Western RPG
Game genre concept
Any tags commonly perceived as defining or common traits of western-style RPGs.
3
games
2platforms
Alternate name: Computer RPG
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Common:
* Character creation
* Non-static character advancement
* Choice over being "good", "evil", uncaring, or whatever else (character development outside of stats)
* Open world
* More complex control scheme; and often released on PCs only due to it.
* May resemble or use already existing P&P RPGs
* Obscured identity
* Dying is frequent, happening equally all over.
Contrast:
* Eastern RPG
Common:
* Character creation
* Non-static character advancement
* Choice over being "good", "evil", uncaring, or whatever else (character development outside of stats)
* Open world
* More complex control scheme; and often released on PCs only due to it.
* May resemble or use already existing P&P RPGs
* Obscured identity
* Dying is frequent, happening equally all over.
Contrast:
* Eastern RPG
This is a container group; its children are:
| Character creation | Player creates one or more characters to play with, from defining their physical and mental attributes to what skills they have. | 1981 / 2024 | 334 games |
| Obscured identity | The protagonist's actual identity is obscured to some degree, such as player never hearing their voice, never seeing their face, never being properly named, or never even seen at all. | 2007 / 2017 | 3 games |