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Muramasa: The Demon Blade (朧村正)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (朧村正, Oboromuramasa) is Vanillaware's 2009 Wii side-scrolling action RPG set in the Genroku era, starring Momohime and Kisuke, with 108 forgeable demon blades; revived as Muramasa: Revenant Blades in February 2027.
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.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (二ノ国 白き聖灰の女王) is Level-5's 2011 PS3 JRPG made with Studio Ghibli, music by Joe Hisaishi; boy Oliver and fairy Drippy fight Shadar, collect familiars; remastered 2019.
Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)
Ninja Gaiden (2004) is Team Ninja's Xbox 3D action game starring Ryu Hayabusa, directed by Tomonobu Itagaki. Metascore 91, 1.23 million sold, famed for extreme difficulty; updated as Ninja Gaiden Black (2005) and Sigma (2007).
Nioh (仁王)
Nioh (仁王) is a 2017 Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo action RPG for PS4, set in demon-haunted 1600 Japan with William Adams; Ki Pulse combat, Dark Souls influence, spawned Nioh 2 and Nioh 3.
Nioh 2
Nioh 2 (仁王2) is Team Ninja's masocore action RPG, released March 12, 2020 for PS4 and later PS5 and PC, set in Sengoku Japan; its half-yokai protagonist uses Ki Pulse, stances, Burst Counter, Soul Cores, and Yokai Shift. Metacritic 85.
No More Heroes (ノーモア★ヒーローズ) (video game)
No More Heroes (ノーモア★ヒーローズ) is a 2007 Grasshopper Manufacture Wii hack-and-slash by Suda51, following otaku assassin Travis Touchdown's beam-katana rise to UAA rank #1 in Santa Destroy; HD-remastered on PC and Switch in 2020-2021.
Observer (video game)
Observer (>observer) is a 2017 first-person psychological horror game by Bloober Team, set in 2084 Krakow, where detective Daniel Lazarski, voiced by Rutger Hauer, hacks minds with the Dream Eater; System Redux remaster followed in 2020.
Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler (オクトパストラベラー) is Square Enix and Acquire's 2018 Nintendo Switch HD-2D JRPG: eight travelers with separate stories on Orsterra, Break and Boost turn-based combat, Path Actions, and a job system.
Odin Sphere (オーディンスフィア)
Odin Sphere (オーディンスフィア) is Vanillaware's 2007 PlayStation 2 side-scrolling action RPG, a spiritual successor to Princess Crown, published by Atlus, with five interwoven Psypher-weapon protagonists, phozon-based leveling, and a 2016 HD remake, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir.
Onimusha: Warlords
Onimusha: Warlords is a 2001 survival horror action-adventure game by Capcom for the PlayStation 2, in which the samurai Samanosuke Akechi rescues Princess Yuki from demons.
Path of Exile
Path of Exile (流放之路) is a free-to-play online action RPG by New Zealand's Grinding Gear Games, released 23 October 2013, set in Wraeclast, known for its 1,500+ node passive skill tree, socketed skill gems, barter economy, and 13-week league cycle.
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.
Pathologic
Pathologic (Мор. Утопия) is a 2005 psychological horror survival RPG by Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge, set in a plague-stricken steppe town with three playable healers; remastered as Pathologic Classic HD in 2015 and reimagined in Pathologic 2 (2019) and Pathologic 3 (2026).
Phantasmagoria (video game)
Phantasmagoria (Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria) is Sierra On-Line's 1995 FMV horror adventure on seven CDs, designed by Roberta Williams, starring Adrienne Delaney, with a $4 million budget, controversy, and a 1996 sequel.
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.
Platformer
Platformer: video game genre centered on jumping between platforms. Began with Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981); Super Mario Bros. defined 2D, Super Mario 64 (1996) the first 3D; includes metroidvanias and 2.5D games.
Prince of Persia (2008 video game)
Prince of Persia (2008) is Ubisoft Montreal's cel-shaded reboot with a new Prince, companion Elika, no-death rescue mechanic, Anvil engine open world, released December 2008, Metacritic 81, no direct sequel.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a 2.5D Metroidvania by Ubisoft Montpellier released January 2024, starring Sargon of the Immortals in Mount Qaf; Metacritic 85-86, Pégases award winner, with Mask of Darkness DLC.
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid: isometric zombie survival sandbox by The Indie Stone, Steam Early Access since 8 Nov 2013, set in Knox County, Kentucky; Build 42.20 stable July 2026 doubled the map to 35,000 tiles.
Prototype 2
Prototype 2 is a 2012 open-world action game by Radical Entertainment and Activision, casting the player as soldier James Heller hunting Alex Mercer in a ruined New York.
Radiant Historia
Radiant Historia is an Atlus/Headlock time-travel JRPG for Nintendo DS (2010), remade as Perfect Chronology for 3DS (2017). Protagonist Stocke uses the White Chronicle across parallel timelines; grid-based combat; Metacritic 85; composer Yoko Shimomura.
Remnant 2
Remnant II (Remnant 2) is a 2023 third-person looter-shooter soulslike by Gunfire Games and Gearbox Publishing, sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, with procedural campaigns, archetypes, three-player co-op, and three DLC expansions.
Roguelike
Roguelike: video game genre named for Rogue (1980), with procedural generation, permadeath, turn-based grid play; defined by the 2008 Berlin Interpretation; roguelites like Hades add metaprogression.
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video game (RPG), also CRPG or JRPG: a video game genre of character progression, quests, and combat rules descended from Dungeons & Dragons, spanning Western, Japanese, action, and MMORPG traditions.
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose is a 2006 Punchline psychological survival horror game for PlayStation 2, set in 1930s England, starring Jennifer and her dog at an orphanage ruled by the Aristocracy of the Red Crayon; banned in the UK, Metacritic 59, cult classic.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a Ukrainian first-person survival horror series by GSC Game World set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, spanning Shadow of Chernobyl (2007), Clear Sky, Call of Pripyat, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (2024).