Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review8.6/10
Once HumanPC · Mobile
A cross-platform survival game whose paid crates hold cosmetics and currency with published odds, plus a $4.99 monthly Meta Pass.
Pay to win: NoLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGs
Big worlds, character collecting and story-driven RPGs.
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review8.2/10
Where Winds MeetPC · Mobile
A huge free wuxia RPG with strong player reviews and spending its publisher calls cosmetic-only, if your PC can carry it.
Pay to win: NoLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review8.1/10
Arknights: EndfieldPC · Mobile
A well-reviewed gacha RPG with published odds and an 80-pull guarantee, though operators and weapons come from paid random pulls.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review8.1/10
Neverness To EvernessPC · Mobile
A free open-world RPG on every major platform with strong store ratings, built around paid dice-roll character boards.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review8.1/10
Wuthering WavesPC · Mobile
Kuro's free open-world RPG runs almost everywhere and publishes Convene odds with an 80-pull guarantee, but needs 16 GB of RAM and 150 GB on PC.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.8/10
Watcher of RealmsPC · Mobile
Moonton's tower-defense hero RPG is free on mobile and Windows, but sells bundles and loot boxes without web odds, and heroes fight in three PvP modes.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.7/10
Honkai: Star RailPC · Mobile
HoYoverse's free turn-based RPG publishes all its Warp odds with a 90-pull guarantee, while characters and Light Cones come from paid pulls.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.5/10
AniimoPC · Mobile
Free creature-catching open world on PC, consoles and mobile; paid Handbook tiers include Perfect Potential Aniimo, and stores flag random items without odds.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.5/10
Invokers: Titan LegacyPC · Mobile
HitZone's real-time hero RPG is free on mobile, Windows and Mac, but sells packs, Gems and random summons with no odds page, and heroes fight in an Arena.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.5/10
MARVEL Strike ForceBrowser · Mobile
Scopely's Marvel squad RPG is free on mobile and in a browser, publishes orb odds, and sells characters and Orbs that also fight in PvP.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.5/10
Zenless Zone ZeroPC · Mobile
HoYoverse's free action RPG is now on Steam and publishes its Signal Search odds with a 90-pull guarantee; Agents still come from paid pulls.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.4/10
AFK JourneyPC · Mobile
Free storybook card RPG on PC, Mac and mobile with shared hero levels; Diamonds buy recruitment pulls, with odds posted only in Korean.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes
Shooters & battle royalePaid gameResearch review7.3/10
ChernobylitePC
A $29.99 single-player survival horror RPG with cosmetic-only DLC; the studio now works on the separate Chernobylite 2.
Pay to win: NoLoot boxes: No
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.3/10
Genshin ImpactPC · Mobile
HoYoverse's free open-world RPG publishes its wish odds and 90-pull guarantee, but sells pulls and passes and needs 110 GB of space on PC.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.2/10
Summoners War: Sky ArenaPC · Mobile
Com2uS's monster RPG is free on Steam and mobile with shared progress, but it sells random summons and Rune packs without published odds.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes
Open-world & anime RPGsResearch review7.1/10
RAID: Shadow LegendsPC · Mobile
Plarium's turn-based Champion RPG is free on PC, Mac and mobile, but sells Shards, packs and Raid Card subscriptions that feed PvP teams.
Pay to win: StrongLoot boxes: Yes