Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Action RPG Games of All Time
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#1 The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015) (#6)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~52h | 108 lists
#2 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 104 lists
#3 Elden Ring (2022) (#15)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#19)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 111 lists
#5 Dark Souls (2011) (#30)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 85 lists
#6 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) (#32)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | SAT, PS | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~8h | 64 lists
#7 Bloodborne (2015) (#33)
FromSoftware | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 84 lists
#8 Deus Ex (2000) (#37)
Ion Storm | MAC, WIN | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~23h | 64 lists
#9 Hades (2020) (#44)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists
#10 Diablo II (2000) (#45)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~34h | 54 lists
#11 Fallout 3 (2008) (#52)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~22h | 59 lists
#12 Nier: Automata (2017) (#73)
PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~21h | 61 lists
#13 System Shock 2 (1999) (#75)
Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios | WIN | Horror / Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 34 lists
#14 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) (#82)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~44h | 26 lists
#15 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#92)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 38 lists
#16 Mass Effect (2007) (#115)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~17h | 30 lists
#17 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#123)
Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 39 lists
#18 Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) (#143)
Guerrilla Games | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | ~22h | 46 lists
#19 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#172)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 33 lists
#20 Monster Hunter: World (2018) (#180)
Capcom | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~46h | 44 lists
#21 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#201)
Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 39 lists
#22 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#217)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 40 lists
#23 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#234)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 35 lists
#24 Diablo (1997) (#252)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN, PS | Action RPG / Dungeon Crawler | ~13h | 18 lists
#25 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) (#257)
Monolith Soft | Wii | Action RPG | ~57h | 20 lists
#26 Demon's Souls (2009) (#263)
FromSoftware, SCE Japan Studio | PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 13 lists
#27 Fable II (2008) (#265)
Lionhead Studios | X360 | Action RPG | ~13h | 20 lists
#28 Kingdom Hearts (2002) (#286)
Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~28h | 15 lists
#29 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#291)
Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 34 lists
#30 Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (#299)
Square Enix Business Division 3, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~32h | 15 lists
#31 Diablo III (2012) (#308)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 22 lists
#32 Bastion (2011) (#311)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#33 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#325)
Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists
#34 Fallout 4 (2015) (#326)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 38 lists
#35 Vagrant Story (2000) (#335)
Square Product Development Division 4 | PS | Action RPG | ~24h | 11 lists
#36 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) (#381)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, FDS | Action RPG / Platform | ~10h | 13 lists
#37 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#418)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists
#38 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#419)
Sonic Team | WIN, DC, GC, Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists
#39 The World Ends With You (2007) (#430)
Jupiter Corporation, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | DS | Action RPG | ~25h | 7 lists
#40 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) (#435)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~26h | 10 lists
#41 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004) (#440)
Troika Games | WIN | Action RPG | ~23h | 8 lists
#42 Dragon's Dogma (2012) (#446)
Capcom | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~37h | 13 lists
#43 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#456)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 17 lists
#44 Dark Souls 3 (2016) (#462)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~31h | 23 lists
#45 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) (#463)
Looking Glass Studios, Looking Glass Technologies | DOS, PC98, FMT | Action RPG | ~19h | 8 lists
#46 Borderlands (2009) (#476)
Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 11 lists
#47 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#488)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists
#48 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (#513)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 28 lists
#49 ActRaiser (1990) (#515)
Quintet | SNES | Action RPG / City Building / Platform | ~5h | 13 lists
#50 Guardian Heroes (1996) (#563)
Treasure | SAT | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 6 lists
#51 Monster Hunter 4 (2013) (#566)
Capcom | 3DS | Action RPG | ~88h | 7 lists
#52 The Witcher (2007) (#601)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN | Action RPG | ~35h | 5 lists
#53 Shadowrun (1993) (#616)
Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~15h | 10 lists
#54 Assassin's Creed Origins (2017) (#642)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~30h | 18 lists
#55 The Outer Worlds (2019) (#647)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~13h | 25 lists
#56 Fable (2004) (#657)
Big Blue Box | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~12h | 7 lists
#57 Transistor (2014) (#681)
Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#58 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#721)
Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists
#59 Jade Empire (2005) (#725)
BioWare | Xbox | Action RPG | ~18h | 5 lists
#60 Nier (2010) (#730)
Cavia | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists
#61 Genshin Impact (2020) (#746)
Cognosphere, HoYoverse | WIN, iOS, AND, PS4 | Action RPG | ~69h | 8 lists
#62 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#772)
LEVEL-5 | PS3 | Action RPG | ~44h | 10 lists
#63 Guild Wars / Guild Wars Prophecies (2005) (#784)
ArenaNet | WIN | Massively Multiplayer / Action RPG | ~75h | 5 lists
#64 Monster Hunter Freedom 2 / Unite (2007) (#787)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | PSP | Action RPG | ~36h | 3 lists
#65 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#803)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 4 lists
#66 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#840)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists
#67 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#856)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 16 lists
#68 Final Fantasy XV (2016) (#892)
Luminous Productions, Square Enix Business Division 2 | XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 18 lists
#69 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#938)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 17 lists
#70 Pyre (2017) (#961)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
#71 Path of Exile (2013) (#996)
Grinding Gear Games | WIN | Action RPG | ~30h | 3 lists
#1
#6
#2
#12
Mass Effect 2
2010
#3
#15
Elden Ring
2022
#4
#19
#5
#30
Dark Souls
2011
#6
#32
#7
#33
Bloodborne
2015
#8
#37
Deus Ex
2000
#9
#44
Hades
2020
#10
#45
Diablo II
2000
#11
#52
Fallout 3
2008
#12
#73
Nier: Automata
2017
#13
#75
System Shock 2
1999
#14
#82
#15
#92
#16
#115
Mass Effect
2007
#17
#123
#18
#143
Horizon Zero Dawn
2017
#19
#172
Fallout: New Vegas
2010
#20
#180
#21
#201
Borderlands 2
2012
#22
#217
#23
#234
Mass Effect 3
2012
#24
#252
Diablo
1997
#25
#257
Xenoblade Chronicles
2010
#26
#263
Demon's Souls
2009
#27
#265
Fable II
2008
#28
#286
Kingdom Hearts
2002
#29
#291
#30
#299
Kingdom Hearts II
2005
#31
#308
Diablo III
2012
#32
#311
Bastion
2011
#33
#325
#34
#326
Fallout 4
2015
#35
#335
Vagrant Story
2000
#36
#381
#37
#418
#38
#419
Phantasy Star Online
2000
#39
#430
#40
#435
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
#41
#440
#42
#446
Dragon's Dogma
2012
#43
#456
#44
#462
Dark Souls 3
2016
#45
#463
#46
#476
Borderlands
2009
#47
#488
Dark Souls 2
2014
#48
#513
#49
#515
ActRaiser
1990
#50
#563
Guardian Heroes
1996
#51
#566
Monster Hunter 4
2013
#52
#601
The Witcher
2007
#53
#616
Shadowrun
1993
#54
#642
#55
#647
The Outer Worlds
2019
#56
#657
Fable
2004
#57
#681
Transistor
2014
#58
#721
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
#59
#725
Jade Empire
2005
#60
#730
Nier
2010
#61
#746
Genshin Impact
2020
#62
#772
#63
#784
#64
#787
#65
#803
#66
#840
#67
#856
#68
#892
Final Fantasy XV
2016
#69
#938
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#70
#961
Pyre
2017
#71
#996
Path of Exile
2013
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