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An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is a 1997 Bethesda action RPG for DOS, the first Elder Scrolls spin-off and first multiplayer entry, set in Mehrunes Dagon's Oblivion realms; originally planned as a Daggerfall expansion.
Ananta (video game)
Ananta (無限大, formerly Project Mugen) is a free-to-play anime urban open-world RPG by NetEase's Naked Rain studio, launching January 15, 2027 on PC, PS5, and mobile, set in Nova City and Chongxiao, with no character gacha.
Another Crab's Treasure
Another Crab's Treasure is a 2024 soulslike/3D platformer by Aggro Crab starring hermit crab Kril, whose shell is stolen by a loan shark; he wears trash as shells granting abilities, in a polluted ocean setting, released April 25, 2024 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch.
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025), Ubisoft Quebec's open-world stealth action RPG set in late Sengoku-period feudal Japan, starring shinobi Naoe and samurai Yasuke, with dynamic seasons, light-based stealth, and Anvil engine raytraced lighting.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (2025) is a Gust/Koei Tecmo open-world JRPG starring Yumia Liessfeldt, the first Atelier on Xbox, and the series' fastest selling entry.
Atomic Heart 2
Atomic Heart 2 (Atomic Heart II) is Mundfish's upcoming action-adventure RPG sequel to Atomic Heart, announced June 6, 2025 at Summer Game Fest; retrofuturistic alternate-history setting, global-scale story, Unreal Engine 5, PC and consoles, 2026 release reported.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui (黑神话：钟馗)
Black Myth: Zhong Kui (黑神话：钟馗) is Game Science's second Black Myth title, a single-player action RPG starring the Taoist ghost-catcher Zhong Kui. Announced at Gamescom August 20, 2025; 15-minute gameplay trailer August 20, 2026; no release date; PC and consoles.
Bloodborne PSX
Bloodborne PSX is a free 2022 fan demake of Bloodborne by Lilith Walther (LWMedia), reimagining the PS4 exclusive as a PS1-era Unreal Engine 4 game ending at Father Gascoigne; removed from itch.io by Sony via MarkScan in February 2025.
Code Vein II
Code Vein II (CODE VEIN II) is Bandai Namco Studios' action RPG sequel to Code Vein, released January 29-30, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam; a Revenant Hunter time-travels with Lou to prevent the Resurgence.
Control Resonant
Control Resonant (formerly Control 2) is Remedy Entertainment's 2026 action-adventure RPG sequel to Control, released September 24, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, starring Dylan Faden with the shapeshifting melee weapon Aberrant in a warped Manhattan.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 (also Cyberpunk, CP2077) is CD Projekt Red's 2020 first-person open-world action RPG set in Night City, based on the Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop RPG. Notorious buggy launch, Sony delisting, $1.85M settlement; 35M+ copies sold by 2025.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Phantom Liberty is a spy-thriller expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red, released in 2023, in which V must rescue the US President after her shuttle crashes in Dogtown.
Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis: top-down hack-and-slash action RPG by Airship Syndicate, published by THQ Nordic; prequel introducing Horseman Strife, co-op with War, Creature Cores, released December 2019.
Deadhaus Sonata
Deadhaus Sonata is a gothic-horror co-op action role-playing game by Denis Dyack's Apocalypse Studios in which players fight as the undead; it entered Steam Early Access in 2026.
Deus Ex (video game)
Deus Ex (2000) is Ion Storm Austin's cyberpunk immersive sim directed by Warren Spector, published by Eidos Interactive on June 23, 2000; it blends RPG, FPS, and adventure design, won multiple year-end awards, and spawned a franchise.
Diablo II
Diablo II is an action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released in 2000, a sequel to Diablo whose skill trees and loot system shaped later action RPGs.
Duet Night Abyss
Duet Night Abyss (デュエットナイトアビス) is a free-to-play 3D action RPG by Pan Studio/Hero Games, launched October 28, 2025 on PC, iOS, Android. Unusually for the genre, it removed character/weapon gacha and stamina before launch, monetizing through cosmetics only.
Elden Ring Nightreign
Elden Ring Nightreign: FromSoftware's standalone 3-player co-op roguelike action RPG in the Elden Ring universe, released May 30, 2025, directed by Junya Ishizaki; timed Limveld expeditions against 8 Nightlords, over 5 million shipped.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is FromSoftware's June 21, 2024 DLC expansion for Elden Ring, set in the Land of Shadow with Miquella's story, 50 Scadutree Fragments, 10 million sales, Metacritic 94.
Enotria: The Last Song
Enotria: The Last Song is a 2024 soulslike action RPG by Milan-based Jyamma Games, set in an Italy-inspired world of eternal theater. Its parry-centric combat, mask loadouts, and folklore setting distinguish it from other soulslikes.
Exodus (2027 video game)
Exodus is a single-player sci-fi action RPG by Archetype Entertainment (Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro), launching April 7, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, starring Matthew McConaughey as C.C. Orlev and built on a no-FTL time-dilation premise.
Honkai Impact 3rd (崩坏3)
Honkai Impact 3rd (崩坏3, Houkai 3rd) is miHoYo's free-to-play 3D cel-shaded anime action RPG, released in China October 2016 and globally March 2018, where a Captain leads Valkyries against the Honkai; Part 2 launched on Mars in 2024.
Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter: 2016 top-down 2D action RPG by Heart Machine, created by Alx Preston, Kickstarter-funded ($645,158), wordless storytelling, dash-based combat, Metacritic 84, IGF visual art winner.
Lunacid
Lunacid is a 2023 dark fantasy first-person dungeon crawler RPG by Kira (Akuma Kira), inspired by King's Field and Shadow Tower. Set in the Great Well; 9 classes, 75+ weapons, 37 spells, Lunacy lunar mechanic.
Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds (モンスターハンターワイルズ) is Capcom's hunting action game released February 28, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC; it sold 8 million copies in 3 days, a Capcom record, but PC performance issues drove sales collapse and negative Steam reviews.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is a 2026 action RPG roguelike by Digital Sun and 11 bit studios, sequel to Moonlighter, following Will dungeon-crawling and shopkeeping in Tresna; 1.0 launched 2 September 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2.
Neverness to Everness
Neverness to Everness (NTE) is a free-to-play supernatural urban open-world action RPG by Hotta Studio/Perfect World, set in Hethereau, launched April 29, 2026 on PS5, PC, and mobile, with a board-game gacha (Scarborough Fair) and no 50/50 loss.
No Rest for the Wicked (video game)
No Rest for the Wicked is Moon Studios' top-down action RPG (Ori series), in Steam Early Access since April 18, 2024, with Soulslike combat, Sacrament town-building, no microtransactions, 1.7 million sales, 1.0 delayed to March 2027.
Nox (video game)
Nox is a 2000 isometric action RPG by Westwood Studios, published by EA in Europe, starring Jack Mower against the necromancer Hecubah, with warrior, wizard, and conjurer campaigns and Westwood Online multiplayer later restored via XWIS on GOG.
Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2 (PoE2) is Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play isometric action RPG sequel to Path of Exile, in paid Early Access since December 6, 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with 12 classes, 36 ascendancies, and full 1.0 release set for December 11, 2026.