10 Best RPGs on PlayStation Plus (April 2026)

It creates more attachment to a game when you directly control a character. That’s what role-playing games have done to transform the industry. They have made it so players can identify themselves in a character and make decisions that determine who they become.

But not all RPGs are worth it, whether they feel too stringent or the quality doesn’t hit the mark of industry standards. Today, we highlight the best RPGs on PlayStation Plus this month.

What is an RPG?

An RPG refers to a role-playing game where the player controls a character, determining their appearance, abilities, progression, story choices, and consequences. These aren’t always implemented in every game, but they do enhance the feeling of being an active participant in a fantastical world.

Best RPGs on PlayStation Plus

Sony offers some of the best games in the market right now at an affordable subscription fee. Here are the best RPGs on PlayStation Plus they’ve got right now.

10. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA just feels like a warm cup of tea at the end of a long day. It’s relaxing, with its story and adventure, often hot-laded with lots of secrets and mysteries to chase. 

You’re part of a group of sailors who’re stranded at a remote island. It makes sense to begin gathering and managing resources to survive. But the island soon reveals its hidden secrets and dark past. And a huge bunch of it has to do with a mysterious blue maiden you keep seeing in your dreams.

9. Demon’s Souls

I’d hate to be the one to have to enter the dark fog that came over the kingdom of Boletaria. Every knight who’s gone searching for answers has never come back. But it’s your job as a knight, and you just might be the lucky one.

Demon’s Souls is no walk in the park with its darkness and moody eerie atmospheric settings. It’s set in a nightmarish world, well-fitting of its brutal battles against demons and ultimately, the boss of them all they call, The Old One.

8. Nioh

Amp up the challenge further by checking out Nioh. At least with this one, you’re assured of excellent combat. So masterful, in fact, it’s one of the best Soulslikes you’ll ever play. Amid a civil war, you’re thrust into endless battles against both human and demon foe, alike.

You learn their weaknesses, optimizing your Ki Pulse to make the most of your stamina. The switching of stances also sets the gameplay apart from Dark Souls, providing you with a fresh take on one of the toughest combat systems.

7. Bloodborne

Alternatively, you might try out Bloodborne, instead, also an outlier Soulslike. Hunting for a cure to a strange illness, you come by infestations of death and madness in the ancient city of Yharnam. 

The journey itself is soul crushing, complemented by a deeply strategic combat system. You have no choice but to lean on aggression, avoiding taking damage with counter-attacks and slick dodges. It’s fast-paced and oh so brutal, but rewarding.

6. The Legend of Dragoon

It has to be the best combination between humans and dragons, something The Legend of Dragoon achieves near-perfectly with its story and gameplay. Dragons are humans’ best friends, and joining forces with them lends the player so many versatile extraordinary powers and combos.

5. Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is so good, it was adapted into a series. Its harsh post-apocalyptic world where everyone is out for their own good. And yet, a few lost souls can be trusted, and maybe help you find new meaning. 

The story is pretty neat. So, is the vast open world in the aftermath of a nuclear war. As a lone survivor of Vault III, you learn to navigate a new world order, where your choices are your shield, as is your tactical combat game.

4. Final Fantasy 7: Remake (Intergrade)

If you’ve felt sad about a Final Fantasy game wrapping up too soon, Final Fantasy 7: Remake (Intergrade) hears you and extends your adventure, not just with a new story arc but with lots of fresh gameplay.

You explore Midgar in the fourth-ranking title among the best RPGs on PlayStation Plus, following Yuffie and crew, as they meet new characters, learn new combat moves, and steal from the Shinra Electric Power Company.

3. Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand

“Go big or go home,” seems to have been the mantra in developing Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand. A massive desert open world, whose majestic ruins and sunken cities adds pleasurable variety to an otherwise samey desert plains. 

But also, varied enemies could spring up from anywhere, often Wraiths that are themed after sandstorms. All varying sizes and shapes that tower above you, and require different strategies to weaken and take down.

2. Citizen Sleeper

Like D&D, your dice rolls can surprise you with the outcome. And in Citizen Sleeper, determining successful, neutral, or negative implications on daily tasks like hacking and exploration.

You’re stuck in a space station seeking refuge among the stars. The only problem? You rank at the bottom of the barrel, where you scrape by, trying to avoid to make it to the next cycle. There are so many secrets to discover, yet intriguing that they’re overshadowed by a constant need to rise up the ranks. Else, you’ll be marked useless and destroyed. 

So, it comes down to your risk appetite, and your determination to comb through to the darkest depths of the station’s networks.

1. Ghost of Tsushima (Director’s Cut)

Ghost of Tsushima (Director’s Cut) is both lovely to look at and explore and comes with a satisfying combat system. It’s set in feudal Japan during the Mongol invasion, with Director’s Cut expanding into Iki island.

You engage in fast-paced melee combat, locking swords with enemies in a deep rock-paper-scissors mechanic. Precise parries carry you through the day, but also just-in-time dodges and paying attention to attack patterns to switch stances in your favor.