TOP 30 MOST AMAZING Action RPGs That Are Worth Your Time [2023 Edition]

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Published 2023-12-04

With more games adapting role-playing game elements, narrowing down a pure role-playing experience can be challenging. The same applies to action RPGs, which utilize upgrades, level-ups and loot while embracing faster-paced combat.

Whether it's a hack-and-slash title with epic boss storylines and boss fights, games that emphasize difficulty and exploration, or shooters which offer choice and build variety, there are all kinds of action RPGs out there. Given the genre's history, how many are worth playing, let alone investing dozens of hours and repeat playthroughs?

Check out our list of top 30 action RPGs as of 2023. It could be a story-focused affair or the pursuit of better loot for min-maxing your character, but these are all worth checking out.

All Comments (21)

@shahwiqarshahin2130 6 months ago

0:27 - Fallout 3 1:01 - Dying Light 2 1:25 - Bastion 1:52 - X-Men Legends 2: Rise Of Apocalypse 2:28 - Weird West 2:53 - Transistor 3:28 - Diablo 4 4:00 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order 4:41 - YS9: Monstrum Nox 4:54 - Borderlands 2 5:18 - System Shock 2 5:45 - Dead Island 2 6:22 - Remnant 2 6:55 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 7:22 - Lords of the Fallen 7:47 - Tom Clancy's: The Division 2 8:14 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 8:54 - Hogwarts Legacy 9:14 - Lies of P 9:49 - Demon's Souls 10:18 - Nioh 2 10:50 - Mass Effect 2 11:18 - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 11:48 - Starfield 12:10 - Cyberpunk 2077 12:44 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13:09 - Dark Souls 3 13:39 - Final Fantasy 16 14:13 - Horizon: Forbidden West 14:42 - Elden Ring 15:06 - Bloodborne
@blackmesacake5361 6 months ago

I cant wait to hop back into Cyberpunk after the update, i really gotta play Elden Ring too!
@NepaliGamer 6 months ago

dragons dogma?
@TheBlademan- 6 months ago

i’m not saying starfield is a bad game but y’all put it on every “best of” list.
@landonewts 6 months ago

The Horizon games, especially Forbidden West and the Burning Shores DLC, are among my very favorite games of all time, everything about them is incredible. HFW is right up there with Mass Effect Legendary and Fallout 4 for me. And I am currently enjoying the hell out of Starfield, especially combat and side quests that genuinely surprise and reward me.
@hollowbodymusic5673 6 months ago

Starfield above Mass Effect 2? 🤪
@alexandercoull220 6 months ago

Nice list, half of these game are on my backlog. Hopefully ill get round to playing them someday. Lol
@Robodob0 6 months ago

Dragon's Dogma is much, MUCH better than at least half of the list. Also, i think most would agree that Ys 8 is better than 9. I love Bastion and Transistor, but Bastion is pretty light on the RPG side and Transistor felt more like a crpg with a pause mechanic fpr assigning skills like Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic. One i would consider that took the world by storm, is Vampire Survivors, and by extension, Halls of Torment. Despite being called bullet-heavens, arguably have decent and deep roguelike rpg elements in them. That said, Hades says hi too. But fairly enough, i guess roguelikes can just have their own list. Also, the MH franchise is my favorite franchise of all time, but ive never considered them to be a part of the RPG genre simply because character growth caps out too early and player skill just takes over. All other games still offer character growth til the final parts of the game. MH just gives more equipment that can be swapped out at any time in between hunts. It's an action game more than anything RPG going on with it.
@Rapunzel879 6 months ago

The fact that the Mass Effect trilogy isn't mentioned here in full is criminal.
@Must_gamer_7 6 months ago

Unrated: 1. Kingdoms of amalur 2. Dragons dogma 3. Ghost of Tsushima 4. Tales of arise
@ryangerlach5956 6 months ago

God of war Ragnarok?
@wolf4640 6 months ago

Wow, seeing Ultimate Alliance 3 in this list made my day ❤.
@cdkeycientertainment2050 6 months ago

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@truepatriot3768 6 months ago

Transistor was such an amazing game , wish it was little longer 😍😍😍😍😍 but I'll put it in turn based Rpg list instead of action
@abhistorm 6 months ago

Why are you the only channel that does not put timestamps?
@jeanpauldelachaumette2409 6 months ago

Hell Yeah! I couldn't agree more with the number 1 pick. In fact I'm just about to hunt some beasties right now. It's the game I would say is a reason to get a Playstation 4.
@ulyssesgonzalez2068 3 months ago

This list should have been called "my fav soulsborne games"
@stratuvarious8547 1 month ago

If only Bloodborne would get a PC port, then life would be perfect.
@Avatar93700 6 months ago

Whoever made this list, is a big fan of souls like games 😄
@shayspott3 6 months ago

Where can you buy X-men legends tho what system