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RPG. This category includes games that put emphasis on progress system for a controlled character (or a group of characters) which is (are) described with many statistics. They also have a multi-plot story and quests. There are classic RPGs with turn-based combat and rules inspired by pen-and-paper RPGs (e.g. Baldur’s Gate, Fallout), action RPGs with dynamic real time combat (Dark Souls) and jRPGs – very specific titles based on Japanese style and culture, especially on manga and anime (Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts). more
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NieR: Automata
RPG 17 March 2017
Third-person perspective action game with RPG features and a sequel to the warmly-received production created by Cavia in 2010. The second installment was created by a different developer – Platinum Games known for the Bayonetta series. Despite that, Tarou Yokou, the creator of the first game, retained his position as the director of the project. The game takes place in distant future in which Earth was destroyed due to war against deadly machines.
Disco Elysium
RPG 15 October 2019
An unusual, isometric RPG game that is the first title developed by Estonian studio Fortress Occident. The game is focused mostly on narrative. It takes place in a fictional world that combines modern setting with fantasy traits and with retro-futuristic technologies. The player assumes the role of a policeman who is tired of life. He begins working on a case that can either give him a chance of redemption or take him to the very bottom.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
RPG 31 October 2018
An unusual two-dimensional RPG by Toby Fox, referring to the iconic Undertale. In Deltarune, we find ourselves in a new but similar world and face the challenges of the Dark Land, fighting in turn-based battles or disarming enemies in unconventional ways.
Cryptmaster
RPG 09 May 2024
A unique hybrid of RPG and adventure game, made in the convention of FPP dungeon crawler. In Cryptmaster we take control of four heroes traversing the dungeon, and interacting with the world and fighting are based on typing in keywords.
Undertale
RPG 15 September 2015
An old-school RPG from the independent developer Toby Fox, referencing the Earthbound series. Undertale's story takes place in a world that was witness to a lengthy, cruel war between humans and monsters after a long period of coexistence between both races. It ended with humans driving the monsters underground.
Book of Hours
RPG 17 August 2023
Book of Hours is an RPG devoid of combat, developed by the same studio as Cultist Simulator. The player must restore a grand library and its secrets, destroyed during a massive fire.
Identity
RPG 30 November 2018
Unusual, ambitious MMORPG, which breaks with stereotypes characteristic for this genre. Instead of fighting monsters and grinds, Identity's creators offer a huge world, operating on principles similar to the real world.
Deltarune: Chapter 2
RPG 17 September 2021
Deltarune: Chapter 2 is a continuation of the original RPG, which, although it seems to be modeled on the classics of the genre from the eight-bit era, turns many characteristic solutions upside down. Game was developed by the author of the original, Toby Fox.
OMORI
RPG 25 December 2020
OMORI is a 2D horror game produced by OMOCAT, an independent studio. Play as OMORI and together with him go to the colourful and seemingly carefree world, where his devoted friends are already waiting for him.
Neurodeck
RPG 18 March 2021
Neurodeck: Psychological Deckbuilder is an independent card game focused on mental problems and human phobias, shown as monsters. Building a deck, developing the characters and a disturbing atmosphere are the characteristics of the game.
A House of Many Doors
RPG 04 February 2017
An original role-playing game focusing on exploration. It was developed by Pixel Trickery Games and can be considered a spiritual heir to Sunless Sea created by Failbetter Games. The player assumes the role of a traveler, who is also a spy and a poet. He traverses a surrealistic train with many legs, which is a form of a parasitic dimension. The protagonist has to discover who would build it, and why.
Bloom: Memories
RPG canceled
An original action RPG featuring a highlighted narrative and created by the independent developer Studio Fawn. The game is set in a fantasy world created by Dani Landers, who is a screenwriter and the creator of the game's visuals. In the universe dominated by mysterious, soulless mechanical abominations, the humans were quickly marginalized. The player assumes the role of a character who was born away from the world of machines and becomes humanity's last hope to defeat the oppressors.
Moonray
RPG 2025 (early access since September 2024)
Moonray is an artistic soulslike action RPG set in a surreal sci-fi world. As the champion of an imprisoned goddess, we set off to battle a powerful cult in this TPP game from independent studio Element 115.
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
RPG 10 March 2022
A colorful RPG game set in an imaginary fantasy world created on a children's desk from pencil sketches, cardboard cut-outs and other everyday objects.
Book of Travels
RPG 11 October 2021
Independent, online RPG , which creators call TMO - Tiny Multiplayer Online. Book of Travels uses some of the solutions typical of the MMO genre, but approaches them differently, emphasizing the quality of interaction between players. The title was developed by Might and Delight studio.
Boyfriend Dungeon
RPG 11 August 2021
An original title combining elements of dungeon crawlers and roguelike production with aspects characteristic of visual novel games and dating simulators. In the course of the game, players cross the title underground and save people transformed into weapons on the way, with whom they can later romance.