Role-playing video games, also known as computer role-playing games, comprise a broad video game genre generally defined by a detailed story and character advancement. Role-playing games almost always
A party of characters approaching a monster in Legend of Grimrock (2012)
A party of adventurers in Tales of Trolls & Treasures (2002)
Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 3 booth at the Games Convention 2008
Hironobu Sakaguchi at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, in 2007
Undertale is a 2015 role-playing video game created by American indie developer Toby Fox. The player controls a child who has fallen into the Underground: a large, secluded region under the surface of
Role-playing video game
…AAA games and as niche titles aimed towards dedicated audiences. More recently, independent developers have found success, with games such as OFF, Undertale, and Omori achieving both critical and commercial success. Role-playing video games use much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics as…
Cosplayers portraying (from left to right) Sans, Undyne, Papyrus, Toriel, Grillby, and Napstablook at Tsunacon in Rotterdam