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Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate is a Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms RPG franchise begun by BioWare in 1998 on the Infinity Engine, continued in Baldur's Gate II (2000), and revived by Larian's 2023 Baldur's Gate 3, which sold over 20 million copies and swept Game of the Year awards.
Baldur's Gate (video game)
Baldur's Gate (1998) is a BioWare computer RPG published by Interplay under Black Isle, set in D&D's Forgotten Realms on the Infinity Engine; it sold about 1.5 million copies, revived the Western RPG, and spawned Baldur's Gate II and the Enhanced Editions.
Divine Divinity
Divine Divinity is a 2002 single-player action role-playing game for PC by Belgian studio Larian Studios, combining Diablo-style combat with the open world and quest depth of Baldur's Gate.
Divinity: Original Sin
Divinity: Original Sin is Larian Studios' 2014 Kickstarter-funded, classless turn-based co-op RPG set in Rivellon, a prequel to Divine Divinity; its 2015 Enhanced Edition added full voice-over, split-screen, and console releases.
Divinity: Original Sin II
Divinity: Original Sin II (DOS2) is Larian Studios' 2017 turn-based, classless CRPG in Rivellon, Kickstarter-funded at $2,032,434, with six origin characters, elemental surface combat, and four-player co-op; predecessor to Baldur's Gate 3.
Dragon Age II
Dragon Age II is BioWare's 2011 action-oriented RPG sequel to Dragon Age: Origins, following Hawke, the Champion of Kirkwall, over ten years; known for its 16-month development, dialogue wheel, friendship/rivalry system, and recycled environments.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf was the title BioWare announced June 2, 2022 for Dragon Age 4, named for antagonist Solas the Dread Wolf; renamed Dragon Age: The Veilguard on June 6, 2024, released October 31, 2024.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition is BioWare's 2014 action RPG, third in the Dragon Age series, set in Thedas around the Breach. Built on Frostbite, it scored 85 on Metacritic PC, won over 130 GOTY awards including DICE and The Game Awards, and sold about 12 million copies.
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins, 2009 BioWare Edmonton dark-fantasy RPG for PC, Xbox 360, PS3; six origin stories, Grey Warden Fifth Blight plot, pause-and-play tactical combat, Metacritic 91, 3.2 million sold.
Fable II
Fable II is a 2008 Lionhead Studios action RPG for Xbox 360, set 500 years after Fable in Albion, known for its dog companion, one-button combat, morality simulation, and no-fail design; Metacritic 89.
Fallout (video game)
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (Interplay, 1997) is a turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG by Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, and Brian Fargo, using the SPECIAL system after GURPS was declined; it founded the Fallout series.
Fallout 2
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a 1998 isometric turn-based RPG by Black Isle Studios and Interplay, sequel to Fallout, following the Chosen One of Arroyo seeking the GECK; made in about 8 months, scored 86 on Metacritic.
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is a 2004 Interplay action RPG for PS2 and Xbox, the first console Fallout game and second spin-off; non-canon, linear hack-and-slash, Metacritic 64/66, distinct from Fallout Tactics (2001).
GreedFall
GreedFall is a 2019 action role-playing game by the French studio Spiders, set in a fantasy world inspired by the 17th century, where the diplomat De Sardet seeks a cure for a plague.
Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale (2000) is a Black Isle Studios party-based D&D RPG on the Infinity Engine, set in the Forgotten Realms' frozen north, combat-focused with a six-character player-created party; Beamdog's Enhanced Edition followed in 2014.
Mass Effect (video game)
Mass Effect («Эффект массы») is BioWare's 2007 sci-fi action RPG for Xbox 360, PC, and PS3 (2012), starring Commander Shepard against Saren and the geth, with Paragon/Renegade dialogue, Mako exploration, Unreal Engine 3, and over 90 awards in 2007.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect: Andromeda is a 2017 BioWare/EA action RPG, the fourth Mass Effect game, following the Ryder Pathfinders to the Andromeda galaxy; it received mixed reviews (Metacritic ~70) and no story DLC.
Mount & Blade: Warband
Mount & Blade: Warband (2010, TaleWorlds, Ankara) is the stand-alone multiplayer expansion to Mount & Blade, adding 64-player battles, the Sarranid faction, marriage, and kingdom founding in Calradia; ~6.6M units sold, 97-98% positive Steam reviews.
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights is a 2002 BioWare role-playing game published by Infogrames, using Dungeons & Dragons third edition rules and shipping with a toolset for building custom modules.
Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is Obsidian Entertainment's 2006 Atari-published D&D Forgotten Realms RPG sequel to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, with the King of Shadows campaign, 3.5 rules, and expansions Mask of the Betrayer, Storm of Zehir, and Mysteries of Westgate.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is Owlcat Games' 2018 isometric CRPG, the first set in Paizo's Pathfinder universe, set in the Stolen Lands of Golarion with real-time-with-pause combat, later turn-based mode, and kingdom management.
Pillars of Eternity
Pillars of Eternity (Project Eternity) is Obsidian Entertainment's 2015 isometric party-based CRPG set in Eora, funded by 73,986 Kickstarter backers ($3.99M), with real-time-with-pause combat and a turn-based mode added in 2026.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a 2018 isometric party-based RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, sequel to Pillars of Eternity. Set in the Deadfire Archipelago, it adds ship command, multiclassing, and a later turn-based mode; Metacritic 88.
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment, Black Isle Studios' 1999 Infinity Engine CRPG for Interplay, follows the amnesiac immortal Nameless One through D&D's Planescape setting; dialogue-driven, critically acclaimed, later re-released as Beamdog's Enhanced Edition.
Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun Returns is a 2013 turn-based tactical RPG by Harebrained Schemes, Kickstarter-funded at $1.8 million, set in cyberpunk Seattle 2054, with the Dead Man's Switch campaign and Dragonfall DLC.
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth is a 2014 turn-based RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Ubisoft after THQ's bankruptcy, written and voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, released March 2014 on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, with a 2017 sequel, The Fractured But Whole.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is BioWare's 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG set 4,000 years before the Empire, featuring light/dark side choices, the Ebon Hawk, the Star Forge, a 2004 Obsidian sequel, and an announced remake.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is BioWare and LucasArts' 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG for Xbox and PC, set 4,000 years before the films, with light/dark side choices, a 60-hour story, and a long-gestating remake.
The Elder Scrolls
The Elder Scrolls is Bethesda Game Studios' open-world fantasy RPG series set on Tamriel, spanning Arena (1994) through Skyrim (2011), plus the MMO The Elder Scrolls Online and the in-development The Elder Scrolls VI.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is a 1996 open-world role-playing game by Bethesda Softworks, known for its massive procedurally generated world of Hammerfell and High Rock.