Elden Ring
An open-world action RPG about a Tarnished seeking the Elden Ring across the Lands Between.
2022
PCPS4PS5
Genre
RPG
329 guides
Dark Souls III
A dark-fantasy action RPG about kindling the First Flame in the dying kingdom of Lothric.
2016
PCPS4Xbox One
Bloodborne
A gothic action RPG about a hunter stalking beasts through the nightmare city of Yharnam.
2015
PS4
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
An open-world RPG about attending school in Paldea, catching Pokémon, and challenging the league.
2022
Switch
Stardew Valley
A farming sim about restoring a rundown farm and settling into a small town.
2016
PCPS4Xbox One
Cyberpunk 2077
An open-world RPG about a mercenary chasing a stolen, mind-altering chip through Night City.
2020
PCPS4PS5
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
An open-world RPG about monster hunter Geralt searching for his adopted daughter.
2015
PCPS4PS5
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
An open-world RPG about a Dragonborn drawn into a civil war and the return of the dragons.
2011
PCPS3PS4
Hades
A roguelike about Zagreus fighting his way out of the Greek underworld.
2020
PCPS4PS5
Baldur's Gate 3
A party RPG about companions infected by a mind flayer and the choices that follow.
2023
PCPS5Series X|S
Diablo IV
An action RPG about fighting demons across Sanctuary as Lilith returns.
2023
PCPS4PS5
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
A story RPG that follows Cloud and his friends across the planet after they leave Midgar.
2024
PS5PC
Persona 5 Royal
A stylish RPG about Tokyo students who steal the corrupted hearts of powerful adults.
2019
PCPS4Xbox One
Genshin Impact
An open-world action RPG about a traveler searching the nations of Teyvat for a lost twin.
2020
PCPS4PS5
Dragon Warrior
A turn-based RPG about a descendant of Erdrick crossing Alefgard to defeat the Dragonlord.
1989
NES
Final Fantasy
A turn-based RPG about four warriors restoring the crystals and saving the world.
1990
NES
River City Ransom
A beat-'em-up RPG about two students brawling across town to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend.
1989
NES
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
A side-scrolling adventure about Link searching the land for the Triforce of Courage.
1988
NES
Faxanadu
A side-scrolling RPG about an elf climbing from the roots of the World Tree to restore it.
1989
NES
Dragon Warrior IV
A chapter-based RPG about several heroes whose separate stories join into one quest.
1992
NES
Crystalis
An action RPG about a boy with an elemental sword waking in a world after a nuclear war.
1990
NES
Willow
An action-adventure, based on the film about the apprentice Willow saving a child from an evil queen.
1989
NES
Dragon Warrior III
An RPG about recruiting a party of adventurers and traveling a world map to stop Baramos.
1992
NES
Demon's Souls
An action RPG about a wanderer fighting through five fractured worlds to reach a sleeping demon king.
2009
PS3
Mass Effect 2
A squad RPG about Commander Shepard recruiting specialists for a suicide mission.
2010
PCXbox 360PS3
Kingdom Hearts
An action RPG about a boy with a key-shaped sword traveling through Disney worlds to find his friends.
2002
PS2
Pokémon HeartGold
A role-playing game about a young trainer traveling Johto, with a Pokémon walking behind them.
2009
DS
Fire Emblem: Awakening
A strategy RPG about a tactician and a group of soldiers trying to stop a future where their children are already at war.
2012
3DS
Pokémon X
A role-playing game about a trainer in the Kalos region, where some Pokémon can change form mid-battle.
2013
3DS
Pokémon Emerald
A role-playing game about a trainer in Hoenn trying to calm both Team Aqua and Team Magma.
2004
GBA
Golden Sun
A role-playing game about young adepts trying to keep the force of Alchemy sealed.
2001
GBA
Pokémon Red
A role-playing game about a child leaving Pallet Town to catch Pokémon and challenge the Indigo League.
1996
Game Boy
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
An action RPG about SOLDIER member Zack Fair in the years before Final Fantasy VII.
2007
PSP
Persona 3 Portable
A role-playing game about students who fight shadows during a hidden hour of the day.
2009
PSP
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
An action game about hunting giant monsters and carving them into better weapons.
2008
PSP
Final Fantasy VII
A role-playing game about Cloud Strife joining a group that wants to stop a corporation from draining the planet.
1997
PS1
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
An action RPG about the vampire Alucard exploring Dracula's castle, which rearranges as you grow stronger.
1997
PS1
Chrono Trigger
A role-playing game about a group of friends who travel through time to stop a parasite from devouring the planet.
1995
SNES
Phantasy Star IV
A role-playing game about hunters on the planet Motavia investigating a world that is starting to fail.
1993
Genesis
Pokemon Omega Ruby
An RPG with the Delta Episode after the league.
2014
3DS
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
A hunting game about vertical maps and monsters that climb.
2015
3DS
Bravely Default
An RPG about storing turns and spending them in a burst.
2014
3DS
Pokemon Y
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2013
3DS
Pokemon Sun
An RPG set in Alola with trials instead of a traditional gym card.
2016
3DS
Pokemon Ultra Sun
An RPG with a different late story.
2017
3DS
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
A strategy RPG about siding with Hoshido.
2016
3DS
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
A strategy RPG about siding with Nohr.
2016
3DS
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
A strategy RPG with dungeons you walk through.
2017
3DS
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
An RPG about a boy and a sword that is a titan.
2015
3DS
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
An RPG about Luigi's dreams becoming a battlefield.
2013
3DS
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
An RPG about paper Mario joining the brothers.
2016
3DS
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
An RPG with an extra story.
2019
3DS
Fantasy Life
A life sim about switching jobs in a fantasy town.
2014
3DS
Rune Factory 4
A farm RPG about festivals, marriage, and dungeons.
2013
3DS
Yo-kai Watch
An RPG about befriending yo-kai and rotating them in battle.
2013
3DS
Yo-kai Watch 2
An RPG with three versions and a past town.
2016
3DS
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
An action RPG about Sora and Riku in sleeping worlds, with a drop timer.
2012
3DS
Shin Megami Tensei IV
An RPG about a samurai in a kingdom built over an older Tokyo.
2013
3DS
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
An RPG with a partner who adds combo skills.
2016
3DS
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan
A dungeon RPG about drawing maps and exploring a sky.
2013
3DS
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
A dungeon RPG with race-based classes.
2017
3DS
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
A dungeon RPG that crosses Persona 3 and 4.
2014
3DS
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
An RPG about a sequel that adds the Phantom Thieves.
2018
3DS
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
A strategy RPG about a lockdown in Tokyo and a death clock.
2011
3DS
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
A strategy RPG about an apocalypse predicted by a website.
2015
3DS
Bravely Second: End Layer
An RPG about a ship and a time spell.
2016
3DS
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
A long RPG about restoring islands to a world.
2016
3DS
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
A long RPG with extra content.
2017
3DS
Monster Hunter Generations
A hunting game about hunting styles and arts.
2016
3DS
Monster Hunter Stories
An RPG about hatching a monstie and riding it.
2017
3DS
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
A dungeon RPG about a school for rescuers.
2015
3DS
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
A free Kirby game about a party fighting bosses.
2017
3DS
Pokemon Moon
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2016
3DS
Pokemon Ultra Moon
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2017
3DS
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2014
3DS
Yo-kai Watch 3
An RPG about a sequel that adds a second setting and a new battle grid.
2019
3DS
The World Ends with You
An action RPG about a boy in Shibuya fighting with pins on two screens.
2008
DS
Chrono Trigger
A role-playing game with an extra dungeon.
2008
DS
Pokemon Platinum
An RPG with a longer Distortion World.
2009
DS
Pokemon SoulSilver
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2010
DS
Pokemon Black
An RPG set in Unova about a region that questions owning Pokemon.
2011
DS
Pokemon White
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2011
DS
Pokemon Black Version 2
An RPG about a sequel set two years later.
2012
DS
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
An RPG about Mario and Luigi inside Bowser, and Bowser out in the world.
2009
DS
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
An RPG about the Mario bros.
2005
DS
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
A dungeon RPG about a human who wakes up as a Pokemon.
2009
DS
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
A strategy RPG with permadeath.
2009
DS
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
A long RPG about a fallen angel, with local multiplayer.
2010
DS
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
A long RPG about a hero's life from childhood, including marriage.
2009
DS
Final Fantasy IV
An RPG about a party on a long journey.
2008
DS
Final Fantasy III
An RPG about a party on a long journey.
2006
DS
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
A strategy RPG about clan laws and jobs.
2008
DS
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
A real-time strategy RPG in Ivalice.
2007
DS
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
An RPG about a new generation of adepts.
2010
DS
Pokemon Diamond
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2007
DS
Pokemon Pearl
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2007
DS
Pokemon White Version 2
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2012
DS
Contact
An RPG about a boy and a professor who talks to you, the player.
2006
DS
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
A long RPG about heroes on a quest.
2008
DS
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
A long RPG about two worlds.
2011
DS
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
An action RPG about twins and a crystal chalice.
2008
DS
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
An action RPG about a crystal that changes the rules of a floor.
2009
DS
Pokemon Conquest
A strategy RPG about warlords and Pokemon in the style of Nobunaga's Ambition.
2012
DS
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
An action RPG about a dog pilot in a flying mecha.
2011
DS
Radiant Historia
An RPG about two timelines you can swap.
2011
DS
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
A first-person dungeon RPG about a team in the Antarctic and demons you negotiate with.
2010
DS
Etrian Odyssey
A dungeon RPG about drawing your own map.
2008
DS
Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard
A dungeon RPG with a new stratum and classes.
2008
DS
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
A dungeon RPG about a city half underwater.
2010
DS
The Dark Spire
A first-person dungeon RPG that can look like an older computer game.
2009
DS
Glory of Heracles
An RPG about heroes who cannot die, in a Greek myth setting.
2010
DS
Blue Dragon Plus
A real-time strategy RPG about shadows.
2009
DS
LostMagic
A game about drawing runes to cast spells.
2006
DS
Magical Starsign
An RPG about students of magic on a journey between planets.
2006
DS
Pokemon Gold
An RPG about a new region, a day-night cycle, and a trip back to Kanto.
2000
Game Boy
Final Fantasy Adventure
An action RPG about a gladiator and a girl seeking a mana tree.
1991
Game Boy
Pokemon Crystal
An RPG with a female trainer option and a battle tower.
2001
Game Boy
Pokemon Yellow
An RPG where Pikachu follows you and the story leans on the anime.
1999
Game Boy
Pokemon Silver
An RPG with the same two regions and a different legendary.
2000
Game Boy
Dragon Warrior Monsters
An RPG about breeding monsters and entering them in arena gates.
2000
Game Boy
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
An RPG about heroes on a quest.
2001
Game Boy
Dragon Warrior III
An RPG about building a party and becoming a hero.
2001
Game Boy
The Final Fantasy Legend
An RPG about climbing a tower and changing a party of humans, mutants, and monsters.
1989
Game Boy
Final Fantasy Legend II
An RPG about a family following a father's trail through several worlds.
1990
Game Boy
Final Fantasy Legend III
An RPG about children in a flying talon trying to stop a flood from the future.
1991
Game Boy
The Sword of Hope
A first-person dungeon RPG about a prince searching a tower with a possessed sword.
1989
Game Boy
Sword of Hope II
A first-person dungeon RPG about a prince and a talking sword in a larger kingdom.
1996
Game Boy
Last Bible
An RPG about part of the Megami Tensei side series, about recruiting demons.
1992
Game Boy
Legend of the River King
A fishing RPG about catching fish to help a sick sister.
1998
Game Boy
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
An RPG about Mario and Luigi traveling the Beanbean Kingdom with timed bro moves.
2003
GBA
Fire Emblem
A strategy RPG about Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector, where fallen units stay dead.
2003
GBA
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
An RPG about a new adept crossing the sea while the first party's djinn can be transferred in.
2003
GBA
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
A strategy RPG about siblings defending a sacred stone, with a world map between battles.
2005
GBA
Pokemon FireRed
An RPG with updated visuals and a post-game set of islands.
2004
GBA
Pokemon Ruby
An RPG set in Hoenn about Team Magma and a volcano.
2003
GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
A strategy RPG about children pulled into a world of clans, laws, and jobs.
2003
GBA
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
A strategy RPG about a knight on the island of Ovis during an occupation.
2002
GBA
Mother 3
A Japan-only RPG about a family on the Nowhere Islands as an army modernizes their home.
2006
GBA
Sword of Mana
An action RPG about a boy and a girl with separate stories.
2003
GBA
Tales of Phantasia
An action RPG about a party traveling in time, with battles on a line.
2003
GBA
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
An action RPG about Sora fighting with a deck of cards in a castle of memories.
2004
GBA
Final Fantasy VI Advance
An RPG with extra espers and a dungeon.
2007
GBA
Final Fantasy V Advance
An RPG about jobs you can change.
2006
GBA
Final Fantasy IV Advance
An RPG with extra dungeons.
2005
GBA
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
An RPG with extra dungeons.
2004
GBA
Mega Man Battle Network
An RPG about a boy and his NetNavi fighting viruses with a folder of battle chips.
2001
GBA
Mega Man Battle Network 3
An RPG with a style change and a post-game.
2003
GBA
Mega Man Battle Network 6
An RPG with a beast-out system.
2006
GBA
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
A dungeon RPG about waking up as a Pokemon and rescuing teams.
2006
GBA
Riviera: The Promised Land
An RPG about angels judging a continent, with items that have limited uses.
2005
GBA
Lunar Legend
A condensed RPG about the dragonmaster Alex and a journey to stop a magic emperor.
2002
GBA
Breath of Fire
An RPG about a boy who becomes a dragon.
2001
GBA
Breath of Fire II
An RPG about building a town.
2002
GBA
Pokemon Sapphire
An RPG about Team Aqua and a rising sea.
2003
GBA
Pokemon LeafGreen
An RPG about catching and training Pokémon.
2004
GBA
Car Battler Joe
A car-combat RPG about building a vehicle and fighting on the road.
2003
GBA
Yggdra Union
A strategy RPG about a princess whose units fight in a union battle when they touch.
2006
GBA
Sigma Star Saga
An RPG that turns battles into a side-scrolling shooter.
2005
GBA
Tomato Adventure
A Japan-only action RPG from the studio that made Mario & Luigi, about toys as weapons.
2002
GBA
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
An RPG about a blacksmith who crafts weapons and summons a partner.
2006
GBA
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
An RPG about a new smith and a different summoning partner.
2006
GBA
Mega Man Battle Network 2
An RPG about Gospel and a new folder of chips.
2002
GBA
Shining Force II
A strategy RPG about a prince raising an army and promoting soldiers after key battles.
1994
Genesis
Shining Force
A strategy RPG about a young commander recruiting heroes on the way to an ancient castle.
1993
Genesis
Light Crusader
An action RPG about a knight descending under a town where people are disappearing.
1995
Genesis
Phantasy Star II
A role-playing game about Rolf investigating a malfunctioning climate system on the planet Mota.
1989
Genesis
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
A role-playing game that follows several generations of one family through marriages you choose.
1991
Genesis
Warsong
A strategy RPG about a prince whose commanders can recruit units on the battlefield.
1991
Genesis
Shining in the Darkness
A first-person dungeon RPG about a boy searching a labyrinth for his father.
1991
Genesis
Sword of Vermilion
An action RPG about a prince reclaiming towns on an overworld and in side-view dungeons.
1989
Genesis
Wonder Boy in Monster World
An action RPG about a boy buying better swords and magic on the way to a demon.
1991
Genesis
Paper Mario
An RPG about a paper Mario whose partners each solve a different kind of obstacle.
2001
N64
Pokemon Stadium
A battle game that brings Game Boy Pokemon onto the Nintendo 64 for staged cups.
2000
N64
Pokemon Stadium 2
A battle game about a battle simulator for Gold, Silver, and Crystal teams, plus a Game Boy tower.
2001
N64
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
A strategy RPG about a soldier deserting an empire and leading squads across a war.
2000
N64
Aniimo
A free creature-collecting action RPG about capturing Aniimo and merging with them to fight.
2026
PCPS5
Limbus Company
A turn-based RPG about sinners on a bus, with identities you swap into a fight.
2023
PC
AION 2
An online RPG sequel about wings, factions, and a long gear climb.
2025
PC
Monster Hunter Wilds
A hunting game about an open map, a mount, and monsters that move to other zones if you take too long.
2025
PCPS5
Wuthering Waves
A free open-world action RPG about resonators, echoes, and a rotating endgame.
2024
PCPS5
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
A medieval sandbox about a warband, a fief, and battles you fight inside.
2022
PC
Path of Exile 2
An action RPG about a dark continent, skill gems, and a character you plan more than you level.
2024
PCPS5
Monster Hunter: World
A hunting game about learning a monster's tells and carving specific parts.
2018
PC
Last Epoch
An action RPG about mastering a class, crafting gear, and a timeline of eras.
2024
PC
Final Fantasy IX
An RPG about a thief named Zidane and a play about a war between kingdoms.
2000
PS1
Final Fantasy VIII
An RPG about cadets, a sorceress, and a junction system that attaches magic to stats.
1999
PS1
Final Fantasy Tactics
A strategy RPG about a squire in a kingdom at war, with a job system.
1997
PS1
Chrono Cross
An RPG about a boy who slips into another version of his life and recruits a huge cast.
2000
PS1
Xenogears
An RPG about a painter named Fei, giant gears, and a story that shifts to a different structure late.
1998
PS1
Suikoden II
An RPG about two friends pulled onto opposite sides of a war, with a castle you recruit into.
1999
PS1
Suikoden
An RPG about a son of a general gathering 108 stars to resist an empire.
1996
PS1
Vagrant Story
An RPG about an agent in a cursed city, with weapons you build and risk-based combat.
2000
PS1
Parasite Eve
An RPG about a cop in New York during a mitochondria outbreak, with action battles.
1998
PS1
Wild Arms
A western RPG about three drifters and tools that solve dungeon puzzles.
1997
PS1
Wild ARMs 2
A western RPG about a squad fighting a terrorist group, with a larger toolset.
2000
PS1
Breath of Fire III
An RPG about a boy dragon learning from masters who change his stats.
1998
PS1
Breath of Fire IV
An RPG about a boy and a dragon sharing a story across two parties.
2000
PS1
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
An RPG about Alex becoming a Dragonmaster, told with animated scenes.
1999
PS1
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
An RPG about a boy who finds a girl from the stars.
2000
PS1
Grandia
An RPG about a boy who wants to be an adventurer, with a battle system about position.
1999
PS1
The Legend of Dragoon
An RPG about additions, timed attacks that grow longer as you succeed.
2000
PS1
Legend of Legaia
An RPG about building attack strings from directions.
1998
PS1
Legend of Mana
An action RPG about placing lands on a map and following optional stories.
2000
PS1
SaGa Frontier
An RPG of several protagonists whose stories barely overlap.
1998
PS1
SaGa Frontier 2
An RPG told across generations with battles built from roles.
2000
PS1
Star Ocean: The Second Story
An action RPG about private actions that change which characters join.
1999
PS1
Valkyrie Profile
An RPG about a valkyrie recruiting souls of the dead before Ragnarok.
2000
PS1
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
An RPG about a journalist and rumors that become real.
2000
PS1
Tactics Ogre
A strategy RPG about a war and choices that split the story.
1998
PS1
Front Mission 3
A strategy RPG about pilots in wanzers and an internet you can browse in-game.
2000
PS1
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
A strategy game about kingdoms invading hex maps with summonable monsters.
1998
PS1
Jade Cocoon
An RPG about capturing and merging monsters.
1999
PS1
Threads of Fate
An action RPG with two protagonists who do not play the same story.
2000
PS1
Final Fantasy X
An RPG about a blitzball player and a summoner on a pilgrimage.
2001
PS2
Persona 4
An RPG about high-school students entering a TV world to stop a series of murders.
2008
PS2
Final Fantasy XII
An RPG about gambits, programmable allies, in a war over Dalmasca.
2006
PS2
Final Fantasy X-2
An RPG about Yuna and a changing job system called dresspheres.
2003
PS2
Kingdom Hearts II
An action RPG about Sora waking up a year later, with drive forms and reaction commands.
2006
PS2
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.
2008
PS2
Persona 3 Fes
An RPG about students fighting during a hidden hour, plus an epilogue chapter.
2007
PS2
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
An RPG about a tribe that turns into demons when it eats.
2005
PS2
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
An RPG about a direct sequel that carries your party into a new world.
2005
PS2
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
A strategy RPG about demons, the item world, and levels that can go very high.
2003
PS2
Phantom Brave
A strategy RPG about confining spirits to objects on the map.
2004
PS2
Makai Kingdom
A strategy RPG about a demon lord turned into a book.
2005
PS2
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
A strategy RPG about two half-brothers on opposite sides of a war between humans and deimos.
2003
PS2
Xenosaga Episode I
An RPG about androids and a ship under attack, heavy on story scenes.
2003
PS2
Xenosaga Episode II
An RPG about a sequel that changes the battle system and continues the same plot.
2005
PS2
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
A long RPG about a cursed king and a party traveling a continuous world.
2005
PS2
Dark Cloud
An action RPG about rebuilding towns with pieces you find in dungeons.
2001
PS2
Dark Cloud 2
An action RPG about a boy with a camera and a girl from the future, with invention.
2003
PS2
Rogue Galaxy
An action RPG about a boy who joins a space pirate crew.
2007
PS2
Okage: Shadow King
An RPG about a boy whose shadow is a vain demon king.
2001
PS2
Baroque
A roguelike about climbing a tower that changes what you are.
2008
PS2
Wild Arms 3
A western RPG about four drifters and tools in a wasteland.
2002
PS2
Dark Souls
A dark-fantasy action RPG about linking a fire in a kingdom of undead.
2011
PS3
Fallout: New Vegas
An RPG about a courier shot in the head, set in the Mojave.
2010
PS3Xbox OneSeries X|S
Fallout 3
An open-world RPG about leaving a vault into a ruined Washington.
2008
PS3Xbox 360
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.
2013
PS3
Final Fantasy XIII
An RPG about l'Cie and a paradigm battle system.
2010
PS3Xbox 360
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.
2014
PS3
Dark Souls II
A dark-fantasy action RPG about a cursed wanderer and a health bar that shrinks.
2014
PS3PS4
Fallout 4
An open-world RPG about a parent leaving a vault to find their child.
2015
PS4Xbox OneSeries X|S
Dark Souls: Remastered
An action RPG about a curse and a bell you have to ring twice.
2018
PS4
Final Fantasy XIV
An online RPG about a warrior of light, with a free story path through the base game and the first expansion.
2013
PS4PS5
Persona 4 Golden
A calendar RPG about a rural town, a murder, and a TV world you enter on rainy days.
2012
PS4
Assassin's Creed Origins
An open-world game about Bayek in Ptolemaic Egypt, where levels matter.
2017
PS4
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
An action RPG about a crew, choices, and a galactic war.
2021
PS4
Persona 3 Reload
An RPG about a team that hunts shadows during a hidden hour.
2024
PS4
The Blood of Dawnwalker
A vampire action RPG about night, blood, and a valley you move through after dark.
2026
PS5
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
A medieval RPG about an ordinary man, where fighting, talking, and eating all have to be practiced.
2025
PS5Series X|S
Fallout 76
An open-world RPG about Appalachia, public events, and a camp you build.
2018
PS5Xbox OneSeries X|S
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A turn-based RPG about an expedition that has one year, with timed inputs in the fights.
2025
PS5Series X|S
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
A medieval RPG about a blacksmith's son, where you start bad at the sword on purpose.
2018
PS5Xbox OneSeries X|S
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
A strategy RPG with new jobs and cutscenes.
2007
PSP
Monster Hunter Freedom
An action RPG about village quests and gathering.
2006
PSP
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
An action RPG about three apprentices in the years before the first Kingdom Hearts.
2010
PSP
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
A strategy RPG about a war and the choices that split it.
2011
PSP
Jeanne d'Arc
A strategy RPG about Joan of Arc and burning auras on tiles.
2007
PSP
Valkyria Chronicles II
A school-set strategy game about a student militia.
2010
PSP
Valkyria Chronicles III
A school-set strategy game about a penal squad.
2011
PSP
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
An RPG about a junior bracer and her brother taking on guild jobs.
2011
PSP
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
An RPG about a direct sequel that carries the same party into a larger conflict.
2015
PSP
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
An RPG about Kevin and the people he meets.
2017
PSP
Ys Seven
An action RPG about Adol and a party you swap in real time.
2010
PSP
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
A fast action RPG about Adol on a return to a cursed country.
2010
PSP
Ys I & II Chronicles
An action RPG about bumping into enemies rather than pressing an attack.
2009
PSP
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
An RPG about a party on a long journey.
2011
PSP
Star Ocean: First Departure
An action RPG about private actions and item creation.
2008
PSP
Star Ocean: Second Evolution
An action RPG about a portable remake of The Second Story.
2009
PSP
Gods Eater Burst
A hunting game about eating aragami and using their parts as bullets.
2011
PSP
Phantasy Star Portable 2
An online-leaning action RPG about types and weapons you can play solo.
2010
PSP
Half-Minute Hero
An RPG about finishing a quest in thirty seconds, with ways to stop the clock.
2009
PSP
Class of Heroes
A dungeon RPG about a school and a large set of races.
2009
PSP
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
An RPG that did not come west on the PlayStation.
2011
PSP
Final Fantasy Type-0
A Japan-only action RPG about a class of cadets at war.
2011
PSP
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
An action RPG with extra bosses.
2011
PSP
Brave Story: New Traveler
An RPG about a boy who enters a story to change a real-life outcome.
2007
PSP
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
A strategy RPG with extra content.
2006
PSP
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
A strategy RPG about a portable Disgaea 2.
2009
PSP
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle
A strategy RPG about a portable Phantom Brave.
2011
PSP
Hexyz Force
An RPG about two protagonists and a force you break or restore.
2010
PSP
Mimana Iyar Chronicle
A dungeon RPG about a continent and a sword.
2010
PSP
Yggdra Union
A strategy RPG about moving a union of fighters as one unit in battle.
2008
PSP
Riviera: The Promised Land
An RPG about angels making do with a limited set of items.
2006
PSP
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time
A strategy RPG about a knight who can rewind a day.
2005
PSP
Gladiator Begins
A gladiator RPG about a custom fighter in a league.
2010
PSP
Lord of Arcana
A hunting RPG about giant monsters and a weapon you forge.
2010
PSP
Final Fantasy VI
An RPG about rebels fighting an empire that drains magic from frozen espers.
1994
SNES
EarthBound
An RPG about Ness and three friends crossing America to stop an alien invasion.
1995
SNES
Super Mario RPG
An RPG about Mario, Geno, and Bowser repairing a star broken by a living sword.
1996
SNESSwitch
Final Fantasy IV
An RPG about the dark knight Cecil leaving his king as the moon draws closer to the earth.
1991
SNES
Secret of Mana
An action RPG about three heroes rebuilding a sword that can reach the Mana Tree.
1993
SNES
Illusion of Gaia
An action RPG about a boy who changes into other forms while following a comet's path.
1994
SNES
Soul Blazer
An action RPG about a servant of the gods freeing souls and watching towns rebuild.
1992
SNES
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
An RPG about the monster hunter Maxim and the puzzles under an ancient war.
1996
SNES
Breath of Fire II
An RPG about Ryu founding a town while a demon wears the face of his friend.
1995
SNES
Secret of Evermore
An action RPG about a boy and a dog thrown into movies, prehistory, and a ruined future.
1995
SNES
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
A strategy game about moving squads across a kingdom while your reputation changes the story.
1995
SNES
Breath of Fire
An RPG about a boy who becomes a dragon, traveling with a winged clan and a thief.
1994
SNES
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
An RPG about a descendant of Maxim climbing the fortress where four Sinistrals were sealed.
1993
SNES
E.V.O.: Search for Eden
An action game about evolving one creature from the sea onto land and into the sky.
1993
SNES
Shadowrun
An action RPG about a courier in Seattle who wakes with a datachip in his skull.
1993
SNES
Arcana
A dungeon RPG about a student magician sealing elementals back into cards.
1992
SNES
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
A sailing game about captains who trade, fight, and look for new ports.
1994
SNES
Pokémon Sword and Shield
A Pokémon adventure about the Galar gym challenge and dynamax battles.
2019
Switch
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
A Kanto Pokémon game about catching and training Pokémon.
2018
Switch
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
An RPG with the gym challenge and the underground.
2021
Switch
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
An open-area Pokémon game about surveying Hisui and catching without a traditional route.
2022
Switch
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
An action Pokémon game set in Lumiose City about real-time battles and a redevelopment plan.
2025
Switch
Monster Hunter Rise
A hunting game about wirebugs that pull you off the ground and into mounted attacks.
2021
Switch
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
A tactics RPG about teaching a house of students and then fighting a war with them.
2019
Switch
Paper Mario: The Origami King
A Paper Mario game about a ring puzzle in every battle and a folded-paper Bowser.
2020
Switch
Deltarune
An RPG about a dark world, a party you did not choose, and battles you can spare.
2018
Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles
An RPG about a boy whose sword is tied to a titan, on two living colossi.
2012
Wii
Super Paper Mario
An action RPG about a paper Mario that flips between 2D and 3D.
2007
Wii
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
An action RPG about two protagonists and swords that break.
2009
Wii
Monster Hunter Tri
A hunting game about underwater fights and a village.
2009
Wii
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
A strategy RPG sequel to Path of Radiance with three armies.
2007
Wii
The Last Story
An action RPG about a mercenary who can slow time to set up the party.
2012
Wii
Rune Factory Frontier
A farm RPG about a dungeon next to the fields.
2009
Wii
Dokapon Kingdom
A board-game RPG about hurting your friends for weeks.
2008
Wii
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
A strategy RPG about a New York combat revue.
2010
Wii
Baroque
A roguelike about climbing a tower that is different each run.
2008
Wii
Fable II
An action RPG about a hero in Albion, a dog, and choices that change the town.
2008
Xbox 360
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
An open-world RPG about a gate crisis and a missing heir in Cyrodiil.
2006
Xbox 360
Mass Effect
An RPG about a human Spectre chasing a rogue agent across the galaxy.
2007
Xbox 360
Starfield
An RPG about joining a space exploration group, with ships you build and planets you land on.
2023
Series X|S
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
An open-world RPG about a gate crisis, guilds, and a level system that scales the world.
2025
Series X|S