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Best RPGs of the 1990s

How many of the 22 rankings — not the rank
1Chrono Triggeron 6 of 22 rankings2Final Fantasy Tacticson 4 of 22 rankings3Castlevania: Symphony of the Nighton 5 of 22 rankings4Final Fantasy VIIon 8 of 22 rankings5Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathiaon 2 of 22 rankings6Final Fantasy IIIon 2 of 22 rankings7Pokémon Silver Versionon 3 of 22 rankings8Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Starson 4 of 22 rankings9Fallout 2on 1 of 22 rankings10Pokémon Gold Versionon 1 of 22 rankings11Chrono Crosson 1 of 22 rankings12Ultima Onlineon 1 of 22 rankings13Pokémon redon 1 of 22 rankings14Heroes of Might & Magic IIon 1 of 22 rankings15Xenogearson 1 of 22 rankings16Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Storyon 1 of 22 rankings17Final Fantasy IVon 1 of 22 rankings
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How this ranking is made
The answer

According to Made the Cut's census of 22 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best RPG of the 1990s is Chrono Trigger, followed by Final Fantasy Tactics and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

How this is counted

This chart counts 22 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is RPG and released in the 1990s, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 19 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.

Rankings behind this chart
My Top 100vintik91 · @6c3tk3zCuzTyler: top 5 gamesSource: CuzTyler on RedditAramaticFire: top 5 gamesSource: AramaticFire on Redditrashmotion: top 5 gamesSource: rashmotion on RedditTechnical_Idea_7914: top 5 gamesSource: Technical_Idea_7914 on Reddithappyspleen: top 10 gamesSource: happyspleen on RedditJordan3Tears: top 10 gamesSource: Jordan3Tears on RedditAbiv23: top 10 gamesSource: Abiv23 on RedditProfessional-Mud-877: top 10 gamesSource: Professional-Mud-877 on Redditgabriot: top 10 gamesSource: gabriot on RedditAndroid_Saga: top 10 gamesSource: Android_Saga on Redditreality-escapeartist: top 10 games (excerpt)Source: reality-escapeartist on Reddit

12 of the 22 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.

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