The best RPGs of all time
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · Diablo II · Final Fantasy VI. (Updated Mar 27, 2026.)
The Western and Japanese role-playing games that appear most often in Spanish press rankings and in Vandal's community scores. From 16-bit classics to Baldur's Gate 3.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 25
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD Projekt Red, 2015. Geralt of Rivia searches for Ciri in an open world full of memorable quests.
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Diablo II
Blizzard North, 2000. The king of action RPGs and random loot on PC.
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Final Fantasy VI
Square, 1994. Terra, Kefka and an ensemble cast in the last 16-bit Final Fantasy.
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Square Enix, 2017. The classic JRPG in its purest form; top of Vandal's PC JRPG ranking.
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EarthBound
Ape and HAL Laboratory, 1994. A Super Nintendo RPG set in a modern, absurd America.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sandfall Interactive, 2025. Turn-based combat with real-time reactions in a fantasy Belle Époque.
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Final Fantasy VII
Square, 1997. Cloud, Aerith and Sephiroth brought the JRPG to the masses on the first PlayStation.
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Chrono Trigger
Square, 1995. The 'dream team' of Sakaguchi, Horii and Toriyama: time travel and 13 different endings.
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Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios, 2023. Turn-based role-playing with Dungeons & Dragons rules; Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023.
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Elden Ring
FromSoftware, 2022. The open world of the Lands Between, with lore by George R. R. Martin.
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Mass Effect 2
BioWare, 2010. Commander Shepard recruits a team for a suicide mission; choices carry over from the first game.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bethesda, 2011. Dragons, shouts and total freedom in Tamriel's Nordic province.
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
BioWare, 2000. The peak of Western role-playing on the Infinity Engine.
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Persona 5 Royal
Atlus, 2019 (2020 in the West). Tokyo students by day, Phantom Thieves by night.
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Level-5 and Square Enix, 2004. The first 3D Dragon Quest, with designs by Akira Toriyama.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Obsidian, 2010. The Mojave desert and its factions, with writing that is still a benchmark.
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Planescape: Torment
Black Isle, 1999. The Nameless One searches for his past; an RPG solved mostly through dialogue.
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18
Disco Elysium
ZA/UM, 2019. An amnesiac detective in the city of Revachol, without a single fight.
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Dark Souls
FromSoftware, 2011. The interconnected world of Lordran that created the 'soulslike' genre.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
BioWare, 2003. Role-playing in the Star Wars universe 4,000 years before the films, with one of gaming's most famous twists.
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Final Fantasy X
Square, 2001. Tidus and Yuna in Spira, the first voiced Final Fantasy.
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Xenoblade Chronicles
Monolith Soft, 2010. A huge world built on the bodies of two giant titans.
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Divinity: Original Sin II
Larian Studios, 2017. Tactical role-playing with huge freedom to solve every situation.
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Pokémon Red and Blue
Game Freak, 1996. The phenomenon that started with 151 creatures and a link cable.
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Vagrant Story
Square, 2000. Ashley Riot in the city of Lea Monde; one of PlayStation's most praised RPGs.
Candidates
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Neverwinter Nights
BioWare, 2002. Dungeons & Dragons role-playing with a module editor and online play.
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Comments (3)
Final Fantasy VII primero, como debe ser. Aunque Chrono Trigger es mejor juego y lo sabéis.
Planescape: Torment en la lista, alguien con buen gusto por aquí 👏
Disco Elysium en el puesto 14 es un crimen