RPG Gamers · Archive
Genres & worlds
What kind of role-playing game it is, and where it takes you. A game can carry several of each.
Kinds of RPG
JRPG
Party-based, story-first role-playing in the Japanese tradition, from the 16-bit classics to modern revivals.
1064 gamesAction RPG
Real-time combat with character growth: you swing the sword, the stats decide how hard.
3126 gamesTactical RPG
Grid battles, careful positioning and units you cannot afford to lose.
397 gamesRoguelike
Procedural dungeons and runs that end in death, then begin again a little wiser.
706 gamesOpen world
Big worlds to wander, where the main quest is one road among many.
699 gamesStrategy RPG
Armies, kingdoms and campaigns, with heroes who level up between the battles.
1651 gamesMMORPG
Shared, persistent worlds: guilds, raids and economies run by the players.
364 gamesHack and slash
Dungeon-diving loot hunts in the Diablo mould.
269 gamesCRPG
Classic computer role-playing: isometric parties, dialogue trees and dice under the hood.
140 gamesAdventure RPG
Exploration and story first, puzzles and conversation alongside the fighting.
2796 gamesVisual novel
Story told in text, portraits and choices, with stats deciding where it goes.
210 gamesInteractive fiction
Role-playing in prose: choose-your-path stories and text adventures.
225 gamesWorlds
Fantasy
5654 gamesScience fiction
1124 gamesMedieval
477 gamesPost-apocalyptic
356 gamesCyberpunk
197 gamesSteampunk
94 gamesHistorical
192 gamesContemporary
95 gamesEvery other genre
- Arcade149
- Board game49
- Card RPG165
- City building / construction simulation31
- Compilation93
- Dating sim55
- DLC / add-on21
- Educational20
- Falling block puzzle10
- Fighting149
- Graphic adventure31
- Interactive book4
- Japanese-style adventure6
- Life / social simulation108
- Managerial / business simulation151
- Metroidvania100
- Mini-games27
- Platform234
- Puzzle elements234
- Puzzle RPG335
- Racing / driving24
- Real-time strategy49
- RPG elements68
- Shooter RPG321
- Simulation692
- Sports68
- Stealth75
- Tile matching puzzle30
- Time management5
- Tower defense25
- Trading / collectible card33
- Wargame26