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 2XboxMobileGame Boy AdvanceWindows 3.xGameCubeWonderSwan ColorN-GageJ2MEDOSPalm OSWindows MobileGP32
Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2004 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PC → 19 November 2004
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2004
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fantasy role-playing game with a third-person view in the Star Wars universe. You can choose your path in this epic game...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 23 August 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Set in the Star Wars universe five years after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this role-playing game follows the Sith Lords’ campaign against the Jedi and...
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...
Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 6 February 2004
Players:
6/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is a top-down fantasy action RPG that will take gamers into the fantasy world of Forgotten Realms from the Dungeons & Dragons board...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, PSP → 4 February 2005
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PSP, PC → 29 March 2011
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 17 December 1988
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
68/100
Final Fantasy II is a top-down role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from developers at Square Enix studios, Tose Co. and Ltd.. The main publisher of...
Game released: iOS, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Android, Mac, Linux → 1 October 2011
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The Bard's Tale is a fun role-playing adventure with an isometric camera view in the fantasy universe of The Bard's Tale. In the game you will try on the role of an...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
Game released: PC → 3 February 2011
Players:
8.5/10
Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...
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, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 June 2004
Players:
9.8/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Front Mission 4 is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of strategy and robot simulator from the masters at Square Enix. The main publisher of the game is...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 28 May 2004
Players:
10/10
Steam:
88/100
This tactical role-playing game takes place in the Netherworld, where demon prince Laharl awakens to find his realm in turmoil. Joined by his vassal Etna and the...
