Historically, role-playing games have been successful on computers. It’s no wonder that several titles in this segment have been released since the 1990s.
But which were the most interesting? Well, listing them is a difficult task. Nevertheless, we’re up for the challenge. In the list below, we’ve listed the 100 best PC RPG games ever produced.
We’ve created an interesting mix of classics from the past and novelties from the present, covering various subcategories such as action, turn-based battles, multiplayer, hack and slash, sandbox, among others.
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Best RPG games on PC in 2023
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Diablo IV
- Starfield
- Disco Elysium
- Persona 5 Royal
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Elden Ring
- Baldur’s Gate 3
10) Cyberpunk 2077
- Year | 2020
- Studio | CD Projekt
We open our list of the best PC role-playing games with Cyberpunk 2077. It’s true that the title was released in a rush, full of bugs. However, after a few years, the problems have been fixed and the game is now incredible.
The game is set in a dystopian future, specifically in the fictional city of Night City. Within it, you take control of a character called V, who can be customized in terms of appearance and abilities.
The story revolves around criminal and corporate activities in the region, with V involved in gang plots, conspiracies and advanced technology.
9) Fallout: New Vegas
- Year | 2010
- Studio | Obsidian
Fallout New Vegas is set in a world devastated by nuclear bombs. In the game, you control a highly customizable character.
With him, you have the freedom to explore the vast open map, make decisions that affect the narrative and interact with a variety of factions and NPCs.
The game also retains many of the franchise’s characteristic gameplay elements, including real-time or turn-based combat, item creation and a skill system based on experience points.
8) Diablo IV
- Year | 2023
- Studio | Blizzard
Diablo IV is certainly one of the best PC role-playing games available today. Trust me: it’s worth every penny invested!
The game is set in a dark fantasy world, in which players can choose between five classes to explore a vast open map.
The battle mechanics are hack and slash, which makes the fights bloody and extremely frantic. The more creatures you kill, the more items and resources you accumulate to make your character even more powerful.
7) Starfield
- Year | 2023
- Studio | Bethesda
Starfield is an action RPG with a sci-fi theme. In the story, human beings have developed to the point of colonizing planets and galaxies.
The plot involves political conflicts and fights between intergalactic factions, but that’s not the game’s main attraction.
You can explore celestial bodies, host bases, collect resources, interact with alien races and even customize a spaceship.
6) Disco Elysium
- Year | 2019
- Studio | ZA/UM
Disco Elysium is arguably one of the best PC role-playing games ever produced. An excellent choice for those who like mysteries.
In the plot, you step into the shoes of a detective who wakes up with no memories in an enigmatic city. To find out what happened, you have to explore the area, solve puzzles, find items and talk to NPCs.
The game stands out for its non-linear narrative, its skill-based dialog system and its high degree of freedom of choice.
5) Persona 5 Royal
- Year | 2017
- Studio | Atlus
Persona 5 Royal is an action RPG set in Tokyo, where the protagonist and his friends form a group of vigilantes.
The teenagers use supernatural powers, called Personas, to change the hearts of corrupt and evil people.
The game combines elements of exploration, combat, social simulation and storytelling, with a unique visual style and a striking soundtrack.
4) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Year | 2016
- Studio | CD Projekt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is definitely one of the best role-playing games for PC in 2023, even though the game was released a good few years ago.
The plot stars Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster hunter who sets out to find his adopted daughter Ciri, hunted by an evil force called the Wild Hunt.
The game combines elements of exploration, combat, alchemy, magic and storytelling, allowing the player to choose between various main and side quests that affect the course of the narrative.
3) Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Year | 2017
- Studio | Larian
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an RPG set in a fantasy world in which players can create their own characters and explore a setting rich in stories, combat and interaction.
You can customize your characters’ appearance, class, talents and abilities, creating unique and varied combinations.
The game stands out for its freedom of choice, its turn-based combat system and its immersive narrative, full of consequences.
2) Elden Ring
- Year | 2022
- Studio | FromSofware
Elden Ring is an action RPG that is the result of a collaboration between the creator of the Souls series, Hidetaka Miyazaki, and writer George R. R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones franchise, who contributed to the game’s mythology and universe.
In the plot, you have to gather the remains of a mystical ring that grants the wearer extraordinary powers. To do this, you create a character, choose their race, class, skills, items, appearance and go off to fight. Certainly one of the best PC role-playing games ever produced.
1) Baldur’s Gate 3
- Year | 2023
- Studio | Larian
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece in every sense: graphics engine, settings, gameplay, storyline, narrative and characters. No wonder it has received positive reviews from critics and the general public alike.
The plot revolves around a mystery that arises on the continent. People are being abducted by a hostile race through larvae, which enter the hosts’ brains and turn them into servants.
Before starting the journey, you customize a character by choosing race, class, attributes and other aspects. You can form groups of up to four people and complete the campaign with friends online.
More – Best RPG games on PC
- 11) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
- 12) Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
- 13) Demon’s Souls Remake (2020)
- 14) Final Fantasy XII (2016)
- 15) World of Warcraft (2004)
- 16) Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
- 17) Nier: Automata (2017)
- 18) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
- 19) Sea of Stars (2023)
- 20) Divinity: Original Sin (2014)
- 21) Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
- 22) Bloodborne (2015)
- 23) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2008)
- 24) Diablo III (2012)
- 25) Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020)
- 26) Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)
- 27) Baldur’s Gate (1998)
- 28) Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (2020)
- 29) Genshin Impact (2020)
- 30) Neverwinter (2013)
- 31) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II (2004)
- 32) Dark Souls Remastered (2018)
- 33) Persona 4 Golden (2008)
- 34) Path of Exile (2013)
- 35) Lies of P (2023)
- 36) Undertale (2015)
- 37) Pillars of Eternity (2015)
- 38) Mass Effect 2 (2010)
- 39) Tales of Arise (2021)
- 40) Shadowrun: Hong Kong (2015)
- 41) Diablo II (2000)
- 42) Weird West (2022)
- 43) Wasteland 3 (2020)
- 44) Stardew Valley (2016)
- 45) Dark Souls III (2016)
- 46) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (2016)
- 47) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
- 48) Grim Dawn (2016)
- 49) Sunless Skies (2019)
- 50) Monster Hunter World (2018)
- 51) Legend of Grimrock 2 (2014)
- 52) The Outer Worlds (2019)
- 53) Darkest Dungeon (2016)
- 54) Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004)
- 55) Honkai: Star Rail (2023)
- 56) Deus Ex (2000)
- 57) Diablo (1996)
- 58) Ultima VII: The Complete Edition (1992)
- 59) Monster Hunter Rise (2022)
- 60) System Shock 2 (1999)
- 61) New World (2021)
- 62) Final Fantasy XIV (2010)
- 63) Dark Souls II (2014)
- 64) The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
- 65) Wasteland 2 (2013)
- 66) Fallout 76 (2014)
- 67) Planescape: Torment (1999)
- 68) Lost Ark (2019)
- 69) Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001)
- 70) Tibia (1997)
- 71) Shadowrun: Dragonfall (2014)
- 72) Black Desert (2014)
- 73) Guild Wars 2 (2012)
- 74) EVE Online (2003)
- 75) Citizen Sleeper (2022)
- 76) Titan Quest (2006)
- 77) Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
- 78) Avernum: Escape From The Pit (2011)
- 79) Kenshi (2018)
- 80) Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (2013)
- 81) Horizon’s Gate (2020)
- 82) Dwarf Fortress (2006)
- 83) Hand of Fate 2 (2015)
- 84) Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (2018)
- 85) Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
- 86) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (2020)
- 87) Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017)
- 88) The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011)
- 89) Nioh 2: Complete Edition (2021)
- 90) NEO Scavenger (2014)
- 91) Remnant 2 (2023)
- 92) Dredge (2023)
- 93) Elex 2 (2022)
- 94) Little Witch in the Woods (2022)
- 95) Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
- 96) Mass Effect 3 (2012)
- 97) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
- 98) Crusader Kings 3 (2020)
- 99) Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
- 100) The Witcher (2007)
That’s it! Now you know the best role-playing games for PC. Do you want to try any of them? Let us know in the comments 馃憡
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