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, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2016
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
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, 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
The game from CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, is based on the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. The player is sent to the year 2077...
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2022
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
95/100
An adventure soulslike action game in a dark fantasy world, created by the developers of the Dark Souls series with the involvement of the author of *A Song of Ice...
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:
8.1/10
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:
89/100
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 25 February 2014
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Shadowrun Returns — is a tactical turn-based role-playing game based on the 80s board game Shadowrun and is the spiritual successor to the console games in...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 5 May 2022
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The main character is a sleeping, digitized human consciousness in an artificial body, owned by a corporation that wants to bring him back. As you wander among the...
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 26 March 2019
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Outward is a survival role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. As a novice adventurer, you will go to a large, endless world where...
Arcade, Side view, Action, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 14 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
River City Girls 2 is a continuation of the exciting retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android → 29 July 2021
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...
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...
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...
Adventure, Board / Group Game, Role-playing game, Casual game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Card game, Turn-based
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 21 July 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
54/100
Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp is an adventure tabletop card visual novel. The main part of the game, in which players will develop their character over 50...