Best RPG Games
1,760 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fallout 2
Released: Oct 29, 1998
Critic rating: 89.2 / 100 • 896 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.
Diablo II
Released: Jun 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 9.6
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Like its predecessor, Diablo II is an action role-playing game with dark fantasy and horror themes.
Halls of Torment
Released: Aug 26, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this casual roguelite action rpg.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Released: Feb 29, 2024
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games.
Kingdom Hearts II
Released: Dec 22, 2005
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game, and the primary entry to the series since the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Released: May 31, 1999
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Might and Magic VII is an open-world CRPG with the option to switch between real-time and turn-based combat.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Released: May 8, 2007
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100 • 49 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An updated version of the PlayStation game Final Fantasy Tactics, released on PlayStation Portable and later released on iOS and Android.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Released: Oct 11, 2014
Critic rating: 87.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (called Monster Hunter 4G in Japan) is the newest installment in the popular Monster Hunter series, which has sold more than 28 million units worldwide to date.
Space Rangers
Released: Dec 20, 2002
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
Space Rangers is a space combat strategy game where you control your own ship and eventually a fleet of ships to fight the evil alien race, Klissans.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
One person is all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat it’s ever faced.
Shady Part of Me
Released: Dec 10, 2020
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shady Part of Me is a narrative puzzle game.
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Released: Jun 27, 2001
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 370 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is an expansion to Diablo II.
Xenogears
Released: Feb 11, 1998
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Xenogears Blends Authentic RPG Gameplay with Exquisite Hand-Drawn and Computer-Generated Animation in a Grand Science Fiction Tale.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Released: Sep 1, 1999
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series.
Tales of Symphonia
Released: Aug 29, 2003
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
In a dying world, legend has it that a Chosen One will one day rise from amongst the people and the land will be reborn.
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
Released: Dec 6, 2002
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Using an RPG style, you must guide Mega Man through various levels defeating enemies along the way and collecting the various chips to upgrade Mega Man's weapons and other items.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Released: Sep 22, 2015
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Exactly twenty one years after its first release, System Shock is back!
Idoly Pride
Released: Jun 24, 2021
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Idoly Pride is a mobile idol management game developed by QualiArts, where you become a manager and support your idols in their busy activities, such as handshake meetings, TV appearances, and live performances.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Released: Sep 27, 2019
Critic rating: 91.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Definitive Edition includes all the content from the original release of the acclaimed DRAGON QUEST XI, and adds extra character-specific scenarios, the choice of playing with the original soundtrack or a grand orchestral version of the music, the ability to switch between 2D and 3D graphic modes, a Japanese voice-acting option, and much more.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Released: Jun 10, 2021
Critic rating: 91.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is an enhanced and expanded version of Final Fantasy VII Remake that features a new episode starring Yuffie and introduces an exhilarating new story arc with numerous gameplay additions for players to enjoy.
Ōkami
Released: Apr 20, 2006
Critic rating: 89.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Set sometime in classical Japanese history, Ōkami combines several Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf with celestial markings covering its fur.
Severance: Blade of Darkness
Released: Feb 21, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Severance: Blade of Darkness follows the fate of four characters and their quest to defeat an evil Necromancer and retrieve a legendary sword.
Utawarerumono
Released: Apr 26, 2002
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Hakuoro, a man who wakes up in a tiny backwoods village near the mountains with heavy injuries, no memory, and a mask he cannot remove.
System Shock 2
Released: Aug 11, 1999
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100 • 385 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.
Final Fantasy VII
Released: Dec 5, 2015
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The 2012 release of Final Fantasy VII made its way to consoles with new Speed-Up, Battle Enhancement, and No Encounter features.