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Best RPGs of the Last Decade

Role-playing games have had an extraordinary decade. This list tries to capture the range — from turn-based JRPGs to real-time open-world adventures to dialogue-heavy narrative RPGs. There's something here for everyone who cares about character, choice, and world-building.

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Baldur's Gate 3Larian Studios 4.8

Raised the standard for every RPG that comes after it. A genuine landmark.

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Disco ElysiumZA/UM 4.6

An RPG that abandons combat entirely and wins every argument for doing so.

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The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCD Projekt Red 4.8

A decade on and it remains the benchmark for open-world storytelling.

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Elden RingFromSoftware 4.7

What happens when the best action-game developer in the world makes an open world.

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Metaphor: ReFantazioAtlus (Studio Zero) 4.6

The most politically thoughtful JRPG in years.

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Cyberpunk 2077CD Projekt Red 4.3

Phantom Liberty and the 2.0 update delivered on the original promise.