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, 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...
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 November 2026
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Spy RPG with an isometric camera from the creators disco elysium, combining deep dialogs and castes of cubes. The player acts as an agent of a certain world power...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Procedural generation
Game in development: PC → 4 November 2026
A turn-based fantasy role-playing game inspired by classic exploration roguelikes and retro dungeons. The game combines a deep system of mechanics with modern...
Third-person view, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation, Exploration, Medieval era, Survival horror, Action
Game in development: PC → Q4 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, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC → Q4 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Post-apocalyptic
Game in development: PC → Q4 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, 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...
Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction, Action, Role-playing game
Game in development: PC → Q4 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, Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy
Game in development: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 17 November 2026
An expansion for the medieval grand strategy game that introduces a new form of government: merchant rule. At the head of a landless merchant family's trading...