ARPGs
Hack-and-slash games
ARPGs is the abbreviation for action role-playing games, a video game genre combining real-time combat with character progression systems like leveling, skill trees, and loot collection.
The category spans dungeon crawlers like Diablo, open-world games like Elden Ring, and looter-shooters like Borderlands: I've been grinding ARPGs all weekend.
Stolen valuables
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- buildsCreates by assembling parts
- skill treesProgression systems for unlocking abilities
- character progressionGradual improvement of abilities
dungeon crawling · boss fights · itemization · min-maxing · endgame · cooldowns · combat · leveling
Spanish for Satan
- Lost ArkDisappeared sacred vessel
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- Dark SoulsBrutal fantasy action game
- Elden RingOpen-world action RPG
Having uniform measurements
- top-downDirected from highest level
- third-personGrammatical category for others
- overhead viewScene seen from above
- camera anglePosition of the lens
Involving multiple participants
- co-opMember-owned organization
- tradingExchanging for value
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- laddersStructures for ascending
seasons · leagues · matchmaking · PvP · economy · auction house · hardcore mode · leaderboards
Automated content creation via algorithms
- randomizationIntroducing chance systematically
- replayabilityEnduring appeal for repetition
- affixesWord-modifying additions
- prefixesElements preceding roots
suffixes · scaling · difficulty modes · new game plus · paragon · ascendancy · classes · archetypes
loot
Stolen valuables
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- buildsCreates by assembling parts
- skill treesProgression systems for unlocking abilities
character progression · dungeon crawling · boss fights · itemization · min-maxing · endgame · cooldowns · combat · leveling · proc
Diablo
Spanish for Satan
- Lost ArkDisappeared sacred vessel
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- Dark SoulsBrutal fantasy action game
isometric
Having uniform measurements
- top-downDirected from highest level
- third-personGrammatical category for others
- overhead viewScene seen from above
camera angle · WASD · hotkeys · minimap
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
ladders · seasons · leagues · matchmaking · PvP · economy · auction house · hardcore mode · leaderboards · streamers
procedural generation
Automated content creation via algorithms
- randomizationIntroducing chance systematically
- replayabilityEnduring appeal for repetition
- affixesWord-modifying additions
prefixes · suffixes · scaling · difficulty modes · new game plus · paragon · ascendancy · classes · archetypes · meta
ARPGsidle games
Automated progress simulators
clicker games · puzzle games · visual novels · interactive fiction · card games