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12 Best Isometric RPGs [Outstanding Gameplay]
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Every title in the list offers the novel RPG element in its own ways. Explore different styles like action RPG, strategy, dark Fantasy, comedy, survival, horror, mystery, ancient, and team-based story. This list includes top isometric RPG titles that will take you to your fantasy world.
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Divinity: Original Sin II
Rating: 9.4/10Year: 2017Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, macOS, NS
Modes: Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Many centuries after Divinity: Original Sin, people of Rivellon have formed energy called Source, and individuals who manipulate energy are called Sorcerers. The Seven Gods of Rivellon have infused Source power in Lucian the Divine to hold back the Void.
A few years later, Lucian died, which weakened the Veil between the Void and Rivellon, resulting in darkness and evil creatures coming out of Void. The village died of the plague, people lost their homes, the civil war caused crises, and few were the survivors. The evil God King wants to destroy Rivellon, and the only way to stop is to restore the Divine.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Rating: 9.1/10Year: 2018Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, macOS, Linux, NS
Mode: Singleplayer
Deadfire is the story that takes place after five years of Pillars of Eternity in the fantasy world of Eora. In the beginning, the player is considered as a Watcher, who can read people’s memories of present and past life.
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The God of light and rebirth Eothas resuscitates with the raging power, destroying Caed Nua and its surrounding. Many watchers died, and few survivors somehow ran away for Eothas, and now they need to find a way to stop Eothas from Eora’s annihilation.
Bastion
Rating: 9/10Year: 2011Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, PS4, NS, Xbox One, iOS
Mode: Singleplayer
Bastion is an RPG, takes place in the isometric fantasy world where a kid has to win different levels. The player as a kid has to collect different items and attack on the enemies that try to kill him.
The objective is to reach the end of the map, the player has a special ability, but with limited access. There are different levels designed with unique challenges and takes in different places like cities, forests, and bogs.
Divinity: Original Sin
Rating: 9/10Year: 2014Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, macOS, Linux, NS
Modes: Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Divinity: Original Sin is the adventure role-playing game that takes place in the fantasy world of Rivellon. Sorcerers are people who can manipulate the energy form called Source. At the beginning of the game, the player starts with the small investigations.
Further exploration uncovers various secrets of the world and goes on the journey with a great mission to save the world. Divinity: Original Sin is an outstanding game, and has contributed a lot to the modern RPG genre.
Transistor
Rating: 9/10Year: 2014Platforms: NS, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, PS4, tvOS
Mode: Singleplayer
A famous singer of Cloudbank, Red lost her voice, when an unknown man was murdered by the glowing great-sword called Transistor. Transistor absorbed Red’s voice and the dead man’s consciousness.
Now Red has to fight the army of intelligent robots, learn their secrets, survive the deadly bosses to restore her voice. The game has stunning isometric graphics with a turn-based strategy RPG element.
Pillars of Eternity
Rating: 9/10Year: 2015Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, macOS, Linux, NS
Mode: Singleplayer
Pillars of Eternity takes you on an intuitive journey to find the ancient God in the world of Eora. For ages people of different regions, following different Gods have fought each other in endless bloodshed.
The people with magical soul powers are called Watchers. A group of Watchers has brought peace by making people understand that there is only one God. But in reality, Watcher knows God does not exist. With rapid technological development, some people are close to the truth that God does not exist, which can disturb long-lasting peace.
Victor Vran
Rating: 9/10Year: 2015Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, NS, PS4, Xbox One
Modes: Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Victor Vran is an action RPG with a Gothic-fantasy fairy tale in the fiction world where both magic and science coexist. Victor Vran is a demon hunter who has recently come to the city of Zagoravia to investigate the demon infestation of unknown origin and destroy the evil presence.
He needs to complete daily tasks to survive in the city. Gameplay consists of reaction-based moves that help a player to dodge attacks and avoid damage with RPG elements.
Tower of Time
Rating: 8.9/10Year: 2015Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, NS, PS 4, Xbox One
Mode: Singleplayer
Tower of Time is a story-rich dungeon crawler RPG that allows real-time combat and time manipulation. It offers 40-70 hours of incredible adventure gameplay, surviving 50 heavy-head bosses, and requires complex skills and tactics.
You can select from 7 bizarre character classes, all with different strengths and weaknesses. Tower of Time gives the ultimate RPG experience with deep tactical real-time combat with gravity manipulation and a rich equipment system.
The Banner Saga 2
Rating: 8.8/10Year: 2016Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, NS, PS4, Xbox One
Mode: Singleplayer
The Banner Saga 2 is a turn-based combat RPG made by the three-man indie team, the second installment of The Banner Saga trilogy. Compared to the previous part, The Banner Saga 2 has new upgrades, including new units, enemies, talents, interactive objects, and objectives. The complexity of the game varies with the situations and its puzzle-like battles, requiring a unique approach to solve every time.
Grim Dawn
Rating: 8.8/10Year: 2016Platforms: Windows, Xbox One
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
Grim Dawn is an action RPG set on the Cairn, a dark, war-torn world loosely based on the Victorian era. The world is in great chaos, the human race is near extinction, the supernatural races from another world Aetherials and Chthonians want to eradicate humans. Some humans are hidden from the world, have taken refuge to survive, there must be a way to stop these evil entities.
Tyranny
Rating: 8.5/10Year: 2016Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Mode: Singleplayer
Tyranny set on Terratus, a fantasy world moving from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Kyros is a powerful 400-year old living being who wants to conquer the complete world. He has acquired most of the region by force and terrorized the population. No one has seen Kyros, Archons rule over regions on behalf of Kyros. In the 431st year of the Kyros calendar, a rebellion arose that caused a world war between Kyros’ two main forces.
Iron Danger
Rating: 8.5/10Year: 2020Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, PS4, Xbox One
Mode: Singleplayer
Iron Danger is a tactical combat action RPG that is set on a fantasy steampunk world with a unique time direction mechanic. It is a deep strategy turn-based game combined with real-time combat gameplay.
It offers two-party challenges encounters with skills and highly interactive scenes. Follow your journey in the world of lofty living gods and monsters’ lives. Humans rebel against god, causing the whole land in disputation.
Last Words
Okay, guys, this is the list of top isometric RPGs that I recommend playing. You can find tons of RPGs, but there are less isometric RPGs with a good story and role-playing. If you ask me, which game should I play first? then I will definitely suggest you for Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2. That’s it, Folks.
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