Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best MMORPG 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. World of Warcraft, Albion Online and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 70/100, out of 26 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
Top 3
Top of “The 20 Best MMORPG Games (2026)”: World of Warcraft (87.7/100). Close behind: Albion Online and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 26 games catalogued
Critics rated World of Warcraft higher than the public did. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 93/100. Hence the first place.
Albion Online is one of the few MMORPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. That puts it at number 2.
No argument here: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online wins over players and critics alike. That puts it at number 3.
Critics were lukewarm on Star Wars: The Old Republic; players were not. No other entry of the 20 has a higher share of positive reviews: 90%. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Guild Wars has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. Number 5, inside the top 10.
Black Desert is one of the few MMORPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 6, inside the top 10.
No argument here: RuneScape wins over players and critics alike. It is the oldest game in the ranking (2001) and still here. That gets it into the top 10, at number 7.
The Lord of the Rings Online is one of the few MMORPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 8, inside the top 10.
EVE Online is more loved by critics than by the average player. That gets it into the top 10, at number 9.
No argument here: Old School RuneScape wins over players and critics alike. Number 10, inside the top 10.
No argument here: World of Warcraft Classic wins over players and critics alike. It sits at 11 of 20.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is one of the few MMORPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 12 of 20.
No argument here: Tera wins over players and critics alike. It sits at 13 of 20.
Mabinogi is one of the few MMORPG Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 14 of 20.
No argument here: Lost Ark wins over players and critics alike. It is the newest on the list (2022), and has already earned its place. It lands at 15 of 20.
Players and critics agree on New World: Aeternum, which is rarer than it sounds in MMORPG Games. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 296,642 Steam reviews. It lands at 16 of 20.
No argument here: WAKFU wins over players and critics alike. It sits at 17 of 20.
Pokémon Go earns its place on presence rather than on a score. It sits at 18 of 20.
No argument here: Dungeons & Dragons Online wins over players and critics alike. It sits at 19 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Spiral Knights, which is rarer than it sounds in MMORPG Games. It sits at 20 of 20.