Best RPG Games
1,761 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The First Berserker: Khazan
Released: Mar 27, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game.
Red Dead Redemption
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A bundle containing ports of Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare expansion missing multiplayer components and including some parts of the GOTY release.
Albion Online
Released: Jul 17, 2017
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Albion Online is a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legends.
Chrono Trigger
Released: Nov 20, 2008
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
When a newly developed teleportation device malfunctions at the Millennial Fair, young Crono must travel through time to rescue his misfortunate companion from an intricate web of past and present perils.
Nobody Saves the World
Released: Jan 18, 2022
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Nobody Saves the World is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective.
Honkai: Star Rail
Released: Apr 26, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Honkai: Star Rail is an all-new strategy-RPG title in the Honkai series that takes players on a cosmic adventure across the stars.
Pokémon Black Version 2
Released: Jun 23, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Released: Mar 4, 2021
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Released: Feb 24, 1995
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals serves as a prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, unfolding its events ninety-nine years before.
Octopath Traveler
Released: Jul 13, 2018
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A role-playing game from the Bravely Default team is being developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
Atom RPG
Released: Dec 19, 2018
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Atom RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Released: Mar 27, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: iOS, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Japan's most successful PSP title, Monster Hunter Portable 2G, is heading to Europe and US.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
In 1992, the second game in the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Gaiden, launched exclusively in Japan.
Ring Fit Adventure
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this fitness-focused title, you'll be moving the ring and a leg strap -- both of which house a Switch Joy-Con -- to move your character through a fantasy world.
ToeJam & Earl
Released: Mar 12, 1991
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
ToeJam & Earl is an early 1990s dungeon crawler.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Released: Oct 5, 2017
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
"The game that launched the Mario & Luigi series returns looking better than ever before.
Fable II
Released: Oct 21, 2008
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Fable 2 is the second game in the fable series by Lionhead Studios, it is an open world role-playing game.
Rabi-Ribi
Released: Jan 28, 2016
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume!
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Released: Sep 18, 2008
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
An MMORPG based on the Games Workshop franchise developed by Mythic Entertainment and produced by Electronic Arts.
Pokémon Sapphire Version
Released: Nov 21, 2002
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 309 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sequel to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (1999), Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions offer 135 new Pokémon, more complex battling and training systems, new crime organizations, a longer and more story-focused campaign and upgraded graphics to create a new and technically improved Pokémon experience.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Released: Oct 25, 2007
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
School is out for the summer, but mischievous Luso Clemens must first face detention to make up for his misbehavior.
Suikoden III
Released: Jul 11, 2002
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Fifteen years after the events of Suikoden II, the stories of Hugo (the son of a village chief), Chris (the virtuous Knight of Zexen), and Geddoe (the rebellious unit commander) intertwine as they gather the 108 Stars of Destiny.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Released: Mar 9, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is the second installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
Released: Mar 11, 1992
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PC-9800 Series, DOS, FM Towns
Game modes: Single player
The Isle of the Avatar was discovered during the Fourth Age (as related in Quest of the Avatar), at the climax of the Avatar’s quest.
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Released: Apr 5, 2006
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The most beautiful, perfect and deadly of the Dark Races, the Dark Elves, in league with the mysterious Shadows are threatening to overrun the realm of men… Lead the Avatar and his band of heroes in forging new alliances to face the invasion and save the world of Eo !