#2582/100
Fallout 4
2015Primary genreRPG › Action RPG
Supporting signalsOpen World · Sandbox · Crafting
1,534 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
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Fire Emblem Awakening
2012Primary genreRPG › Tactical RPG
Supporting signalsRelationships
254 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2784/100
Transistor
2014Play styleReal-time combat
Action RPG with real-time combat.
463 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2885/100
Child of Light
2014Primary genreRPG › JRPG
357 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#2982/100
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
2019Primary genreAction-Adventure › Cinematic Action-Adventure
839 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3089/100
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2025Primary genreRPG › Turn-Based RPG
Supporting signalsExploration
179 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3185/100
Pokémon Y
2013Primary genreRPG › Monster-Taming RPG
Supporting signalsCreature Collecting
303 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3287/100
Valheim
2021Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Sandbox
225 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3381/100
Diablo III
2012Primary genreRPG › ARPG
953 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3489/100
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2024Primary genreRPG › JRPG
Supporting signalsOpen World
160 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3582/100
Darkest Dungeon
2016Primary genreRPG › Dungeon Crawler
462 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3686/100
Divinity: Original Sin
2014Primary genreRPG › CRPG
226 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3789/100
Black Myth: Wukong
2024Primary genreRPG › Action RPG
Supporting signalsSoulslike
Action RPG membership is supported; finer play-style details need more evidence.
159 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3882/100
Hogwarts Legacy
2023Primary genreRPG › Action RPG
Supporting signalsOpen World · Crafting · Exploration
Action RPG membership is supported; finer play-style details need more evidence.
448 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#3983/100
Diablo IV
2023Play styleLoot hunting
Supporting signalsOpen World
Action RPG with loot hunting.
288 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4085/100
Lies of P
2023Primary genreRPG › Action RPG
Supporting signalsSoulslike · Exploration
212 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4183/100
The Banner Saga
2014Primary genreRPG › Tactical RPG
Supporting signalsRelationships
264 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4283/100
Pokémon X
2013Primary genreRPG › Monster-Taming RPG
Supporting signalsCreature Collecting
288 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4379/100
Cyberpunk 2077
2020Primary genreRPG › WRPG
Supporting signalsOpen World
1,131 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4480/100
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016Primary genreRPG › WRPG
Supporting signalsImmersive Sim
539 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4587/100
Final Fantasy XVI
2023Primary genreRPG › JRPG
Action RPG membership is supported; finer play-style details need more evidence.
142 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4682/100
Torchlight II
2012Play styleLoot hunting
Action RPG with loot hunting.
319 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4790/100
OKAMI HD
2012Primary genreAction-Adventure › Exploration Action-Adventure
110 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
#4883/100
Final Fantasy XIV Online
2013Primary genreRPG › JRPG
224 IGDB ratingsOpen entry →
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