Role-playing game
This genre originated from tabletop role-playing games. The user controls a hero or a group that must interact with non-player characters and fight against enemies. They all have various parameters, numerical characteristics, and specific abilities. The gameplay of role-playing games can be turn-based or in real-time. Role-playing games are divided into two types: some are focused solely on combat and provide the player with a wide range of combat skills and weaponry, while others offer greater freedom and allow players to complete certain quests without engaging in battle, using skills such as persuasion, stealth, etc. The second type of role-playing games features a deep world, an interesting storyline, and a large number of side quests.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 2PlayStationXboxGame Boy AdvanceNintendo 64GameCubeWonderSwan ColorGame Boy ColorDOSWindows MobileGP32
Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2002 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2002
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox → 4 December 2002
Players:
9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is a continuation of the fantasy role-playing action game with a first-person view in the Elder Scrolls universe. The events of the game...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 11 October 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 19 June 2002
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Set in the age of sail, this role-playing game follows young captain Nicholas Sharp as he sets out across an Atlantic archipelago to make his name. He gathers a...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PC → 12 July 1990
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Role-playing game, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Isometric, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS, Android, PC → 13 October 2006
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy V is an anime-style turn-based strategy RPG with an isometric view. Embark on an epic adventure as four heroes are united by fate: Bartz and his...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 30 October 2008
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Fallout Tactics is a tactical turn-based strategy game with RPG elements and an isometric camera view set in the Fallout universe. The events of the game will tell...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 17 December 1988
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
68/100
A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks leave them...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PC → 23 February 2001
Players:
9/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This fantasy Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat follows a mercenary searching for a weapon once wielded by a deity. Along the way, he meets new...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 24 May 2002
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy 10 — just like in the previous games of the series, the player controls the main character from a third-person perspective, moving through locations...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC → 4 January 2002
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a giant created...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Game Boy Advance, PSP, WonderSwan Color, PC → 28 June 2005
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
72/100
This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based battles follows a journey to Riviera, an island floating in Asgard. At the command of Hector, one of the Seven Magi...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android → 25 April 2003
Players:
8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...
