Best RPG Games
1,761 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Released: Jun 29, 2000
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 53 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus, and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series.
Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel
Released: Oct 24, 2016
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel is the first DLC expansion for Dark Souls III, released in October 2016.
Ys Seven
Released: Sep 16, 2009
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
The kingdom of Altago is rebuilding their kingdom around a newfound peace after years of war against the merciless armies of Romn.
Enshrouded
Released: Jan 24, 2024
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 66 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 85.1 / 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
In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, become Eivor, a legendary Viking raider on a quest for glory.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Released: Jan 17, 2019
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 64 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The game from 2010 has been remastered for the PS4 with one of Yakuza 4's main protagonists, Masayoshi Tanimura, being recast and getting a visual makeover.
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Released: Nov 19, 2021
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Revisit the Sinnoh region and the story of the Pokémon Pearl Version game Experience the nostalgic story from the Pokémon Pearl Version game in a reimagined adventure, Pokémon Shining Pearl, now on the Nintendo Switch system! Adventures in the Pokémon Shining Pearl game will take place in the familiar Sinnoh region. Rich in nature and with mighty Mount Coronet at its heart, Sinnoh is a land of many myths passed down through the ages. You’ll choose either Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup to be your first partner Pokémon and then set off on your journey to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. Along the way, you’ll be able to encounter the Legendary Pokémon Palkia. Adventure together with the Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Pearl Version game. Players of the original games can revisit familiar places and relive familiar scenes, while first time players can enjoy plenty of fun encounters and surprises that the Sinnoh region has to offer. The original story and the scale of the Sinnoh region’s towns and routes have been faithfully reproduced. This remake has also been revitalized with some of the player-friendly features of modern Pokémon games and up-close-and-personal Pokémon battle scenes. Whether you played Pokémon Diamond Version or Pokémon Pearl Version back in the day or you’re encountering these games for the first time, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Dragon Warrior IV
Released: Feb 11, 1990
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Warrior IV differs from the rest of the series by breaking up the game into five distinct chapters, each of which focuses on a different protagonist or protagonists.
The Void
Released: Apr 17, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void.
Metro 2033 Redux
Released: Aug 26, 2014
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 367 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Metro 2033 Redux is the definitive version of the cult classic Metro 2033, rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine for Next Gen.
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn
Released: Nov 28, 2003
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In a world beyond imagination...
Noita
Released: Oct 15, 2020
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated.
Evoland 2
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Released: Sep 9, 2024
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The galaxy is in peril.
Borderlands
Released: Oct 20, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora.
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Released: Jun 23, 2016
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The series is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new game for the Nintendo 3DS.
Dofus
Released: Sep 1, 2004
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Dofus is a tactical turn-oriented massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Ankama Games.
Secret of Evermore
Released: Oct 17, 1995
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Secret of Evermore is another famous RPG developed and released by Square in 1995.
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Released: Mar 21, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is the first of the series to be based on the action/RPG structure of Castlevania:Symphony of the Night rather than the level-based action style of all previous Castlevania games.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Released: Mar 30, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Released: Apr 23, 2013
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An open-world action role-playing game set in the high-fantasy land of Gransys.
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Released: Nov 17, 2017
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"Take on the role of a Pokémon Trainer and uncover new tales, and unravel the mystery behind the two forms reminiscent of the Legendary Pokémon.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
Released: Oct 1, 1988
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sharp X1, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader.
Gorky 17
Released: Nov 30, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
November 2008.
Dodgeball Academia
Released: Aug 5, 2021
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A sports RPG game featuring rookie dodgeball student, Otto.