The 25 best RPGs worth playing in 2026

The writer's editorial order from the original article. We index, we don't re-rank.

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Baldur's Gate III

2023 ·250 writers · 1153 pieces

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

2015 ·269 writers · 831 pieces

→03

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

2021 ·69 writers · 95 pieces

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Cyberpunk 2077

2020 ·242 writers · 907 pieces

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Elden Ring

2022 ·153 writers · 246 pieces

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

2025 ·201 writers · 1163 pieces

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Persona 5 Royal

2019 ·89 writers · 123 pieces

→09

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014 ·51 writers · 92 pieces

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

2003 ·19 writers · 21 pieces

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Fallout: New Vegas

2010 ·115 writers · 256 pieces

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Disco Elysium

2019 ·87 writers · 135 pieces

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses

2019 ·51 writers · 64 pieces

→14

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

2019 ·18 writers · 28 pieces

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

2025 ·154 writers · 538 pieces

→17

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

2023 ·41 writers · 42 pieces

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Undertale

2015 ·51 writers · 40 pieces

→19

Divinity: Original Sin II

2017 ·84 writers · 103 pieces

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

2021 ·44 writers · 84 pieces

→21

The Outer Worlds 2

2025 ·117 writers · 372 pieces

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Pillars of Eternity

2015 ·23 writers · 21 pieces

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Horizon Forbidden West

2022 ·55 writers · 162 pieces

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Avowed

2025 ·155 writers · 458 pieces

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Yakuza 0

2015 ·73 writers · 87 pieces

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NieR: Automata

2017 ·109 writers · 175 pieces

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Fable II

2008 ·22 writers · 30 pieces

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Deus Ex

2000 ·27 writers · 10 pieces

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Diablo IV

2023 ·162 writers · 527 pieces

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World of Warcraft

2004 ·11 writers · 15 pieces

→32

Unicorn Overlord

2024 ·37 writers · 51 pieces

→33

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

2021 ·25 writers · 18 pieces

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