Best RPGs of the 2000s
Dragon Age: Originson 6 of 39 rankings2
Diablo IIon 5 of 39 rankings3
BioShockon 5 of 39 rankings4
World of Warcrafton 5 of 39 rankings5
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicon 4 of 39 rankings6
Final Fantasy Xon 4 of 39 rankings7
Kingdom Hearts IIon 3 of 39 rankings8
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionon 2 of 39 rankings9
Mass Effecton 4 of 39 rankings10
Fallout 3on 3 of 39 rankings11
Deus Exon 2 of 39 rankings12
League of Legendson 1 of 39 rankings13
Ōkamion 1 of 39 rankings14
Pokémon Emerald Versionon 1 of 39 rankings15
Pokémon Platinum Versionon 1 of 39 rankings16
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed Kingon 1 of 39 rankings17
Castle Crasherson 1 of 39 rankings18
Mother 3on 1 of 39 rankings19
X-Men Legendson 1 of 39 rankings20
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowindon 1 of 39 rankings21
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyaton 1 of 39 rankings22
Persona 3on 1 of 39 rankings23
Final Fantasy IXon 2 of 39 rankings24
Pokémon FireRed Versionon 1 of 39 rankings25
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stoneson 1 of 39 rankings26
Valkyria Chronicleson 1 of 39 rankings27
Ys Sevenon 1 of 39 rankings28
Fire Emblem: Path of Radianceon 1 of 39 rankings29
Shadow Hearts: Covenanton 1 of 39 rankings30
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amnon 1 of 39 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 39 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best RPG of the 2000s is Dragon Age: Origins, followed by Diablo II and BioShock.
How this is counted
This chart counts 39 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 2000s, 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.
12 of the 39 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.