RPG game recommendations
Building a character, making decisions that bend the story and living dozens of hours in a world that reacts to you: few things hook like a good RPG. This list brings the highest rated RPGs of every flavor — action, turn-based, open world and hybrids.
The 25 best RPG games
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1
99The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
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2
97Baldur's Gate III (2023)
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3
97The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
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4
95Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017)
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5
95Elden Ring (2022)
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6
95Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
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7
94The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
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8
94The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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9
94The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
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10
94The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition (2013)
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11
94Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition (2018)
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12
94Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (2015)
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13
94Mass Effect 2 (2010)
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14
94Persona 5 Royal (2020)
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15
94The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011)
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16
94Diablo (1996)
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17
93Hades (2020)
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18
93Persona 5 (2016)
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19
93Dwarf Fortress (2006)
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20
93World of Warcraft (2004)
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21
93The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos (2021)
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22
93Felvidek (2024)
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23
93Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (2020)
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24
93Vampire Survivors (2022)
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25
93The Henry Stickmin Collection (2020)
How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.