Best Capcom Games, Ranked

Capcom is now over forty years old as the company was established in 1979. Suffice it to say, they have made a lot of games and have become one of the most legendary publishers in gaming history, as a result. The sheer wealth of games developed and published by this historic company is seemingly endless and boasts an impressive amount of quality as well!

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As is the case with most large video game companies, Capcom has faced its fair share of controversies and fan backlash over the years. However, the studio has always bounced back from such obstacles and let players enjoy some truly amazing games time and time again.

Updated December 26, 2024, by Mehrdad Khayyat: Capcom has been on the right track for quite some time now. It’s safe to say that since releasing Resident Evil 7, the company has been resurrected, bringing massive hits one after another and brilliantly remaking the Resident Evil franchise.

The history of Capcom, however, is not limited to Resident Evil. There are so many great games and franchises created by Capcom earlier, that even if the company dedicates the rest of its life to remaking them all, gamers would barely complain!

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Breath Of Fire 4

A Classic Turn-Based JRPG That Was Shelved Pretty Early

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November 28, 2000

It’s ok if the name Breath of Fire doesn’t ring a bell for some! It was a short-lived JRPG franchise by Capcom that only had a strong presence during the lifetime of the original PlayStation. Although the series received its final entry on PlayStation 2, the financial performance convinced Capcom to shelf it forever.

Breath of Fire 4, however, was the peak in the entire franchise, as developers managed to expand the world, improve the combat system, and deliver more engaging content and story. As a full 3D experience, Breath of Fire 4 featured turn-based combat, and it was considered a potential competitor to the Final Fantasy series back then. Featuring an isometric camera, the game was in a pretty good state visualistically.

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Zack And Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure

A Lovely Wii-Exclusive Puzzle-Based Adventure

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October 23, 2007

Zack and Wiki was developed and published by Capcom. It is a highly underrated Capcom gem for the Wii. It is essentially a point-and-click adventure game, but one with a little more action.

Players can use motion controls to guide or steer the treasure-hungry pirates away from danger. Actions are very simple but don’t let those cartoony visuals fool you, the puzzles are surprisingly hard. This is a masterfully crafted adventure game.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2

A Modern RPG Experience With Captivating Storytelling

As one of the highly anticipated RPGs recently, Dragon’s Dogma 2 was quite successful in delivering a modern open-world RPG experience that every gamer would love to play nowadays. With the new interesting pawn system and a ton of twisted story quests, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a game with high replayability.

It delivers a rich world with a wide variety of character classes that leave players free to create their beloved builds. The game also comes with detailed character creation, which is another strong aspect of this long-awaited sequel. Dragon’s Dogma 2 surely opens up the way for more iterations to come in the future!

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

A Well-Written And Well-Executed Puzzle Adventure From Ace Attorney Creators

Ghost Trick was developed and published by Capcom. It comes from the Phoenix Wright team. Essentially, players die and in order to figure out who done it, they must guide their soul through objects, trying to affect reality by shaking a light to cause some sort of domino effect as one example.

Oh yeah, and there is time travel involved. The visuals and music are great for the DS, but the story is really where this game shines. There have been many more Phoenix Wright games since, but no sequel for poor Ghost Trick.

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Power Stone 2

Fun, Challenging, And Innovative Multiplayer Fights In Full 3D Environment

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Power Stone 2 was developed by Capcom and published by them as well in North America and Japan. The first game was one of the first challengers to Super Smash Bros. It isn’t a platform fighter like that, but it is four-player centric with giant battlefields and weapons thrown into the fray.

This is all to say it is a party brawler and both Power Stone titles are fantastic fighting games. The sequel, in particular, is one of the finest that graced the Dreamcast. Sadly the sequels stopped here, but hopefully, Capcom one day will realize their error.

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Dino Crisis

Another Survival Horror Hit From The Resident Evil Team

As a new effort from the team behind Resident Evil, Dino Crisis used a similar formula to deliver another survival horror adventure where dinosaurs take over the scene rather than the mutated humans.

Despite using the same fixed camera angle and Resident Evil-style gunfights, Dino Crisis introduced some new mechanics of its own, and the story was also quite unique, which made it another big hit for Capcom.

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Monster Hunter Rise

An Epic RPG With Significant Improvements Upon Worlds

The Monster Hunter series has finally received the love and adoration it deserves after the massive success of Monster Hunter: World. As a result, Monster Hunter Rise also sold a ton of copies on release despite being a Switch exclusive at launch.

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Its subsequent release on PC has also been received warmly, and it seems that the sky’s the limit for this series right now. The classic combat of this series, coupled with increased options for traversal, makes Monster Hunter Rise a brilliant game in its own right.

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Resident Evil 7

Inventing A Superb New Direction For A Beloved Franchise

Probably the best way to describe Resident Evil 7 is to call it the result of a brave development team. This game took a direction that was never expected by any fan, but it was also what the Resident Evil series needed to bounce back from some of the previous disastrous launches.

Resident Evil 7 was not only a simple change in the camera view. It was much-needed new blood in the series. It doubled-up the horror elements and combined them with an advanced gunplay system to make the overall experience much more intense than before.

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Mega Man X Legacy Collection

Delivering All The Great Mega Man X Titles In One Package

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July 24, 2018

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Mighty

Many consider the Mega Man X series one of the franchise’s best entries. Given how Capcom has neglected the series, it seems that this Legacy Collection is the best thing fans will experience around the Mega Man series for quite some time.

The sheer amount of content present in the Mega Man X Legacy Collection makes it clear why the game is rated so highly. This, coupled with a bunch of new features, makes it a pretty amazing title indeed.

Continuing The Successful Formula With More New Innovations

Marvel vs Capcom 2 was developed by Capcom and published by them as well in North America and Japan. A better-reviewed fighting game on Dreamcast is Marvel vs Capcom 2. Even though reviews may differ as to what Capcom’s best fighting game was and is, our pick has to go to this.

Whether one plays it here, at the arcade, or using one of the HD versions like on PS3, this is fighting heaven. Plus the roster is insanely good for both Capcom and Marvel characters. The gameplay is solid on top of the sprites looking beautiful.

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Monster Hunter: World

New Blood In The Series To Make Monster Hunter A Global Hit

Monster Hunter: World was developed and published by Capcom. This review is based on both the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. We should also mention that the expansion, Iceborne, also received a 90. Anyway, this entry in the long-running franchise can be thanked for finally roping people in that have been on the fence since it started on PS2.

It’s still a brutal quest, but one that was fine-tuned to make it more accessible for newcomers without going back on what had made this series such a hit for primarily the Japanese audience.

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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

One Of The Most Brutal And Memorable Horror Adventures In Gaming

The Resident Evil series is Capcom’s bread-and-butter, so it only makes sense that the games would make an appearance on a list of the developer’s best titles at some point. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis capped off the franchise’s amazing trilogy on the original PlayStation.

The third game might be shorter than its predecessors, but it’s still a great game regardless. It helps that this title also features one of the most iconic enemies in video game history: the titular Nemesis.

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Viewtiful Joe

Explosive Side-Scroller From The Legendary Creator Of Bayonetta

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June 26, 2003

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Viewtiful Joe was developed and published by Capcom. The titular hero is like someone ripped from Power Rangers. This brawler introduces bullet-time mechanics to the genre, which allows for some stylish moves.

For example, slowing down time may allow players to ricochet a giant bullet back towards a tank. It takes a while to get used to everything, but once players do, they are in for one wild ride.

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Okami

Telling A Story From The Rich Japanese Myth With Unique Gameplay Design

Okami was developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. Viewtiful Joe’s cel-shaded graphics are cool, but Okami is like a watercolor painting comes to life. Put simply, this game is beautiful.

At its core, this can best be described as a take on The Legend of Zelda. NPCs talk in gibberish, there is an overworld sprinkled with secrets, and there are dungeons that can be solved by gaining new powers. The biggest difference is our astral wolf protagonist is a lot more majestic than Link’s wolf form in Twilight Princess.

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Resident Evil – Code: Veronica

The True Sequel To Resident Evil 2 And Clair’s Adventure

Resident Evil – Code: Veronica had no business being so good upon launch. It quickly became one of the best games on the Dreamcast and a must-have for any fan of the long-running survival horror series.

New fans who want to try this title out for themselves should check out the Code: Veronica X remaster instead. It’s an amazing upgrade that makes the original experience even better, especially since movement is way smoother in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions!

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Street Fighter 4

A Gigantic Leap In The Franchise To Redefine The Series

Street Fighter 3 was co-developed by Dimps and Capcom and published by them as well. Now, Street Fighter 2 can be thanked for ultimately creating, or at least perfecting the genre, but this game also has a big hand in the fighting game community.

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The genre went through somewhat of a lackluster spell until Street Fighter 4 came out, thus reviving the landscape. From the roster to the controls to the art, this was exactly what the genre needed.

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Devil May Cry

Giving Birth To A Gory Adventure With Beloved Characters

Devil May Cry was developed and published by Capcom. What started out as a new Resident Evil soon became its own thing. A lot of that series’ DNA can still be found within.

It’s an action game but still lingers in the horror genre. It also takes place ultimately in one location and a castle is pretty close to a mansion. Heck, even the cheesy dialogue can be linked back to it. As much as Devil May Cry borrows from that franchise, it is vastly different in execution.

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Resident Evil 4

Feeling The True Sense Of Horror

Speaking of Resident Evil, number one was probably quite obvious. Resident Evil 4 was developed and published by Capcom. It took years and went through several iterations, but the time and money were worth it in the end.

This is heralded as one of the greatest comebacks of all time along with it being celebrated as a masterpiece in its own right. It has been ported to almost every console, even phones, and it gets better every time.

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