Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Action RPG Games of All Time
Filters
Game Status
Search
1
No series matching ""
No series available
Short
Medium
Long
Showing 74 of 74
74 of 74
#1 The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015) (#6)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~52h | 110 lists
#2 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 106 lists
#3 Elden Ring (2022) (#16)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#20)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 113 lists
#5 Dark Souls (2011) (#27)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 87 lists
#6 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) (#32)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | SAT, PS | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~8h | 65 lists
#7 Bloodborne (2015) (#33)
FromSoftware | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 85 lists
#8 Deus Ex (2000) (#37)
Ion Storm | MAC, WIN | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~23h | 64 lists
#9 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#10 Diablo II (2000) (#47)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~34h | 54 lists
#11 Fallout 3 (2008) (#53)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~22h | 60 lists
#12 NieR: Automata (2017) (#76)
PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~21h | 61 lists
#13 System Shock 2 (1999) (#77)
Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios | WIN | Horror / Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 34 lists
#14 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) (#87)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~44h | 27 lists
#15 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#92)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 40 lists
#16 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#17 Mass Effect (2007) (#116)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~17h | 32 lists
#18 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#132)
Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 40 lists
#19 Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) (#137)
Guerrilla Games | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | ~22h | 47 lists
#20 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#176)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 34 lists
#21 Monster Hunter: World (2018) (#198)
Capcom | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~46h | 44 lists
#22 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#215)
Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 39 lists
#23 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#229)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 42 lists
#24 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#238)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 36 lists
#25 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) (#239)
Monolith Soft | Wii | Action RPG | ~57h | 23 lists
#26 Diablo (1997) (#252)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN, PS | Action RPG / Dungeon Crawler | ~13h | 19 lists
#27 Demon's Souls (2009) (#254)
FromSoftware, SCE Japan Studio | PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 14 lists
#28 Fable II (2008) (#257)
Lionhead Studios | X360 | Action RPG | ~13h | 22 lists
#29 Kingdom Hearts (2002) (#288)
Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~28h | 16 lists
#30 Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (#295)
Square Enix Business Division 3, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~32h | 16 lists
#31 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#302)
Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 35 lists
#32 Diablo III (2012) (#328)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 22 lists
#33 Bastion (2011) (#331)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#34 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#343)
Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists
#35 Fallout 4 (2015) (#351)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 38 lists
#36 Vagrant Story (2000) (#352)
Square Product Development Division 4 | PS | Action RPG | ~24h | 11 lists
#37 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) (#384)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, FDS | Action RPG / Platform | ~10h | 13 lists
#38 The World Ends With You (2007) (#410)
Jupiter Corporation, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | DS | Action RPG | ~25h | 9 lists
#39 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#445)
Sonic Team | WIN, DC, GC, Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists
#40 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#452)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 18 lists
#41 Dragon's Dogma (2012) (#458)
Capcom | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~37h | 13 lists
#42 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004) (#461)
Troika Games | WIN | Action RPG | ~23h | 8 lists
#43 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#462)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists
#44 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) (#474)
Looking Glass Studios, Looking Glass Technologies | DOS, PC98, FMT | Action RPG | ~19h | 8 lists
#45 Dark Souls 3 (2016) (#482)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~31h | 23 lists
#46 Borderlands (2009) (#489)
Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 11 lists
#47 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) (#508)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~26h | 11 lists
#48 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#529)
Warhorse Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~54h | 23 lists
#49 ActRaiser (1990) (#532)
Quintet | SNES | Action RPG / City Building / Platform | ~5h | 13 lists
#50 Monster Hunter 4 (2013) (#537)
Capcom | 3DS | Action RPG | ~88h | 8 lists
#51 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (#538)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 29 lists
#52 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#554)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists
#53 Guardian Heroes (1996) (#571)
Treasure | SAT | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 6 lists
#54 Assassin's Creed Origins (2017) (#612)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~30h | 19 lists
#55 Fable (2004) (#623)
Big Blue Box | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~12h | 8 lists
#56 Shadowrun (1993) (#634)
Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~15h | 10 lists
#57 The Witcher (2007) (#647)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN | Action RPG | ~35h | 5 lists
#58 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#657)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 6 lists
#59 The Outer Worlds (2019) (#696)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~13h | 25 lists
#60 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#709)
LEVEL-5 | PS3 | Action RPG | ~44h | 11 lists
#61 Transistor (2014) (#728)
Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#62 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#753)
Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists
#63 NieR (2010) (#767)
Cavia | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists
#64 Genshin Impact (2020) (#773)
Cognosphere, HoYoverse | WIN, iOS, AND, PS4 | Action RPG | ~69h | 9 lists
#65 Jade Empire (2005) (#797)
BioWare | Xbox | Action RPG | ~18h | 5 lists
#66 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#814)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~18h | 9 lists
#67 Monster Hunter Freedom 2 / Unite (2007) (#818)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | PSP | Action RPG | ~36h | 3 lists
#68 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#883)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists
#69 Guild Wars / Guild Wars Prophecies (2005) (#898)
ArenaNet | WIN | Massively Multiplayer / Action RPG | ~75h | 5 lists
#70 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#909)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 19 lists
#71 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#933)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 17 lists
#72 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#73 Final Fantasy XV (2016) (#951)
Luminous Productions, Square Enix Business Division 2 | XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 18 lists
#74 Pyre (2017) (#987)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
#1
#6
#2
#12
Mass Effect 2
2010
#3
#16
Elden Ring
2022
#4
#20
#5
#27
Dark Souls
2011
#6
#32
#7
#33
Bloodborne
2015
#8
#37
Deus Ex
2000
#9
#45
Hades
2020
#10
#47
Diablo II
2000
#11
#53
Fallout 3
2008
#12
#76
NieR: Automata
2017
#13
#77
System Shock 2
1999
#14
#87
#15
#92
#16
#110
Hades II
2025
#17
#116
Mass Effect
2007
#18
#132
#19
#137
Horizon Zero Dawn
2017
#20
#176
Fallout: New Vegas
2010
#21
#198
#22
#215
Borderlands 2
2012
#23
#229
#24
#238
Mass Effect 3
2012
#25
#239
Xenoblade Chronicles
2010
#26
#252
Diablo
1997
#27
#254
Demon's Souls
2009
#28
#257
Fable II
2008
#29
#288
Kingdom Hearts
2002
#30
#295
Kingdom Hearts II
2005
#31
#302
#32
#328
Diablo III
2012
#33
#331
Bastion
2011
#34
#343
#35
#351
Fallout 4
2015
#36
#352
Vagrant Story
2000
#37
#384
#38
#410
#39
#445
Phantasy Star Online
2000
#40
#452
#41
#458
Dragon's Dogma
2012
#42
#461
#43
#462
#44
#474
#45
#482
Dark Souls 3
2016
#46
#489
Borderlands
2009
#47
#508
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
#48
#529
#49
#532
ActRaiser
1990
#50
#537
Monster Hunter 4
2013
#51
#538
#52
#554
Dark Souls 2
2014
#53
#571
Guardian Heroes
1996
#54
#612
#55
#623
Fable
2004
#56
#634
Shadowrun
1993
#57
#647
The Witcher
2007
#58
#657
#59
#696
The Outer Worlds
2019
#60
#709
#61
#728
Transistor
2014
#62
#753
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
#63
#767
NieR
2010
#64
#773
Genshin Impact
2020
#65
#797
Jade Empire
2005
#66
#814
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
#67
#818
#68
#883
#69
#898
#70
#909
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#71
#933
#72
#938
#73
#951
Final Fantasy XV
2016
#74
#987
Pyre
2017
All 74 results loaded
Filters
Game Status
Search
Release Year
Drag or shift+click for ranges
Platform
Genre
Series
No series matching ""
No series available
Playtime (HowLongToBeat)
Short
Medium
Long