Role-playing game
This genre originated from tabletop role-playing games. The user controls a hero or a group that must interact with non-player characters and fight against enemies. They all have various parameters, numerical characteristics, and specific abilities. The gameplay of role-playing games can be turn-based or in real-time. Role-playing games are divided into two types: some are focused solely on combat and provide the player with a wide range of combat skills and weaponry, while others offer greater freedom and allow players to complete certain quests without engaging in battle, using skills such as persuasion, stealth, etc. The second type of role-playing games features a deep world, an interesting storyline, and a large number of side quests.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinux
Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2026 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2026
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2022
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
95/100
An adventure soulsborne action game set in a dark fantasy world, from the creators of the Dark Souls series, with the participation of the author of...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 April 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
The expansion completes the story of Atomic Heart. Sergey Nechaev and the Twin will head to the "Crystal" complex to challenge the KRAZ in a...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Open world, Survival, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 10 July 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
79/100
An arcade action-survival game from a third-person perspective in a vast open world with the key mechanic of taming unusual creatures called Pal...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 20 August 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A sequel to the action RPG that combines a dark atmosphere with tactical battles and open-world exploration. The events unfold in a dilapidated...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 10 June 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A multiplayer open-world survival game inspired by Frank Herbert's iconic Dune universe. Players find themselves on Arrakis, a merciless sand planet...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 13 February 2018
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a medieval role-playing action game set in a fully open world from a first-person perspective. You will take on the role...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 October 2023
Players:
6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
88/100
A role-playing slasher/action game with an isometric third-person camera, a service game, and an online looter. It brings back classic elements of...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game, Science fiction, Construction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android → 22 January 2026
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A sci-fi role-playing action game with strategy elements, set on the planet Talaveris, where humanity faces anomalies, technological threats, and...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 16 September 2026
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
78/100
An adventure role-playing game with an open world, based on exploration, collecting creatures, and interacting with them. The vast continent of Idill...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 21 June 2024
Players:
8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
94/100
The expansion takes place in the lands of the Shadows, filled with new secrets. As players progress, they discover unknown places, fight formidable...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy
Game released: PC → 23 July 2026
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A role-playing action game with an open world, where the player embarks on a journey across a vast fantasy continent in search of legendary heroes...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 May 2024
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Anime-style role-playing action game in the spirit of Genshin Impact. The game's story begins with a devastating event known as the "Ruin," which...
Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Old school, Space, Survival horror
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 September 2025
VGTimes:
7.2/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
68/100
The abandoned asteroid Commodus 27-C, once a thriving mining community, is now awash in chaos and bloodshed. A distress signal leads the hero to the...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S → 23 January 2025
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The second part of the re-release of the 1997 Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy VII , and a direct sequel to VII Remake. Fans of the cult...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Sandbox, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC → 10 September 2026
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
87/100
The locals behave unusually, ancient entities watch from the shadows, and the news becomes more absurd with each passing day. The game combines...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 4 November 2026
Steam:
92/100
A 2D adventure RPG with pixel graphics, dynamic battles, and puzzles. The story takes place in the culinary kingdom of Savoria, which is under threat...
Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 14 November 2018
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
51/100
A new game in the Fallout universe is a prequel to all parts of the series without exception. The events begin with Vault 76, the first among those...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 March 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 2026
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A cooperative game, the action of which unfolds on the Ashshenfall continent in the world Runescape. You can build, study locations, create equipment...
