Role-playing video game
A role-playing video game or simply RPG is a video game where the player controls a character (or a group of characters, called a party), in a well-defined setting. The earliest titles in the genre came out in 1975. The genre has evolved a lot ever since.
Subgenres[change | change source]
Massively Multiplayer Online[change | change source]
MMORPGs (Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), are computer games where many players meet online in one large game world, and go on quests together. Some examples of these games are World of Warcraft, Everquest, or Runescape.
Text-Based[change | change source]
Text Based RPGs are not too different from Traditional RPGs, generally based on the Dungeons and Dragons game. However some Text Based RPGs are not for combat, but are for socializing and meeting others. With many Text Based RPGs you need a client, a program to send what you say to the server, which can be located in another country. Many clients are basic and display text in one colour, but there are others that use colours, enhancing the readability of the contents.
Action RPGs[change | change source]
Action RPGs combine the action games and RPG genres together.
Tactical RPGs[change | change source]
Tactical RPG are highly focused on strategic gameplay.
Roguelike[change | change source]
"Roguelike" is a term for games whose core mechanics are similar to the 1980 video game Rogue. The mechanics in question are procedural generation and permadeath.
