# List of role-playing video games: 2020 to 2021

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.

## Contents

* 1975–1985
* 1986–1987
* 1988–1989
* 1990–1991
* 1992–1993
* 1994–1995
* 1996–1997
* 1998–1999
* 2000–2001
* 2002–2003
* 2004–2005
* 2006–2007
* 2008–2009
* 2010–2011
* 2012–2013
* 2014–2015
* 2016–2017
* 2018–2019
* 2020–2021
* 2022–2023

## Legend

| 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
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes. |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences. |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay. |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. |
| Limited | A 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 RPG | Action role-playing game |
| Tactical RPG | Tactical role-playing game |
| Roguelike | Roguelike |
| Eroge | Japanese game featuring erotic content |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
| MUD | MUD |
| Turn-based | Turn-based game |
| Real-time | Real-time game |
| FPS/RPG | First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter) |
| RTS/RPG | Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG) |
| CRPG/WRPG | Computer-style role-playing game |
| JRPG | Japanese-style role-playing game |
| Dungeon crawl | Dungeon crawl |
| Monster raising | Pet-raising simulation |
| Card battle | Collectible card game |
| Blobber | First-person party-based RPG |
| Sandbox | Open world RPG |

## List

| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Release | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO |
| 2021 (WW) | Arboria | Dreamplant | All in! Games SA | Dark Fantasy | WIN | Original | Action RPG | Released to Early Access in 2020. Full release in 2021 | Poland |
| 2021 (WW) | The Ascent | Neon Giant | Curve Digital | Cyberpunk | WIN, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 | Original | Action RPG | Open world game with destructible environment | Sweden |
| 2020 (WW) | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | Historical, Science Fiction | PS4, WIN, XONE, PS5, Luna, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S | Original | Action RPG | Part of Assassin's Creed series | Canada |
| 2021 (WW) | ATOM RPG Trudograd | AtomTeam | AtomTeam | Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic | LINUX, MAC, NS, PS4, WIN, XBOX ONE | Original | CRPG, Turn-based | Sequel to ATOM RPG | Latvia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
| 2021 (WW) | Biomutant | Experiment 101 | THQ Nordic | Fantasy | WIN, PS4, PS5, XONE, Xbox Series X/S | Original | Action RPG | | Sweden |
| 2020 (WW) | Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt | Sci-fi, Cyberpunk | PS4, PS5, STADIA, WIN, XBOX ONE, XBOX X/S | Original | FPS/RPG, Open world | | Poland |
| 2020 (WW) | Demon's Souls | Bluepoint Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Fantasy | PS5 | Remake | Action RPG | Remake of Demon's Souls for the PS3 | USA |
| 2020 (WW) | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | CyberConnect2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Fantasy | WIN, PS4, PS5, XONE, NX, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia | Original | Action RPG, Open world | Dragon Ball | Japan |
| 2021 (WW) | Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance | Tuque Games | Wizards of the Coast | Fantasy | WIN, PS4, PS5, XONE, Xbox Series X/S | Original | Action RPG | Dark Alliance | Canada |
| 2021 (WW) | Eastward | Pixpil | Chucklefish | Post-apocalyptic, Science Fiction | WIN, MAC, XONE, NX | Original | Action RPG | | China |
| 2020 (WW) | The Elder Scrolls: Blades | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Fantasy | NX, IOS, DROI | Original | Action RPG | The Elder Scrolls | USA |
| 2021 (WW) | Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG | Dark Crystal Games | Prime Matter | Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic | WIN | Original | CRPG, Turn-based | | Russia |
| 2020 (WW) | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix Business Division 1 | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS4, PS5, WIN | Remake | Action RPG | Final Fantasy | Japan |
| 2020 (WW) | Gamedec | Anshar Studios | Anshar Publishing | Sci-fi, Cyberpunk | MAC, NS, PS4, WIN, XBOX ONE | Original | CRPG, Non combat | | Poland |
| 2020 (WW) | Genshin Impact | miHoYo | miHoYo | Fantasy | WIN, PS4, PS5, IOS, DROI | Original | Action RPG | | China |
| 2020 (WW) | Godfall | Counterplay Games | Gearbox Publishing | Fantasy | WIN, PS4, PS5, XONE, Xbox Series X/S | Original | Action RPG | | US |
| 2020 (NA/EU) 2021 (JP) | Guardian Tales | Kong Studios | WW: Kakao Games / Kong StudiosCHN: BilibiliJPN: Kong Studios, Yostar | Fantasy | NX, IOS, DROI | Original | Action RPG | | South Korea |
| 2020 (WW) | Hylics 2 | Mason Lindroth | | Surrealist Fantasy | WIN | Original | Action RPG | | USA |
| 2020 (WW) | Iron Danger | Action Squad Studios | Daedalic Entertainment | Steampunk | WIN | Original | Action RPG | | Finland |
| 2021 (WW) | Mechajammer | Whalenought Studios | Modern Wolf | Sci-fi, Cyberpunk, Horror | MAC, WIN | Original | Open world RPG, Turn-based, Real-time | | USA |
| 2020 (WW) | OMORI | OMOCAT | PLAYISM | Psychological Horror | MAC, WIN, NS, PS4, XBOX ONE | Original | Open world RPG, Turn-based, JRPG | | USA |
| 2021 (WW) | Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous | Owlcat Games | META Publishing, Owlcat Games | Fantasy | MAC, PS4, WIN, XBOX ONE | Original | CRPG, Turn-based | Based on an adventure published by Paizo Publishing in 2013 | Cyprus |
| 2021 (WW) | Sands of Salzaar | Han-Squirrel Studio | XD | Fantasy | WIN | Original | Action RPG, Open world | | China |
| 2021 (WW) | Solasta: Crown of the Magister | Tactical Adventures | Tactical Adventures | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | Original | CRPG, Turn-based | | France |
| 2021 (WW) | Wartales | Shiro Games | Shiro Unlimited | Fantasy | WIN | Original | Open world RPG, Turn-based | Stage: Early Access as of Dec. 2021 | France |
| 2020 (WW) | Wasteland 3 | inXile Entertainment | inXile Entertainment, Deep Silver | Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic | LINUX, MAC, PS4, WIN, XBOX ONE | Original | CRPG, Turn-based | Third game of this RPG series starting from Wasteland | US |
| 2020 (WW) | Waylanders (The Waylanders) | Gato Studio | Gato Studio | Fantasy, Celtic | WIN | Original | CRPG, Real-time with pause | | Spain |