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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.

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platforms

Name variations: ARPG

Blade & Sword (Windows)

WIN 2003-12-22

Torchlight II (Windows)

WIN 2012-09-30

Sacred Gold (Linux)

LIN 2009-04-09

Path of Exile (Windows)

WIN 2013-10-23

Dungeon Siege III (Windows)

Dungeon Siege III

WIN 2011-05-27

Dark Souls II (Xbox 360)

X360 2014-04-11

Indivisible (PlayStation 4)

PS4 2019-10-08

Diablo III (Windows)

WIN 2012-05-15

Biomutant (PlayStation 4)

PS4 2021-05-25

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PlayStation Portable)

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

PSP 2010-01-09

Evil Islands: Lost in Astral (Windows)

Evil Islands: Lost in Astral

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.

The first Action-RPG video game was released on August 1980.

Square Enix, Blizzard and Focus Home Interactive published most of these games.

Parent groups

Action, Role-playing game

Child groups

Team Brawler, Hack and Slash

Platforms

Windows		138
Linux		113
PS4		67
Xbox One		28
Mac OS X		20
X360		16
PS2		16
PS3		14
Switch		8
PSP		8
Saturn		6
PS		6
Wii U		6
Mac OS Classic		5
3DS		4
Mega Drive		4
PS5		3
Xbox Series X		3
Apple II E		3
Pandora		3
NES		3
Mobile		3
Nintendo DS		2
C64		2
MS-DOS		2
ColecoVision		1
GP2X		1
iOS		1
Amiga		1
Atari ST		1

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