# 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.

## 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 |
| 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 | | |