Groups comparison
Dungeon Crawler (Dungeon Bash) - 1974 to 2022
A scenario where the player navigates labyrinthine "dungeons" in search of treasure and evil to vanquish. Used frequently in older RPGs, especially early video game RPGs, and is often treated as a sub-genre of them as such.
Action-RPG[ARPG] - 1980 to 2021
RPG sub-genre characterized with heavy focus on fast-paced (real-time) combat and is overall very similar to Action-Adventure genre.
Strategy-RPG - 1980 to 2018
Hybrid genre unrelated to tactical-RPGs.
MUD (Multi-User Dungeon;Multi-User Domain;MU*) - 1987 to 2016
Text-based role-playing, simulation and/or action games that can usually be played with any telnet compatible client.
Tactical RPG[Strategy RPG;T-RPG;S-RPG;Tactics RPG;Tactical role-playing game;Simulation RPG;シミュレーションロールプレイングゲーム] - 1988 to 2023
A sub-genre of RPGs focusing on tactical or stategic combat while having practically no personal achievements, adventuring, or such as you would in more traditional RPGs.
Role-playing game - 1990 to 2017
Informal group for finding RPG sub-genres.
A scenario where the player navigates labyrinthine "dungeons" in search of treasure and evil to vanquish. Used frequently in older RPGs, especially early video game RPGs, and is often treated as a sub-genre of them as such.
Action-RPG[ARPG] - 1980 to 2021
RPG sub-genre characterized with heavy focus on fast-paced (real-time) combat and is overall very similar to Action-Adventure genre.
Strategy-RPG - 1980 to 2018
Hybrid genre unrelated to tactical-RPGs.
MUD (Multi-User Dungeon;Multi-User Domain;MU*) - 1987 to 2016
Text-based role-playing, simulation and/or action games that can usually be played with any telnet compatible client.
Tactical RPG[Strategy RPG;T-RPG;S-RPG;Tactics RPG;Tactical role-playing game;Simulation RPG;シミュレーションロールプレイングゲーム] - 1988 to 2023
A sub-genre of RPGs focusing on tactical or stategic combat while having practically no personal achievements, adventuring, or such as you would in more traditional RPGs.
Role-playing game - 1990 to 2017
Informal group for finding RPG sub-genres.
dungeoncrawler
actionrpg
strategyrpg
mud
tacticalrpg
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