Ryan Boyle of 12-store Florida and Texas chain Coliseum of Comics & Games expects an ongoing impact. “Stranger Things brought a lot of people into the hobby for RPGs in general,” he said. “That’s going to stick around for a little bit. I’m excited to see what that looks like.”
Three new 2025 games placed in the top five RPGs for Fall/Holidays 2025 (September-December), or four if you count the new edition of Starfinder as a new game, making our rankings for the season the most unpredictable RPG chart in years. The two big Fall/Holidays launches were Cosmere from Brotherwise, which had a strong trade release despite a massive Kickstarter sale (see “’Cosmere RPG’ Is Most Funded”) and Crooked Moon, from Avantris. Daggerheart, the other big 2025 release, continued to sell well through the season despite some gaps in supply.
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