The 20 Best PS3 RPGs of All Time

From punishing dungeon crawlers and sprawling fantasy epics to tactical war dramas and gunslinging steampunk oddities, this console generation redefined what an RPG could be. Cast your vote for the one that defined your PS3 years.

1

Persona 5

Atlus's 2017 JRPG following stylish high school Phantom Thieves who steal the corrupted hearts of adults through surreal dungeons.

1000pts

2

Demon's Souls

FromSoftware's 2009 PS3-exclusive action RPG that pioneered the punishing, deliberate combat later known as the Souls formula.

875pts

3

Tales of Graces f

Namco Bandai's 2012 PS3 JRPG in the Tales series, following childhood friends reunited by a kingdom in turmoil.

700pts

4

Dragon Age: Origins

BioWare's 2009 dark-fantasy RPG about stopping a demonic Blight as one of several origin-story heroes.

642pts

5

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Level-5's 2013 JRPG co-produced with Studio Ghibli, sending a boy into a parallel fantasy world to save his mother.

642pts

6

Resonance of Fate

tri-Ace's 2010 gunplay-focused JRPG set in a steampunk tower city built to escape a poisoned world.

576pts

7

Dark Souls

FromSoftware's 2011 action RPG that expanded the Souls formula into a sprawling interconnected world of unforgiving combat.

500pts

8

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Square Enix's 2012 sequel sending Lightning's sister Serah on a time-hopping quest across fractured timelines.

409pts

9

White Knight Chronicles II

Level-5's 2011 PS3-exclusive JRPG continuing the story of a young man who transforms into a giant knight to protect his kingdom.

409pts

10

Fallout 3

Bethesda's 2008 post-apocalyptic RPG set in the irradiated ruins of Washington, D.C.

409pts

11

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Bethesda's 2011 open-world fantasy RPG following the Dragonborn's quest to stop the return of dragons.

409pts

12

Final Fantasy XIII

Square Enix's 2010 mainline entry following exiled soldier Lightning through a linear, cinematic sci-fantasy world.

409pts

13

Star Ocean: The Last Hope International

tri-Ace's 2010 PS3 JRPG chronicling humanity's first steps into deep space amid a devastating war on Earth.

409pts

14

Nier

Cavia's 2010 action RPG about a man's search for a cure to save his dying daughter, later the basis for the Nier: Automata franchise.

409pts

15

Fallout: New Vegas

Obsidian's 2010 post-apocalyptic RPG set around a faction-driven power struggle in the Mojave Wasteland.

300pts

16

Valkyria Chronicles

Sega's 2008 PS3-exclusive tactical RPG blending turn-based strategy with real-time third-person combat in a WWII-inspired setting.

300pts

17

Tales of Xillia

Namco Bandai's 2013 PS3-exclusive JRPG following two protagonists whose fates intertwine to stop a war over a mysterious spirit.

300pts

18

Mass Effect 2

BioWare's 2010 sci-fi RPG following Commander Shepard assembling a squad for a suicide mission against an alien threat.

167pts

19

Dragon's Dogma

Capcom's 2012 action RPG built around climbing giant monsters and AI companion Pawns in an open fantasy world.

167pts

20

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

Nippon Ichi's 2008 PS3-exclusive tactical RPG comedy about a delinquent demon prince at the Evil Academy.

167pts