Open-World Action RPG

Games

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

More than a successful role-playing game. It became a place people kept moving back.

UX: 90 MP: 30 Legacy: 98
Games

Diablo II

Diablo II Diablo II remains one of the clearest examples of a game becoming immortal by perfecting its loop rather than by chasing novelty for novelty’s

UX: 93 MP: 40 Legacy: 99
Franchises and Series

Diablo Series

Gave action role-playing a permanent rhythm.

Coverage: 83
Games

Elden Ring

Elden Ring feels important in a way that very few modern releases manage. Many blockbuster games arrive with massive anticipation, sell tremendously, and then gradually settle

UX: 93 MP: 58 Legacy: 96
Franchises and Series

Elder Scrolls Series

Helped teach players what it could feel like to live inside a fantasy world rather than merely pass through one.

Coverage: 83