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 2012 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 19 April 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2013
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Improved and expanded edition of the popular Japanese role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. Inaba is a quiet town in rural Japan that provides the best...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 3 September 1997
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 26 April 2012
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a continuation of the legendary first-person action role-playing game Deus Ex. The game will take you to 2027, in which you will play...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Linux → 9 September 2011
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Dead Island is an action role-playing game with elements of horror, shooter and first-person view. The heroes of the Game are tourists who had to deal with the...
Game released: Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 8 December 2012
VGTimes:
8.3/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an army of an ancient...
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...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, iOS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, Mac → 20 July 2011
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
100/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate, is gradually...
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4 → 16 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...
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
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, 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:
93/100
Final Fantasy III is a fantasy anime-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The four main characters were completely redesigned and new scenarios...
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 16 January 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is an expanded edition of the legendary 1998 role-playing game. In addition to improvements in graphics and gameplay, the re-release...
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...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PC, Linux → 15 March 2012
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 7 December 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
72/100
Corsairs: To each his own — a new role-playing adventure from the Corsairs series. The main character of the sequel is the sea wolf Charles de Maur. You will...
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, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle, Dungeons
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 11 April 2012
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 24 May 2013
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...