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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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Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force
Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force

RPG 17 January 2019

A classic jRPG created by Japanese studio Compile Heart as an enhanced and expanded version of Fairy Fencer F – a game released in 2013 on PlayStation 3. The game is set in a world that once was the arena of conflict between two mighty deities. The weapons they forged are called furies, and the people wielding them are known as fencers.

Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary

RPG 02 August 2018

A dark 2D platformer with RPG elements, developed by the team of Ska Studios, known for its original and equally brutal productions The Dishwasher and Charlie Murder. In Salt and Sanctuary we take on the form of a pirate whose ship crashes near a mysterious island inhabited by hordes of drowned and their powerful masters.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

RPG 27 September 2019

The eleventh major installment of the popular jRPG series by Square Enix. The action of Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time takes place in a fantastical land of Lotozetasia, while the player assumes the role of a inhabitant of the Ishi village. On his 16th birthday, he discovers that he is an incarnation of a hero who saved the world from annihilation many years ago. Since then, the youngster’s life takes a radical turn, and his further fate is uncertain.

Asdivine Hearts
Asdivine Hearts

RPG 12 April 2018

JRPG game by Japanese band Kemco. The player controls a team of heroes who must save the magical land of fantasy from destruction. Production offers a large world for sightseeing, a turn-based combat system and a campaign with numerous optional side tasks.

Doom & Destiny Advanced
Doom & Destiny Advanced

RPG 19 February 2021

A light-hearted jRPG developed for mobile platforms. Doom & Destiny Advanced is a prequel, telling a story that takes place sometime before the events from the first installment, but maintains a similar theme. Four nerdy friends teleport to a fantasy universe, where they have to stop a ruthless businessman Solomon Steele, who wants to take over the world using his start-up. The player has the opportunity to visit hundreds of varied locations and complete numerous story and side quests.

The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos

RPG 24 June 2021

A role-playing game based on a French series of audiobooks, Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk, distributed for free and adapted to a comic book series and board games. The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk is an effect of collaboration of an experienced publisher Microids and developer Artefacts Studio, known for Gods vs. Humans. The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk is set in a medieval-fantasy universe.

Guild of Dungeoneering: Ultimate Edition
Guild of Dungeoneering: Ultimate Edition

RPG 19 May 2022

A unique combination of a card game and a simple RPG created by Irish one-man studio Gambrinous. In Guild of Dungeoneering you play as a leader of a run-down adventurers' guild, and your task is to gain glory, gather riches, and take the competition down a peg. The gameplay is focused mostly on developing your guild's headquarters, adding new rooms and unlocking new character classes, equipment and magical items.

The Longest Five Minutes
The Longest Five Minutes

RPG 13 February 2018

A unique jRPG by Syupro-DX and Nippon Ichi Software. In The Longest Five Minutes you play as a warrior who's trying to regain his lost memories. The game starts in an unusual way — it begins with the final boss fight. The protagonist, however, can remember neither happened on the way to the dark lord's dwelling nor how to defeat the enemy.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

RPG 05 August 2021

A continuation to a jRPG bearing the same title. The game is part of a larger universe known from the The Legend of Heroes series. Trails of Cold Steel II begins a month after the events depicted in the first installment. The civil war in Erebonia began for good. Rean's goals are to find the remaining students from the Seventh Grade, as well as to put an end to the bloody conflict, which has torn the protagonist's native country apart.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

RPG 13 September 2018

An adaptation of the popular gamebook that was released in the 80's. The game was developed by Tin Man Games. It takes place in a grim fantasy universe and the player assumes the role of an adventurer who seeks to obtain treasures of a powerful sorcerer hiding at the top of the titular mountain. In order to reach the chest with the valuables, one must gain two keys and then defeat the sorcerer.

Dungeon Rushers
Dungeon Rushers

RPG 25 May 2018

An RPG from the dungeon crawler genre, developed by the independent studio Goblinz. Players are taken to fantasy world filled with dungeons to explore, treasures to find and monsters to defeat. At the same time, Dungeon Rusher offers a humorous approach to classic heroic fantasy tropes. We lead a party of adventurers, who must defeat a lord of darkness, dwelling in the deepest dungeon. Our team will consist of a shaman, an archeress, a warlike dwarf and a bard.

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon

RPG 24 August 2017

A sequel to the action RPG from the Japanese studio Gust. Nights of Azure 2 lets us revisit the dark fantasy world, in which humanity rules only by daylight, while night belongs to demonic minions of the Night Lord. However, we won’t see any old faces from first game, as the second game focuses on completely new characters. Players take role of Ashule, a warrior who dies while trying to defend her friend Liliana from a powerful demon and is reborn as half-demonic being.

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

RPG 19 May 2021

A continuation of the popular Sunless Sea developed by Failbetter Games. This time around, the action of the game is set not in the depths of an underground ocean but in the mysterious cosmic space known as “The High Wilderness”, which Queen Victoria wanted to use as a foundation for the New British Empire. The main protagonist of this story is an outcast, who objects the rule of the iron fist imposed by the Queen. During the game, a player observes the action from the top-down perspective.

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

RPG 18 January 2018

The first expansion for the 2016 dungeon crawler RPG Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios. The add-on utilizes the gameplay mechanics from the core game — you complete a team of heroes and set out to explore the eponymous Darkest Dungeon. Your goal is to find enormous riches, with which you can expand a shabby hamlet, also serving as your base.

Dauntless
Dauntless

RPG 10 December 2019

An online action RPG developed by Phoenix Labs studio, established by former employees of Capcom, Blizzard, Riot Games and BioWare. Dauntless takes us to Shattered Isles – a fantasy world destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, with its continents torn apart and their fragments floating in the air. Those few who survived must face Behemoths – aggressive creatures that pose danger to all survivors, their only hope being warriors who hunt the beasts.

Ember
Ember

RPG 21 January 2020

Ember is a typical RPG that is inspired by and refers to the classic games of the genre. It was developed by N-Fusion Interactive. The game takes us on a journey through a fantasy world. We play as a druid whose job is to bring back the old order after a group of adventurers decided to try and take control of the power of the stars. The game is presented from an isometric perspective.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2

RPG 01 December 2017

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the third entry in the Xenoblade series. The previous entries were Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii and Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U. The new entry isn’t directly related to its predecessors, but similarly to Final Fantasy series it shares some common elements with them, including enemies, available items, attacks and character skills. During the adventure the player assumes the role of a boy named Rex.

Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler

RPG 13 July 2018

A Japanese role-playing game by Square Enix and Silicon, the creators of i.e. the well-received Bravely Default: Flying Fairy and Bravely Second. Project Octopath Traveler features a unique style, which blends 16-bit sprites with 3D pixel-art surroundings. During the game, you visit various locations and complete many quests given by the NPCs. The game also features turn-based fights, in which to defeat your opponents you have to make proper use of your characters' abilities.

Has-Been Heroes
Has-Been Heroes

RPG 28 March 2017

A rougelike side-scroller developed by Frozenbyte. The players assume control over a ragtag group of heroes a little over their prime. The team receives a final task – escorting two princesses to a special academy. Unfortunately, the mission won’t be easy, as there will be numerous dangers lurking along the way. We begin the game with choosing three characters from an available pool of twelve different heroes.

Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Edition
Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Edition

RPG 08 April 2020

Galaxy of Pen & Paper is another installment of the humorous RPG series from the Behold studio. Just like the previous games, Galaxy of Pen & Paper simulates a tabletop RPG session by reenacting the players' and game master's behavior and the events of the campaign they are playing. Unlike its predecessors, the game uses a science fiction setting. Virtual players and their characters explore the galaxy, do quests, and take part in turn-based battles.

Sand Is the Soul
Sand Is the Soul

RPG canceled

An indie game that combines RPG and point-and-click adventure game genres with beat 'em up elements. Sand is the Soul takes the players on a journey to CrossHill, a dark city inspired by Victorian era. Our character arrives there to deliver an important letter. It turns out that the place is filled with ancient evil. Based on our choices, the multi-threaded plot can reach one of ten endings. The gameplay in Sand is the Soul is focused on exploration.

Book of Demons
Book of Demons

RPG 30 April 2020

An action game with RPG and CCG elements set in a fantasy world, developed by Thing Trunk, an independent Polish studio. Return 2 Games: Book of Demons is the first production from a planned series that is intended to pay homage to the best titles of the last decade of the 20th century. The production’s plot is another variation of the fight between good and evil and a chosen one who saves the world from annihilation. It is a quite clear pastiche of the cult classic Diablo and its clones.

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

RPG 16 October 2018

An enhanced version of Valkyria Chronicles, a tactical jRPG released for PlayStation 4 in 2008. The game takes us to a fictional world, resembling an alternative version of the World War II period Europe. The players assume the role of one of the members of the 7th platoon of the Atlantic Federation’s army, taking part in a series of plot-driven story missions that will decide the fate of Gallia, a small country invaded by the forces of the East European Imperial Alliance.

Cat Quest
Cat Quest

RPG 10 November 2017

A comedy open-world RPG developed by The Gentlebros, the creators of the popular Slashy Hero, for mobile platforms. As the title suggests, the protagonist of Cat Quest is a cat that travels an open fantasy world with a sword in his paw and an armor on his back. The story campaign starts when the cat realm of Felingard is attacked by dragons. We assume the role of a cat whose destiny is to become a Dragon Slayer and save its people.