
If you grew up playing those games, or they made you into an RPG fan then odds are you’ve likely played Pillars of Eternity.


Its fantastic writing and excellent mechanics reflect those of of the golden era of RPGs, and have given it the title of “spiritual successor” to the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dales series. Pillars of Eternity comes in at number 10 on our list because it is partially responsible for a resurgence in Classic RPGs in a market saturated with Action role playing titles. With that out of the way, the first title may come as a surprise to some of you, and to others it’ll likely be too low, but coming in at number 10 is Pillars of Eternity. These are Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nier: Automata, Elder Scrolls Online, Monster Hunter World, and Diablo III. Top 10 Best RPGs of the Decade (2010-2019)īefore we get into our list I’d like to note here that there are several games not included that were either just on the fringe of “RPG”, we felt weren’t quite good enough, or they were made by Nintendo and they copyright strike everything, so they didn’t make it into our list. These are the Top 10 RPGs of the last decade. Join us as we attempt the unthinkable, and probably get it very very wrong in the process.

You’d have to be insane to try to narrow down the best of them, and in this article that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Games like Dark Souls, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Mass Effect 2. The 2010s have come and gone, and with it some of the best RPGs ever made.
