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A good role-playing game gives you hours of fun, various gameplay systems to master, and a constant supply of dopamine every time you level up. In 2025, fans of the genre dove into classic fantasy adventures, traveled the cosmos, and even found some time for a bit of agricultural fun. Last year’s best RPGs included GameSpot’s GOTY, Metaphor: Refantazio and other heavy-hitters like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Unicorn Overlord, and Black Myth: Wukong, but this year, there was a very noticeable trend with the games that rose to the top.
Remasters and remakes dominated the list on our sister-site Metacritic, with only a handful of original games and sequels spread between them. This isn’t surprising news, given that nearly all gamers have played a remake or a remaster in the last year and that these types of games continue to be both popular and lucrative. Between the old favorites that got a new lease on life, some of this year’s standout titles include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Outer Worlds 2, and Monster Hunter Wilds.
We’ve rounded up all the RPGs of 2025 that received the highest Metascores–as of December 12–and you can see them all for yourself in the list below. For a closer look at the best of the year, you can also check out our features on GameSpot’s 2025 game of the year, and our 10 best games of 2025.
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