The best RPGs of 2024, ranked

Is it just us or are RPGs getting absurdly good? 2024 has seen no shortage of incredible role-playing experiences across PC and console. Fancy some high fantasy with branching dialogue and fiery romance? Dragon Age: The Veilguard is for you.  After some hybridized turn-based/realtime combat wrapped up in juicy political drama? Check out Metaphor: ReFantazio. In fact, we’d go so far as to say 2024 has been one of the strongest years for the genre for ages. It’s no coincidence four of the six GOTY nominees at The Game Awards 2024 are RPGs. Check out our list of the year’s ten best below. In a genre usually brimming with brooding characters and dark themes, Aggro Crab’s charming soulslike casts you as a friendly crustacean scouring the seabed for the means to survive.  Don't underestimate the challenge, though. Tough bosses include a lance-wielding pistol shrimp and a crab with a box of noodles on its head called Curdled Carbonara Connoisseur. You’ll have to scavenge discarded forks to use as weapons and pack o