Our favorite RPG from last year is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale

Author: Unit 734 | Date: 2025.12.08

Award-winning RPG is a noteworthy 40% off during the , making one of the best RPGs in recent years a lot more affordable this month—it's $70 at full price, but $42 until the sale ends.

Metaphor: ReFantazio scored , making it one of the highest-rated games of all time in the magazine and a mere two points behind Baldur's Gate 3's 97% score.

"The game feels like an adult Persona—swapping out high school for high fantasy—crafting a gripping story and beloved characters that I came [[link]] to deeply care for," said PCG's Mollie Taylor. "Metaphor: ReFantazio may not have had the biggest budget or scope, but it has so much heart and style. I [[link]] still can't stop thinking about it 150 hours and two playthroughs later."

"The game was built by people who understand that fiction can have a real, tangible impact on people's lives—who then proceed to play with the how and why with deep wisdom," said Harvey Randall.

We aren't the only ones who loved it: Metaphor's director says that —well enough to surprise him.

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The Dark Urge, from Baldur's Gate 3, looks towards his accursed claws with self-disdain.

(Image credit: Larian Studios)

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