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 2026 (Game in development)
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 October 2026
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Online
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2026
VGTimes:
7.3/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
89/100
An exciting journey into a world where nature dictates its own rules, and hunting becomes the art of survival. Forbidden lands covered with secrets are constantly...
Role-playing game, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Adventure
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → октябрь 2026
Anticipation Rating:
8.3/10
The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a technological disaster has occurred. The player, either alone or in cooperative mode, explores the ruins of...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 December 2026
Players:
4/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The events of the game will unfold in a...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Board / Group Game, Online
Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026
Steam:
72/100
The digital version of the popular tabletop game by Isaac Childres. The project offers a vast adventure in the harsh northern frontier, where every battle requires...
Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction, Action, Role-playing game
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A science fiction game for virtual reality glasses, in which you need to fight monsters. There is a large arsenal of weapons and skill upgrades. Among the opponents...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
81/100
An ancient civilization once ruled the island of Luminora. They learned to extract the life force from living beings, but this led to a curse that plunged the...
Action, Strategy, Card game, Combat robots, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Role-playing game
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
As players progress, they collect and customize their battle mechs using over a thousand different modules and parts. Each mech has five module slots, allowing for...
Third-person view, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation, Exploration, Medieval era, Survival horror, Action
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A cooperative game about exploring dungeons. You need to fight monsters, find valuable loot and get out. If the character dies, all his equipment is lost. There is...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5 → осень 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An action-adventure RPG inspired by the cult classic Parasite Eve, released in 1998 on PS1. The game is set in the distant future. The player assumes the role of a...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
Game in development: PC → октябрь 2026
The Light of the Darkness is an action-adventure fantasy action RPG with platformer and slasher elements. A long time ago, a world arose, divided into Light and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Post-apocalyptic
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
Step-by-step RPG in a dark fantasy world, where the main character wakes up on a mysterious island of Hell, finding himself in the body of a huge bear and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Farm Simulator, Casual game
Game in development: PC → IV квартал 2026
Anticipation Rating:
8.8/10
Daomei Village is a top-down adventure farming simulator. In the story, the emperor sent the main character into eternal exile in the village of Daomei. To earn...
