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Classless

Video game concept

Lacks character classes or similar specializations that lock out a large portion of possible skill, ability, or similar choices.

59
games
9
platforms

Alternate name: No character classes

Fable III (Windows)
Fable III
WIN 2011-05-17
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WIN 2011-11-11
Entomorph: Plague of The Darkfall (Windows)
Entomorph: Plague of The Darkfall
WIN 1995-09-10
Revenant (Windows)
Revenant
WIN 1999-10-26
Venetica (Windows)
Venetica
WIN 2009-09-04
Dark Souls II (PlayStation 3)
Dark Souls II
PS3 2014-04-11
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (MS-DOS)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
DOS 1994-07
Fable: The Lost Chapter (Windows)
Fable: The Lost Chapter
WIN 2005-09-20
Divinity II: Ego Draconis (Windows)
Divinity II: Ego Draconis
WIN 2009-11
Fable: The Lost Chapters (Xbox)
Fable: The Lost Chapters
XBOX 2005-10-18
Dark Souls II (Windows)
Dark Souls II
WIN 2014-04-24
Fable Anniversary (Xbox 360)
Fable Anniversary
X360 2014-02-04
Contrast: class-based

See also: open classing, multi classing (can easily seem identical, but with multi-classing classes are selected and set, with classless only relevant skills are selected and set)
Generally means that all characters are equally capable of learning the same skills, abilities, etc. Whether they're all equally capable in them (e.g. differences in relevant attributes) is irrelevant.

Applicable regardless if it's a good idea to specialize or not (specialization is usually good if there's a level cap or similar limitation).

This is NOT for games without character development (e.g. Star Control 2), see adv-none xp-none combo for that.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Class systems

Games by year

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The first Classless video game was released on April 1, 1992.

Bethesda Softworks, Microsoft and Namco Bandai published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 31
X360 7
Linux 7
PS3 6
MS-DOS 2
Xbox 2
Internet Only 2
Mac OS X 1
Switch 1

Most common companies

Bethesda Softworks7
Microsoft5
Namco Bandai4
dtp entertainment3
Larian Studios2
Microsoft Game Studios2
Paradox Interactive2