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You can buy every RPG Larian ever made before Baldur's Gate 3 for around $30 on Steam right now

By Andy Chalk published 5 September 24

news No one has as many friends as the man with many RPGs.

news

Even beyond the smash hits, 2023 was one of the best years ever for RPGs

By Kerry Brunskill published 30 December 23

Spoiled for choice I need a Bag of Holding for all these games.

Spoiled for choice

One of our favorite action RPGs of 2019 shows off 4 years of updates at Gamescom

By Andy Chalk published 22 August 23

news Last Epoch has come a long way since the last time we looked at it.

news

This JRPG with the Persona devs backing it was the coolest Nintendo Direct announcement that could actually come to PC

By Katie Wickens published 15 September 23

news They're calling Unicorn Overlord the "rebirth of tactical fantasy RPGs."

news

This month's PC Game offering features sweet RPGs and brutal actioners from the Far East

By Robert Zak published 3 February 25

It's time to get Persona-l.

The best RPGs on PC

By Robin Valentine last updated 2 May 25

Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.

Updated!

Age of Empires 2 modder remakes Skyrim as an RTS, and you can play it soon

By Fraser Brown published 24 October 23

News One of the best RPGs has been spliced with one of the best RTS games.

News

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director speaks about the dark fantasy RPG's stunning Unreal Engine 5 graphics: 'It’s a key foundation for the studio to really look for the latest technology'

By Robert Jones published 28 August 24

News Lighting the way forward for RPGs

News

Explore a world on the body of a giant in this Zelda-esque RPG

By Jody Macgregor published 9 June 24

PCGS Last Moon is a throwback to the cartoon RPGs of yore, with co-op.

PCGS

The best JRPGs on PC

By Kerry Brunskill last updated 10 October 24

Juicy JRPGs Swords, sorcery, sci-fi, and epic storytelling combine in our list of the greatest PC JRPGs.

Juicy JRPGs

The mod that saves one of the best RPGs ever made quietly added a mini-campaign where you play as the 'good guys'

By Ted Litchfield published 27 August 23

news For a given value of "good guys" in the World of Darkness.

news

Rogue Trader gets a fat patch adding and reworking cutscenes, voiceover, and more

By Jonathan Bolding published 15 December 24

News Owlcat cements their reputation of providing long-term to their single-player RPGs.

News

2024 has been an incredible year for action RPGs: I've played the best of them, and here's why I think you should too

By Tyler Colp published 31 October 24

Max roll 2024 has been a gift for fans of stats, loot, swords, and magic.

Max roll

Too many RPGs don't get that 'choices that matter' isn't just about cause and effect, but Avowed does

By Lauren Morton published 22 February 25

Bio where? I want choices that matter to me, not just to the game.

Bio where?

Obsidian celebrates 20 years by offering fat discounts on some of the greatest RPGs ever made

By Rich Stanton published 15 June 23

news Pick up some stone-cold classics for pocket change.

news

11 RPGs that might finally pull me away from Baldur's Gate 3

By Tyler Wilde published 6 January 24

New Rolls There are tons of exciting, ambitious RPGs in development, and lots of them are releasing this year.

New Rolls

The rise of the Chinese action RPG

By Kerry Brunskill published 22 August 24

Star turn A long and winding journey to the west, from Sword and Fairy to Black Myth: Wukong.

Star turn

In less than a year, Blizzard transformed Diablo 4 into an action RPG worth grinding for

By Tyler Colp published 15 December 23

unholy ascent Fundamental changes helped Diablo 4 find its identity in a sea of RPGs this year.

unholy ascent

Take it from someone who's been roleplaying for 20 years: these are the best discounts on D&D and other tabletop RPGs this Cyber Monday

By Robin Valentine last updated 27 November 23

Whether you're looking to get started with D&D, pick up a new adventure, or try something totally different, I've got you covered.

The best CRPGs to play after Baldur's Gate 3

By Phil Iwaniuk published 17 August 23

Adventures await Defeated the Absolute already? Here are some options for your next adventure.

Adventures await

Trails through Daybreak's cozy sense of place delivers more of what makes The Legend of Heroes RPGs great

By Autumn Wright published 3 July 24

New Chapter I’m wide awake, it’s morning.

New Chapter

RPGs are king, and 6 other things the PC Gamer Top 100 tells us about the state of PC gaming

By Tyler Wilde published 14 October 24

Top 100 Breaking down PC Gamer's 2024 list of the top 100 greatest PC games.

Top 100

What counts as an action RPG anyway?

By Jody Macgregor published 14 December 24

PCG Q&A Are you a strict Diablo-ist or do you have a more freewheeling "it's an RPG with action in it" kind of definition?

PCG Q&A

Miasma Chronicles is an apocalyptic turn-based tactical game about what happens if the billionaires win

By Imogen Donovan published 11 June 23

PCGS Fusing features of action RPGs with the bread and butter of your favorite strategy games.

PCGS

Paradox is bringing back White Wolf for tabletop RPGs and at least one videogame

By Andy Chalk published 23 May 25

news White Wolf, which was effectively shuttered in 2018, will serve as co-publisher of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

news

Only a fool would on The Witcher 3 for 90% off during Steam's CD Projekt Red Sale

By Tyler Colp published 19 May 25

news It's time to dig one of the best RPGs out of the backlog.

news

Magic: The Gathering's Fallout crossover understands they're RPGs about reading lore on terminals and hoarding junk until you're encumbered

By Jody Macgregor published 22 February 24

Hack & Stash I need to carry a spare gun for every ammo type, and I'll find a use for these clipboards any day now.

Hack & Stash

The coolest tabletop RPGs based on videogames, from Fallout to Dragon Age

By Robin Valentine published 13 May 24

PIXEL TO PAPER You'd be surprised how many of your favourite games have pen-and-paper adaptations.

PIXEL TO PAPER

These are the 14 biggest RPGs of 2025—get ready for another amazing year for the genre

By Robin Valentine published 6 January 25

NEW YEAR'S CLEAVE 12 more months of to-hit rolls.

NEW YEAR'S CLEAVE

You can't take it with you, but you can't leave it for someone else either: Valve says you aren't allowed to bequeath a Steam in a will

By Ted Litchfield published 26 May 24

news All these unfinished, 75% off, 7/10 RPGs will be lost to time, like tears in rain.

news
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