Best Action RPG Games

The best Action RPG games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Action RPG titles.

Looking for the best Action RPG games? This list ranks every Action RPG title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Action RPG is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Action RPG obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.8

Dark Souls

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Dark FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters+1

MysteriousDarkChallenging+3

9.7

CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+26

9.7

Kingdom Hearts II

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernaturalMythology

EpicCinematicChaotic+3

9.7

The World Ends With You

Action RPG · RPG

Nintendo DS · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalPsychological

MysteriousIntenseFast-Paced+3

9.6

Xenoblade Chronicles

Action RPG · RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Wii · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyRobots / Mechs+1

AdventurousExploratoryEpic+3

9.6

Lies of P

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · macOS

Dark FantasyGothicRobots / Mechs+1

DarkChallengingBrutal+3

9.6

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Action RPG

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo 3DS

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousEpicChallenging+3

9.6

Monster Hunter: World

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousImmersiveIntense+3

9.6

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

RPG · Action RPG

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox One · Xbox Series X

FantasyHigh FantasyFolklore+1

AdventurousImmersiveWonder-Filled+3

9.6

Secret of Mana

Action RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · PC · iOS · Android

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryCooperative+2

9.5

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

MedievalWar

EpicOpen-EndedImmersive+3

9.5

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Action RPG · FPS

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceMythology+1

EpicImmersiveIntense+3

9.5

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyMilitary+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+3

9.5

Transistor

Action RPG · Strategy

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · OS X · Linux · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

AtmosphericStrategicTactical+3

9.4

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Action · Action RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch 2

Dark FantasyNinja / SamuraiSupernatural+1

AtmosphericCinematicChallenging+3

9.4

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Action RPG · Platformer

PlayStation · Sega Saturn · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · iOS · Android

Dark FantasyGothicSupernatural+1

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenMysterious+3

9.4

Diablo

Action RPG · RPG

Microsoft Windows · Classic Mac OS · PlayStation

Dark FantasyGothicDark / Grim

DarkAtmosphericGritty+2

9.4

Kingdom Hearts

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasyMythologySupernatural

AdventurousEpicWhimsical+3

9.4

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryEpic+3

9.4

Starsector

Action RPG · Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedChallengingBrutal+3

9.4

Path of Exile 2

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Dark FantasyDark / Grim

DarkBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Android

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.3

TYPE://SOUL

Action RPG · Fighting

Roblox

FantasySupernaturalMartial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3