Best RPG games of 2002
The 14 best RPG games released in 2002, ranked from 4,132 critic and player ratings.
The best RPG game of 2002 is Freedom Force, with a critic score of 90/100 — updated agosto 2026.
Freedom Force
90
/100
02
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
89
/100
03
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
86
/100
KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX
85
/100
05
Divine Divinity
Listed among the "Top 100 PC Games Of All Time" by PC GAMER (2012), Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use. Key Features: An RPG of Epic Proportions An adventure that will last you over 100 hours, filled with tons of non-linear quests and offering an enormous world to explore! Classless Character Development Decide what kind of character you want to be! Start out as a warrior, wizard or survivor – each with his own unique ability – then freely choose between 96skills, regardless of your class. Hack & Slash with a Twist Dozens of different enemy types and obliterate them in visceral, fast-paced combat. Things getting a bit hectic for you? Then pause the game at will, and take your time to look over the battlefield - or drink that much needed health potion. Interaction Galore Enormous amount of objects that can be investigated, traded, used and combined. Found some empty flasks and picked up some colourful mushrooms? Create potions! Obtained some vile-smelling poison? Daub it on your blade or arrow tips: your foes won't know what hit 'em! Award-winning Soundtrack Dulcet melodies composed by Kirill Pokrovsky, the two-time winner of IGN’s "Outstanding Achievement in Music” award.
83
/100
06
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Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts is an action role-playing game developed and published by Squaresoft for the PlayStation 2. It is the result of a collaboration between Square and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney's animated features with those from the Final Fantasy series, developed by Square. Kingdom Hearts was a departure from Square's standard role-playing games by introducing a substantial action-adventure element. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast which included many of the Disney characters' official voice actors. Kingdom Hearts was longtime Square character designer Tetsuya Nomura's first time in a directorial position. The game uses an experience based progression system, with experience gained by defeating foes. Experience gained rises in relation to the strength of the foe, and is consistent for each enemy over the course of the game. Levels are gained with experience, and provide increases to stat attributes in strength, defence, magic, hit points, magic points and ability points, with a new, predetermined ability unlocked approximately every four levels.
80
/100
07
Gothic II
Gothic II is a role-playing video game and the sequel to Gothic, by the German developer Piranha Bytes. It was first released on November 29, 2002 in Germany, with North America following almost one year later on October 28, 2003. The game was published by JoWooD Entertainment and Atari.
80
/100
08
The Elder Scrolls 3: Tribunal
80
/100
09
Gothic 2
79
/100
10
Arx Fatalis
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an incredible adventure in the fantastic world of Arx. The game mixes an intelligent story with immersive and real medieval environments. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence to all those around him.
78
/100
11
Dungeon Siege
72
/100
12
Enclave
71
/100
13
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
63
/100
14
Digimon World 3
47
/100
What is the best RPG game of 2002?
Freedom Force currently tops the ranking with a score of 90/100 across 53 ratings. Ranking updated agosto 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.