{"id":88764,"date":"2026-09-29T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88764"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T03:30:03","slug":"switch-finally-gets-one-of-2025s-best-reviewed-rpgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88764","title":{"rendered":"Switch Finally Gets One of 2025\u2019s Best-Reviewed RPGs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2025 was such a loaded year for games that I can\u2019t really blame anyone for missing its wealth of hidden gems. There was just too much to play, especially when it came to RPGs. Thankfully, the universe is giving you a second chance to try one of the genre\u2019s best games last year: Keep Driving<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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Developed by Post Void<\/em> studio YCJY Games, Keep Driving<\/em> is a 2D road trip RPG loaded with grounded survival systems and a dash of roguelike influence. It launched exclusively on Windows PC on Feb. 6 last year and quickly became one of 2025\u2019s best-reviewed games. Despite the acclaim, it remained a fairly underground indie throughout the year. As of Sept. 28., it\u2019s finally available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X, alongside a mod-support update on Windows PC. If you slept on it the first time around, now\u2019s the time to remedy that (especially if you play on Switch).<\/p>\n
Set in the early 2000s, you play as a rebellious teen who sets out on a cross-country road trip to a summer music festival. You don\u2019t leave home with much aside from a beat-up car, a few supplies, and a little bit of cash. Your goal is to carve a route to the festival while also making enough money on the way to buy food, maintain your car, and survive the trip. Every pitstop and detour matters; one could argue that it beat The Blood of Dawnwalker <\/em>to its timed RPG setup by over a year.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s remarkably tense for a slice-of-life game, perhaps because it mirrors the real world\u2019s stakes so well. You are constantly left counting quarters as you bounce between gas stations in search of cheap food that can get you through another day. You\u2019re at the mercy of the gig economy during your trip, taking on paying quests that might require you to derail your plans for a day. It feels like there\u2019s not enough hours in a week to get it all done while also staying healthy. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n
You can also draw a timely connection to another one of 2026\u2019s most talked-about games, Mixtape<\/em>. Keep Driving<\/em> is similarly romantic about rock music with its own musical coming-of-age story. Some of its best moments are spent cruising down highways between towns and listening to the game\u2019s soundtrack of licensed punk anthems from Swedish indie rock bands. It truly captures the sound of growing up for a certain kind of suburban kid who always dreamed of skipping town. (I may or may not be speaking from experience here.)<\/p>\n
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