List of role-playing video games: 2016 to 2017

This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games, sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, operating system, subgenre and notability is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings. This list does not include MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include roguelikes, action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

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Video game platforms
3DS Nintendo 3DS
CROSS Cross-platform
DROI Android
iOS iOS
LIN Linux
MAC Mac
NX Nintendo Switch
PS4 PlayStation 4
PSV PlayStation Vita
WIN Microsoft Windows
XOne Xbox One
  
Types of releases
RereleaseThe game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes.
PortThe game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences.
RemakeThe game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay.
CompilationA compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series.
LimitedA special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.
Genre notes
Action RPGAction role-playing game
Tactical RPGTactical role-playing game
RoguelikeRoguelike
ErogeJapanese game featuring erotic content
MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
MUDMUD
Turn-basedTurn-based game
Real-timeReal-time game
  
FPS/RPGFirst-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter)
RTS/RPGReal-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG)
CRPG/WRPGComputer-style role-playing game
JRPGJapanese-style role-playing game
Dungeon crawlDungeon crawl
Monster raisingPet-raising simulation
Card battleCollectible card game
BlobberFirst-person party-based RPG
SandboxOpen world RPG

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Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Release Subgenre Series/Notes COO
2016 (WW) Adventures of Mana Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy CROSS (DROI, iOS, PSV) Remake Action RPG Remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, originally released on 1991 for the Game Boy. Part of the Mana series. JP
2016 (WW) 7 Mages Napoleon Games Napoleon Games Fantasy CROSS (DROI, LIN, WIN, MAC, iOS) Original Turn-based, Dungeon crawl - CZ
2016 (WW) Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan Kiro'o Games Kiro'o Games Fantasy WIN Original Action RPG - CM
2016 (JP)

2017 (WW)

Akiba's Beat Acquire Acquire (JP), PQube (EU), Xseed Games (NA) Urban fantasy PS4 Original Action RPG Third entry in the Akiba's Trip series. JP
2016 Anima: Gate of Memories Anima Project Badland Indie Fantasy WIN, LIN, PS4, XONE Original Action RPG ES
2016 Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Beamdog Beamdog Fantasy DROI, WIN Original CRPG
2016 Banner Saga 2, The Stoic Versus Evil Original Tactical RPG
2016 Caligula Effect, The Aquria Furyu Corporation, Atlus USA PSV Original JP
2016 Champions of Anteria Blue Byte Ubisoft Fantasy WIN Original Action RPG DE
2016 Dark Souls III FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware Fantasy WIN, PS4, XOne Original Action RPG Souls
2016 Darkest Dungeon Red Hook Studios Red Hook Studios Fantasy LIN, WIN, MAC, PSV, PS4 Original CA
2016 DarkMaus Daniel Wright Original Action RPG
2016 Destiny: Rise of Iron Bungie Activision Publishing, Inc. Sci-Fi PS4, XOne Action RPG, FPS US
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Eidos Montreal Square Enix Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk WIN, GNU/LIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG Deus Ex CA
2016 Digimon World: Next Order B.B. Studio Bandai Namco Entertainment Modern, Cyberpunk PSV, PS4 JP
2017 Divinity: Original Sin II Larian Studios Larian Studios Fantasy WIN Divinity BE
2016 Dragon Ball Fusions Ganbarion Namco Anime, Fantasy, Martial Arts 3DS
2016 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Dimps Bandai Namco Entertainment Fantasy WIN, PS4, XONE, NX, Stadia Original Action RPG Dragon Ball JP
2016 Dragon Quest Builders Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy PS3, PSV, PS4 Action RPG, Open world Dragon Quest JP
2016 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Tose Co. Square Enix Fantasy 3DS Dragon Quest Monsters JP
2016 Dying Light: The Following Techland Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Horror, Modern, Zombie Apocalypse LIN, WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG, Survival horror PL
2016 Earthlock: Festival of Magic PS4, XOne
2016 Enderal SureAI SureAI Fantasy WIN Original Action RPG DE
2016 Etrian Odyssey V Atlus Atlus 3DS
2016 Final Fantasy Type-0 Online Fantasy DROI, WIN, iOS
2016 FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy WIN, PS3, PSV, PS4
2016 Final Fantasy XV Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy PS4, XOne Open world Final Fantasy
2016 Fire Emblem Fates Intelligent Systems Nintendo Fantasy 3DS Tactical RPG
2016 Flame in the Flood, The WIN Survival game, Roguelike US
2016 FNaF World Scott Cawthon Scott Cawthon Horror WIN Five Nights at Freddy's
2016 Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates Felistella Compile Heart PSV JP
2016 Grim Dawn Crate Entertainment Crate Entertainment Dark fantasy WIN, XONE Original Action RPG US
2016 Grind Zones Odnako Games WIN Indie game, Casual, Action, Adventure
2016 Honkai Impact 3rd miHoYo miHoYo Fantasy WIN, IOS, DROI Original Action RPG CN
2016 I Am Setsuna Tokyo RPG Factory Square Enix WIN, PSV, PS4, NX JP
2016 The Legend of Heroes: Trails at Sunrise UserJoy Technology WEB, PSV, PS4 Trails
2016 Mistborn: Birthright PS3, PS4, XOne Action RPG Cancelled
2016 Monster Hunter Stories Marvelous Fantasy 3DS Original
2016 Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord TaleWorlds TaleWorlds Fantasy Action RPG Mount & Blade
2016 Necropolis Harebrained Schemes Bandai Namco Entertainment, Harebrained Schemes Action RPG US
2016 Okhlos Devolver Digital LIN, WIN, MAC Roguelike, Action AR
2016 Pocket Mortys Adult Swim DROI, iOS GB
2016 Pokémon Moon Game Freak The Pokémon Company Fantasy 3DS Pokémon main series JP
2016 Pokémon Sun Game Freak The Pokémon Company Fantasy 3DS Pokémon main series JP
2016 Pokémon Uranium Fantasy WIN Pokémon
2016 Portal Knights Keen Games 505 Games Fantasy WIN, PS4, XONE Action RPG
2016 Salt and Sanctuary Ska Studios WIN Action RPG
2016 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Atlus Deep Silver, Atlus Sci-fi, Apocalyptic 3DS Megami Tensei JP
2016 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Portalarium LIN, WIN, MAC Fantasy
2016 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Tri-Ace Square Enix Fantasy, Sci-Fi PS3, PS4 Action RPG Star Ocean JP
2016 Stories: The Path of Destinies Steampunk WIN, PS4 Action RPG CA
2016 Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Bandai Namco Entertainment Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk WIN, PSV, PS4 Sword Art Online
2016 Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire WIN Original Tactical RPG
2016 Tales of Berseria Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Namco Entertainment Fantasy WIN, PS3, PS4 Original Tales JP
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends CA
2016 Technomancer, The Spiders Focus Home Interactive Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Cyberpunk WIN Action RPG
2016 Tom Clancy's The Division Ubisoft Massive Ubisoft Modern WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG, Open world, MMOG, TPS
2016 Tyranny Obsidian Entertainment Paradox Interactive Fantasy LIN, WIN, MAC Original US
2016 Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy DROI, iOS Original Valkyrie Profile JP
2016 Witcher 3, The: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine CD Projekt CD Projekt Fantasy WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG The Witcher PL
2016 World of Final Fantasy Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy PSV, PS4 Final Fantasy
2016 Yoru no Nai Kuni Gust Co. Ltd. Koei Tecmo Holdings Action RPG
2017 (WW) Akiba's Beat Acquire Acquire (JP), PQube (EU), Xseed Games (NA) Urban fantasy PSV Port Action RPG Port of the 2016 game.
2017 .hack//G.U. Last Recode CyberConnect2 Bandai Namco Entertainment Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk WIN, PS4 Action RPG
2017 Absolver Sloclap Devolver Digital WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG
2017 Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight Artdink Bandai Namco Entertainment Fantasy PS4, PSV, WIN Original Action RPG Part of Sword Art Online game series JP
2017 Another Eden DROI, iOS
2017 Aporia: Beyond the Valley Investigate North Green Man Gaming WIN Action RPG
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft Historical, Science Fiction WIN, PS4, XONE, Stadia Original Action RPG Part of Assassin's Creed series CA
2017 Blue Reflection Gust Co. Ltd. Koei Tecmo Holdings WIN, PSV, PS4 Original JP
2017 Destiny 2 Bungie Activision Publishing, Inc. Sci-Fi WIN, PS4, XOne Original Action RPG, FPS
2017 Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online Compile Heart, Tamsoft, Idea Factory Idea Factory. Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk WIN, PS4 Original Action RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia
2017 Detention RedCandleGames Horror, Modern LIN, WIN, MAC Survival horror TW
2017 Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory Media.Vision Bandai Namco Entertainment Fantasy WIN, PS4, PSV, NX Original Turn-based Digimon JP
2017 Dragon Quest XI Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy 3DS, PS4, NX Original Dragon Quest JP
2017 ELEX Piranha Bytes THQ Nordic Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction WIN, PS4, XONE Original Action RPG DE
2017 Ever Oasis Grezzo Nintendo Fantasy 3DS Original Action RPG JP
2017 Expeditions: Viking Logic Artists Logic Artists WIN Original Tactical RPG Expeditions DK
2017 Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Square Enix Square Enix Fantasy PS4, XONE, NX, WIN Remake Programmable timed turn-based Remake of Final Fantasy XII JP
2017 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Intelligent Systems Nintendo Fantasy 3DS Remake Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Nintendo Fantasy DROI, iOS Original Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP
2017 Flinthook Tribute Games Tribute Games WIN, PS4, XOne Roguelike, Platform game
2017 God Wars: Future Past Kadokawa Corporation Nippon Ichi Software, Kadokawa Corporation PSV, PS4 Original JP
2017 Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar Golden Era Games Golden Era Games WIN TBS, Dungeon crawl, Strategy
2017 Hakoniwa Company Works Nippon Ichi Software Nippon Ichi Software PS4 Tactical RPG, Open world
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment Sci-Fi, Post-apocalyptic PS4 Original Action RPG, Open world
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Square Enix Square Enix Fictional crossover PS4 Comp Action RPG Kingdom Hearts
2017 Lost Sphear Square Enix Steampunk, Fantasy PS4, WIN, NX Original JP
2017 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft Fictional crossover NX Original Tactical RPG Raving Rabbids, Mario franchise
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda BioWare Electronic Arts Sci-Fi WIN, PS4, XOne Original Action RPG, TPS Mass Effect CA
2017 Megadimension Neptunia VIIR Compile Heart, Silicon Studio Idea Factory Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk WIN, PS4 Port Enhanced VR remake of Megadimension Neptunia VII
2017 Monster Hunter XX Capcom Capcom Fantasy 3DS Port Action RPG Monster Hunter JP
2017 NieR:Automata Platinum Games Square Enix Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Post-apocalyptic WIN, PS4 Action RPG
2017 Nioh Team Ninja Sony Interactive Entertainment WIN, PS4 Action RPG
2017 Pit People The Behemoth WIN, XOne TBS, Action RPG US
2017 Pyre Supergiant Games Supergiant Games WIN, PS4 Action RPG US
2017 Red Ash: The Indelible Legend Comcept WIN Action RPG, Open world
2017 Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Focus Home Interactive WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG FR
2017 South Park: The Fractured But Whole Q16681625 Ubisoft Modern, Superhero, Parody WIN, PS4, XOne
2017 Stellar Overload Cubical Drift LIN, WIN, MAC Adventure, Open world
2017 Surge, The Deck13 Interactive Focus Home Interactive Sci-fi WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG
2017 Torment: Tides of Numenera inXile entertainment Techland LIN, WIN
2017 Valkyria Revolution Media.Vision Sega Games, Deep Silver Fantasy PSV, PS4, XOne Action RPG Valkyria JP
2017 Vampyr Dontnod Entertainment Focus Home Interactive Urban Fantasy, Historical WIN, PS4, XOne Action RPG
2017 Vikings: Wolves of Midgard Games Farm WIN Action RPG

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