Top 10 Best RPGs Ever Made

CD Projekt Red's 2015 epic redefined side quests by making every one feel like a handcrafted short story. Geralt's morally grey choices and the Bloody Baron questline remain the benchmark for RPG storytelling.

The 1995 dream team collaboration between Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, and Akira Toriyama produced a time-travel RPG with 13 endings, zero random encounters in dungeons, and a battle system that has aged flawlessly.

Atlus perfected the social sim RPG hybrid with the 2020 expanded edition. Its stylish UI, memorable Confidant system, and 100+ hour campaign make it the definitive modern JRPG despite its occasionally problematic writing.

FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin's 2022 collaboration merged Souls-like combat with a vast open world. It won Game of the Year and sold over 25 million copies, though purists argue it diluted the Souls formula.

Black Isle Studios' 1999 CRPG asked "What can change the nature of a man?" and delivered the most philosophically rich narrative in gaming history. Its writing remains unmatched, even if its combat was always mediocre.

Square's 1994 SNES masterpiece featured an ensemble cast, an opera scene that made players cry in 16-bit, and a villain in Kefka who actually succeeded in destroying the world. Many consider it superior to Final Fantasy VII.

BioWare's 2010 space opera perfected the loyalty mission structure and delivered a suicide mission finale where any squad member could permanently die. It streamlined RPG mechanics in ways that thrilled some fans and enraged others.

Larian Studios' 2017 CRPG revived the genre before Baldur's Gate 3 with its deeply systemic combat, cooperative multiplayer, and a Game Master mode. Its elemental interaction system remains one of the most creative in any RPG.

Chunsoft's 1992 SNES JRPG spanned three generations of a hero's life, pioneering the monster-recruiting mechanic that inspired Pokemon. Its emotional story of family, loss, and perseverance is the heart of the Dragon Quest series.

CD Projekt Red's 2015 epic redefined side quests by making every one feel like a handcrafted short story. Geralt's morally grey choices and the Bloody Baron questline remain the benchmark for RPG storytelling.

The 1995 dream team collaboration between Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, and Akira Toriyama produced a time-travel RPG with 13 endings, zero random encounters in dungeons, and a battle system that has aged flawlessly.

Atlus perfected the social sim RPG hybrid with the 2020 expanded edition. Its stylish UI, memorable Confidant system, and 100+ hour campaign make it the definitive modern JRPG despite its occasionally problematic writing.

FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin's 2022 collaboration merged Souls-like combat with a vast open world. It won Game of the Year and sold over 25 million copies, though purists argue it diluted the Souls formula.

Black Isle Studios' 1999 CRPG asked "What can change the nature of a man?" and delivered the most philosophically rich narrative in gaming history. Its writing remains unmatched, even if its combat was always mediocre.

Square's 1994 SNES masterpiece featured an ensemble cast, an opera scene that made players cry in 16-bit, and a villain in Kefka who actually succeeded in destroying the world. Many consider it superior to Final Fantasy VII.

BioWare's 2010 space opera perfected the loyalty mission structure and delivered a suicide mission finale where any squad member could permanently die. It streamlined RPG mechanics in ways that thrilled some fans and enraged others.

Larian Studios' 2017 CRPG revived the genre before Baldur's Gate 3 with its deeply systemic combat, cooperative multiplayer, and a Game Master mode. Its elemental interaction system remains one of the most creative in any RPG.

Chunsoft's 1992 SNES JRPG spanned three generations of a hero's life, pioneering the monster-recruiting mechanic that inspired Pokemon. Its emotional story of family, loss, and perseverance is the heart of the Dragon Quest series.