Best Party-Based RPG Games on Steam
RPGs where a team of characters drives combat, builds, and story choices.
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1Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Apr 24, 2025
In this game, you can…
- dodge or counter basically anything enemies throw at you, including spells, projectiles, cosmic rays, and even buildings.
- spend action points to free-aim in third person and shoot an enemy's weak spot to end a fight early.
- watch the story's yearly death countdown tick toward "33," then head out on a final mission to stop it.
- dodge, parry, and counter enemy attacks in real time during turn-based fights.
- jump over low attacks mid-fight, then land right back into the dodge-and-parry rhythm.
- swap builds to answer a specific encounter, then stack party synergies into a setup that can delete bosses in one turn.
- wander a huge world map packed with secret areas, hidden encounters, and travel methods that unlock with companions.
- walk into higher-level areas and still win if your timing is good enough on dodges, parries, and jumps.
2Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition - The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Sep 14, 2017
In this game, you can…
- teleport 30 corpses into a boss room, then detonate them all at once to erase the boss.
- eat body parts as an elf to gain the dead person's memories and quest-changing visions.
- rip someone's face off, then wear it to use their identity.
- throw death fog barrels at living enemies to kill them instantly, while undead allies can stand in it safely.
- turn water into an electrified stun pool, or freeze wet ground so enemies slip and get knocked down.
- teleport enemies into hazards, drag archers into melee, or fling someone far away to break an encounter.
- talk to animals and get full conversations, like a chicken insisting he's a mighty wizard.
- set up ambushes by keeping some party members out of combat while others start the fight, then spring the trap.
3Persona 5 Royal - Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!
Oct 20, 2022
In this game, you can…
- get framed for assault, moved to Tokyo, then dragged into a parallel world by a talking cat to commit heists.
- send a calling card, break into someone's mind, and steal their "heart" to change how they act in real life.
- talk enemies into joining you mid-fight, then fuse them into new monsters to build custom battle strategies.
- spend a full in-game year budgeting every day between school, jobs, friends, workouts, and night-time dungeon raids.
- hide behind cover, grapple to hidden routes, and ambush guards in themed dungeons that play like stealth heists.
- trigger a critical hit, chain teammate follow-ups, and end the turn with a screen-filling group finisher.
- build friendships that unlock concrete combat perks and special moves, not just extra dialogue.
4Kenshi - A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Dec 6, 2018
In this game, you can…
- throw someone into acid to melt their legs off, then install bionic scout legs so they can outrun everyone and steal dinosaur eggs.
- leave a shop door open, watch a camel wander in, and trigger a chain fight where shopkeepers, guards, and caravans brawl across town.
- get enslaved for stealing food, train lockpicking and stealth at night, free other slaves, and sprint into the wilderness with guards chasing you.
- get beaten unconscious by bandits, wake up, and come back tougher because taking hits raises your durability.
- lose an arm or leg, crawl across the desert to safety, then replace it with a metal limb and come back faster and stronger.
- start as an escaped slave, build a drug-running business, hire an army, and turn your grudge into a full war against a government.
- turn prison time into training by repeatedly breaking out, getting caught, healing up, and leveling skills from inside a cage.
- build a base with one bad gap, then watch bandits and cannibals pile into your storage building together while you scramble to survive the pileup.
5OMORI - Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Dec 25, 2020
In this game, you can…
- swap everyone's mood mid-fight, where happy, angry, and sad counter each other and add extra effects when you get hit.
- trigger special follow-up attacks based on how close your friends are, with different effects depending on the relationship.
- make choices that open different areas, bosses, and endings, turning what looks like a short RPG into a much longer run.
- wake up in an empty white room with only a lightbulb, a laptop, blankets, tissues, and a sketchbook.
- fight bosses that change and escalate as the battle goes on, so the fight itself plays out like a story scene.
- roam a bright hand-drawn dream world, then step back into a quieter real town, with the game using that contrast throughout the story.
- replay for a whole second layer of content, with perfect-run conditions, a boss rush, and a superboss that expects real mastery.
- notice small details early, then come back later and realize they were foreshadowing, with scenes and objects clicking into place hours afterward.
6Persona 4 Golden - A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Jun 13, 2020
In this game, you can…
- step into your TV on a rainy night.
- build friendships — even with a shrine fox — that directly power up your combat fusions.
- fight someone's "other self" so their Persona can awaken and join your team afterward.
- live a full school year where every day is two choices.
- capture Personas, then fuse them into custom builds with the exact skills and resistances you want.
- dive into a foggy TV-world dungeon of random floors, hunt the staircase, and push deeper for treasure and rare fights.
- investigate a string of disappearances by chasing clues across town, watching the Midnight Channel, then entering the next victim's TV world before the deadline hits.
- bounce from goofy school trips and club hangouts to life-or-death boss fights as your classmates become a full detective squad.
7STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ - STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
Jul 21, 2020
In this game, you can…
- play the full Jedi Knight story while using Sith Warrior abilities, or run a Trooper who carries a sniper rifle.
- walk into dialogue as a smuggler and just kill someone mid-conversation.
- rise from a Sith Academy nobody to a Dark Council Dark Lord after betrayals, relic hunts, and outsmarting every rival who tries to end you.
- turn off most MMO clutter and play it like a fully voice-acted single-player RPG where every conversation gives you multiple replies.
- pick light or dark choices that decide who lives or dies, then watch companions and NPCs react differently to you afterward.
- un-equip your lightsaber and fight by hurling lightning as a Sith Lord.
- run story flashpoints solo with an NPC team, or bring friends and still get voiced cutscenes.
- own a stronghold on places like Tatooine or Alderaan and fully decorate the interior into your own Star Wars home.
- play Huttball and other PvP modes, or swap to Galactic Starfighter for full space-combat matches.
8Persona 3 Reload - Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Feb 1, 2024
In this game, you can…
- step into a secret 25th hour at midnight, when everyone turns into coffins and your school becomes a monster-filled tower.
- climb a 264-floor tower during the hidden hour, clearing shifting layouts, looting chests, and pushing deeper one floor at a time.
- open a random door in the tower for a risky detour that can drop you into a hard fight, rare treasure, and even a full floor map.
- hit a weakness to knock enemies down, hand off extra turns across the team, then finish with a group attack once they're all floored.
- charge character-specific super moves in different ways, save them up, and unload them on bosses when you decide it matters most.
- play out extra mini-story arcs with party members, get new scenes, and unlock a new fusion reward when the episode wraps.
- spend late nights in the dorm cooking, gardening, watching DVDs, or reading with friends, then wake up with useful items and stronger bonds.
- plan your year day by day, choosing between school, friendships, side episodes, dorm life, and dungeon runs with limited time windows.
9Metaphor: ReFantazio - After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Oct 10, 2024
In this game, you can…
- awaken job-like powers, swap classes, and inherit skills across them until your party roles stop resembling their original archetypes.
- start fights in real time on the field, instantly delete weaker enemies, or get clipped first and stumble into an ambush.
- ride a gauntlet runner across an entire continent and have travel time actually eat up days on your calendar.
- run a months-long royal election campaign where every alliance, betrayal, and big story beat feeds into a public tournament for the throne.
- dive into dungeons by day, then use the night to cook, bond with companions, and raise virtues before looming deadlines hit.
- buy intel from informants about a dungeon or boss ahead of time so you can plan around weaknesses and affinities before you go in.
- push deep into a dungeon until your resources break, retreat to safety, then come back the next day and keep the expedition going.
- clear a whole dungeon in a single in-game day, then spend the extra time you earned powering up bonds and stats instead of grinding.
10Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Nov 10, 2020
In this game, you can…
- buy a brothel, staff it with a chicken named Omelette, and still rake in millions.
- summon a lobster through your phone to beat up street thugs.
- call in a paid ally to drop an orbital strike on random gangsters.
- run a company, recruit employees, and fight angry investors in shareholder meetings.
- switch your party into jobs like Musician or Foreman and carry skills across roles for weird build combos.
- smash enemies with whatever's around, from bicycles and traffic cones to a stack of money.
- shout "Happy Birthday!" and smash a boss with a cake as an attack option.
- time a last-second guard to blunt huge hits, then answer with a cutscene-style special finisher.
- enter turn-based fights where everyone keeps moving, so you line up angles to avoid getting cut off mid-attack.
