Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Released: Nov 17, 2017
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned and the future of Skyrim hangs in the balance.
Mina the Hollower
Released: May 29, 2026
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mina the Hollower is a bone-chilling action-adventure game featuring classic gameplay and an 8-bit aesthetic in the style of Game Boy Color, refined for the modern era.
Jagged Alliance 2
Released: Apr 19, 1999
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Jagged Alliance 2 is a perfect blend of strategy, roleplaying and tactical combat.
Finding Paradise
Released: Dec 14, 2017
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Omori
Released: Dec 25, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A turn-based surreal horror RPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears.
Pentiment
Released: Nov 15, 2022
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest.
Bastion
Released: Jul 20, 2011
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
Released: Mar 7, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division.
FTL: Faster Than Light
Released: Sep 14, 2012
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
FTL: Faster Than Light is a single-player strategy game with roguelike design.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Released: May 29, 2020
Critic rating: 91.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Discover the origins of Shulk as he and his companions clash against a seemingly-unstoppable mechanical menace.
Dungeon Keeper 2
Released: Jun 25, 1999
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 154 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Like its predecessor, players take the role of a dungeon keeper, building and defending an underground dungeon from the would-be heroes that invade it, as well as from other keepers.
Pokémon Silver Version
Released: Nov 21, 1999
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokemon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokemon, and trains them through turn-based battles.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Released: Dec 6, 2004
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is a sequel to the blockbuster RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Released: Mar 29, 2007
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 50 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
In September 2006, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, featuring new scenes and gameplay elements.
Hypnospace Outlaw
Released: Mar 12, 2019
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping an eye on their inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.
Dungeon Master
Released: Dec 15, 1987
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari ST/STE, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Dungeon Master established several new standards for role playing and computer games in general.
Triangle Strategy
Released: Mar 4, 2022
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Three nations battle for control of the dwindling resources of salt and iron in this HD-2D adventure tactical RPG.
Into the Breach
Released: Feb 27, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth.
Fallout 3
Released: Oct 28, 2008
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Fallout 3 from the creators of the award-winning Oblivion, featuring one of the most realized game worlds ever created.
Final Fantasy VIII
Released: Feb 11, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series.
Vampire Survivors
Released: Feb 1, 2022
Critic rating: 91.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn!
Sea of Stars
Released: Aug 28, 2023
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics.
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
Released: Dec 6, 2002
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join Mega Mega.EXE, his pal Lan and friends as they keep the net safe from cyber mayhem in the most expansive battle network adventure yet.
Enderal: Forgotten Stories
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100 • 44 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Enderal is a total conversion for TES V: Skyrim: a game modification that is set in its own world with its own landscape, lore and story.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
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