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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.
1087 gamesAction RPG
Real-time combat with character growth: you swing the sword, the stats decide how hard.
2920 gamesTactical RPG
Grid battles, careful positioning and units you cannot afford to lose.
404 gamesRoguelike
Procedural dungeons and runs that end in death, then begin again a little wiser.
694 gamesOpen world
Big worlds to wander, where the main quest is one road among many.
670 gamesStrategy RPG
Armies, kingdoms and campaigns, with heroes who level up between the battles.
1435 gamesMMORPG
Shared, persistent worlds: guilds, raids and economies run by the players.
338 gamesHack and slash
Dungeon-diving loot hunts in the Diablo mould.
275 gamesCRPG
Classic computer role-playing: isometric parties, dialogue trees and dice under the hood.
144 gamesAdventure RPG
Exploration and story first, puzzles and conversation alongside the fighting.
2244 gamesVisual novel
Story told in text, portraits and choices, with stats deciding where it goes.
172 gamesInteractive fiction
Role-playing in prose: choose-your-path stories and text adventures.
227 gamesWorlds
Fantasy
5460 gamesScience fiction
1065 gamesMedieval
477 gamesPost-apocalyptic
372 gamesCyberpunk
204 gamesSteampunk
95 gamesHistorical
148 gamesContemporary
98 gamesEvery other genre
- Arcade142
- Board game43
- Card RPG163
- City building / construction simulation32
- Compilation133
- Dating sim56
- DLC / add-on21
- Educational18
- Falling block puzzle10
- Fighting127
- Graphic adventure15
- Interactive book4
- Japanese-style adventure6
- Life / social simulation108
- Managerial / business simulation154
- Metroidvania100
- Mini-games30
- Platform220
- Puzzle elements240
- Puzzle RPG295
- Racing / driving21
- Real-time strategy35
- RPG elements68
- Shooter RPG324
- Simulation645
- Sports68
- Stealth74
- Tile matching puzzle30
- Time management5
- Tower defense26
- Trading / collectible card33
- Wargame26