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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.
Double Dragon
Double Dragon (双截龍) is a 1987 Technos Japan side-scrolling beat-'em-up arcade game, licensed to Taito, created by Yoshihisa Kishimoto from Kunio-kun, with two-player co-op, four stages, and many ports.
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.
Dragon's Crown (ドラゴンズクラウン)
Dragon's Crown (ドラゴンズクラウン) is Vanillaware's 2013 side-scrolling beat 'em up action RPG for PS3 and PS Vita, directed by George Kamitani, published by Atlus. Six classes, four-player co-op, Diablo-style loot, one million copies sold; Dragon's Crown Pro brought it to PS4 in 2018.
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma is Capcom's 2012 open-world action RPG starring the Arisen, known for its climbable monsters and pawn companions shared online; sequels Dark Arisen (2013) and Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) brought the franchise past 10 million sales.
Dungeon Siege
Dungeon Siege is a 2002 action RPG by Gas Powered Games, founded by Chris Taylor of Total Annihilation. Party-based hack-and-slash with a data-driven Skrit engine; spawned Dungeon Siege II, III, Legends of Aranna, and a film.
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a 2021 third-person co-op action RPG by Tuque Games and Wizards of the Coast, set in Icewind Dale with Drizzt Do'Urden, Catti-brie, Bruenor, and Wulfgar; poorly reviewed (Metacritic 55-57) and delisted with servers shut down February 24, 2025.
Dying Light
Dying Light (2015) is a first-person open-world zombie survival game by Techland, published by Warner Bros., set in Harran; known for parkour, melee crafting, and a day-night cycle with Volatiles, spawning Dying Light 2 (2022) and The Beast (2025).
Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2: Stay Human is Techland's 2022 first-person parkour zombie survival game set in Villedor, starring Aiden Caldwell; Metacritic 76, 5 million+ copies, long post-launch support and The Beast spinoff.
Dying Light: The Following
Dying Light: The Following is Techland's 2016 expansion to Dying Light, continuing Kyle Crane's story in an open countryside map with a customizable zombie-smashing buggy; Metacritic 79 (PC).
Dynasty Warriors (三國無双)
Dynasty Warriors (三國無双, Sangoku Musou) is Koei Tecmo's Omega Force hack-and-slash series based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms; began as a 1997 fighting game, defined Musou action from Dynasty Warriors 2 (2000), with Origins (2025) its highest-rated entry.
Dynasty Warriors 8 (真・三國無双7)
Dynasty Warriors 8 (真・三國無双7, Shin Sangokumusō 7) is Omega Force's 2013 musou action game on Wei, Wu, Shu, and Jin; released July 16, 2013 for PS3 and Xbox 360, with Xtreme Legends and Empires expansions, Metacritic 68.
Dynasty Warriors 9
Dynasty Warriors 9 (Shin Sangoku Musou 8) is Omega Force and Koei Tecmo's 2018 open-world hack-and-slash for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with the State Combo System and 83 returning officers; reception was mixed.
ELEX
ELEX is a 2017 open-world science-fantasy action role-playing game by German studio Piranha Bytes, released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC and set on the comet-devastated planet Magalan.
Eternal Darkness
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, 2002 GameCube psychological horror game by Silicon Knights, published by Nintendo; twelve protagonists across 2,000 years, sanity meter with fourth-wall effects, never remastered, IP held by Nintendo.
Evil Dead: The Game
Evil Dead: The Game is a 2022 asymmetrical 4v1 multiplayer horror game by Saber Interactive (Saber Madrid) based on the Evil Dead films, starring Ash Williams with Bruce Campbell's voice; delisted in 2025 but servers remain online.
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.
Fable III
Fable III, also known as Fable 3, is an action role-playing game by Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios, released in 2010 for Xbox 360 and Windows.
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 3
Fallout 3 (2008), Bethesda's action RPG in post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., introduced V.A.T.S. pause-targeting, sold about 12.4 million copies, and spawned five DLC packs and a GOTY edition.
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).
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas is a 2010 action role-playing game by Obsidian Entertainment, set in the Mojave Wasteland around a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, where a courier pursues the stolen Platinum Chip.
Fatal Frame (video game)
Fatal Frame (Zero) is a 2001 survival horror game by Tecmo for the PlayStation 2, in which a woman photographs ghosts in a haunted Japanese mansion.
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen) is the fourth Fatal Frame survival horror game, a 2008 Japan-only Wii title remastered by Koei Tecmo for PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Steam on March 9, 2023, set on Rōgetsu Isle with Camera Obscura ghost combat.
Fighting game
Fighting game genre: one-on-one close-range combat in 2D or 3D arenas. Defined by Street Fighter II (1991), frame-based 60 fps mechanics, delay-based versus rollback netcode, and the arcade-rooted FGC, distinct from beat 'em ups and platform fighters.
Final Fight (video game)
Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Capcom in 1989, in which up to two players fight through gangs to rescue a kidnapping victim.