We already published the list of best Xbox 360 games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best Xbox 360 RPGs of all time.
With amazing titles available, the Xbox 360 definitely has a great library of RPGs.
So, if you’re a fan of both the Xbox 360 and RPGs, there’s a chance you’ll like this list.
And some of you may already know some of the games mentioned in this list.
#25. Torchlight
- Release Data: Runic Games/Microsoft Game Studios, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Torchlight might not break any new ground, but it remains an inspired re-imagining of the hack-and-slash RPG formula.
While the lack of multiplayer might keep it out of the big leagues for some players, it is still a great solo dungeon crawl with the ability to eat up a lot of your spare time.
#24. Fallout: New Vegas
- Release Data: Obsidian Entertainment/Bethesda Softworks, 2010
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
Role-playing veterans expect glitches in games this complex, but this one far exceeds tolerable limits for these kinds of issues.
And yet as busted as it is, Fallout: New Vegas is periodically awesome and consistently compelling.
If you’ve got the stomach for some technological lunacy, this is one gamble that will pay off.
#23. South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Release Data: Obsidian Entertainment/Ubisoft, 2014
- Genre: Role-Playing » General
There’s much, much more here for series fans than the uninitiated, but it’s a light but good quality role-playing game in its own right.
It is funny, shocking, humble, and pretty much everything you could ask for from a South Park game.
#22. Dust: An Elysian Tail
- Release Data: Humble Hearts/Microsoft Game Studios, 2012
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
This game usually overcomes its missteps to offer a pleasurable experience.
And once you’re sucked in, there is so much content that you can spend more than a dozen hours exploring this land.
Dust: An Elysian Tail struggles at times, but there’s an awful lot of charm buried within.
#21. Fallout 3: Point Lookout
- Release Data: Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2009
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
Point Lookout is one of the better Fallout 3 expansions and feels well worth the price tag.
There’s a brand new area with over a half dozen trippy and exciting missions to find and work through. Plus, there are inbred hillbillies.
If you’re still looking for more Fallout 3, definitely give Point Lookout a try.
#20. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
- Release Data: Capy Games/Ubisoft, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » General
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is one of those “just one more turn” games that is nearly impossible to stop playing.
Battles are tough and sometimes unfair given the surprises that await you as you fight your way across the land of Ashan, but the puzzles are still fiendishly addictive.
#19. Guardian Heroes
- Release Data: Treasure/Sega, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Guardian Heroes is a fantastic addition to the Xbox Live Arcade catalog of remakes.
While the remix graphics don’t benefit the game, and the gameplay flow shows its age, Guardian Heroes remains a classic in the hack and slash genre.
For any action RPG fans who didn’t catch the Sega Saturn original, Guardian Heroes is highly recommended.
#18. Mass Effect 3: Citadel
- Release Data: BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2013
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Mass Effect 3: Citadel, swan song of the series, casts Shepard and friends off on one last comedic adventure, albeit in very shallow waters.
If you’ve helped Shepard endure from Eden Prime all the way to the Catalyst’s chamber, then you’ll have plenty to laugh about in Citadel.
#17. Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
- Release Data: Obsidian Entertainment/Bethesda Softworks, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
The gameplay formula is typical Fallout—fetch quests, exploration, killing, and moral decision making—but it’s wrapped in a genuinely humorous package.
And there’s a good amount of content in here for enthusiasts—along with some new perks, a five-level increase to the level cap, and various weapons and clothing to take back with you into the Nevada wastes.
#16. Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Release Data: BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2010
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Overall, Lair of the Shadow Broker is worthy of your time and your money.
If for no other reason, buy it to experience what is likely the best combat environment yet for a sequel rightfully lauded for its visual artistry.
#15. Dragon Age: Origins
- Release Data: BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2009
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
Here’s the fantasy RPG you’ve been waiting for, the one that will keep you up late at night, bleary-eyed, because you have to see what happens next.
Like the best fiction, Dragon Age will sweep you up in its world, so much so that when you’re done, you’ll want to experience it all over again.
#14. Diablo III
- Release Data: Blizzard Entertainment, 2013
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
On console as on PC, Diablo III is a very safe game.
It never diverges from the path carved by its predecessors and the numerous loot-driven hack-and-slash dungeon crawlers they inspired.
But Diablo III also proves that when done well, the classic formula can still be absorbing.
#13. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Release Data: CD Projekt Red Studio/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2012
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is an excellent port of a superb game, embracing many of the elements we love about RPGs without skimping on any of them.
It is a mature game indeed—not just because of its sexual themes and violent images, but because of its complex portrayal of morally ambiguous individuals struggling in a morally ambiguous world.
#12. Bastion
- Release Data: Supergiant Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
It’s a wonderfully crafted adventure that presents a fun and focused challenge you can customize in all sorts of ways.
Once you finish, a new game-plus feature opens up that lets you carry over all your weapons and experience from the previous game.
Even though it may be the end of the world in Bastion, it’s still an amazingly good time.
#11. The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
- Release Data: Bethesda Softworks, 2007
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
The Shivering Isles is, by far, one of the best of The Elder Scrolls IV expansions and another reason you’ll be spending even more time exploring this massive world.
The new world you get to explore adds more RPG gaming goodness and enough quests to make this yet another juicy chapter in this already lengthy epic.
#10. Dark Souls
- Release Data: From Software/Namco Bandai Games, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
This isn’t a lighthearted romp in a bright and colorful fantasy world; it’s a methodical journey into the frightening unknown.
The game’s world is so memorable, and its action so thrilling, that it might invade your thoughts even when you aren’t playing, silently urging you to escape the real world and return to this far more treacherous one.
#9. Fable II
- Release Data: Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios, 2008
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
It’s hard not to get sucked into Fable II.
The world is so charming and your choices so profound, that it’s easy to look past the game’s shortcomings.
The new ideas presented here may not change the future of gaming, but there are some noteworthy additions that make this feel completely unique.
#8. Dark Souls II
- Release Data: From Software/Namco Bandai Games, 2014
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Dark Souls II provides the best of both worlds: an admirable sequel for series veterans, and a perfect jumping-on point for gamers who’ve shied away from this series.
And if you’re afraid of the series’ difficulty, the developer has made sinking into Souls addiction a more effortless process.
You just have to let Dark Souls II break you first.
#7. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Release Data: Digital Eclipse/Konami, 2007
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an epic adventure that set the tone for all of the 2D Castlevania adventures that we’ve been seeing on the GBA and DS over the years.
It’s a healthy-size adventure that expands nicely to make multiple playthroughs desirable, and it’s probably one of the beefiest Xbox Live Arcade releases.
#6. Mass Effect
- Release Data: BioWare/Microsoft Game Studios, 2007
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
Mass Effect is a great game with moments of brilliance and a number of small but significant obstacles that hold it back from reaching its true potential.
But in the end, if you like RPGs and want to spend some time in an absorbing sci-world populated with a bunch of unique inhabitants, you’ll have plenty of fun with this one.
#5. Mass Effect 3
- Release Data: BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2012
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
Mass Effect 3 has its flaws, but they’re of minimal consequence in a game this enthralling.
Whether you possess a storied history with the series or come with a clean slate, Mass Effect 3 expertly entangles you in its universe and inspires you to care about its future.
#4. Fallout 3
- Release Data: Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2008
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
No matter what platform you own, you should play Fallout 3, which overcomes its issues by offering a deep and involving journey through a world that’s hard to forget.
It has more in common with Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series than with previous Fallout games, but that is by no means a bad thing.
#3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Release Data: Bethesda Softworks/2K Games, 2006
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
What’s overwhelming about Oblivion is how good it is and how much there is to it.
Literally almost everything that’s ever been done well before in past RPGs is in here.
From the quality of the story and character interaction to the pure thrill of the combat—these things combine to make Oblivion one of the single best gaming experiences ever.
#2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Release Data: Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2011
- Genre: Role-Playing » Western-Style
If you’ve played previous Elder Scrolls games, glitches and oddities don’t come as a surprise.
However, whether you’re slashing a dragon’s wings, raising the dead back to life, or experimenting at the alchemy table, Skyrim performs the most spectacular of enchantments: the one that causes huge chunks of time to vanish before you know it.
#1. Mass Effect 2
- Release Data: BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2010
- Genre: Role-Playing » Action RPG
This is a galaxy you want to explore that is populated with characters you are glad to know.
Mass Effect 2 is the kind of game that you return to, not just because it’s fun to play multiple times, but also because its universe is a place you wish you could call home.
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