined turn-based combat that rewards exploiting weaknesses for extra turns.
Manage limited days between travel, dungeons, and deepening follower bonds that develop virtues and unlock new Archetypes.
From the Persona 5 team — striking UI, Shigenori Soejima art, and a Shoji Meguro score that defines the genre's presentation.
Release facts, mechanics and boss details on this page were checked against these sources on 12 October 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.