Role-playing game 2021 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Role-playing game genre

Tales of Arise - a game in the Role-playing game genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena oppressed the...

Nioh 2: Complete Edition

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 February 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Nioh 2: Complete Edition — the complete edition of the hardcore role-playing action game Nioh 2 with a third-person view in Japanese style, including all...

Disco Elysium

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Interactive movie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Disco Elysium is a text-based RPG with an isometric camera and a point-and-click interface that has gained worldwide recognition for its story and unique...

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Action, Shooter, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Science fiction, In real time

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a remastered collection of the cult role-playing series Mass Effect, which includes Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 , and Mass...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Godfall

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godfall is a multiplayer dynamic loot-slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game, together with your friends, you will try on the role...

Tribes of Midgard

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tribes of Midgard is a cooperative role-playing game about survival in a Scandinavian world that is being invaded by giants during Ragnarok. Locations are generated...

Biomutant

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 May 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is a remaster of the third-person action RPG set in the fantasy world of NieR. The plot follows a young boy named Nier, who is...

Disciples: Liberation

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Disciples: Liberation is a continuation of the famous series of tactical RPGs with strategy elements and an isometric camera view in a dark fantasy setting. You...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Tails of Iron

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tails of Iron is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in a fantasy setting. Playing as Reggie, heir to the Rat throne, you will have to save your kingdom and...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Gods Will Fall

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Gods Will Fall is an RPG adventure in which you lead a handful of Vikings in a daring fight against the cruel gods. For the latter, you either blindly worship and...

Astria Ascending

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 February 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Earthblood is a dark and cruel game based on the cult universe of everyone's favorite Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines...

Blightbound

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Blightbound is a multiplayer roguelike in which players explore dungeons and fight monsters. A group of heroes breaks into the heart of the Plague, a mysterious fog...

Dicey Dungeons

Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Card game, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 November 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Dicey Dungeons — an exciting card-based turn-based game with RPG elements and a simplified roguelike from the creators of Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. In the...

King of Seas

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Adventure, Isometric, Third-person view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 May 2021

Metacritic: 67/100

King of Seas is an isometric action-adventure RPG set in a deadly, procedurally generated world of pirates. You will fight in a brutal confrontation to reclaim what...

Black Book

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Black Book is a mixture of an adventure game and a card RPG in the setting of Russian fairy tales. The game tells the story of a young peasant woman, Vasilisa: the...

The Caligula Effect 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 June 2021

Metacritic: 71/100

The Caligula Effect 2 is a sequel to the Japanese role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based combat. The events of the game take place in a...

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dungeons & Dragons. The game will...

Eldest Souls

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Eldest Souls is a dynamic top-down action game where you have to fight ruthless and treacherous gods. The game takes place in a gloomy world in which powerful gods...

Xuan-Yuan Sword 7

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Xuan-Yuan Sword 7 is a Japanese-style third-person action-adventure RPG. The plot is based on ancient Chinese myths and legends. The hero goes on a journey to...

UNSIGHTED

Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...

Ys 9: Monstrum Nox

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2019

Metacritic: 79/100

Renowned adventurer Adol Christin and his companion Dogi arrive in Balduk, a city annexed by the Romun Empire. But at the entrance to the city the main character is...

Blue Reflection: Second Light

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the...

Griftlands

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 June 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Griftlands is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat from the creators of Don't Starve and Invisible, Inc.. You have to recruit a team of thugs and...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

Star Renegades

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon 6: Starbase...

One Step from Eden

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Card game, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

One Step from Eden is an action-adventure game with elements of a card roguelike, where you will need to build a powerful deck, attack opponents with spells, find...

Actraiser Renaissance

Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 May 2021

Metacritic: 81/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...

MONARK

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

MONARK is an action-adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The world plunged into darkness and madness as a mysterious and deadly fog...

Haven

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 February 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Haven is an atmospheric third-person adventure where you take control of the characters Yu and Kay, who have been exiled to a mysterious planet called the Source...

Demon Skin

Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...

Death's Door

Action, Slasher, Isometric, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 November 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...

The Falconeer

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 August 2021

Metacritic: 65/100

The Falconeer is an open-world fantasy RPG featuring unconventional combat featuring aerial combat and acrobatics. The action takes place in a world called The...

Skeletal Avenger

Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 September 2021

Players: 7/10

Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you — you can...

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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2021 for PlayStation 4