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Diablo IV

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First release: Jun 06, 2023

Rating: 76.9

Endless demons to slaughter. Deep customization through Talents, Skill Points, Runes, and Legendary loot. Randomized dungeons contained in a dynamic open world. Survive and conquer darkness—or succumb to the shadows.

Platforms: Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Baldur's Gate III

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First release: Aug 03, 2023

Rating: 95.3

An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.

Platforms: Stadia, Series X|S, Linux, PC, PS5, Mac

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Beast Battle Simulator

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First release: Aug 23, 2017

Rating: 94.9

Beast Battle Simulator is a physics based battle-simulation sandbox game featuring dinosaurs and animals. Kamikaze Zebras VS. T-Rex with laser guns, Lions with machine guns VS. a flock of 50 seagulls; anything is possible! Watch as the beasts dismember and rip each other apart in gory detail!

Platforms: PC, iOS

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Indie

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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First release: May 19, 2015

Rating: 93.8

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red. Set in a dark fantasy world, the game follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter searching for his adopted daughter, Ciri, while navigating political conflicts and supernatural threats. Gameplay features exploration, combat, character progression, and branching narratives shaped by player choices. Widely acclaimed for its writing, world-building, and depth, it is considered one of the most influential RPGs of its generation.

Platforms: Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE, Switch

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Elden Ring

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First release: Feb 25, 2022

Rating: 93.5

Elden Ring is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in February 2022. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with world-building contributions from novelist George R. R. Martin, the game features an expansive open world called the Lands Between. Players assume the role of a customisable character known as the Tarnished, who must explore this world, battle formidable enemies, and seek to restore the Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. The game builds on the challenging gameplay mechanics familiar from the Dark Souls series but introduces a more open-ended structure with vast exploration, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle. It offers deep lore, complex characters, and an interconnected world filled with secrets, dungeons, and powerful bosses.

Platforms: Series X|S, PS4, Switch 2, PC, PS5, XONE

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Red Dead Redemption 2

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First release: Oct 26, 2018

Rating: 93.2

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.

Platforms: Stadia, PS4, PC, XONE

Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Chrono Trigger

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First release: Mar 11, 1995

Rating: 93.2

In this turn-based Japanese RPG, young Crono must travel through time through a misfunctioning teleporter to rescue his misfortunate companion and take part in an intricate web of past and present perils. The adventure that ensues soon unveils an evil force set to destroy the world, triggering Crono's race against time to change the course of history and bring about a brighter future.

Platforms: Satellaview, SNES, Wii, SFAM

Genres: Role-playing (RPG)

Persona 5

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First release: Sep 15, 2016

Rating: 92.5

Persona 5, a turn-based JRPG with visual novel elements, follows a high school student with a criminal record for a crime he didn't commit. Soon he meets several characters who share similar fates to him, and discovers a metaphysical realm which allows him and his friends to channel their pent-up frustrations into becoming a group of vigilantes reveling in aesthetics and rebellion while fighting corruption.

Platforms: PS3, PS4

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Epic Seven

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First release: Nov 08, 2018

Rating: 92.2

With Epic Seven's outstanding illustrations, it's the first domestic RPG to feature full frame animation for all of its characters and cutscenes. It's a turn-based RPG that has good pace, visuals that rival an action game, and unique strategies to challenge players during battles.

Platforms: Android, PC, iOS, Mac

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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First release: Jul 22, 2004

Rating: 92.2

What sleeps behind the door? Time passes, the pages turn… and a new chapter unfolds in an unfamiliar land! Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages as Mario returns to paper form to discover a mystery that sleeps behind an ancient, legendary portal called the Thousand-Year Door. The quest is long, the dangers many, and this time, Mario will have to make full use of his papery qualities just to survive.

Platforms: NGC

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

God of War

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First release: Apr 20, 2018

Rating: 92.0

God of War is the sequel to God of War III as well as a continuation of the canon God of War chronology. Unlike previous installments, this game focuses on Norse mythology and follows an older and more seasoned Kratos and his son Atreus in the years since the third game. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Platforms: PS4, PC, PS5

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

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First release: Jul 14, 1999

Rating: 91.9

"Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG for the Nintendo 64. Featuring a gripping storyline with multiple possible endings, and a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans for over a decade. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land. There he witnesses the plight of the lower classes – the victims of a tyrannical ruling elite whose only thought is for the preservation of their own lofty status. With civil war brewing, Magnus is faced with a terrible choice: to betray his own noble origins in the name of liberty, or turn a blind eye to the evils of his rotten society."

Platforms: Wii, N64, 64DD, WiiU

Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure