Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best CRPG Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. Divinity: Original Sin 2, Persona 5 and Chrono Trigger lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 88/100, out of 70 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
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Top of “The 20 Best CRPG Games (2026)”: Divinity: Original Sin 2 (92.9/100). Close behind: Persona 5 and Chrono Trigger.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 70 games catalogued
Players and critics agree on Divinity: Original Sin 2, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. That is why it tops the ranking.
With Persona 5, the press was ahead of the public. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 94/100. Enough for the podium: number 2.
Chrono Trigger earns its place on presence rather than on a score. It is the oldest game in the ranking (1995) and still here. Enough for the podium: number 3.
Players and critics agree on Disco Elysium, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. Number 4, inside the top 10.
RimWorld is one of the few CRPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. No other entry of the 20 has a higher share of positive reviews: 98%. That gets it into the top 10, at number 5.
No argument here: Monster Train wins over players and critics alike. Number 6, inside the top 10.
Divinity: Original Sin II is carried by its players more than by its reviews. That gets it into the top 10, at number 7.
Players and critics agree on Darkest Dungeon®, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. Number 8, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on XCOM® 2, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. That gets it into the top 10, at number 9.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is here because of its players — they are who it won over. Number 10, inside the top 10.
West of Loathing is one of the few CRPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 11 of 20.
Final Fantasy VII is one of the few CRPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 12 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Hearts of Iron IV, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 364,977 Steam reviews. It sits at 13 of 20.
Caves of Qud is one of the few CRPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 14 of 20.
Critics were lukewarm on Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense; players were not. It sits at 15 of 20.
Critics were lukewarm on Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense; players were not. It lands at 16 of 20.
No argument here: The Banner Saga wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 17 of 20.
Shogun Showdown is one of the few CRPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It is the newest on the list (2023), and has already earned its place. It sits at 18 of 20.
Critics rated Fire Emblem: Three Houses higher than the public did. It sits at 19 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Into the Breach, which is rarer than it sounds in CRPG Games. It sits at 20 of 20.