Best RPG Games

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

Looking for the best RPG games? This list ranks every RPG title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. 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 RPG obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.6

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Strategy · RPG · Simulation

Nintendo Switch

FantasyMilitaryWar+1

StrategicTacticalEmotional+3

9.6

Caves of Qud

RPG · Simulation · Sandbox

PC · Mac · Linux · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiPost-ApocalypticFantasy+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.6

BLOODBORNE

Action · RPG · Horror

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+44

NO ART

9.6

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · Strategy · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

9.6

Xenoblade Chronicles

Action RPG · RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Wii · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyRobots / Mechs+1

AdventurousExploratoryEpic+3

9.6

Persona 3

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

School / AcademySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.5

DELTARUNE

RPG · Adventure · Horror

PC · Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

Dark FantasyPsychologicalDark / Grim

MysteriousDisturbingDark+3

9.5

Fear & Hunger

RPG · Adventure · Survival

Windows · MacOS · Linux

Dark FantasyDark / GrimPsychological+1

CreepyDarkBleak+3

9.5

Block Tales

Adventure · RPG

PC · Mobile · Tablet · Console

FantasyComedyCute / Wholesome

AdventurousCharmingQuirky+2

9.5

CHRONO TRIGGER

RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Nintendo DS · Wii · Android · iOS · PC

Sci-FiFantasyPrehistoric+1

AdventurousEpicWhimsical+2

9.5

MOTHER 3

RPG

Game Boy Advance · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FamilyDystopianSatire+1

EmotionalMelancholicThought-Provoking+3

9.4

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Vita · Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Urban FantasyDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.4

MONSTER HUNTER RISE

Action · RPG

Nintendo Switch · PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyFolkloreMonsters+1

AdventurousFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Arcane Odyssey

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC

FantasyPiratesDark / Grim+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.4

Lost Judgment

Action-Adventure · RPG

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Amazon Luna

Detective / MysteryCrimeSchool / Academy+1

AtmosphericIntenseCinematic+2

9.4

Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition

RPG

Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Nintendo 3DS

FantasyNature / WildernessCute / Wholesome

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenCharming+2

9.4

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

RPG · Action · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Windows · Steam

CrimeComedyFamily+1

AdventurousFunnyQuirky+3

9.4

OFF

RPG · Adventure · Puzzle

PC · Nintendo Switch · Mac OS X

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSurreal+3

9.4

Yume Nikki

Adventure · RPG · Horror

Windows · Android · iOS

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

ExploratoryMysteriousCreepy+3

9.4

ARX FATALIS

RPG · Action · Adventure

PC · Xbox

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenDark+13

9.4

Cyberpunk 2077

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC · macOS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Google Stadia · Nintendo Switch 2

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

ImmersiveIntenseAtmospheric+2

9.4

Diablo

Action RPG · RPG

Microsoft Windows · Classic Mac OS · PlayStation

Dark FantasyGothicDark / Grim

DarkAtmosphericGritty+2

9.4

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

RPG

NES · PlayStation · Nintendo DS · Android · iOS

FantasyHigh FantasyFolklore

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenEpic+3

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticMythologySupernatural+1

DarkBleakAtmospheric+3