# The best RPGs of 2026, by player reviews

> Every RPG released in 2026 that we cover, with at least 500 reviews, ranked by the share of player reviews that recommend it, in every language. Expansions, remasters and games leaving early access are listed apart. Updated daily; each figure carries its date.

1. **Final Fantasy Resonance** (Square Enix, out 22 October 2026): 96% of 3,874 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/final-fantasy-resonance.md)
2. **Control Resonant** (Remedy Entertainment, out 24 September 2026): 91% of 14,151 reviews recommend it, as of 30 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/control-resonant.md)
3. **The Blood of Dawnwalker** (Rebel Wolves, out 3 September 2026): 87% of 21,178 reviews recommend it, as of 30 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/the-blood-of-dawnwalker.md)
4. **Crimson Desert** (Pearl Abyss, out 19 March 2026): 83% of 118,018 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/crimson-desert.md)
5. **Mortal Shell II** (Cold Symmetry, out 20 August 2026): 80% of 20,694 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/mortal-shell-ii.md)
6. **Valor Mortis** (One More Level, out 13 October 2026): 79% of 2,572 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/valor-mortis.md)
7. **Graveyard Keeper 2** (Lazy Bear Games, out 22 September 2026): 75% of 10,114 reviews recommend it, as of 30 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/graveyard-keeper-2.md)
8. **Minecraft Dungeons II** (Mojang Studios and Double Eleven, out 29 September 2026): 63% of 10,181 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/minecraft-dungeons-ii.md)
9. **Beast of Reincarnation** (Game Freak, out 4 August 2026): 57% of 4,337 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/beast-of-reincarnation.md)
10. **AION 2** (NC, out 5 October 2026): 55% of 42,613 reviews recommend it, as of 31 October 2026. [What players say](https://creativecult.digital/games/aion-2.md)

Not ranked:

- Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Expansion, listed apart from new games.
- Enshrouded. Left early access this year, and its reviews go back to January 2024.
- Expeditions: Samurai. Fewer than 500 reviews so far.
- Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault. Left early access this year, and its reviews go back to November 2025.
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Left early access this year, and its reviews go back to April 2025.
- Tales of Eternia Remastered. Remaster, listed apart from new games.

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