Best RPG games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of RPG releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 660 games analyzed, 24,864,238 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.

#1

Stardew Valley

February 26, 2016 · 1,021,482 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

Finding Paradise

December 14, 2017 · 20,201 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

Outcore: Desktop Adventure

September 26, 2022 · 18,035 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

Persona 4 Golden

June 13, 2020 · 86,271 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

VPet-Simulator

August 13, 2023 · 51,423 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Undertale

September 15, 2015 · 330,554 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

Vampire Survivors

October 20, 2022 · 264,005 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Paper Lily - Chapter 1

January 26, 2024 · 8,657 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

Buy a Croquette!

April 27, 2024 · 7,970 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

MiSide

December 10, 2024 · 140,197 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#11

DELTARUNE

June 4, 2025 · 121,622 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#12

Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

October 15, 2021 · 5,880 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#13

South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

March 5, 2014 · 73,014 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

Terraria

May 16, 2011 · 1,537,468 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Grimm's Hollow

October 30, 2019 · 14,538 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#16

Baldur's Gate 3

August 3, 2023 · 847,267 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

Volcano Princess

April 20, 2023 · 48,577 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Kabuto Park

May 28, 2025 · 4,434 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#19

Juice Galaxy

November 22, 2023 · 10,420 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#20

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

October 27, 2016 · 370,951 reviews

96/100 · Very Positive

#21

Hades

September 17, 2020 · 306,099 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#22

Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode

September 20, 2024 · 3,927 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

October 1, 2021 · 32,370 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

Hylics

October 2, 2015 · 8,875 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

Magic Archery

October 4, 2024 · 8,164 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#26

God of War

January 14, 2022 · 181,984 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#27

Mount & Blade: Warband

March 31, 2010 · 171,536 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#28

Persona 5 Royal

October 20, 2022 · 134,690 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#29

Illusion Carnival

July 11, 2024 · 7,125 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#30

Hades II

September 25, 2025 · 120,896 reviews

96/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive