Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
MapleStory 2
Released: Jul 7, 2015
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
MapleStory 2 is a new MMORPG set in a colorful 3D block universe.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Released: Jul 25, 2003
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series.
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Released: Jun 25, 2015
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
Released: Nov 28, 2022
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The dragonflights of Azeroth have returned, called upon to defend their ancestral home, the Dragon Isles.
ArcheAge
Released: Jan 15, 2013
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
ArcheAge is a free to play MMORPG that players can make their own way starting from Haranya/Nuia to the lost shores of Auroria.
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Released: Jul 30, 1998
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The first "Star Ocean" released outside of Japan.
Death Stranding
Released: Nov 8, 2019
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Released: Oct 21, 2008
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the absence of the Holy Whip, those who live in fear of Dracula seek a replacement, which takes the form of the Order of Ecclesia, an organization that holds the secret to manipulating Glyphs.
Baldur's Gate
Released: Dec 21, 1998
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100 • 351 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment.
Guild Wars
Released: Apr 26, 2005
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
In a world torn by conflict, where human kingdoms are all but destroyed and guilds sacrifice all for a chance to control the Hall of Heroes, a champion must rise from the ruins of a once-proud land to lead refugees from the ashes and fulfill an ancient prophecy.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Released: Sep 13, 2007
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
In CRISIS CORE, players can experience the D.M.W (Digital Mind Wave) system, which enhances the real-time battle system, allowing players to unleash special attacks or call upon various FINAL FANTASY summons.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Released: Jan 26, 2024
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a turn-based role-playing game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dragon Age: Inquisition is a role-playing game and the third main game in the Dragon Age series.
Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage
Released: Nov 20, 2012
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Released: Apr 2, 2015
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is an enhanced edition of Dark Souls II, released in April 2015 by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Released: May 17, 2011
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
This third-person dark fantasy Western RPG and sequel to The Witcher (2007), featuring multiple endings and branching narrative paths, follows the travels of Geralt of Rivia, witcher, who, after being falsely accused of regicide, sets out to clear his name and find the real killer, in a time of political turmoil and the brink of war between the imperialistic Nilfgaardian Empire and the Four Kingdoms.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Released: Nov 28, 2005
Critic rating: 90.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga.
CrossCode
Released: Sep 20, 2018
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Released: Nov 17, 2011
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
"Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, a heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world in an attempt to bring his mother back from the dead.
BioShock: The Collection
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BioShock: The Collection is a game bundle consisting of remastered 1080p editions of BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite along with their accompanying downloadable content.
World of Warcraft
Released: Nov 23, 2004
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) set in the Warcraft universe.
Pokémon Y
Released: Oct 12, 2013
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Your adventure in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y takes place in the Kalos region, home to beautiful skies and forests!
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Released: Jan 16, 2020
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Released: Apr 30, 2019
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy world with a touch of steampunk.
Eastward
Released: Sep 16, 2021
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Eastward is a beautifully detailed and charming adventure RPG, from Shanghai-based indie developers, Pixpil and published by Chucklefish.