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Subgenre of role-playing and action video games
An action role-playing game (commonly abbreviated to Action RPG or ARPG) is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and
Action_role-playing_game
Game with physically enacted role-play
LARP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Live action role-playing (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their
Live_action_role-playing_game
Game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled as roleplaying game or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume and play out the roles of characters
Role-playing_game
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Cyberpunk is a tabletop role-playing game in the dystopian science fiction genre, written by Mike Pondsmith and first published by R. Talsorian Games
Cyberpunk_(role-playing_game)
Video game genre
Role-playing video games (RPGs), also known as computer role-playing games (CRPGs), comprise a broad video game genre generally defined by a detailed
Role-playing_video_game
Form of role-playing game for leisure
A tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a kind of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants
Tabletop_role-playing_game
Video game subgenre
Tactical role-playing game (abbreviated TRPG), also known as strategy role-playing game or simulation RPG (both abbreviated SRPG), is a video game genre
Tactical_role-playing_game
Words used in a specific sense in the context of role-playing games
Role-playing games (RPGs) have developed specialized terminology. This includes both terminology used within RPGs to describe in-game concepts and terminology
Role-playing_game_terms
Tabletop horror role-playing game
is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos. The game, often abbreviated
Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)
Call_of_Cthulhu_(role-playing_game)
Video game genre
online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game
Japanese role-playing game industry. It was a real-time hack & slash dungeon crawler that is considered the first action role-playing game. Dragon Slayer
History of Eastern role-playing video games
History_of_Eastern_role-playing_video_games
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW). Marc Miller designed Traveller with help from
Traveller_(role-playing_game)
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
Paranoia is a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game originally designed and written by Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber, and Eric Goldberg, and
Paranoia_(role-playing_game)
Type of role-playing games
Solo role-playing games are tabletop and live-action role-playing games that can be played by a single person, without the participation of other players
Solo_role-playing_game
Tabletop superhero role-playing game
Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate a superhero comic book world. It was originally created in 1981 by George
Champions_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop horror role-playing game
uses a Jenga tower for action resolution. It won three ENNIE Awards. Dread is a short (one session) horror role-playing game. In addition to the book
Dread_(role-playing_game)
Aspect of role-playing game publishing
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published by individuals or small press publishers, in contrast to games published by large corporations
Indie_role-playing_game
Subgenre of role-playing and turn-based video games
A turn-based role-playing game (often abbreviated turn-based RPG or TBRPG) is a subgenre of role-playing video games that utilizes turn-based combat,
Turn-based_role-playing_game
Changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
someone else's role, often involving different genres of practice; To refer to a wide range of games including role-playing video game (RPG), play-by-mail games
Role-playing
Role-playing game
science fiction horror tabletop role-playing game with Old School Revival style rules published by indie role-playing game publisher Tuesday Knight Games
Mothership (role-playing game)
Mothership_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop high fantasy role-playing game
Exalted is a high fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Publishing in July 2001. The game is in its third edition as of 2016
Exalted_(role-playing_game)
play-by-mail games List of role-playing game designers, annotated with a few significant games to which each designer has contributed. List of role-playing
List of tabletop role-playing games
List_of_tabletop_role-playing_games
Historical fantasy tabletop role-playing game
Pendragon, or King Arthur Pendragon, is a Tabletop role-playing game (RPG) in which players take the role of knights performing chivalric deeds in the tradition
Pendragon_(role-playing_game)
Scientific study of role-playing games
Role-playing game theory is the study of role-playing games (RPGs) as a social or artistic phenomenon, also known as ludology. RPG theories seek to understand
Role-playing_game_theory
list of live action role-playing game groups. This is for active or once active groups that run or organize games. It is not a list of game systems. Contents:
List of live action role-playing groups
List_of_live_action_role-playing_groups
2024 film by Thomas Vincent
Role Play is a 2024 action comedy film directed by Thomas Vincent, written by Seth Owen, produced by Andrew Rona and Kaley Cuoco. The film stars Cuoco
Role_Play
Upcoming video game
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Rebel Wolves and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is set in 14th-century
The_Blood_of_Dawnwalker
Upcoming video game
Resonant is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment. It is a sequel to the 2019 game Control and is scheduled
Control_Resonant
Upcoming video game
Fable is an upcoming 2027 action role-playing game developed by Playground Games, Eidos-Montréal and published by Xbox Game Studios. Set in the fictional
Fable_(2027_video_game)
Upcoming video game
upcoming action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Fictions. The game is set to release on August 4, 2026 for PlayStation 5,
Beast_of_Reincarnation
Tabletop role-playing game
Anima is a tabletop role-playing franchise developed by Spain-based company Anima Game Studio. The fantasy setting of Anima is called Gaïa. Anima draws
Anima_(role-playing_game)
2022 video game
West is an action role-playing video game developed by WolfEye Studios and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Windows, PlayStation 4
Weird_West_(video_game)
2010 video game
Braveheart is an action role-playing game developed and published by then-Russian video game developer Gaijin Entertainment for iOS in 2010. Reception
Braveheart_(2010_video_game)
2018 video game
Kenshi is a real-time strategy action role-playing game developed and published by Lo-Fi Games for Windows. The game focuses on sandbox gameplay features
Kenshi_(video_game)
Wars role-playing game is a role-playing game or role-playing video game set in the fictional Star Wars universe. Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, by West
List of Star Wars role-playing games
List_of_Star_Wars_role-playing_games
Video game series
video game franchise by Nihon Falcom mainly consisting of role-playing video games. The first Dragon Slayer game is an early action role-playing game, released
Dragon_Slayer_(series)
Tabletop role-playing game system
Fudge is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "FUDGE" was once an acronym for Freeform Universal Donated
Fudge (role-playing game system)
Fudge_(role-playing_game_system)
2024 video game
Wayfinder is a 2024 action role-playing video game developed and published by Airship Syndicate. The game was released in October 2024 for PlayStation 5, Windows
Wayfinder_(video_game)
2019 3D action role-playing mobile game
Action Taimanin (アクション対魔忍) is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by Gremory Games on mobile, and later ported to Windows
Action_Taimanin
2025 video game
Avowed is an action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is set in the world of Eora, the
Avowed
Tabletop role-playing game system
Fate is a generic role-playing game system based on the Fudge gaming system. It has no fixed setting, traits, or genre and is customizable. It is designed
Fate (role-playing game system)
Fate_(role-playing_game_system)
Upcoming video game
Awakening is an upcoming action role-playing game in a fantasy setting being developed by Cygames, and initially announced for the PlayStation 4 in September
Project_Awakening
2020 video game
Hades is a 2020 roguelike action role-playing game developed and published by Supergiant Games. It was released for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows
Hades_(video_game)
Role-playing game type
online text-based role playing game is a role-playing game played online using a solely text-based interface. Online text-based role playing games date to
Online text-based role-playing game
Online_text-based_role-playing_game
Tabletop comedy role-playing game
Roleplaying Game", is a comedy role-playing game published by West End Games (WEG) in 1986 that is based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The Ghostbusters role-playing
Ghostbusters (role-playing game)
Ghostbusters_(role-playing_game)
Jane Austen role-playing game
Good Society is a tabletop role-playing game based upon the Regency era novels of Jane Austen. A live action role-playing game version is also available
Good_Society_(game)
2022 video game
Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin
Elden_Ring
1996 role-playing game
Bubblegum Crisis is a near-future cyberpunk role-playing game published by R. Talsorian Games in 1996 that is based on the anime television series Bubblegum
Bubblegum Crisis (role-playing game)
Bubblegum_Crisis_(role-playing_game)
Upcoming video game
The Witcher IV is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. It is the planned first installment of
The_Witcher_IV
Freeform role-playing games, also called freeforms, are a type of role-playing game which employ informal or simplified rule sets, emphasise costume and
Freeform_role-playing_game
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Serenity Role Playing Game is a science fiction tabletop role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie Serenity and the television
Serenity_Role_Playing_Game
A role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which players assume and play out the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for
List of role-playing game designers
List_of_role-playing_game_designers
2024 video game
New Eden is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by Don't Nod and published by Focus Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows
Banishers:_Ghosts_of_New_Eden
Online text-based role-playing game
A play-by-post role-playing game (or sim) is an online text-based role-playing game in which players interact with each other and a predefined environment
Play-by-post role-playing game
Play-by-post_role-playing_game
Series of fantasy console games by Sega
Shining Soul, a dungeon crawl action role-playing game with roguelike elements, and a number of traditional Japanese role-playing games. Shining Resonance
Shining_(video_game_series)
2026 video game
Remake) is a 2026 action role-playing game developed by Alkimia Interactive and published by THQ Nordic. It is a remake of the 2001 game Gothic, developed
Gothic_1_Remake
2005 video game
Fate is a 2005 action role-playing game originally released for the PC by WildTangent. It was remastered and included in the Fate: Reawakened collection
Fate_(video_game)
2025 video game
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver. The second entry in the Kingdom
Kingdom_Come:_Deliverance_II
2024 video game
action role-playing game developed and published by Cygames. The game was released as part of the Granblue Fantasy franchise for PlayStation 4, PlayStation
Granblue_Fantasy:_Relink
Upcoming video game
II is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Grimlore Games and published by THQ Nordic. A sequel to Titan Quest, the game is set to be released
Titan_Quest_II
Upcoming video game
Enshrouded is a survival and action role-playing game by Keen Games for Microsoft Windows. It launched in early access in January 2024 for PC, and is scheduled
Enshrouded
Video game series by CD Projekt RED
The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin) is a fantasy action role-playing game series developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. It is based on the
The Witcher (video game series)
The_Witcher_(video_game_series)
2026 video game
Arknights: Endfield is an action role-playing game developed and published by Hypergryph. A spin-off of Arknights (2019), the game was released on 22 January
Arknights:_Endfield
Upcoming video game
Revolution is an upcoming action role-playing video game developed by InXile Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is scheduled to be released
Clockwork_Revolution
1985 video game
(ザナドゥ, Zanadu), also known as Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1985 for the PC-8801
Xanadu_(video_game)
2025 video game
Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is a 2025 role-playing video game video game developed and published by Netmarble. It is based on the television series Game
Game_of_Thrones:_Kingsroad
Spy fiction tabletop role-playing game supplement
Top Secret is an espionage-themed tabletop role-playing game written by Merle M. Rasmussen and first published in 1980 by TSR, Inc. The first edition
Top Secret (role-playing game)
Top_Secret_(role-playing_game)
2019 mobile video game
action role-playing game developed by Trickster Arts for Android and iOS. It was released on 15 October 2019. The game combines action role-playing game
Monolisk
2025 video game
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Atlus and published by Sega. It is a remaster of Devil
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Raidou_Remastered:_The_Mystery_of_the_Soulless_Army
1984 Cartoon tabletop role-playing game
comedy tabletop role-playing game in which the players take the roles of cartoon characters. It is subtitled The Cartoon Roleplaying Game. Toon was designed
Toon_(role-playing_game)
Golden Sun series for Game Boy Advance as well as Pokémon. The action role-playing game (ARPG) is a type of role-playing video game which incorporates real-time
List_of_video_game_genres
2004 video game
action role-playing game developed and published by inXile Entertainment in 2004. The game was marketed as a humorous spoof of fantasy role-playing video
The Bard's Tale (2004 video game)
The_Bard's_Tale_(2004_video_game)
2022 video game
Last Oricru is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by GoldKnights and published by Prime Matter. Development for the game began in 2017 using Unreal
The_Last_Oricru
2016 video game
Chronos is a 2016 action role-playing game developed and published by Gunfire Games for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset. The game received generally
Chronos_(2016_video_game)
List of video games based on the Marvel Comics superhero team
titles are action games that pit the X-Men against Marvel supervillains, typically taking the form of beat 'em up and fighting games. Each game features
List of video games featuring the X-Men
List_of_video_games_featuring_the_X-Men
2009 video game
is an action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows published by 1C Publishing. Released on 11 September 2009, it is the sequel to the 2007 game Dawn
Dawn_of_Magic_2
Upcoming video game
Black Myth: Zhong Kui is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by the Chinese studio Game Science. The game's primary creative inspiration is Zhong
Black_Myth:_Zhong_Kui
2024 video game
(also titled as Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean) is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by The Gentlebros and published by Kepler Interactive
Cat_Quest_III
Super hero role-playing game
(MSH) is a licensed role playing game set in the Marvel Universe, first published by TSR in 1984. The game lets players assume the roles of Marvel superheroes
Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)
Marvel_Super_Heroes_(role-playing_game)
2022 video game
Bloodborne PSX is a 2022 action role-playing game published by LWMedia as a demake of FromSoftware's Bloodborne. The game was developed by Lilith 'b0tster'
Bloodborne_PSX
2025 video game
2025 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. A successor to Monster Hunter: World (2018), the game was released worldwide for PlayStation
Monster_Hunter_Wilds
2025 video game
The Outer Worlds 2 is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a standalone sequel
The_Outer_Worlds_2
2010 video game
is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In Japan, the game was released
Nier_(video_game)
Fantasy role-playing game
subtitled "Fantasy Role-Play", is a role-playing game published by Better Games in 1990. Barony is a fantasy role-playing game outlined in three books:
Barony_(role-playing_game)
2025 video game
Ariana and the Elder Codex is an action role-playing game developed by Hyde and published by Compile Heart and Idea Factory International. It was released
Ariana_and_the_Elder_Codex
Tabletop and video game genre
character action games with Devil May Cry. The term "hack and slash" was originally used to describe a play style in tabletop role-playing games, carrying
Hack_and_slash
2025 video game
'Double Helix') is a 2025 free-to-play action role-playing game developed by Pan Studio and published by Hero Games. The game supports switching between melee
Duet_Night_Abyss
1999 superhero role-playing game
superhero role-playing game published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1999, and is a sequel to the previously published science-fiction role-playing game Trinity
Aberrant_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop role-playing game
Theatrix is a role playing game that was produced in 1995 by the now-defunct Backstage Press. It was unusual because, unlike most other role-playing games of
Theatrix_(role-playing_game)
American video game developer
result, Obsidian decided to crowdfund its next game, Pillars of Eternity, a role-playing game played from an isometric perspective, which ultimately
Obsidian_Entertainment
Upcoming video game
is an upcoming wuxia action role-playing game developed and published by the Chinese studio S-Game. The player assumes the role of Soul, an elite assassin
Phantom_Blade_Zero
Tabletop role-playing game by Jason Morningstar
Fiasco is a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar, independently published by Bully Pulpit Games. It is marketed as a "GM-less game for 3–5 players, designed
Fiasco_(role-playing_game)
2023 video game
sim action role-playing game developed and published by Pixel Sprout Studios. The video game was released on March 11, 2023 for Windows. The game was
Sun_Haven
1994 live action role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing
The Masquerade is a 1994 live action role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. Shannon Appelcline relates that "Besides their five RPGs, White
The Masquerade (role-playing game)
The_Masquerade_(role-playing_game)
2012 video game
Wraithborne is an action role-playing game developed by Alpha Dog Games and published by Crescent Moon Games for iOS in 2012, for Ouya in 2013, and for
Wraithborne
2015 video game
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of
The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt
Role-playing game mechanic
A diceless role-playing game is a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) which is not based on chance because it does not use randomizers to determine the
Diceless_role-playing_game
Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt, based on the Cyberpunk tabletop role-playing game. The game was first announced
List of video games notable for negative reception
List_of_video_games_notable_for_negative_reception
2013 video game
Two Brothers is a 2013 action role-playing game developed and published by AckkStudios. Two Brothers is an action role-playing game. Two Brothers was developed
Two_Brothers_(video_game)
Pulp adventure role-playing game
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game is a licensed pulp style action-adventure role-playing game published by TSR in 1984 that is based on
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game
The_Adventures_of_Indiana_Jones_Role-Playing_Game
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.German : from a short form of the personal names Rudolf or Roland.German : habitational name for someone from either of two places named Rolle, in Westphalia and Pomerania.English : variant of Rollo or Rolf.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, Bengali, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Italian, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Scottish, Swedish, Tamil
Rose Flower; Flower Name; Horse; Renown; Rose Bush; A Variety of Flower
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hrólfr, ROLF means "famous wolf." Compare with other forms of Rolf.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Cole, KOLE means "coal-black, swarthy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Royle in Lancashire (see Royle).English : variant of Ryall.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Rolly, ROLY means "famous land."
Male
English
 Contracted form of Old High German Hrodwulf, ROLF means "famous wolf." This name came into Middle English use via the Normans. Compare with other forms of Rolf.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Irish
Red Haired; Roe Deer; From the Rowan Tree; Renowned Land
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Rose
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Rollo, ROLO means "famous land."
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Rose
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French, Hebrew
Red Haired; Roe Deer
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Acting; Actress; Action; Expressions; Act
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rolf.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Playing Role
Female
Greek
(Ιόλη) Greek name derived from the word iole, IOLE means "violet." In mythology, this is the name of a woman loved by Herakles.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
The Great Ruler
Female
German
 Old German short form of longer names containing hild, HILDA means "battle." Compare with another form of Hilda.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sincere. Frank.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Alert
Boy/Male
English Celtic
From the Roman clan name Artorius, meaning noble, courageous. Famous bearer: Legendary sixth...
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Devotee of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Good friend.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Existence, Real
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire named Flore, from Old English flÅr(e) ‘floor’, probably with reference to a lost tessellated pavement.Danish : from a short form of the personal name Florentz or the Frisian Flores (see Florence).
Male
Greek
(Ευτυχός) Contracted form of Greek Eutychios, EUTYCHOS means "fortunate."
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
ACTION ROLE-PLAYING-GAME
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
n.
The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
a.
Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating.
a.
Making a harsh noise; blaring.
n.
Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.
a.
Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.
a.
That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light.
a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
n.
An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
n.
A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.
n.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
n.
Plowing; tillage.
a.
Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public.
v.
Part; office; duty; role.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
n.
A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
n.
A rose window. See Rose window, below.