What are the best Xbox RPG games you can play in 2025?

The RPG genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, edging its way into mainstream gamer consciousness like never before. As a result, where Western RPGs have historically been pretty hard to come by, they're now absolutely everywhere. The JRPG market too, once a relatively niche genre, has really taken off internationally, enticing more players than ever to lose themselves in a huge variety of worlds.

In this regard, the Xbox family of consoles has a wide range of excellent titles worth checking out. Whether they're fantasy adventures set in a faraway land, surreal detective mysteries or something a little closer to home, there's something out there for everyone.

In order to help you select the best Xbox RPG experiences currently available, we've picked out a bunch of our favourite titles and stuck them into a handy list for your consideration.

If you're interested in the best Xbox RPGs, keep in mind that lots are available on Xbox Game Pass as well, so it's worth taking a look at our full list of everything coming to Game Pass in 2025. We've also got some other popular guides to check out such as the Best Xbox Exclusives and all 120FPS supported games on Xbox Series X|S.

Let's jump in!

Best Xbox RPGs

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Xbox Series X|S)

Released back at the launch of the Xbox Series X and Series S, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is one of the finest entries in the series to date, sporting hundreds of hours of content and a wonderful representation of England to explore.

Taking the role of a Viking this time around, the combat is bloody and chaotic, especially with the ability to dual wield two devastating weapons at once. While the series has deviated massively from its origins, what it's managed to morph into is fantastic. Embracing elements from games such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with its quest design, and even taking a leaf out of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with its exploration, it's one not to be missed.

  • Xbox Game Pass? Yes

Avowed (Xbox Series X|S)

We had high hopes for Avowed when it was announced by Xbox and Obsidian, but there was always the question of whether it'd end up feeling like a pale imitation of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Outer Worlds when it launched.

Fortunately that didn't end up being the case, as we loved it in our "Great" 8/10 review here at Pure Xbox! This is a first-party Xbox game that absolutely deserves your attention on Xbox Game Pass, so go and check it out already!

  • Xbox Game Pass? Yes

Baldur's Gate 3 (Xbox Series X|S)

It took a while for Baldur's Gate 3 to finally make its way to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but it finally happened in December of 2023! This is not only one of the best Xbox RPGs you can play right now, but it's also one of the best RPGs ever made! Prepare to lose yourself to tens if not of hundreds of hours on this epic adventure.

We're talking turn-based combat with a heavy Dungeons and Dragons inspiration in BG3, and it's a game that's filled with so much choice that you can truly carve your own path - it can't be understated how beloved this game is!

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Borderlands 3 (Xbox One)

The Borderlands series hasn't managed to evolve massively since its original iteration, but what it has managed to do is continuously fine tune the gameplay it created back in the original. Borderlands 3 continues that tradition with an entry that feels like a culmination of all the ideas before it.

The gunplay has never felt tighter, the variety in both the environments and weapons is constantly surprising, and the quests manage to remain as wacky as ever. It's hard not to be charmed by its cel shaded world that looks just as impressive now as it did in the original entry. Grab some friends, groovy weapons, and cause some mayhem in Pandora.

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Cassette Beasts (Xbox for PC)

If you've always wanted a Pokemon-like experience on Xbox, you've got a number of games to choose from, but Cassette Beasts might well be at the top of the list. This cute indie title dropped on Xbox Game Pass in early 2023, and very quickly racked up outstanding reviews from a variety of outlets, landing on an 84 Metacritic average.

Just like in Pokemon, you'll travel on an adventure collecting monsters to use in turn-based battles, but in this case, you actually have to record the monsters to cassette tapes and then play them back in order to fight. It's a really cool idea that works extremely well, so we think you'll have a blast with this one if you like the look of it.

  • Xbox Game Pass? Yes

Chained Echoes (Xbox Series X|S)

Chained Echoes debuted on Xbox Game Pass to absolutely incredible reviews in December 2022, making it one of the best-rated Game Pass launches of the year. This SNES-esque RPG may well fly under the radar for a lot of folks, but it's definitely worth your time if you're up for some classic JRPG action.

This is a pretty substantial experience as well — you're looking at 30 to 40 hours of gameplay in which you'll "travel around the vast continent of Valandis to bring an end to the war between its three kingdoms". So, this is a chunky RPG with a small download size - although sadly it's no longer available on the Game Pass service these days.

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Chernobylite (Xbox Series X|S)

Chernboylite was one of those games that we really hoped would make the Best Xbox RPGs list eventually, and we're happy to say we've been having a great time with it on Xbox Series X! The game received a major free next-gen upgrade back in early 2022 (including the addition of ray tracing), and it's been elevated to the next level as a result.

As for the game itself? It's officially described as a "science-fiction survival horror RPG", in which your job is to uncover the truth of your tortured past in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone. In our review, we called it "a deep and addictive indie gem awaits that does a fantastic job of scratching that S.T.A.L.K.E.R itch". Definitely worth a play!

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Citizen Sleeper (Xbox Series X|S)

Citizen Sleeper might not look much on the surface, but it's an absolutely brilliant tabletop RPG that Xbox Game Pass fans have been enjoying for a long time now. The premise is that you play as a "sleeper", described as "a digitised human consciousness in an artificial body", and the game challenges you to "explore a lawless station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future."

Here's a bit more about it:

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Citizen Sleeper received one of the best Xbox Series X Metacritic scores of 2022, almost placing it in the top ten games of the year, so that tells you how much the critics (and players) have been enjoying it so far!

  • Xbox Game Pass? Yes

CrossCode (Xbox One)

CrossCode is a 2D retro-inspired action-RPG that has gone unnoticed by some, but it was a low-key hit when it was part of Xbox Game Pass, and we highlighted it here at Pure Xbox as "a wonderful blend of Zelda and Sword Art Online."

We'll let our own words do the talking here — it's definitely one to add to your wishlist!

"CrossCode has surprised us massively. Its narrative is engaging enough to keep us moving forward, but the gameplay is the true star. It boasts some deep RPG systems, punchy combat, fantastic puzzles, and a world you want to explore every corner of."

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Xbox Series X|S)

Cyberpunk 2077 has enjoyed one of the greatest turnarounds in gaming history, going from a critically panned, bug-ridden mess back at launch to one of the very best Xbox RPGs you can play today. We absolutely loved the Phantom Liberty expansion as well, so there's a whole bunch of great content to get stuck into here.

If you haven't played Cyberpunk 2077 in a while and you're skeptical about jumping back in, it's the 2.0 update that really changed our minds here at Pure Xbox about it, so we definitely recommend giving it another go. Alternatively, if you've never played the game before and you're curious, now's the best possible time to get started.

  • Xbox Game Pass? No

Dark Souls III (Xbox One)

There have been many Souls games over recent years and many imitations, but none perfect the formula better than Dark Souls III. The dark, gothic world is represented beautifully through the Xbox One version, and playing the game through backwards compatibility on the Xbox Series X|S is enhanced by FPS Boost.

The combat, much like other entries, is brutally hard, but is ultimately the most refined of the series here. Each encounter is a nail biting testament of skill and dexterity that demands the upmost attention. It's a constantly rewarding experience that's hard to put down. Definitely check it out.

  • Xbox Game Pass? No