Role-playing games on PC, the classic MMO RPG, have evolved a lot in recent years, truly becoming virtual worlds in which to train, grow and live in the company of other people. The main feature of an MMORPG or, in understandable words, role play, is to live an adventure with a story where, however, you can move freely and interact with other players without fixed patterns and in multiplayer mode.
With so much evolution, both in the gameplay and in the graphic level and the ability of the servers to welcome thousands of players online simultaneously, it is practically impossible, today, to find a role-playing game that is completely free.
In this list of the 20 role-playing games among the best ever for PC, therefore, we discover the free to play titles, which can be played for free from the beginning and almost always without limitations, although in many cases they may require you to pay upgrades with real money if you want to be competitive with the strongest.
Beyond this small defect of a commercial nature, these are still top-level titles, which offer endless hours of play without ever getting bored.
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1) TERA can now be considered a classic of role-playing games for PC, with a combat system that is not the usual point and click, but an all-round action player.
The game follows an absolutely addictive progression of levels, becoming more and more difficult going forward, with continuous updates and new challenges to face.
Tera has a very cured fantasy-style graphics, a multiplayer mode and many characters to choose from, to fight in different ways and to customize.
Tera is an easy to start and immediately fun game, therefore recommended even for those who have never played RPGs and MMOs on PC.
2) Heroes Of Storm is a really fun MMO game, with a three quarter view from above and lots of fighting action.
The game of Blizzard leads to play on the characters of different series such as Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft and Overwatch.
3) Revelations Online is an MMO game with very accurate graphics, in which to undertake incredible adventures, explore numerous PVP modes and countless options for creating characters.
4) Neverwinter is a role-playing game inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter Nights, the first ever MMO with graphics and the BioWare game.
Neverwinter is free to play, in multiplayer mode, packed with action-focused fights, challenging dungeons and places to explore.
The game takes place on missions that follow a story and many optional submissions that serve to increase the strength of the character.
5) Dungeons & Dragons Online is the rolegame par excellence, multiplayer version on the internet of the famous Dungeons and Dragons.
D&D Online is free, but includes subscriptions for gaming benefits.
This Dungeons and Dragons Online has undergone a major overhaul and is a beautiful game.
It differs from other MMOs mainly because it is the same as the pen and paper version of D&D, with the same combat mechanics.
6) Path Of Exile, an MMO game much followed for years, of which I had already spoken some time ago and still today among the best to start.
7) Guild Wars 2 is definitely one of the best MMOs available, which you can start for free and play long enough before being forced to pay.
This is a commercial game full of things to do, with many different missions and a lot of work to do in character development.
8) Crossout is an MMO action game with a post-apocalyptic scenario, which offers the possibility to dig and create the materials to build the most fearsome battle vehicles.
In what is essentially the Mad Max movie game, you can customize the battle machine with so many bespoke parts to use to destroy enemies in action-packed combat.
You can play in both PvE and PvP modes, also fighting against bosses created by other players.
There are many weapons available, rocket launchers and machine guns that favor more aggressive play, for those who do not like waiting and tactics.
9) DC Universe Online is the best role-playing game with superheroes but we must also mention the excellent City of Heroes .
10) Star Trek RPG is free and beautiful for spaceships and space travel enthusiasts.
Star Trek Online works like the episodes of the TV series, wandering in space, shooting with lasers at enemies, facing spaceship battles or on the field in a third-person shooter.
11) League Of Legends, the most played game in the world, with almost 70 million players, some of whom also professionals who play for work in tournaments.
As a game it is easily accessible even for those who want to start, so it remains an excellent alternative between role-playing games.
12) Dota 2 is the second most played online game in the world of the MMO genre, with many new missions and things to discover both for new players and also for the old ones, who never find an opportunity to get bored.
13) Skyforge is a really special MMO game, where you can also enjoy spatial panoramas that make you immerse yourself in the environment like few other role-playing games can do.
Skyforge allow the player to switch from one class to another in an instant, opening all the fighting styles of the game for experimentation and mastery.
in SkyForge you play along a path that goes from the immortal warrior to a powerful God, gaining followers during the battles to protect the world.
14) Star Conflict is a role-playing role-playing game, with missions where you can find treasures and fight against aliens.
The progression of the game consists in acquiring an ever-growing fleet of ships by doing missions against aliens and space pirates.
You can play against other players or together with them against computer-driven pirates.
15) Rift with a very large and addictive game world and a rewarding PvP online fighting system.
16) Trove is a free-to-play MMO with retro genre graphics, with creative tools that allow players to do pretty much what they want, similar to Minecraft.
In Trove you can really play in the role you want without any limitation, because there is no specific theme and you can invent any character class.
It is a potentially infinite game, all to be explored, which varies continuously, full of multiplayer fighting all action.
17) Eve online is one of the best space-based role-playing games, free, where you can explore space and face destructive battles
18) Runescape is among the oldest role-playing games for PC, a little out of date, but still very much played by fans of the genre and still updated with new missions, new characters, festive events and various features.
Although I have no direct experience, it seems that Runescape is also one of the nicest MMOs around, with a community of veteran players always willing to help new players in need.
19) Smite is another popular champion of the genre, the third person MOBA, among the most played in the world.
Like Dota 2 and League of Legends, Smite's main mode includes two teams of five gods who engage in a gladiatorial-themed match for arena domination.
20) World Of Warcraft is finally free up to level 20.
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