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.
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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2005
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
November 22, 2004
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
December 6, 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
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, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
December 8, 2005
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
32/100
Metacritic:
45/100
Ex Machina is an exciting racing arcade game with role-playing elements and a third-person view. The plot takes us to a post-apocalyptic world, where everything is...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
July 19, 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, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
June 9, 2005
Players:
9.9/10
Mor. Utopia is a role-playing action game with a first-person view. The game offers a choice of three protagonists: the Bachelor, the Haruspex, and the Impostor...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
June 30, 2005
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This third-person action RPG follows Adol Christin and his companion Dogi as they return to Dogi’s homeland of Felghana after an eight-year absence. Monsters have...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
November 27, 2004
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based battles in a world of fields, towns, and dungeons that players can explore seamlessly. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots, Adventure
May 27, 2005
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
76/100
Parkan 2 is a continuation of the space simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. You will explore hundreds of star systems, take part in a series of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
January 22, 2004
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This strategy role-playing game follows Marona, an orphan who can see and communicate with phantoms. She lives on Phantom Isle with Ash, a phantom who serves as her...
Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
June 25, 2004
SpellForce: The Breath of Winter — The authors of the game announced a new campaign with a new protagonist for more than 40 hours of gameplay. A free play...