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
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinux
Statuses
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
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, Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Science fiction, Survival, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 22 September 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
78/100
A multiplayer open-world survival game inspired by Frank Herbert's iconic Dune universe. Players find themselves on Arrakis, a merciless sand planet where every day...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2026
VGTimes:
7.3/10
Players:
7.5/10
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, Adventure, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 2026
Players:
5.5/10
A cooperative game, the action of which unfolds on the Ashshenfall continent in the world Runescape. You can build, study locations, create equipment and pump a...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 16 September 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An adventure role-playing game with an open world, based on exploration, collecting creatures, and interacting with them. The vast continent of Idill is filled with...
Role-playing game, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → октябрь 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
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, Horror, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → октябрь 2026
A dark hybrid game that combines elements of life simulation, horror, and role-playing action. The story centers around Fiona, who starts a new life on a farm after...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC, Linux → 27 October 2026
Pixel role-playing action in the spirit of Diablo and Stardew Valley. The main character awakens in the endless dark prison of Vitromotus and tries to escape...
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...
