Best rpg games on Reddit

"Baldur's Gate 3 is the best RPG to play in 2024 hands down."

"Baldurs Gate 3, Pathfinder Wraith of the Righteous, and Divinity Original Sin 2 are the three best modern CRPGs right now."

"Baldur's gate 3. Witcher 3. Witcher 2."

"Best RPG? Baldurs Gate 3, but I don't know if you are into turn-based combat."

"Baldurs Gate 3, Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Oblivion being my most played game."

"BG3 completely raised the video game standard for me."

"It’s BG3 and then FFV Rebirth."

"Elden Ring and Baldurs Gate 3"

"Baldur's Gate 3."

"It’s one of the best games of all time."

"I highly recommend The Witcher 3."

"Witcher 3."

"*The Witcher 3."

"If you just want a good rich third person RPG, you literally can’t beat the Witcher 3."

"I would recommend Witcher 3. Great gameplay, especially on hardest difficulties."

"If you want something story focused than the Witcher 3."

"Witcher 3 is an RPG I think and coming from someone who hates nearly everything RPG, I loved the Witcher 3."

"Witcher 3, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic."

"Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty DLC."

"You’re literally describing Elden Ring to a T."

"Elden Ring for its build variety and gameplay in which you literally feel like you are a God in the end game."

"Elden ring and BG3 is all you need."

"Elden Ring and Baldurs Gate 3"

"Elden ring by far with new DLC"

"Obvious ones like Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate iii etc."

"Elden ring and bg3 hands down"

"Elden Ring."

"Elden ring"

"Elden Ring"

"Fallout New Vegas, Divinity Original Sin 2 and Bloodlines."

"All the way."

"Both but especially 2."

"Nobody is essential!"

"Those are my personal favourites. Plenty of important choices that matter, good mechanics and excellent story"

"*Fallout: New Vegas."

"Fallout New Vegas is one of the goat's for a reason."

"Both Pillars Of Eternity games are excellent."

"New Vegas, cyberpunk"

"Should scratch the itch with a cool setting."

"I highly recommend giving this game a go."

"Divinity Original Sin 2 is the closest you'll come to BG3."

"A great game and often argued to be better than BG3."

"From the creators of BG3."

"Is amazing + should be playable through a ps4 copy."

"Loads of fun games."

"Baldur’s gate 3."

"Divinity: Original Sin 2."

"Baldur's Gate 3"

"Divinity: Original Sin 2 is absolutely top tier."

"Baldur's gate 1+2"

"Baldur's Gate 3 and nothing comes close to it"

"While they argue over labels. Baldur's gate is the best of the best when it comes to a rpg."

"BG3 by far."

"Baldur's Gate 3, hands down!"

"Baldur’s Gate"

"Baldur's gate 3 100%. I played on the PC and it was great but I really dig the way they did the controls on PS5."

"BG3 by far."

"BG3 and I haven’t played anything that comes close"

"Baldurs gate was last years gaming beast."

"*Skyrim."

"Skyrim is definitely a good place to start."

"Skyrim is definitely a good place to start if you want something sand boxy, and open."

"Popular opinion: skyrim"

"Skyrim with the constellations mod collection."

"I don't think anyone has mentioned Starfield."

"*Fallout 4."

"With mods, not too wacky but still sort of lore friendly."

"A perfect 'neutral' ease your toes in, is Skyrim."

"Starfield. Try it out if you‘re into sci-fi."

"Sea of Stars is such a refreshing modern JRPG style game that harkens back to Chrono Trigger/Secret of Mana."

"Sea of Stars is what you seek. Amazing game."

"You'll love Sea of Stars."

"Sea of Stars"

"Sea of Stars"

"Sea of Stars"

"Dragon age Sea of stars is really fun too"

"Sea of Stars"

"Sea of Stars comes out on the 10th of May for $40 definitely worth a look."

"Sea of Stars (On Gamepass)"

"Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 is insanely good as well."

"Cyberpunk 2077 and both newest Deus Ex games."

"Cyberpunk 2077 is great for RP."

"Cyberpunk or bg3"

"Cyberpunk 2077."

"Cyberpunk 2077."

"Cyberpunk and the Borderlands games."

"Cyberpunk 2077 is a fantastic FPS shooter as well."

"Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 4 are the obvious ones."

"I hear CP2077 is now really good."

"Chrono Trigger, released on Steam in 2018, has everything you asked for and more."

"Chrono Trigger"

"Chrono trigger or Lunar: SSS"

"Chrono trigger"

"Chrono Trigger - widely regarded as the best jrpg of all time."

"Chrono trigger."

"If you haven't played chrono trigger before then you definitely should."

"Chrono trigger hands down."

"Ff7 rebirth."

"FF7 Rebirth."

"FF7 Rebirth and BG3 are the peak."

"Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth"

"Try Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core on PPSSPP, it's got a great story mode and a lot of side quests."

"FF7 remake and rebirth are essentially turn based combat games."

"FF7 is my favorite. I'm sure you've heard how good it is, but it has that reputation for a reason."

"• Final Fantasy VII, IX."

"In no particular order... Mass Effect, Elden Ring, Fallout New Vegas."

"Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass Effects if you haven't played them."

"Mass Effect, Far Cry 3, Homefront: The Revolution, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Tom Raider (2013), are all games I recommend if you want RPGs without the open world bog."

"Mass effect."

"Mass effect series."

"Mass Effect 1 "

"Amazing rpg mechanics and story."

"That list screams 'Play Deagon Quest 11!!' To me."

"Dragon Quest 11X is a great all arounder."

"If you want something very traditional with a lot of modern quality of life improvements, Dragon Quest XI."

"I don't think you'll find more complete classic Turn Based RPG in any system."

"Dragon Quest 11S, a love letter to the series and to JRPGs as a whole."

"Dragon Quest 11. Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch."

"Dq11 is the best JRPG on switch, imo."

"Is awesome."

"Immediately comes to mind."

"In terms of role playing and decisions it is better even than bg3."

"Probably one of the best RPGs out there rn."

"Not open-world, but Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous has soooo many options."

"Kingmaker is buggy but still a fun time."

"Pathfinder Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous"

"Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass effect."

"Dragon age Origins."

"It's got to be Mass Effect OP, trust me on this."

"Mass Effect."

"Its a bit on the old side but... spiritual successor of Dragon Age Origins."

"If you fine with 3rd person shooters, I'd recommend the Mass Effect trilogy."

"DQXI is the best turn based RPG on the Switch for the turn based combat alone honestly."

"Dragon Quest XI!!"

"Octopath Traveler 1 and 2."

"Try the Octopath gacha - Champions of the Continent. It's basically a single player JRPG."

"Final Fantasy Tactics on the GBA and also Tactics A2 on the DS both are lots of fun."

"A good RPG that would be good to start with in my opinion would be Dragon Quest XI."

"I would recommend Final Fantasy Tactics (and Tactics advance)."

"KOTOR and Darkest Dungeon."

"KOTOR 1&2 (especially 2)."

"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic."

"KOTOR I've heard has a dang good one"

"What about replaying the dragon age games?"

"I think, you may like Dragon Age series."

"Shining force all the way, totally loved it"

"Shining force 2 Warsong Phantasy Star 4"

"Shining Force I, II, If you get the CD attachment - CD Phantasy Star III (it's very old, but it was revolutuionary at the time) and IV (It's still one of the best RPGs of the era) Shining in the darkness (A bit older, dungeon crawler but you can see the influence that Shining Force took from it's predacessor) Gemfire - Turn based strategy Uncharted waters (Get ready for a exploration explosion"

"Shining Force 1 and 2, Phantasy Star 3 and 4 (I did not care for 2), Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday, Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun"

"Shining force 2 ; phatasy star 4 and sword of vermillion are my big 3"

"I prefer the first one."

"Fallout: New Vegas and Morrowind"

"Fallout New Vegas."

"Fallout: New Vegas"

"New Vegas is my personal favorite far of all time."

"Fallout New Vegas is perhaps the best attempt at an RPG giving the player character as much agency."

"Probably the RPGs that are also FPS games."

"Octopath traveler. 1 and 2 are both amazing."

"Octopath traveler 1 and 2 are really excellent games with good pixel art."

"Octopath Traveler 1 & Dragon Quest 11 have been my favorites."

"Octopath Traveler 2 is incredible."

"Octopath Traveler 2. Not PS exclusive, but available on PS."

"Octopath Traveler 2. Not PS exclusive, but available on PS."

"Try persona 5 royal. It's amazing and can be found at a lower price since the Royal version is from 2020."

"Persona 5 Royale."

"Persona 5 Royal."

"Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal"

"Persona 5 royal is hands down the best jrpg."

"Original Sin 2."

"You like BG3 so have you ever played divinity original sin 2?"

"Divinity: Original Sin 2"

"Dos 2."

"Western RPGs like Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Pillars of Eternity 1 are good fantasy RPGs..."

"Modded elder scrolls skyrim"

"Why don't you try Skyrim?"

"Skyrim, Fallout 3/4/New-Vegas, Morrowind, Oblivion"

"Imma say Skyrim, cuz screw y'all."

"SkyrimVR is a good candidate for you I think."

"Not PS5 games mostly, nor new ones, but Morrowind, Gothic 1 and 2, Planescape: Torment, Knights of The Old Republic, Icewind Dale"

"Try Morrowind its RPG, Open World, Sandbox."

"Morrowind (via openmw) (Morrowind itself is cheap on GOG)"

"Morrowind"

"Morrowind on Open Microwave."

"Final Fantasy Rebirth."

"FF16 and FF7 Rebirth are amazing."

"Both FFXVI and FFVII Rebirth are absolute top tier RPGs."

"The Final Fantasy pixel remasters are great."

"JRPGs: Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy (4, 6, 7 are all good starts)"

"Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen. You won't regret it."

"Very fun and surprisingly has one of the best combat systems."

"Seconding the other dragons dogma, replaying it now and the action and the learning party ai is still very fun."

"Dragon’s dogma, it’s technically a jrpg but it has an art style similar to Skyrim."

"You might like Dragon's Dogma"

"Titan Quest"

"Titan Quest"

"And I second Titan Quest"

"Titan Quest."

"I'd pick Titan Quest."

"Witcher 3 skyrim witcher 3 fallout 4 witcher 3 baldurs gate 3 witcher 3 elden ring witcher 3 mass effect 3 witcher 3"

"Does the Witcher 3 next gen count?"

"Witcher 3, BG3, Elden Ring, FF7 remakes, Persona 5."

"Witcher 3."

"I would tell you to play Elden Ring because it’s good."

"Elden Ring."

"Elden Ring."

"E L D E N R I N G."

"Disco elysium"

"Disco elysium"

"Disco elysium!"

"Witcher 3."

"The Witcher 3 (probably the best overall game I've ever played)."

"Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is the way."

"Witcher 3 is an action rpg and you definitely should play it."

"Go Hardcore on KCD on your first run... as almost everything that makes it great is RUINED on your second playthrough."

"I'm amazed how kingdom come deliverance is so underrated."

"Witcher 3, divinity OS 2, baldurs gate 3."

"If you don't mind turn bases combat, Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely phenomenal."

"Chained Echoes is a must play for classic jrpg fans"

"One outside the box recommendation is Chained Echoes which is a total throw back game that I could NOT put down."

"Chained Echoes"

"Chained Echoes is a great TB party RPG."

"Try Fallout 76."

"Fallout 76 if you’re fine with other people existing."

"Fallout2, Planescape"

"Fallout 3, 4, and New Vegas."

"Dragon Age: Origins."

"Dragon Age Origin, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect 1-3."

"Dragon Age, Mass effect trilogy, Skyrim, Fallout 4"

"Greedfall Deus Ex Human Revolution Dragon Age franchise Mass Effect Franchise."

"Greedfall."

"One that isn't mentioned as much that needs more love is Greedfall."

"One that isn't mentioned as much that needs more love is Greedfall."

"Kingdom come deliverance is what you want."

"Kingdom Come Deliverance. Combat feels wonky at first but gets satisfying as you start to master it."

"- kingdom come deliverance"

"Kingdom Come Deliverence"

"Something a little different: Yakuza: Like a Dragon & Yakuza: Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth."

"Yakuza Like a Dragon + Infinite wealth"

"Yakuza like a dragon and infinite wealth"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the sequel is coming out in ~3 weeks."

"I just like chillin and doing the stuff."

"For MMORPG's my favorite was Guild Wars 2"

"Is the chillest and most helpful community I’ve ever experienced."

"Unicorn overlord is a great game."

"Unicorn overlord is amazin"

"Unicorn overlord is amazin"

"Phantasy Star IV is an absolute masterpiece. I'd also give strong recommendations to the Shining Force games and Beyond Oasis."

"Phantasy Star IV and Shining Force II."

"Phantasy Star IV"

"Pathfinder wrath of the righteous. You can really sink your teeth in that game."

"Pathfinder WOTR. I will not regret."

"Pathfinder wrath of the righteous has a pretty remarkable level of roleplay."

"Story and character development wise it’s probably Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass effect trilogy"

"Another vote for Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Oblivion, Dragon’s Dogma, Icewind Dale."

"Dragons Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, Suikoden 2."

"Dragons dogma, the second is game is about to be released soon."

"My all-time favorite games are RPGs."

"Re playing Dragon Age Origins on my series S."

"Dragons Dogma, Dragon Age Origins, Suikoden 2."

"Grim Dawn without a doubt, it's the spiritual sequel really."

"Grim Dawn or Siralim Ultimate would be my suggestions."

"Grim Dawn, Last Epoch (Offline mode lmao), State of Decay 2, Fallout 76 (very good community but you 100% need the text chat mod) to name a few for me"

"Dragon Quest 5/6 (you can also emulate them)"

"Any Dragon Quest game!"

"Dragon Quest XI."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth."

"Yakuza: Like A Dragon Fantastic game"

"They offer plenty of freedom."

"The Quest Caves of Lore Heroes of Steel"

"The Quest for first person world exploration (with tons of expansions)."

"The quest"

"If you're willing to give jrpgs a go, i'd encourage you to play Octopath Traveler 2."

"A few ones that I didn't see in the thread. Starting with some of the ones I put the most time into last year: Octopath Traveler 2"

"Sea of Stars, Star Ocean 2nd Story R, Octopath Traveler 2."

"Etrian odyssey games (start by 4 then go up or down)"

"ETRIAN ODYSSEY! a childhood fav of mine."

"Etrian odyssey."

"Dark Alliance, personally, has exceeded expectations."

"Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance"

"Baldur's gate dark alliance 1&2"

"Path of Exile"

"Path of exile is the ultimate rpg grind experience."

"Consider Path of Exile?"

"Would be my top pick."

"Kingdom Come: Deliverance, if you like medieval things."

"Kingdom come, Fallout new vegas, Kotor 1 and 2, BG3, Morrowind, Alpha Protocol, Cyberpunk, AC OD, Witcher 2, Fallout3, Oblivion and The Mass effect series."

"Wasteland 3."

"Wasteland 3 was fun."

"Since no one has mentioned this one: wasteland 3."

"Look into some older stuff. Baldur's Gate 1&2, Fallout 1, 2 & New Vegas, Neverwinter Nights 1&2, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, Arcanum"

"Try the Xenoblade chronicles series. They look phenomenal, play great and have amazing stories."

"Xenoblade seems to be popular so maybe try that out?"

"Crushader of centy Pier solar Beyond oasis"

"Crusader of centy is by far the best arpg of the genesis with Landstalker."

"Best writing. Best of all games."

"Disco Elysium and Divinity Sin II. Hands down."

"Baldurs Gate 3, Mass Effect Trilogy."

"Mass Effect Trilogy, and Pillars of Eternity are the main games that come to mind."

"Morrowind or Arcanum if you don’t mind Ild games."

"Morrowind, BG3, Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines."

"Have you tried the divinity series?"

"Divinity: original sin 1 and 2."

"KOTOR"

"* KOTOR 1 and 3"

"Neverwinter nights"

"Neverwinter Nights, Baldurs Gate 1-2, Demon’s Rise series are fun."

"My favourite crpg even after BG3."

"Someone mention Pathfinder of Owlcat please."

"Persona 5 if you're into JRPGs."

"Persona 5 is a fun TB party RPG with mild pokemon mechanics."

"It sounds like you would love Crystal Project, which is a massive open-world RPG with tons of stuff to explore and do."

"Crystal Project is one of the best JRPGs for the PC."

"Dragon Age: Origins is absolutely fantastic. I’ve replayed it so many times."

"Dragon Age Origins comes to mind."

"These games are top notch: Bravely Default II, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age."

"Chaos rings 1 2 and 3, final fantasy series, monster hunter stories."

"Check out horizon zero dawn and forbidden West."

"Have you tried horizon zero dawn yet?"

"It's not as "chill" as Diablo 3 but it's not worse if you catch my drift (if not better; I LOVE Warframe, it's a masterpiece for me)"

"Warframe is a cross between a shooter, a hack ‘n’ slash, and an RPG."

"Arcane odyssey ( Magic wizard / pirate game ) it’s extremely well made."

"Arcane odyssey is pretty good!"

"My personal favorite are Piranha Bytes RPGs. The pinnacle of awesome RPG mechanics."

"Piranha bytes games... elex 1 and Gothic's."

"Golden sun 1,2 and dark dawn, baten kaitos, mega man battle network 1-6."

"Golden sun if you have the game boy online access."

"My top 5, with Oblivion being my most played game."

"Cyberpunk 2077."

"Fell Seal Arbiter's Mark is a favorite of mine."

"Fell seal arbiters mark is a great gameplay with decent story."

"- the outer worlds"

"The outer worlds"

"9th Dawn is a decent action RPG series."

"9th Dawn"

"- Caves of Lore - Atom RPG - Trudograd - Paign (1 and 2)"

"Caves of Lore"

"* Ex Astris"

"Ex Astris"

"Yakuza Like a Dragon."

"Yakuza: Like A Dragon, (it's sequel) Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth & the GOAT Chrono Trigger."

"Eternium or Anima ARPG"

"Eternium"

"Borderlands 2."

"Borderlands 2 or 3 are your best bet."

"Guardian tales, bravely second (3ds)"

"Guardian tales"

"Drova is a really great indie rpg."

"It’s such a good indie RPG."