Best RPG Games
1,761 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation
Released: Jul 9, 2015
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Released: Jan 11, 2019
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a remaster of the expanded Playstation 3 port of the original game, which was exclusive to Japan.
Pokémon White Version 2
Released: Jun 23, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon White Version 2 and Pokémon Black Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Released: Feb 16, 2012
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy features a hybrid of music rhythm gameplay with RPG elements.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a stand-alone expansion pack and a sequel to Dishonored 2.
Dicey Dungeons
Released: Aug 13, 2019
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.
Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues
Released: Jul 18, 2011
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The residents of the Mojave have long assumed the trackless wastes of the ‘Big Empty’ are a no-man's-land, a desolate stretch where no living thing can survive.
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King
Released: Aug 25, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 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: Crown of the Old Iron King is the second DLC expansion for Dark Souls II, released in August 2014.
Neon Abyss
Released: Jul 13, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss as part of the Hades formed ‘Grim Squad’.
Pokémon White Version
Released: Sep 18, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon White Version and Pokémon Black Version are the primary paired versions of Generation V.
Prehistorik 2
Released: Jan 1, 1993
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
Prehistorik 2 takes up the story of its predecessor, for another caveman-era platform game.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Released: Feb 19, 2004
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a direct continuation of Shadow Hearts; Its story starts a year and a half after the first one in the midst of World War I.
Pillars of Eternity
Released: Mar 26, 2015
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny.
Diablo III
Released: May 15, 2012
Critic rating: 83.4 / 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 the third installment in Blizzard's franchise.
Rogue Legacy
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold!
Ashen
Released: Dec 7, 2018
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Released: Nov 14, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a modernized turn-based JRPG that follows a hero’s quest to defeat the archfiend Baramos.
Guardian Tales
Released: Feb 25, 2020
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Guardian Tales A Link to Classic Adventure!
Reverse: 1999
Released: May 31, 2023
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Reverse: 1999 sets in the retro style world in the west.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Released: Aug 18, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, an indie action-adventure platformer, features 1 second per second of highly advanced funkstyle.
Dragon Quest Builders
Released: Jan 28, 2016
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"Dragon Quest Builders is a sandbox action RPG where your imagination is the limit!
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Released: Feb 27, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.
Jade Empire
Released: Apr 12, 2005
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox
Game modes: Single player
Set in an ancient world inspired by mythical China, Jade Empire lets you train under your master's watchful eye as you learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers.
Pokémon Platinum Version
Released: Sep 13, 2008
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokemon Platinum is a role-playing game with adventure elements and an enhanced version of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Released: Mar 23, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.