Out of all major video game genres, RPGs may be the most difficult to fully define. Most have some shared core concepts, such as a leveling system or other character progression methods, or a more ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

An HR advisor with a background in recruitment and HRIS functions, with a passion for video games and writing. Oliver grew up playing Call of Duty with his siblings and has garnered 1000s of hours ...

Many features and mechanics in RPGs that are beloved by many and considered staples come from these RPGs that have been ...

Without this decades old PlayStation game, one of the biggest franchises and most popular genres may not exist.

Erik Hodges has been gaming since he could walk. He considers himself an authority on Fantasy and Horror, with a good knowledge of horror-fantasy as well. Since 2020, he's been writing about and ...

It has officially been 18 years since Atlus took the RPG genre by storm, releasing a game that would go down in history as ...

If you enjoy your fantasy RPG power fantasies with a solid dose of teeth-gritting survival gameplay, you need to try the best of this niche. The survival game genre comes in a ton of different flavors ...

The Adventures of Elliot is a brilliant action RPG, led by producer Naofumi Matsuhita. He’s known for working on a wide array ...

Crimson Desert, the game we all deemed too impossible to be real, has stirred up quite a considerable amount of controversy. Surprisingly, it isn’t surrounding the merits of its gameplay, of its ...

Strategy stayed on top as the highest earner, making $9.1 billion this H1. This marked a 4% decline year-over-year. RPGs saw a sharper fall of 14%, down from first to third place over two years. The ...