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
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Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2022 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 10 December 2020
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A game from CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, based on Mike Pondsmith’s Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop game. The player is sent to the year 2077, where their...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2016
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
91/100
The most complete edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions and add-ons, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2022
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
95/100
An adventure soulsborne action game set in a dark fantasy world, from the creators of the Dark Souls series, with the participation of the author of “Game of...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 May 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
92/100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures starring Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all owners received a free next-gen upgrade to The...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 20 April 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
God of War is a continuation of Kratos's adventures in the slasher genre from a third-person perspective. The events unfold in the snowy mountainous region of...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 October 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is a continuation of the series of role-playing action games set in a fictional medieval world filled with battles. Horns are sounding...
Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Online, MMO, First-person view, Free game, Open world, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 9 December 2022
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
67/100
A free open-world MMO shooter that's a mix of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Minecraft. Initially, the project was a fan modification for Minecraft, but...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Mac → 2 September 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a classic party role-playing game with an isometric camera in a fantasy setting, based on the D&D 3.5 rules with several...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 17 December 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Linux → 13 April 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
79/100
A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 November 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
90/100
Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
64/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Adventure role-playing game, which takes place in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe in accordance with the rules of the fifth edition of the board game. Vampires...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022
Players:
8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
89/100
One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...
Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
94/100
The player controls a fairy-tale medieval kingdom using a card system. The main character travels through the areas of his settlement, finds himself in various...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 31 March 2022
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The game takes place in the world of the unusual and gloomy Wild West, where sheriffs and bandits exist along with fantastic creatures. Players find themselves in a...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 March 2022
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
67/100
ELEX 2 is a continuation of the role-playing action game with a third-person view in a science fiction setting from the creators of Risen and Gothic. In the...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Free game, Slasher
Game released: PC → 11 February 2022
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Lost Ark is a multiplayer hack-and-slash action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Unforgettable journeys of heroes both by land and by sea...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 November 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
73/100
The anniversary edition of the legendary first-person role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The edition includes all DLCs and over 500 paid mods from the...
Action, Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Futurism (Future), Free game, Open world
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 August 2022
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
61/100
Metacritic:
65/100
The game takes place in an alien world called Aida. There, a powerful source of Omnium energy was discovered, which changed people's lives forever. Among the...
Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Business / Management, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school, Crafting, Clicker
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 6 November 2025
Steam:
75/100
A multiplayer role-playing game with incremental gameplay elements, where heroes continue fighting and gathering resources even when the player is away. The loot...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2014
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
At the center of the story is a small team of runners, each with their own beliefs, goals, and past. Team members have different skills, abilities, strengths, and...
Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android → 22 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of treatment. But...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 26 March 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
87/100
The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...
Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Top-down view, Comics, Turn-based, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2022
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Turn-based tactics in the Marvel universe from the creators of XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2. Marvel's Midnight Suns is based on the dark comic book storyline...
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...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Online, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 23 June 2022
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a co-op looter shooter with RPG elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game is dedicated to Tiny Tina, an...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 11 October 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot tells about the brave warrior Hilda...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
Persona 5 Royal is an expanded and enhanced edition of the third-person role-playing adventure Persona 5. The main character Joker and his friends will be able to...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 15 December 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
SpellForce 3 is a continuation of the interesting interweaving of real-time strategy and role-playing games in a fantasy setting. The game tells about the events...
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2022
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Edge Of Eternity is a Japanese-style multiplayer action RPG with a first-person perspective. The main events take place on the planet Harion, which stands out for...
Role-playing game, Tactics, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 13 October 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The game takes place in the dark world of Artemesia, where the player takes on the role of a mercenary named Eden. The hero has become a victim of a conspiracy and...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Survival, Zombies
Game released: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2019
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
79/100
An action role-playing game with survival elements and a top-down perspective, set during a zombie apocalypse. A research institute working on a cure for cancer...
