Free role playing games best

The base game is totally free and more than capable of providing hours of gameplay, but if gamers wish to go further, developer Bungie has provided a number of expansion packs and DLC to pick and choose from. Fans of MMOs and adventure games might like the open world of Genshin Impact , even if the art style is far more anime than rustic. The setting is Teyvat, a world comprised of seven nations with ruling Gods. The environments are pretty breathtaking, even if they do take on a more cartoony edge.

Combat and exploration have been praised, while the pay model structure is greeted with less enthusiasm. Still, it's free to get started, and that's enough to have made Genshin Impact a pretty decent underground heavyweight in the open-world adventure genre.

For a free title, Conqueror's Blade certainly looks great. That's one way to pull gamers in, but the rest is dependent on a robust mixture of MMO elements, tactical action, and strategy. The open world is pretty large and offers multiple ways to achieve combat objectives. Players can use siege weapons to attack castles while commanding combat units in teams of It bears the gritty fantasy feel of Skyrim, with extra emphasis on good old-fashioned medieval warfare.

The response from players has been mostly positive across the board, suggesting that this is no one-trick pony. This free-to-play game is lesser-known within the open-world adventure game pool, but it does have a pretty solid fanbase. It's a third-person shooter that allows gamers to choose whether to become a criminal or opt for life as a police officer.

The open-world battleground takes place within a sprawling city. Players can create unique characters with deep customization options, plus modifications for weapons and vehicles to stand apart. It's less on story and more about action, but with players per server, it's sure to provide a thrilling experience.

Minecraft may have popularized the pixel open-world adventure game, but it's not the only kid on the block. Creativerse is available on Steam with a free base game format, and the option to buy into extra content as the player progresses throughout the game. It includes playable Quests, seasonal events a deeper set of building functions designed to differentiate itself from its competitors, namely Minecraft.

Unturned is a zombie game with a lot of kitsch thrown in for good measure. Download Age of Wushu here. You can play one of five races Dwarf, Elf, Human, Beorning, or Hobbit and play as either gender in all races other than Dwarf for whom no gender option is provided. There is seven classes in the base game with more added via expansion packs. Starting at level 5 you can play instruments, of which there are many throughout the game.

This allows you to play actual music written or transcribed by the community, as the instruments are fully playable not just useful for playing scripted songs like in most RPGs. This gives way to music concerts and festivals in-game organized by players and makes the world feel that much more real. Then there is the notable lack of magic.

In keeping with the lore, there are only five wizards in middle-earth and none of them are your character. The storyline is broken up into chapters, with more being added via free updates and DLC. For a time this was the third most played mmo on the internet.

So if you like epic fantasy, or are just a LotR nut like I am; then you simply have to go out and download this one. Download Lord of the Rings Online Here. Much like Neverwinter, your adventures will be primarily centered around one city. Instead of the city of Neverwinter, you will be focusing your efforts of protecting the city of Stormreach. The dangers you will save the city from are varied and legion, with more being added with every additional story update.

There are 9 playable races, and 14 classes open to all races. It certainly did for me. Download Dungeons and Dragons Online here. Now, full disclosure; I am not a huge DC fan. DC Universe Online takes place as Brainiac is preparing to invade earth. In the future he manages this by causing the majority of the heroes and villains to wipe each other out, whilst slowly downloading their powers so that when they are all gone he can create an army of meta-humans that will do his bidding.

You are one of these new meta-humans. You have a huge amount of freedom creating your character with a great many different powers to choose form, different methods of movement Super speed, agility, flight and costume options which you get more of through the game to name a few things. Then of course you get the biggest choice of the game, to be a hero or a villain.

Which you choose will decide the entire storyline for you as well as your starting point in the game world. I just hope Marvel does something similar someday.

Download DC Universe Online here. Star Trek Online is … well … big. Instead of being stuck one island or world, you have a ship and can explore space. The game takes place thirty years after Star Trek: Nemesis.

Relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire have fallen apart and war has broken out between the two factions.

The Dominion is rebuilding, the Borg have returned and the Romulans are trying to come to terms with the loss of their planet twenty years prior. Into this war torn universe, you start your journey. You can choose to join the Federation, Klingons, or Romulans; and from there your story begins. You will get a ship and there is plenty of room to improve and replace that ship and from there you are free to forge your own adventure through the galaxy.

Like most of the other entries on this list, there are DLC and frequent updates that add more and more content to this game, and there likely will be for years still to come. Download Star Trek Online here. You of course have a great deal of freedom in what your character looks like as well, on top of ship customization and such.

I have at this point, I think played nearly every Star Wars game out there on any platform. The Old Republic takes place in the same era as the Knights of the Old Republic games, though it is set a few hundred years after Knights of the Old Republic 2. The galaxy is divided between the Republic and the Sith Empire, who are at an uneasy peace after a ceasefire was signed between the two powers. With war an inevitability, it is just a question of which side will shoot first.

You have multiple races to choose from, and eight classes four for each side. Each class has its own multiple chapter storyline, which along with all other interactions in the game is fully voiced with dialogue options and a morality system just like the Knights of the Old Republic games that spawned it; you even have companion characters that you can build relationships with and even romance, in a few cases.

While there are still the occasional fetch and carry sort of missions you tend to expect from an MMO, it usually does a very good job of keeping things interesting and varied. Downoad The Old Republic Online here. Say hello to Darth Highgate, the wrath of the Emperor. Long ago, an advanced alien race called the Eldan created what they hoped was a perfect being.

However as is so often the case with these sorts of stories, their creation was not as perfect as they had hoped. It developed a malicious secondary personality that the Eldan tried to eradicate. However all they managed to do was anger this personality, and it used its great power to wipe out every Eldan on the planet. In Wildstar you take on the role of a member of one of two factions; The Exiles, and the Dominion.

The Dominion is a powerful human empire that encapsulates multiple galaxies. Their empire was built with the help of the Eldan, and when their benefactors vanished they slowly elevated to god-status in the Dominion. The Exiles, on the other hand, rejected this notion and left Dominion space; slowly making friends with all those that the Dominion had rubbed the wrong way. Now at long last, the homeworld of the Eldan, Nexus, has been re-discovered. The Exiles want it to finally give their people a home, and the Dominion sees it as a holy site that they must claim and protect.

Wildstar has an open world that the player is free to explore, taking on quests and doing dungeons as one would tend to expect from an MMO. With an art style similar to that of Overwatch or Borderlands, and an interesting and unique plot line; this one is definitely worth a look-see.

Download Wildstar here. Blade and Soul is another game with very strong combat. It uses a real time combat system that relies heavily on your ability to string attacks together into combos, much like you would do in any single player combat game. Combat in Blade and Soul is a mixture of martial arts and acrobatics. Magic Rampage is an Action-RPG with a new platformer heavily inspired by the classes from the bit era and combines the RPG genre with fast-paced action gameplay.

It offers a great variety of classes to choose and the option to customize your character with tons of armor and weapons. You will explore dungeons with obstacles, monsters, boss fights, bonus levels and secret areas included to them.

This one is a must! To survive you have to defend yourself from enemies, build a fortress, collect resources and materials which contains a great and simple, I would say, crafting system. You can explore new lands and dungeons to obtain weapons, armor and valuable resources either by yourself or with a group of friends via creating or joining a clan. How many days can you survive on this cruel and bitter medieval world?

Another Action-RPG on our list, Dungeon Hunter 5, a very popular one and at the top of this genre for a long time, cause of their series for the last couple of years. Going through the campaign you will experience multiple types of missions and goals with many events included time by time.

Equipping gear and items will allow you to continue through the campaign or join online and participate in various events with tons of rewards to follow.

Create a character and get ready to explore a massive vast 3D world! It remains one of the best Role Playing games out there and you will find hundreds of players to play with, every time you log in.

Follow the story quests and defeat enemies, gather your gear, create your own build of different skills and customize your character with hundreds of combinations available.

All that combined in a beautiful scenery with melodic music, offering you the chance to get a great overall experience of an MMORPG on your mobile device! On your way you will face enemies which will allow you, by killing them to upgrade your gear and set your battle stats.

With only three skills available you have to complete every single level. Take a sit back, relax and enjoy one of the most beautiful and cutest RPG games. If you are a Harry Potter fan, you will love this. Now is your chance to make your own adventure!

Create your character and get ready for Hogwarts! Meme builds are one thing too, but there are many ways to get them working. Combining a main class and a sub-class to acquire combinations of active and passive skills allows you to personalize your character. Weapon skills are also different from job skills, giving players more leeway to try different builds. The characters are interesting and help set up the setting for the story. Tree of the Savior — The game is considered the spiritual successor to the famous Ragnarok Online.

Although the graphics and setting are completely different, the game still features highly customizable skill builds, much like Ragnarok Online. Many gamers still play the game not only for its mechanics but also for its funny story. RPGmaker is known for offering mass-produced games that lack design, story, and content, but there are some that offer surprisingly good gameplay.

The best part is that the Switch can also run RPGmaker games for free. Some vtubers have played these games during their live streams which helps make this type of RPG game more popular. Ao Oni — The game features a mix of horror and storytelling to create an engaging narrative for players. Just watch out that a big blue monster will try to chase you as you progress through the story, much like Slenderman does.