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#2. Runescape
Initial Release Date: 4 January 2001
Available on: PC, iOS, Android
Runescape is the most popular online RPG game ever. It is a free-to-play browser-based game which you can also play on mobile. Runescape also allows you to play the older, classic version (which fans call 2007scape). The current iteration is Runescape 3.
In the Runescape world, you are dropped in and you are free to explore whichever way you wish. You can craft items, fight monsters, level up with quests and much more. You can also interact with other players where you can join them side-by-side to fight, play minigames or trade items with each other.
Runescape also offers a premium subscription where you will get access to a much bigger world, get exclusive minigames, quests, and 10 additional skills to choose from. You don't have to go premium nor is it pay-to-win, it's simply more game content in a world already filled with an endless number of things to do.
#1. Path of Exile
Initial Release Date: 23 October 2013
Available on: PC, Xbox One, PS4
Although not as popular as Runescape, Path of Exile is the best free-to-play online RPG game out there. The developers are extremely generous to their players and the only premium you need to pay is for cosmetic outfits and moves or for additional storage slots and character slots.
You can choose from 6 classes to play from and Path of Exile offers you a lot of flexibility on how you can play your class since there is no fixed "class identity". Many instances are randomly generated which allows players to replay them over and over. The game is inspired by Diablo 2 and has a top-down view and many similar gameplay mechanics.
You can also get items and gem slots to enhance the strength of your character. Path of Exile is unique because there is no in-game currency. Instead, you have to barter for items that you want. The game has a fair bit of complexity and a learning curve but once you get the hang of it, you will find it to be one of the best RPG games out there, if not one of the best games.
