Top 50 Best Fantasy Video Games of All Time

Baldur's Gate 2 (2000)

This faultless improvement on the original title still has a scope beyond many of today's biggest RPGs. Created at BioWare's heights, this game throws you into a D&D inspired world where the protagonist is the subject...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

It's not often that a triple A game lives up to its pre-launch hype and it's even rarer that it surpasses it. With the Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red managed to reach an acclaim far beyond not just the other titles in the...

Planescape: Torment

The worst thing you can do is let Planescape: Torment's old-fashioned interface fool you. Despite its age, it remains one of the most innovative games ever crafted, with a moral depth that still eludes most new titles...

Final Fantasy Vii

With such a huge and hardcore following, there's a significant amount of contention over the best Final Fantasy game. However, it's hard to disagree that few have had the worldwide impact of the series' seventh instalm...

The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

It was a very tough choice between this game and the recent Breath of the Wild. I spent a long time agonizing over every comparison and examining both. In the end, it came down to two things: critic perception, and im...

Chrono Trigger (1995)

It may have roots on the SNES over twenty years ago, but Chrono Trigger is still one of the most original and compelling stories in gaming. This title's originality has led to numerous remakes, and it's still playable...

The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind

It was a very tough choice between Morrowind and Skyrim, but the former is where the series' success really began. Bethesda introduced one of the most expansive and free-form RPGs ever, letting the player choose their...

World Of Warcraft

It's been named the 'grandfather of MMORPGs', and in many ways, this is true. Though many online RPGs came before it, WoW completely revolutionized the industry. Part of this was due to its huge user base of 12 millio...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Horror isn't usually the genre you associate with great stories. By now, movie-goers will be used to the same tired clichés and plot mechanics. Video games, however, are different, and Silent Hill 2 proved that very e...

Dark Souls

At a time where games were becoming increasingly dumbed down, Dark Souls burst onto the gaming scene in a blaze of glory. It took the elements of its predecessor and built on them, creating an intensely difficult game...

Pokémon

Pokémon is so ingrained that it often misses its deserved accolade as a fantasy. For many, it was an essential part of childhood, above even the TV show. However, like many titles aimed at younger audiences, the game...

Journey

Just when people began to think adventure games were dead, Journey burst onto the scene. It quickly became the fastest-selling game on the PlayStation Store and won eight awards for innovation, art direction, and musi...

Dishonored

With Dishonored, Arkane Studios wanted to revitalize the stealth genre. It was a big ask, and a big claim, but it managed to do just that. There's plenty of innovation to be found in this game, from its steampunk fant...

God Of War

The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh centurywith its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610641)a pivotal and dramatic time in world h...

The Banner Saga

by Stoic,

Stoic's debut release caused a huge stir in the gaming world, one of the first crowdfunded video games to truly make it big. It may be masterminded by three former BioWare developers, but that's where the similarity t...

Dragon Age: Origins

BioWare's first Dragon Age title also turned out to be its best. Admittedly, the newest release has some beautiful graphics and is still a great game. However, the scope of interaction in Origins pushes the emotional...

Life Is Strange (2015)

This fantastic blend of fantasy and high-school drama manages to create a truly emotional story that explores important concepts. Dontnod Entertainment tells the story of a photographer with a mysterious power to turn...

Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines

This is a bit of strange one to make this list, and not because of the convoluted name. The truth is that if you'd asked anyone about this game on its release, they wouldn't say that it was one of greats. It barely so...

Warcraft Iii: Reign Of Chaos

Warcraft I and II were some of the driving forces behind the rise of real-time strategy games, but as they say, the third time is the charm. Blizzard's fantasy world returned after a long hiatus to completely dominate...

Kingdom Hearts Ii

by Enix, Square

There have been many Kingdom Hearts games since its inception, but the second is where it really found its footing, and, arguably, is it at its best. The action role-playing game follows Sora, a boy trying to find his...

Alan Wake

This game is a homage to some of the greatest tension builders of all time. Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Rod Serling, Alfred Hitchcock, Bret Easton Ellis. The names are enough to make anyone excited, but more important...