The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Wins PlayStation Players' Choice — Square Enix's New RPG Beats Every June Release

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has officially been crowned PlayStation Players' Choice winner for June 2026, earning the highest number of community votes in Sony's monthly poll. The new HD-2D action RPG from Square Enix outperformed every other major June release, confirming its strong reception among PlayStation players just weeks after launch.

Developed by Team Asano and Claytechworks, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales blends classic top-down adventure design with modern real-time combat. Players control Elliot and his fairy companion Faie as they travel across four different eras on a thousand-year journey, exploring ancient ruins, solving environmental puzzles, and battling dangerous enemies using seven customizable weapon types. The game's distinctive HD-2D visual style and action-focused gameplay have drawn comparisons to classic The Legend of Zelda adventures while introducing mechanics of its own.

The PlayStation Players' Choice victory adds to what has already been a successful launch for Square Enix's newest franchise. Since its release in June, the RPG has received positive reviews for its combat, world design, and nostalgic presentation, while many critics have praised it as one of the strongest original HD-2D titles from Team Asano. Although some reviewers criticized the companion dialogue for being overly repetitive, recent updates have already introduced new options to reduce or silence support character chatter.

Winning PlayStation Players' Choice highlights just how quickly The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has established itself as one of 2026's biggest new RPGs. For Square Enix, the award is another sign that the company's investment in original HD-2D action RPGs continues to resonate with players, and many fans are already hoping Elliot's adventure will become the start of a long-running franchise.