Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Released: Nov 17, 2003
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
An evil witch has replaced Princess Peach's fair speech with explosives!
Dwarf Fortress
Release date: Unknown
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game.
Strange Horticulture
Released: Jan 21, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store.
BioShock
Released: Oct 17, 2008
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
The PlayStation 3 port of BioShock was released with exclusive content, including the possibility to purchase a downloadable add-on called "Challenge Rooms" and a harder difficulty level.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Released: Jun 5, 2014
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Persona Q is a crossover video game, containing characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 in a game based on Etrian Odyssey, with its perspective, play-style, and systems.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Released: Jul 11, 2009
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, players begin their adventure as a city guardian who is sent to retrieve a sacred trees fruits, which have the power to grant wishes.
Epic Seven
Released: Nov 8, 2018
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
With Epic Seven's outstanding illustrations, it's the first domestic RPG to feature full frame animation for all of its characters and cutscenes.
Final Fantasy Tactics
Released: Jun 20, 1997
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100 • 192 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Lead epic battles in a new FINAL FANTASY world.
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Released: Oct 10, 1997
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100 • 659 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: OnLive Game System, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
The Vault Dweller is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California in order to retrieve a water chip to replace the broken chip of Vault 13, their home, which they are the first person to ever leave.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Released: Oct 23, 2018
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Released: Jun 24, 2004
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is the first installment in the main Trails series, serving as the beginning to the Liberl arc and the series as a whole.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
Released: Oct 18, 2011
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The Missing Link is the first and only standalone downloadable episode add-on for Deus Ex: Human Revolution; it explains what happened to Adam Jensen during his three-day disappearance after he left Hengsha a second time.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown.
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Released: Dec 16, 1999
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Natsume's farm simulation series makes its debut on the PlayStation with Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Released: Nov 30, 2006
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VI Advance is more than a simple port of the SNES classic: every aspect of the games has been reviewed and enhanced.
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is the second expansion for the award-winning game, Guild Wars 2.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Released: Jan 22, 2025
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Decades after the Rain of Death, a new journey begins in the Land of Fumes, where mystical powers lie beneath the earth.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Released: Dec 26, 2013
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Based on the international versions of the games that were previously only released in Japan and Europe, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster brings these timeless classics forward to the current generation of fans, old and new alike.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster
Released: Oct 28, 2020
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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The Forgotten City
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod of the same name.
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Released: Mar 25, 2014
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Diablo III is an action role-playing game that takes place throughout the dark fantasy world of Sanctuary.
Trine Enchanted Edition
Released: Jul 24, 2014
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine Enchanted Edition is a fantasy action platformer with a fairytale-like atmosphere, following the journey of three heroes – a Wizard, a Knight and a Thief – in a quest to save the kingdom from evil.
Shining Force II
Released: Oct 1, 1993
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting.
Dishonored 2
Released: Nov 11, 2016
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored 2 is a first-person action video game and the sequel to Dishonored.
Legend of Legaia
Released: Oct 29, 1998
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
A legendary tale of betrayal and self-destruction.