Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Lies of P
Released: Sep 18, 2023
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Lies of P is an action role-playing game set in a dark, Belle Époque-inspired city overrun by deadly puppets.
Icewind Dale
Released: Jun 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the northernmost reaches of the Forgotten Realms lies a frozen and untamed region known as Icewind Dale.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
Released: Apr 25, 2023
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, join a cast of new and familiar characters in this original story scenario that connects the three numbered installments in the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
Total War: Warhammer
Released: May 24, 2016
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A unique combination of colossal real-time battles and an addictive turn-based sandbox campaign game of statecraft, politics and empire building, Total War: WARHAMMER will deliver hundreds of hours of absorbing gameplay.
The Witcher
Released: Oct 26, 2007
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Based on the novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher follows Geralt of Rivia, an amnesiac witcher (problem solver and slayer of monsters) whose home, the Kaer Morhen citadel, is besieged by an organization called the Salamandra, who steal their valuable potions and get away.
Child of Light
Released: Apr 29, 2014
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
Unicorn Overlord
Released: Mar 8, 2024
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the masterminds that brought 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Odin Sphere, ATLUS x Vanillaware presents the rebirth of tactical fantasy RPG.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Released: Apr 9, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Based on ancient Japanese lore, Murumasa: The Demon Blade plunges players into the mystical Genroku era, ruled by the skilled shogun Tsunayoshi Tokogawa.
Pokémon Community Game
Released: May 24, 2020
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Web browser
Game modes: Multiplayer
The Pokémon Community Game is a free to play extension for Twitch.
Tales of Arise
Released: Sep 10, 2021
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena--the planet in the sky--as a land of the righteous and divine.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
Released: Oct 31, 2018
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 136 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The story follows a human named Kris who lives in a world inhabited by monsters.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
Released: Jun 27, 2017
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Generations of gamers have battled the demonic hordes of Diablo, and now it’s your turn to take part in the action-RPG legacy.
Dishonored
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge.
Vandal Hearts
Released: Oct 25, 1996
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
You assume the role of Ash Lambert, a hero torn between saving his country and restoring honor to the disgraced Lambert dynasty.
Chrono Cross
Released: Nov 18, 1999
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 137 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
CHRONO CROSS, the sequel to the SNES favorite CHRONO TRIGGER, is one of the most ambitious role-playing games ever made.
Final Fantasy IV
Released: Sep 8, 2021
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The original Final Fantasy IV comes to life with completely new graphics and audio!
Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Released: Nov 4, 2022
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Goddess of Victory: Nikke is an immersive sci-fi RPG shooter game, where you recruit and command various maidens to form a beautiful anime girl squad that specializes in wielding guns and other unique sci-fi weapons.
Dark Souls II
Released: Mar 11, 2014
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dark Souls II is an action role-playing game set in the kingdom of Drangleic.
Hytale
Released: Jan 13, 2026
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their adventures.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
Released: Oct 27, 2016
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Skyrim special edition is a remaster of the classic from 2011.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Released: Oct 5, 2018
Critic rating: 88.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Write your own epic odyssey and become a legendary Spartan hero in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, an inspiring adventure where you must forge your destiny and define your own path in a world on the brink of tearing itself apart.
Songs of Conquest
Released: May 20, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Songs of Conquest is a turn based game where you build a kingdom, raise armies and control powerful magicians called wielders.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the eighth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
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.
Metro 2033
Released: Mar 16, 2010
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Metro 2033 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements, based on the Russian book of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky.