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 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360XboxPSPWiiNintendo DSSNESGame Boy AdvanceBREWMSXGameCubeGenesisJ2MEPalm OSWindows Mobile
Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2006 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Fighting, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics, Online
Game released: Android, Browser, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Symbian → May 2011
TibiaME — real-time role-playing fantasy fighting game with comic book elements. You have to become a legend and prove your skills against...
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 2 October 2026
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
94/100
A role-playing game with strategy elements about the adventures of the swordsman Rance and his loyal companion Sill. After a series of turbulent...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PSP, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 9 February 2007
Metacritic:
60/100
This role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where an ancient evil stirs after the Dread Knight’s return. As the Dark Lord gathers strength, the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Mac, Linux, PSP → 17 November 2006
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is a Japanese-style turn-based strategy RPG. More than 200 characters await you to create a squad, a new Dark Court system...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PSP, PlayStation 3 → 29 October 2015
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure with turn-based combat. The game tells the story of the kingdom 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...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 3 November 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an exciting action role-playing game with an isometric camera view about Marvel superheroes. The game will allow you to...
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:
83/100
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings
Game released: PC → 11 December 2006
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
78/100
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2 — Rise of the Witch-King is an isometric role-playing game with a mixture of strategy and fantasy...
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:
80/100
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...
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...
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: PC → 19 June 2006
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
70/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
Game released: PC → 18 August 2006
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: NES, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, iOS, Android, Ouya, PC → 27 April 1990
Players:
8/10
Steam:
79/100
Final Fantasy III is a fantasy anime-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The four main characters were completely redesigned and...
Role-playing game, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo DS → 14 August 2007
Metacritic:
78/100
This role-playing game combines fantasy adventure with farm life. After waking in an unfamiliar village with no memory of his past, the protagonist...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots, Adventure
Game released: PC → 27 July 2006
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...
