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Action-RPG

Game genre theme

RPG sub-genre characterized with heavy focus on fast-paced (real-time) combat and is overall very similar to Action-Adventure genre.

415
games
32
platforms

Name variations: ARPG

Dragon's Dogma (PlayStation 3)
Dragon's Dogma
PS3 2012-05-24
Silverfall (PlayStation Portable)
Silverfall
PSP 2007-08
Throne of Darkness (Windows)
Throne of Darkness
WIN 2001-09-25
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Windows)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
WIN 2016-08-23
Summoner 2 (PlayStation 2)
Summoner 2
PS2 2002-09-23
Zelda: Fates of the World (Linux)
Zelda: Fates of the World
LIN TBA
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Windows)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
WIN 2008-10-15
GREED: Black Border (Windows)
GREED: Black Border
WIN 2009-11
Driftmoon (Windows)
Driftmoon
WIN 2013-02-26
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Windows)
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
WIN 2015-04-01
Realms of Ancient War (Windows)
Realms of Ancient War
WIN 2012-10
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (PlayStation Portable)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3
PSP 2011-02-10

The first video game about Action-RPG was released on September 3, 1987.

Square Enix, Sega and Focus Home Interactive has published most of these games

See also: Action-Adventure, Diablo-like

Action-RPGs generally favor the action part with any RPG elements in them covering combat related things. Character development and available skills/abilities are combat oriented or only used in combat.

Parent groups

Action, Role-playing game

Child groups

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, Hack and Slash

Platforms

Windows 123
Linux 98
PS4 49
Xbox One 23
Mac OS X 20
PS2 16
X360 14
PS3 14
PSP 8
Wii U 6
PS 6
Saturn 6
Mac OS Classic 4
Mega Drive 4
Pandora 3
Mobile 2
Switch 2
NES 2
3DS 2
Unix 1
BSD 1
NEC PC9801 1
GP2X 1
Nintendo DS 1
Wii 1
Atari ST 1
Amiga 1
WinCE 1
Amstrad CPC 1
MS-DOS 1

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