Glossary
What is a role-playing game (RPG)?
A role-playing game (RPG) is one where you play a character who grows stronger through levels, skills and gear while following a story.
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How it works
RPGs track your character's stats, abilities and equipment, and let you choose how to build them. Sub-genres split by pace and scale: action RPGs fight in real time, and MMORPGs put thousands of players in one world.
In the games we track
- Baldur's Gate 3: a single-player and co-op RPG sold at a one-off price.
- Final Fantasy XIV: an online RPG with a free trial and a subscription.
- Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves: open-world RPGs that sell characters through pulls.
- Black Myth: Wukong: a single-player action RPG.
Sources
- Wikipedia – Role-playing video game, published by en.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata – Role-playing game (Q744038), published by wikidata.org
More terms
- Action RPG
- Battle pass
- Battle royale
- Co-op
- Collectible card game
- Concurrent players
- Cosmetic item
- DLC
- Drop rate
- Early access
- ESRB rating
- Expansion
- Expected value
- First-person shooter
- Free-to-play
- Gacha game
- Hero shooter
- In-game purchases
- Loot box
- Looter shooter
- MMORPG
- MOBA
- Open world
- PEGI rating
- Pity
- Premium currency
- Real-time strategy
- Remaster
- Season
- Season pass
- Subscription
- Survival horror
- Tactical shooter
- USK rating