Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Undertale
Released: Sep 15, 2015
Critic rating: 96.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find.
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Released: Oct 6, 1995
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview, Wii, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Tactics Ogre is a 3D isometric tactical role-playing game.
Hades II
Released: Sep 25, 2025
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Released: Jul 2, 2019
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is the third expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online.
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Released: Nov 24, 2015
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Old Hunters is the first Expansion for Bloodborne.
Disco Elysium
Released: Oct 15, 2019
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Disco Elysium is a role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Released: Jul 22, 2004
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a turn-based role-playing game and the second entry in the Paper Mario series, set in a world styled to look like paper.
Persona 3
Released: Jul 13, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus.
Mass Effect 3: Citadel
Released: Mar 5, 2013
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
When a sinister conspiracy targets Commander Shepard, you and your team must uncover the truth, through battles and intrigue that range from the glamour of the Citadel's Wards to the top-secret Council Archives.
Red Dead Redemption
Released: May 18, 2010
Critic rating: 91.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open world filled with wildlife, mini-games, and shootouts.
Persona 4
Released: Jul 10, 2008
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexplicable murders committed under cover of foggy weather and rumours of a television channel said to broadcast mysterious images on rainy nights.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Released: Feb 28, 1999
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game and the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition
Released: Nov 11, 2021
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition contains the full game plus all three expansions and over 500 pieces of unique content from Creation Club, including pre-existing and new quests, dungeons, bosses, weapons, spells and more!
Gothic II: The Night of the Raven
Released: Aug 21, 2003
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100 • 124 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
You have torn down the magical barrier and released the prisoners of the Mine Valley.
Ghost of Tsushima
Released: Jul 17, 2020
Critic rating: 91.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Uncover the hidden wonders of Tsushima in this open-world action adventure.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Released: Oct 11, 2024
Critic rating: 94.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
From the creative minds of the Persona series – Metaphor: ReFantazio marks ATLUS’ first ever, full-scale fantasy RPG, brought to you by director Katsura Hashino, character designer Shigenori Soejima, and composer Shoji Meguro.
Persona 4 Golden
Released: Jun 15, 2012
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Persona 4 Golden is an enhanced version of the role-playing game Persona 4, combining turn-based combat with daily life simulation.
Lisa: The Painful
Released: Dec 15, 2014
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100 • 142 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Lisa is a quirky side-scrolling RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Mother 3
Released: Apr 20, 2006
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100 • 177 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to EarthBound (1994) in which a tragedy surrounding a family in the primitive yet joyful village of Tazmily incites the coming-of-age story of Lucas, the family's younger son, who goes on perilous adventures along with his friends in order to find his missing brother and stop a group of masked men from bringing about the end of the world.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Released: Nov 4, 2014
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, New Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A top-down roguelike action-adventure game and remake of the 2011 original, rebuilt from its Flash engine to enable expanded content and features.
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Released: Dec 7, 2021
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the fourth expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Released: Jun 1, 2013
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England.
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Released: Sep 12, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokemon HeartGold Version and Pokemon SoulSilver Version return players to the scenic Johto region first introduced in the beloved original Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver games nearly a decade ago.
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart remasters and expands the world of the cult classic Space Rangers 2.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Released: Jun 14, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 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
Embark on this definitive version of the critically acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei V, massively expanded with a brand-new storyline featuring new locations, demons, and choices to make that will dictate the fate of all existence.