10 PlayStation Plus RPGs That Are A Perfect 10/10

PlayStation Plus is consistently a wonderful service for gamers between its Game Catalog and varying subscription tiers, and anyone craving rich and colorful RPGs need look no further. PS Plus Game Catalog’s April 2026 batch added a handful of incredible games recently, including one of the best AAA blockbuster RPGs of the last decade, for instance.

PS Plus’ variety of games is all-encompassing and sure to scratch any itch with genres of all kinds being represented. RPGs are certainly not that niche of a genre, however, and certainly not to gamers who have been dedicated to PlayStation as their console of choice and have been playing PlayStation-exclusive RPGs for more than three decades. Today, PS Plus features countless phenomenal RPGs, including many that were released only in the last 10-or-so years.

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Sea Of Stars

Sea of Stars is a nostalgia-laden turn-based RPG that is a beautiful tribute to all those that came before it, and its inspirations are worn lovingly on its naked sleeve. The emotional depth of its story (Garl as its beating heart and backbone, not unlike what Samwise Gamgee is to The Lord of the Rings) and the satisfaction of its combat is matched only by how gorgeous its pixel art is and how immersively its atmosphere draws players in, with Sea of Stars’ Wheels minigame being incredibly engaging and elaborate.

9

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

Guerrilla’s Horizon franchise only has a couple of entries out right now, and it may not be as deep of an RPG as, say, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, but it has made a powerful splash in the first-party AAA PlayStation scene that is largely ruled by action-adventure titles like The Last of Us, Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War, and Ghost of Tsushima. The franchise is branching out even further with its co-op game Horizon Hunters Gathering, too, and it will be neat to see if the third Horizon game—whenever it is eventually released—might evolve the series’ RPG mechanics further.

With any luck, Horizon Forbidden West’s Machine Strike minigame will be reprised. Horizon Forbidden West is sadly no longer on PS Plus, but it would be a treat to have the sequel added back alongside Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered in order for PlayStation gamers and fans of Horizon to dive into its world thoroughly before Horizon Hunters Gathering graces PS5.

8

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade

The era of the original PlayStation is arguably the JRPG golden age, and it would be egregious not to include Final Fantasy 7 in a list of the best PlayStation RPGs/JRPGs, let alone the best JRPGs that were released on PS1. But because Final Fantasy 7 itself is not on PS Plus, its remake will have to do. Fortunately, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is a worthy and lenient reimagining of the original game, while fascinatingly only actually adapting a fraction of Final Fantasy 7.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has earned its status as one of the best fantasy RPGs of all time, and proof of its biblical popularity is evident in how much player-crafted mod content has flooded it to this day, as well as how highly anticipated The Elder Scrolls 6 is because of it. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a genre-defining RPG that all future RPGs will be compared to ad infinitum, which is a blessing and a curse for Bethesda, the studio that will forever be chasing the highest of highs that it soared to more than a decade and a half ago.

6

Disco Elysium

Disco Elysium is as much a visual novel as it is an RPG, and therefore there is a lot to parse, literally. How Disco Elysium’s masterful, dialogue-heavy writing and storytelling is woven into its rich systems is wholly intoxicating and unique. Players’ skills include intellect, psyche, physique, motorics, which are brilliantly represented as traits that directly affect the protagonist, Harrier “Harry” Du Bois, and are equally paramount in how Disco Elysium’s reactive and adaptive narrative gradually unfolds.

5

Hogwarts Legacy

Fans desired an open-world RPG in Harry Potter’s Wizarding World, and Hogwarts Legacy did not disappoint. Its 1800s set dressing allows it to tell a wholly original story that takes place long before the events of Harry Potter, refreshingly, and its gameplay loop essentially boils down to it being an immersive Hogwarts student sim.

It may lack Harry Potter’s Quidditch, but players that want a manageably big open world to fully explore and loot (on foot, broomstick, Hippogriff, Thestral, or Graphorn, with plenty of Demiguises to collect and lore pages to unveil with the Revelio charm), as well as classes to attend at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, will be thrilled. Plus, players do not have to wait long before they can travel to Hogsmeade and enjoy Butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks.

4

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 launched its Phantom Liberty DLC and came back from the brink of despair to be hailed one of the greatest sci-fi RPGs ever, and deservedly so. Night City is its best, most multifaceted character, and it is exciting to know that its worldbuilding is only in its infancy.

If Cyberpunk 2 can launch with the polish and quality that Cyberpunk 2077 was only finally able to express after the release of its story expansion and plentiful updates, it will be a tremendous redemption tale in the video game industry. Of course, CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 4 will be released before Cyberpunk 2—or whatever the sequel will actually be called—and it is unknown when we might see this franchise and Night City again, besides the second season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

3

Persona 5 Royal

Not unlike any spectacular RPG or JRPG franchise, the Persona series is so diverse and distinctive that each of its installments is likely to have a community of players arguing as to why they believe it is the best of the bunch. That said, not only is Persona 5 Royal the definitive edition of the vanilla Persona 5 (an extraordinary achievement itself), but it also influenced how Persona 3 Reload would take shape, and is likely to inspire gameplay features or stylistic choices in future Persona games and remakes, which has ultimately established a tall ceiling for Atlus’ subsequent games to try to reach and shatter.

2

Bloodborne

FromSoftware has made its name developing challenging ‘Soulslike’ games that refuse to coddle players, whether that regards learning spatial awareness in tight corner enemy ambushes or comprehending how an NPC questline is meant to be progressed. That said, there is arguably no FromSoftware action-RPG Soulslike that has come close to matching the excellent atmosphere or popularity of Bloodborne.

It helps that Bloodborne is distinguished by a novel Victorian Gothic aesthetic, strongly contrasting FromSoftware’s typical dark fantasy fare. Moreover, Bloodborne being on PS Plus is a boon, even if fans wish it would receive an official PC port, PS5 update, remaster, remake, or sequel. Either way, it is a relic entombed on PlayStation that bolsters the PS Plus subscription service roster.

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​​​​​​​The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Before Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red delivered The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—an action-RPG so successful and beloved that it is now synonymous with The Witcher IP more than any other Witcher project. This Witcher threequel would eclipse its predecessors with ease, abandoning The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings to relative obscurity, and The Witcher 4 has laughably big shoes to fill when trying to follow it after a decade.

Brand

Sony

Original Release Date

June 29, 2010

Original MSRP (USD)

$59.99 (Essential), $99.99 (Extra), $119.99 (Premium) – Per Year

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PlayStation Plus is a subscription service from Sony that gives players access to additional PlayStation features for subscribers, such as full online game access, free games, and exclusive discounts. The program was initially released in 2010 with the PlayStation 3 and since has grown to be a larger platform for the brand, allowing Sony to extend the service to include game streaming via console or apps from different providers.