The best RPGs for PS5

By Jesse Lennox Updated February 20, 2025

The best PS5 games are dominated by RPGs. Whether they’re JRPGs, action RPGs, tactical RPGs, or any other variation, there’s never been a shortage of games that allow you to live out a new experience in nearly any type of setting you could imagine. Sony is also great about securing every major franchise to appear on its platform, or even be a PS5 exclusive. These titles range from massive-budget games with hundreds of hours of content to indie projects that give you a quick but satisfying experience. Some of the best free PS5 games are RPGs, too. That’s a lot of options, so we’ve narrowed down the roster of RPGs to only the best you can get on PS5.

We have a lot more RPGs on our list of upcoming PS5 games, but if you’re looking for a multiplayer game you’re better off checking out our list of the best co-op games for PS5 instead.

Somehow, Like a Dragon made a graceful leap from an action brawler to a turn-based RPG with the first Like a Dragon. The sequel, Infinite Wealth, masters it. The storytelling remains at the level the series has held since the beginning, including the always entertaining substories, but feels right at home in the new combat engine. There are plenty of enhancements to battles, but the biggest changes are in the setting and protagonist. Yes, Ichiban is still the lead, but now Kiryu makes a return to share the spotlight with his own motivations and reasons for reappearing. The shift from Japan to Hawaii isn’t just refreshing from a visual perspective but plays into everything from the plot, characters, abilities, and more.

For all the nostalgic RPG fans our there who loved Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG back in the day, Sea of Stars will feel like a lost game from that era. While the pixel graphics evoke the style of the time, it is punching far above anything the SNES could’ve delivered at the time. The premise of the story isn’t terribly gripping, but the execution and characters make it a breeze to see it though. That, and the combat will have you wishing you could grind battles more easily. It takes advantage of the timing-based combat of Mario RPG where pressing the attack button at the right time during an attack (or block button when being attacked) can make your attack more potent. Because of this, no battle can won by mindlessly using the attack prompt.

If you were feeling left out and jealous of the amazing sprite work of the original Octopath Traveler, then you owe it to yourself to pick up the seque, which is thankfully available on PS5. Despite it being titled Octopath Traveler II, there is no connection to the first one, so you’re free to begin your journey here. Focusing on eight protagonists with interweaving storylines, the main draw once again is the impressive 2D-HD art style. This game is the ultimate representation of what a classic JRPG from the SNES era would be if it were made today. The visuals are faithful but stunning, combat traditional yet innovative, and story anything but trite.