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Role-playing games let you assume the role of a protagonist, customizing their abilities, equipment, and appearances. Through exploration, dialogue, and strategic combat, players navigate worlds, uncover lore, complete missions, and level up their characters.

Inspired by (or directly containing elements of) storytelling and visual design that are otherwise most commonly seen in Japanese animation.

Offering easy-to-understand mechanics and accessible gameplay, this category emphasizes relaxed, enjoyable experiences suitable for players of all ages and skill levels.

Fangames are games built around established characters, stories, or worlds from other games or media.

Games that can be played alone

Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)