PS5 RPG games are in an incredible place right now, with massive open worlds, tactical party systems, cinematic action, turn-based combat, monster hunting, and some of the strongest storytelling in modern gaming.
This ranking mixes classic RPGs, action RPGs, JRPGs, CRPGs, looter RPGs, monster-collecting adventures, and story-heavy open-world games. Some picks are pure role-playing experiences, while others lean more into action or adventure, but all of them offer strong progression, memorable worlds, and plenty of reasons to keep playing.
TL;DR – Best PS5 RPG Games
Table of Contents
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Elden Ring
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Persona 3 Reload / Persona 5 Royal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Devil May Cry V
- Crimson Desert
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Trails of Cold Steel
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
- Ghost of Tsushima
- God of War / God of War Ragnarök
- Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West
- Diablo IV
- Disco Elysium
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- Which PS5 RPG game should you play first?
RPGs on PS5 are not limited to one style anymore.
You can spend hundreds of hours building a character in a fantasy world, follow a tightly directed cinematic story, lose yourself in turn-based party combat, hunt giant monsters, or make dialogue choices that completely change the shape of a campaign.
This ranking is built around variety. The best PS5 RPG for one player might be a tactical CRPG, while another player may want stylish JRPG combat, real-time swordplay, looter progression, or a huge open-world journey. That is why this list mixes genre purity with games that carry strong RPG DNA through builds, progression, choices, party systems, and exploration.
1. Metaphor: ReFantazio
Author comment: First game on the list is no mistake, but my personal go to, if someone ask for RPG recommendation. It’s THE BEST ATLUS title up to date. Every system is executed perfectly, story keeps tension and uncertainty about ending, easy to like cast of main and side characters and one of the best turn-based combat in jRPG genre.
Metaphor: ReFantazio takes the social rhythm and turn-based confidence associated with ATLUS and moves it into a full fantasy setting shaped by politics, prejudice, public support, and a dangerous royal tournament.
What makes it work so well is how naturally its systems connect. Archetypes give the party flexible combat roles, calendar progression keeps choices meaningful, and dungeon preparation matters without slowing the whole game down.
It deserves the top spot because it feels complete: stylish, emotional, strategic, and confident from the first major arc to the final stretch.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Release Date: October 11, 2024
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Why You Might Like It
- Excellent turn-based combat with flexible Archetype builds
- Strong party chemistry and memorable side characters
- Fantasy world with political stakes and mystery
- One of the best modern JRPGs on PS5
2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Author comment: Expedition took a brush and painted how AAA games should look like, especially story based RPGs. It’s hard to describe how much love was poured into Clair Obscur. Hearthbreaking moments, incredible level design and art direction, music that’s going to hunt you for years. Absolute Gaming Peak right here.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a story-driven RPG with turn-based foundations, real-time defensive inputs, and a striking Belle Époque-inspired fantasy world.
The combat asks you to do more than select commands. Dodges, parries, counters, party synergies, and build choices keep fights active and tense, while the world constantly pushes forward with painterly locations and heavy emotional stakes.
It is one of the easiest PS5 RPGs to recommend if you want something that feels personal, authored, and visually unforgettable.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Release Date: April 24, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Why You Might Like It
- Turn-based combat enhanced by real-time reactions
- Outstanding art direction and music
- Emotional story with a strong party focus
- Great choice for players who want a modern story-based RPG
3. Elden Ring
Elden Ring is one of the defining RPGs of the PS5 generation. It takes FromSoftware’s dark fantasy combat and opens it into a vast world full of castles, caves, legacy dungeons, hidden bosses, strange NPCs, and deadly secrets.
Its biggest strength is freedom. You can build a strength bruiser, a glass-cannon mage, a bleed assassin, a faith caster, or something completely cursed and still make it work with enough knowledge.
Every region feels dangerous, but also rewarding. A random ruin can lead to a boss, a weapon, a questline, or an entire underground world you did not expect.
Elden Ring
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Huge open world full of secrets and bosses
- Deep buildcrafting and weapon variety
- Brutal but rewarding combat
- Essential for dark fantasy RPG fans
4. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is the grounded medieval RPG pick. Instead of magic, dragons, and chosen-one power fantasy, it focuses on historical detail, reputation, swordplay, dialogue, survival touches, and the consequences of living in a violent world.
The game is strongest when it makes small choices feel practical. What you wear, how you speak, where you go, how prepared you are, and who you anger can all matter.
If most RPGs feel too heroic for you, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II offers something slower, rougher, and more believable.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Release Date: February 04, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Simulator
Why You Might Like It
- Grounded medieval role-playing
- Reputation, dialogue, skills, and realistic questing
- More simulation-driven than most fantasy RPGs
- Great for players who want historical immersion
5. Persona 3 Reload / Persona 5 Royal
Author comment: Great entries for anyone that want to try jRPGs with turn-based combat, but also with strong character development directon. It’s stylish, slick, fun and addicting and especially good to pick up before Persona 4 Revival or Persona 6 release.
Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal are perfect entry points for players who want JRPG structure with social life, school routines, dungeon crawling, and party bonds.
Persona 3 Reload is moodier and more focused on mortality, while Persona 5 Royal is flashier, larger, and more rebellious. Both use calendar progression to make time feel like a resource, not just a background detail.
They rank together because each one shows a different strength of the series: Persona 3 Reload hits harder emotionally, while Persona 5 Royal is one of the most stylish RPG packages ever made.
Persona 3 Reload
Release Date: February 02, 2024
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Persona 5 Royal
Release Date: October 21, 2022
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Great turn-based JRPG entry points
- Social links, daily routines, and party growth
- Stylish presentation and memorable soundtracks
- Perfect preparation for future Persona releases
6. Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth
Author comment: Remakes of one of the most influential game ever made. Remake is more linear story, great for worldbuilding, explaining who is who and what is what. It’s especially usefull when we go for Rebirth, witch put us on the open-world.
Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth work best as a pair. Remake gives Midgar room to breathe, expanding characters, locations, side stories, and the combat system. Rebirth then opens the journey into larger regions, party activities, exploration, and a broader sense of adventure.
The combat blends real-time action with command-based decision-making, so fights still feel like Final Fantasy even when everything is moving quickly.
If you want a modern RPG with big emotions, iconic characters, tactical action combat, and blockbuster presentation, this is one of the strongest PS5 choices.
FINAL FANTASY VII Remake Intergrade
Release Date: April 10, 2021
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Release Date: January 23, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Hybrid action and command-based combat
- Iconic party, world, music, and story moments
- Remake is focused, Rebirth is broader and more open
- Great for both new players and longtime Final Fantasy fans
7. Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy XVI is the action-heavy Final Fantasy pick on PS5. It follows Clive Rosfield through a dark fantasy world of political betrayal, war, crystals, and godlike Eikons.
The RPG systems are lighter than in older entries, but the combat is fast, cinematic, and built around mixing Eikon abilities into flashy combos.
Its biggest strength is spectacle. Boss fights often feel enormous, emotional, and operatic, turning major story moments into playable set pieces.
FINAL FANTASY XVI
Release Date: June 22, 2023
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Cinematic action RPG combat
- Massive Eikon battles and boss encounters
- Dark fantasy story with strong drama
- Great for players who prefer action over menus
8. Devil May Cry V
Devil May Cry V is not a traditional RPG, but it belongs here for players who care about character progression, combat mastery, abilities, weapons, and replayable action systems.
You play through three different combat styles: Nero’s aggressive sword-and-arm toolkit, Dante’s absurd weapon and style switching, and V’s summon-based control scheme.
If your favorite RPG moments are about getting better at the combat itself, Devil May Cry V delivers some of the sharpest action mechanics on PS5.
Devil May Cry 5
Release Date: March 08, 2019
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- One of the best action combat systems available
- Three playable styles with different mechanics
- Deep combo expression and replay value
- Great for players who want skill-based progression
9. Crimson Desert
Author comment: There’s no Skyrim on this list – because (in my opinion) Crimson Desert is the new TES V Skryim of this generation. Everything checks here; big, living world, many quests, misteries, caves, dungeons, points of interests. It’s your good old “You’re finally awake” but in Pywel.
Crimson Desert is the big open-world adventure pick for players who want fantasy exploration, brutal action, wilderness travel, quests, settlements, and large-scale combat encounters.
It is less about traditional party-based RPG structure and more about the feeling of crossing a dangerous world where every region can hide a fight, a cave, a new quest, or a strange discovery.
Crimson Desert
Release Date: March 19, 2026
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Large open-world fantasy adventure
- Combat-focused exploration and questing
- Caves, dungeons, settlements, and points of interest
- Great for players who miss big fantasy sandbox journeys
10. Dragon’s Dogma 2
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a fantasy RPG built around dangerous travel, chaotic combat, pawn companions, and huge monster encounters.
Its world often feels unpredictable. A simple walk to the next town can become a fight against bandits, goblins, griffins, ogres, or something worse, and the pawn system makes the adventure feel like you are traveling with a strange but useful party.
The best part is how physical the combat feels. Climbing monsters, getting thrown around, setting up spells, and watching fights spill into the environment gives the game a wild energy.
Dragon's Dogma II
Release Date: March 22, 2024
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Chaotic open-world fantasy combat
- Pawn companions and emergent travel moments
- Huge monsters and physical battles
- Great for players who like unpredictable adventures
11. Trails of Cold Steel and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Trails of Cold Steel is the slow-burn JRPG pick, built around long-form storytelling, political tension, school life, party bonds, and turn-based combat.
The main appeal is continuity. Characters, nations, conflicts, and side stories build across multiple games, making the series especially rewarding for players who enjoy deep worldbuilding.
It is not the fastest RPG on this list, but if you want a large cast, strategic battles, and a story that keeps stacking consequences, Trails is worth the commitment.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Genres: RPG, TBS, Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Long-form JRPG storytelling
- Turn-based combat with party synergy
- Strong worldbuilding and political stakes
- Best for patient players who enjoy big connected stories
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a full remake of the first entry in the beloved Trails series, rebuilt as a modern 3D JRPG for PS5. It follows Estelle Bright and Joshua Bright as they begin their journey as junior bracers in the Liberl Kingdom, taking on local requests before becoming entangled in a much larger political mystery.
The game is a great pick for players who want a classic story-driven JRPG with modern presentation. Its biggest strengths are character writing, slow-burn worldbuilding, party progression, and strategic combat built around positioning, Arts, Crafts, quartz, and Orbment customization.
It is also one of the best entry points into the Trails universe. The story starts small, with local problems and personal relationships, then gradually builds into something much bigger, which is exactly what makes the series so rewarding for patient RPG fans.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Release Date: September 19, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Excellent entry point into the Trails series
- Story-driven JRPG with strong character development
- Strategic combat with Orbment and quartz customization
- Great for players who enjoy slow-burn worldbuilding and party-focused adventures
12. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
Author comment: As you might heard, the new DLC Songs of the Past is coming to world of Witcher 3, so it’s the best time, to hop on the roach and discover or relive everything that awaits Geralt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains one of the strongest fantasy RPGs on PS5 thanks to its quests, characters, monster contracts, regions, expansions, and morally messy choices.
Geralt’s journey works because almost every village, swamp, battlefield, and city hides a story worth hearing. Even minor side quests can turn into tragedies, jokes, curses, or decisions that refuse to feel clean.
With the GOTY Edition, the base game, Hearts of Stone, and Blood and Wine already make this one of the most complete RPG packages available.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
Release Date: May 18, 2015
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Outstanding quest writing and worldbuilding
- Monster hunting, alchemy, gear, and meaningful choices
- Huge complete edition with excellent expansions
- Still one of the best fantasy RPGs on PlayStation
13. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
Author comment: Update 2.0 made Cyberpunk the real deal, but Phantom Liberty is where it really shines.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is the version that finally shows what Night City can be at its best. The open world is dense, stylish, violent, and full of character-driven quests.
Build variety is the main RPG hook. You can become a stealth netrunner, a blade-focused cyberpsycho, a gun-heavy merc, or a hybrid build that hacks, shoots, and moves like a machine.
Phantom Liberty adds a tighter spy-thriller structure, stronger choices, and some of the best writing in the entire game.
Cyberpunk 2077
Release Date: December 05, 2023
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Great sci-fi RPG builds and character progression
- Night City is dense, stylish, and atmospheric
- Phantom Liberty adds excellent story content
- Strong mix of shooting, hacking, stealth, and dialogue choices
14. Ghost of Tsushima
Author comment: Even there’s a sequel – Ghost of Yotei – Jin Sakai’s adventures are still the best, his history is unmatched, and Huns invasion on Tsushima Island is still one of the best prologue in modern gaming.
Ghost of Tsushima is more action-adventure than pure RPG, but it earns a place here through gear progression, skill trees, exploration, side quests, armor builds, and open-world character growth.
Its biggest strength is atmosphere. Riding through fields, following the wind, dueling enemies, clearing camps, and choosing between samurai honor and ghost tactics all give the game a strong identity.
If you want a beautiful open-world adventure with clean combat and emotional stakes, it remains one of the best PS5 experiences.
Ghost of Tsushima
Release Date: May 16, 2024
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Beautiful open-world samurai adventure
- Strong sword combat, stealth, and duels
- Armor, charms, techniques, and exploration rewards
- Great for players who want cinematic action with RPG elements
15. God of War / God of War Ragnarök
God of War and God of War Ragnarök are cinematic action RPGs about Kratos, Atreus, Norse myth, family, violence, and fate.
The RPG side comes through gear, skills, runic attacks, companion abilities, upgrades, armor builds, and optional bosses that test how well you understand the combat system.
Ragnarök expands the scale with more realms, more characters, more enemy variety, and stronger build options, while the 2018 game remains the best starting point for the emotional arc.
God of War
Release Date: January 14, 2022
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
God of War Ragnarök
Release Date: September 19, 2024
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Why You Might Like It
- Cinematic action with meaningful progression
- Excellent combat, bosses, and gear systems
- Strong story about family and fate
- Great for players who want action RPG presentation at its highest level
16. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 are essential if you want deep role-playing, party choices, tactical combat, environmental interactions, and stories shaped by player decisions.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the bigger and more cinematic PS5 recommendation, with companions, romance, dice rolls, branching quests, and Dungeons & Dragons systems. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is still brilliant for elemental combat, co-op chaos, and systemic problem-solving.
Both games reward creativity. Talking, sneaking, fighting, stealing, pushing, burning, freezing, exploding, or persuading can all become valid solutions.
Baldur's Gate 3
Release Date: October 06, 2020
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Deep role-playing choices and tactical battles
- Excellent party dynamics and companion stories
- Great co-op and creative problem-solving
- Best picks for CRPG fans on PlayStation
17. Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Mass Effect Legendary Edition collects one of gaming’s best sci-fi RPG trilogies in a single package.
You create Commander Shepard, build relationships with a memorable crew, make major choices, explore the galaxy, and carry decisions across three games.
The shooting and RPG systems evolve across the trilogy, but the real reason to play is the cast. Few RPG series make your party feel like a crew you actually lived with for years.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Release Date: May 14, 2021
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Complete sci-fi RPG trilogy
- Memorable companions and long-term choices
- Great worldbuilding and space-opera stakes
- Perfect for players who love party-driven storytelling
18. Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West
Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West are open-world action RPGs built around exploration, machine hunting, crafting, and Aloy’s journey through a post-apocalyptic world.
The combat is the main highlight. Machines have armor, weak points, elemental vulnerabilities, weapons to tear off, and behaviors to learn.
Forbidden West expands the formula with better traversal, underwater areas, improved tools, and more varied machine encounters, while Zero Dawn is still the best place to begin the story.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Release Date: October 31, 2024
Genres: Adventure
Horizon Forbidden West
Release Date: March 21, 2024
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Great open-world exploration and machine hunting
- Tactical combat built around weak points and tools
- Strong sci-fi mystery and worldbuilding
- Excellent choice for action RPG fans
19. Diablo IV
Diablo IV is the loot-focused action RPG pick, built around classes, builds, dungeons, seasons, world events, and demon-slaying progression.
The core loop is simple but effective: pick a class, find better gear, refine your build, clear harder content, and keep chasing stronger combinations.
It is especially good if you want an RPG you can play in short sessions, with friends, or across seasonal resets.
Diablo IV
Release Date: October 17, 2023
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Why You Might Like It
- Strong loot and class progression
- Good co-op dungeon crawling
- Seasonal structure keeps builds fresh
- Great for players who enjoy grinding and optimization
20. Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium is one of the most original RPGs available on PlayStation. It has almost no traditional combat, but its role-playing systems are incredibly deep.
You play as a broken detective trying to solve a murder while arguing with your own thoughts, instincts, politics, trauma, and self-destructive impulses.
Its skill system turns personality traits into voices inside your head, making dialogue, investigation, failure, and identity the real battlefield.
Disco Elysium
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Why You Might Like It
- Brilliant writing and dialogue
- Deep role-playing without traditional combat
- Unique skill system based on inner voices
- Perfect for players who value story and choice above action
21. Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds is the action RPG pick for players who want weapon mastery, huge creatures, crafting, preparation, and dangerous ecosystems.
The game is built around learning monsters: their attacks, movement, weak points, openings, and reactions to the environment. Every hunt becomes part combat test, part gear chase, and part survival expedition.
It is not a traditional story-first RPG, but its progression loop is incredibly strong. Hunt, craft, improve, hunt bigger, and slowly master your weapon.
Monster Hunter Wilds
Release Date: February 28, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Huge monster fights and deep weapon systems
- Crafting and gear progression based on hunts
- Strong co-op action RPG loop
- Great for players who enjoy mastery and preparation
22. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection brings the Monster Hunter world into a more traditional RPG structure, where you become a Rider, bond with monsters, and fight alongside them.
Instead of hunting monsters mainly for gear, the Stories branch is about raising companions, building a party, and following a more character-driven adventure.
It is a strong pick if you like the Monster Hunter universe but want turn-based RPG combat, creature bonds, and a more story-focused journey.
If you’re interested in picking up MHS3:TR check out our Monster Hunter Stories 3 Review.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Release Date: March 13, 2026
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Why You Might Like It
- Monster-raising RPG set in the Monster Hunter world
- Turn-based battles and party progression
- Creature bonds instead of pure hunting
- Great for players who want a more classic RPG structure
Which PS5 RPG game should you play first?
Final thoughts
The PS5 has one of the strongest RPG libraries PlayStation has ever had. Metaphor: ReFantazio, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3 all offer completely different reasons to spend dozens or hundreds of hours inside their worlds.
The best first pick depends on what kind of RPG player you are. Go with Metaphor if you want stylish turn-based brilliance, Clair Obscur if you want emotional story and art direction, Elden Ring if you want freedom and challenge, or Baldur’s Gate 3 if you want true role-playing choice.
Author Recommendations
The list is quite extensive, so choosing the right title might be a bit difficult.
That is why I honestly recommend checking out Metaphor: ReFantazio first – it is the cleanest recommendation for players who want a stylish, complete, turn-based RPG with excellent systems, tension, characters, and long-term momentum.
On the other hand, if you want something more emotional, visually stunning, and story-driven, then Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be the best choice.