role playing games

Dice and quests

Role playing games are games where players assume fictional characters and collaboratively create narratives.

In tabletop versions like Dungeons & Dragons, one player serves as game master while others control individual characters, with dice determining outcomes.

Video game RPGs adapted the genre for single-player experiences, emphasizing character development, statistics, and story progression: I spent the whole weekend grinding levels in that new RPG.

Related
  • diceMarked cubes for chance
  • RPGsCharacter-driven interactive fiction
  • dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
  • dungeon crawlUnderground maze exploration genre
  • tabletopHorizontal furniture surface

character sheets · multiplayer · storytelling · leveling · dice rolling · saving throw · natural 20 · hit points · campaign · avatar · quest · side quest · Dungeons & Dragons · skill trees · magic system · parties · party wipe · combat mechanics

Opposites
player identity

role playing gamespuzzle games

Entertainment demanding problem-solving

trivia games · first-person shooters · platformers · rhythm games · word games

narrative structure

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Entertainment demanding problem-solving

sports · arcade games · casino games · trivia games · party games

mechanical complexity

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Structured group entertainment activities

casual games · children's games · arcade games · playground games · tic-tac-toe

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G