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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.

412
games
32
platforms

Name variations: ARPG

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole (Mega Drive)
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
GEN 1993-03-21
Grim Dawn (Windows)
Grim Dawn
WIN 2016-02-25
Driftmoon (Windows)
Driftmoon
WIN 2013-02-26
Risen 3: Titan Lords (Windows)
Risen 3: Titan Lords
WIN 2014-08-14
Bloodborne (PlayStation 4)
Bloodborne
PS4 2015-03-24
Back to the Golden Age (Atari ST)
Back to the Golden Age
ST 1990
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (PlayStation Portable)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
PSP 2009-01-29
Dungeon Siege III (Windows)
Dungeon Siege III
WIN 2011-05-27
Dungeon Siege (Windows)
Dungeon Siege
WIN 2002-04-04
Blood Knights (Windows)
Blood Knights
WIN 2013-11-13
Dark Souls II (Windows)
Dark Souls II
WIN 2014-04-24
Mystik Belle (Windows)
Mystik Belle
WIN 2015-05-15

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 122
Linux 98
PS4 49
Xbox One 23
Mac OS X 20
PS2 16
X360 14
PS3 14
PSP 7
Wii U 6
PS 6
Saturn 6
Mac OS Classic 4
Mega Drive 4
Pandora 3
Mobile 2
NES 2
3DS 2
Amstrad CPC 1
MS-DOS 1
GBA 1
PS Vita 1
Unix 1
BSD 1
NEC PC9801 1
GP2X 1
Switch 1
Nintendo DS 1
Wii 1
Atari ST 1

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