The Best RPGs with Real-Time Combat
Real-time RPGs with combat focus on reaction speed, positioning, and active skill usage. The player directly controls the character without turn-based pauses, bringing the genre closer to action games.
Such projects combine hero development, narrative choices, and dynamic battles. They are in demand due to their fast pace, tactical depth, and the feeling of complete control over the character in combat.
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting
February 4, 2025
VGTimes:
9.7/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
88/100
First-person role-playing action in the vast open world of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a direct sequel to the 2018 game, taking players back to fifteenth-century...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
January 24, 2024
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
89/100
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...
Action, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
July 4, 2024
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Free role-playing action game from the creators of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. In the near future, the world was shaken by a catastrophe: mysterious...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world
November 10, 2011
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
94/100
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a role-playing game with action elements in an open world. It was developed and released by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Online
February 28, 2025
VGTimes:
7.3/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
89/100
An exciting journey into a world where nature dictates its own rules, and hunting becomes the art of survival. Forbidden lands covered with secrets are constantly...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
February 29, 2024
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The second part of the reimagining of the Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy VII from 1997 and the direct sequel to VII Remake. Fans of the cult JRPG and...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Slasher
April 28, 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Heroes set out to the Skovos Islands, where Nereilla continues to confront Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. Here, you can visit ruined temples, forests, and flooded...
Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op)
July 29, 2021
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
September 10, 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena oppressed the...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Slasher
January 31, 2024
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The player leads a group of four characters and completes missions in single or co-op mode. Each hero has their own strengths and weaknesses — the key to...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
September 26, 2019
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Renowned adventurer Adol Christin and his companion Dogi arrive in Balduk, a city annexed by the Romun Empire. But at the entrance to the city the main character is...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Open world, Japanese role-playing game, Action
June 30, 2022
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a continuation of the legendary series of Japanese role-playing games with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game has two...
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