Best RPG Games

NXTO's catalog has 2,279 RPG games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Hades and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

   2021Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5~4 h avg. playtime
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   Hades

   2020Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~23.6 h to beat
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   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

   2017Adventure, ActionSwitch ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~50.3 h to beat
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   Divinity: Original Sin 2

   2017Strategy, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~59.2 h to beat
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   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

   2011Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~35.3 h to beat
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   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

   2025RPGPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~29.3 h to beat
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   Dishonored

   2012Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.2 h to beat
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   Elden Ring

   2022Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~60.1 h to beat
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   Tactical Breach Wizards

   Indie, StrategyPC ★ 4.5/5~6 h avg. playtime
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    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

    2019Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~30.3 h to beat
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    Stardew Valley

    2016Indie, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~53.4 h to beat
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    Undertale

    2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
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    Dark Souls III

    2016Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~31.2 h to beat
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    Mass Effect 2

    2010Action, RPGPC, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~24.6 h to beat
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    Baldur's Gate III

    2023Strategy, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~73.1 h to beat
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    Fallout: New Vegas

    2010Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~26.7 h to beat
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    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

    2002Action, RPGPC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~43.4 h to beat
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    Mount & Blade: Warband

    2010Action, RPG ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~74.3 h to beat
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    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    1998Adventure, ActionSwitch ★ 4.5/5~7 h avg. playtime
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    Deus Ex

    2000Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.5/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Slay the Spire

    2019Card, StrategyPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.5 h to beat
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    Deus Ex: Human Revolution

    2011Action, RPGPC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~21.5 h to beat
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    Into the Breach

    2018Strategy, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.8 h to beat
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    Planescape: Torment

    1999Strategy, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Minishoot' Adventures

    2024Casual, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~10 h avg. playtime
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    FINAL FANTASY VI

    1994RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    2014Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.6 h to beat
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    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    2025Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~55.5 h to beat
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    Finding Paradise

    2017Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Diablo

    1996Action, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime

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