Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best Isometric Action RPGs, 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. Baldur's Gate 3, Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game and Final Fantasy III lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 89/100, out of 94 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
Top 3
Top of “The 20 Best Isometric ARPGs (2026)”: Baldur's Gate 3 (96.2/100). Close behind: Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game and Final Fantasy III.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 94 games catalogued
Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the few Isometric Action RPGs where players and critics say the same thing. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 839,111 Steam reviews. That is why it tops the ranking.
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is here because of its players — they are who it won over. Enough for the podium: number 2.
Final Fantasy III has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It is the oldest game in the ranking (1994) and still here. That puts it at number 3.
Dragon Age: Origins is carried by its players more than by its reviews. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Final Fantasy X earns its place on presence rather than on a score. That gets it into the top 10, at number 5.
Fallout 2 is carried by its players more than by its reviews. That gets it into the top 10, at number 6.
Hades II is more loved by critics than by the average player. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 94/100. That gets it into the top 10, at number 7.
Diablo II earns its place on presence rather than on a score. That gets it into the top 10, at number 8.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess is one of the few Isometric Action RPGs where players and critics say the same thing. That gets it into the top 10, at number 9.
No argument here: Sid Meier's Pirates! wins over players and critics alike. That gets it into the top 10, at number 10.
Critics rated Diablo IV higher than the public did. It is the newest on the list (2023), and has already earned its place. It lands at 11 of 20.
No argument here: King's Bounty: The Legend wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 12 of 20.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia earns its place on presence rather than on a score. It sits at 13 of 20.
No argument here: Bastion wins over players and critics alike. No other entry of the 20 has a higher share of positive reviews: 95%. It sits at 14 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Torchlight II, which is rarer than it sounds in Isometric Action RPGs. It lands at 15 of 20.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It lands at 16 of 20.
The Witcher is carried by its players more than by its reviews. It sits at 17 of 20.
Transistor is one of the few Isometric Action RPGs where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 18 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Grim Dawn, which is rarer than it sounds in Isometric Action RPGs. It sits at 19 of 20.
Pokémon Crystal Version has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It lands at 20 of 20.