Best RPG Games
1,761 RPG games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Yo-kai Watch
Released: Jul 11, 2013
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yo-kai Watch centers on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai.
Wakfu
Released: Feb 29, 2012
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG.
Pathologic
Released: Jun 9, 2005
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Pathologic is a Russian survival-horror/RPG about a remote steppe town collapsing under a plague, with the story told through three playable outsiders: the Bachelor, the Haruspex, and the Changeling.
Fable III
Released: Oct 26, 2010
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Set 50 years after the events of Fable II, the continent of Albion (where the Fable series is set) is under the control of Logan, a tyrant king and the Hero's older brother[1].
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Released: Dec 15, 2011
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy XIII‑2 is a story-driven JRPG that blends fast-paced, party-based combat with time-travel exploration.
Blood Bowl 2
Released: Sep 22, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humor and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous board game.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Released: Oct 21, 2025
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is the successor to the iconic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
The Sims 2: Nightlife
Released: Sep 13, 2005
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots in The Sims 2: Nightlife, the second expansion pack for The Sims 2.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Released: Sep 13, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world.
The Sims
Released: Jan 14, 2003
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Home consoles version of The Sims.
Last Epoch
Released: Feb 21, 2024
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future.
Rust
Released: Feb 8, 2018
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Rust is a multiplayer survival game set on a procedurally generated island where players must manage hunger, thirst, and health while contending with hostile wildlife and other players.
UFC 2009 Undisputed
Released: May 19, 2009
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
UFC 2009 Undisputed is an explosive fighting game detailing the action, intensity and attitude of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Pokémon Scarlet
Released: Nov 18, 2022
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Released: May 8, 1987
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You'll criss-cross your way along the 17th century Spanish Main in search of all-new adventures.
Final Fantasy
Released: Dec 18, 1987
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy, also known as FFI in re-releases, is the first role-playing game title in Square's flagship Final Fantasy series.
The Final Station
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Travel by train through a dying world.
Fable Anniversary
Released: Feb 4, 2014
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike!
Hand of Fate 2
Released: Nov 7, 2017
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hand of Fate 2 is a dungeon crawler set in a world of dark fantasy.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Released: Sep 24, 2015
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a grand tale that will enchant the hearts and minds of players as it takes them on an incredible journey.
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Released: Mar 17, 2015
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You wake up and find a letter from your father.
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
Released: Nov 18, 2008
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In the aftermath of the defeat of the King of Shadows, the Sword Coast is in the midst of an uneasy economic recovery.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Released: Sep 16, 2004
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Emerald Version is a sister game to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Styx: Master of Shadows
Released: Oct 7, 2014
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Released: Dec 28, 2017
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100 • 53 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers.