Groups comparison
Shopping - 1971 to 2024
Includes shops, merchants, traders or item dispensers where the player can purchase new items.
Group (Squad-based;Party-based) - 1975 to 2023
Player is part of a group and can issue some form of instructions to (or, in some instances, assume full control of) the other members.
Hirelings (Hired characters) - 1975 to 2015
Player can meet people or other beings they can hire to join them temporarily until they die, become incapacitated, or their contract ends.
Inventory - 1979 to 2023
Player has an item storage of unspecified capacity they can access.
Alternate solutions - 1981 to 2019
Despite the game genre suggesting there are no alternate solutions to problems, there are.
Character creation - 1981 to 2024
Player creates one or more characters to play with, from defining their physical and mental attributes to what skills they have.
Limited capacity - 1981 to 2023
Carry capacity is limited in more ways than the quantity of ammo you can carry.
Interactive dialogues - 1985 to 2024
Includes dialogues where the player has some control over the course they take.
RPG elements - 1988 to 2016
Any non-RPG with a noticeable number of RPG elements.
Stash(Stash)[Bank] - 1988 to 2021
Player character has a "stash" of some sort where they can store excess items for later. This stash automatically moves with the player character though is often only accessible from a town or similar safe locale.
Unit equipment(Minion equipment;Underling equipment) - 2000 to 2012
Player must handle the equipment of their underlings or similar, arming them with better tools or even arming them at all in the first place.
Ability dependencies (Skill dependencies;Research dependencies) - 2001 to 2019
Abilities, skills, research subjects, etc. have dependencies on other such before they can be made available (e.g. shield charge requires the character already can do shield bash).
Includes shops, merchants, traders or item dispensers where the player can purchase new items.
Group (Squad-based;Party-based) - 1975 to 2023
Player is part of a group and can issue some form of instructions to (or, in some instances, assume full control of) the other members.
Hirelings (Hired characters) - 1975 to 2015
Player can meet people or other beings they can hire to join them temporarily until they die, become incapacitated, or their contract ends.
Inventory - 1979 to 2023
Player has an item storage of unspecified capacity they can access.
Alternate solutions - 1981 to 2019
Despite the game genre suggesting there are no alternate solutions to problems, there are.
Character creation - 1981 to 2024
Player creates one or more characters to play with, from defining their physical and mental attributes to what skills they have.
Limited capacity - 1981 to 2023
Carry capacity is limited in more ways than the quantity of ammo you can carry.
Interactive dialogues - 1985 to 2024
Includes dialogues where the player has some control over the course they take.
RPG elements - 1988 to 2016
Any non-RPG with a noticeable number of RPG elements.
Stash(Stash)[Bank] - 1988 to 2021
Player character has a "stash" of some sort where they can store excess items for later. This stash automatically moves with the player character though is often only accessible from a town or similar safe locale.
Unit equipment(Minion equipment;Underling equipment) - 2000 to 2012
Player must handle the equipment of their underlings or similar, arming them with better tools or even arming them at all in the first place.
Ability dependencies (Skill dependencies;Research dependencies) - 2001 to 2019
Abilities, skills, research subjects, etc. have dependencies on other such before they can be made available (e.g. shield charge requires the character already can do shield bash).
shopping
group
hirelings
inventory
alternatesolutions
charactercreation
limitedcapacity
interactivedialogs
rpgelements