The golden age of RPGs continues. From Baldur’s Gate 3 to Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring to Final Fantasy VII Remake, the 2020s have brought us some of the greatest role-playing games of all time. If we’re all waiting for the bubble to burst, well, we’re going to have to wait longer. 2025 offered up a healthy list of RPGs running a bountiful gamut from indie to AAA and everything in between. We may not have the big brand blockbusters like Final Fantasy or Dragon Age this year, but RPG fans have still feasted, making discoveries, revisiting classics in lovely new wrapping, and enjoying smash hits from unlikely sources.
As a team effort here at Inverse, we cooked up a big ol’ list of the 25 best RPGs of 2025, and believe it or not, there were still runners-up that are just as worth checking out. So take this ranking in good faith as one perspective of many, and we hope you’ll walk away with a new favorite or two you may have missed.
