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Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 2015 action-adventure by Crystal Dynamics, published by Square Enix; sequel to the 2013 reboot. Lara Croft hunts immortality and Kitezh in Siberia; launched as an Xbox timed exclusive, later on PC and PS4.
Rise of the Triad
Rise of the Triad (ROTT) is a 1994 Apogee MS-DOS first-person shooter begun as a Wolfenstein 3D sequel under Tom Hall, known for rocket jumping, Capture the Flag firsts, a 2013 remake, and the 2023 Ludicrous Edition remaster.
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D third-person roguelike shooter by Hopoo Games, sequel to 2013's Risk of Rain; Early Access 2019, full release 2020, four-player co-op, 70+ stacking items, later owned by Gearbox.
Riven
Riven (1997) is Cyan's puzzle adventure sequel to Myst, the year's best-selling game, remade by Cyan Worlds in June 2024 with real-time 3D free movement, VR support, and revised puzzles.
River City Girls (リバーシティガールズ)
River City Girls (リバーシティガールズ) is a 2019 WayForward beat-'em-up published by Arc System Works; Kyoko and Misako fight through six regions of River City to rescue Kunio and Riki, with local co-op, dojo-bought moves, and a Metacritic 79.
River City Ransom
River City Ransom (Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari) is Technos Japan's 1989 NES beat 'em up/RPG in the Kunio-kun series, where gang money buys stats and moves, later inspiring Scott Pilgrim and River City Girls.
Road Rash
Road Rash: Electronic Arts motorcycle racing and vehicular combat series, debuting on Sega Genesis (1991/1992), best known for the acclaimed 1994 polygonal 3DO version with licensed grunge soundtrack, ported to Sega CD, PlayStation, Saturn, and Windows.
Road to Empress
Road to Empress is a 2025 Chinese live-action interactive film game by New One Studio, following a Tang dynasty concubine destined to become Empress Wu Zetian.
Road to Vostok
Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival FPS set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia, created by Finnish solo developer Antti Leinonen.
RoadCraft
RoadCraft is a 2025 disaster-recovery vehicle simulation by Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It uses the Swarm Engine with Havok physics, features 40+ vehicles, road rebuilding, and AI convoys, and differs from SnowRunner by removing fuel and vehicle damage.
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard (born 1956) is a British composer, the most celebrated Commodore 64 SID chip game musician, known for Monty on the Run, Commando, Delta, and EA titles like Skate or Die and Road Rash; joined Electronic Arts in 1989.
Robbery Bob
Robbery Bob (Man of Steal) is a 2012 top-down mobile stealth puzzle game by Level Eight AB, published by Chillingo and now run by Deca Games; Bob sneaks past guards, dogs, and civilians to steal loot, with 100M+ Google Play downloads and a 2015 sequel, Double Trouble.
Robin (Honkai: Star Rail)
Robin (Honkai: Star Rail) is a 5-star Physical Harmony support character, a Halovian singer from Penacony, debuting in Version 2.2 (May 2024). Her 160-energy Ultimate grants a teamwide 100% action advance and Concerto state, excelling in follow-up attack teams.
Roblox oof
The Roblox oof is the platform's iconic default death sound, used from 2004 until a 2022 licensing dispute with Tommy Tallarico removed it, and restored by Roblox in July 2025.
RoboCop: Rogue City
RoboCop: Rogue City is a 2023 first-person action game by Teyon and Nacon based on the 1987 film, released November 2, 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with Peter Weller voicing RoboCop and the Unfinished Business expansion in 2025.
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084 (ロボトロン2084) is a 1982 Williams Electronics arcade twin-stick shooter by Vid Kidz (Eugene Jarvis, Larry DeMar); dual-joystick controls, wave-based survival, rescuing the last human family from Robotrons.
Rock Band
Rock Band: Harmonix's music rhythm game franchise (2007, MTV Games) for guitar, bass, drums, and vocals; over 18 million units sold, $1 billion franchise, four main entries through Rock Band 4 (2015).
Rock Band (video game)
Rock Band, 2007 Harmonix/MTV Games rhythm game for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2; four-player guitar, bass, drums, vocals; $169.99 bundle; billion-dollar franchise; Rock Band 4 delisted October 5, 2025.
Rock Band 4
Rock Band 4 is a 2015 music rhythm game by Harmonix for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in which players perform lead guitar, bass, drums, and vocals with instrument controllers.
Rocket League
Rocket League is Psyonix's 2015 car-soccer game, sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars; 14M downloads in year one, free to play since 2020, RLCS esports, first Unreal Engine 6 game.
Rocket League Sideswipe
Rocket League Sideswipe: free-to-play 2D side-view car soccer by Psyonix (Epic Games) for iOS and Android, launched November 29, 2021; 2-minute 1v1/2v2 matches, seasonal ranks, Rocket Pass, 20M downloads in 40 days.
Rocket Racing
Rocket Racing was a free Psyonix-developed arcade racing mode inside Fortnite, launched December 8, 2023, with 12-player drift-fly-boost races, Rocket League cross-game cars, ranked Bronze-to-Unreal tiers, and shutdown on October 1, 2026.
Rocksmith
Rocksmith is Ubisoft's 2011 music game series teaching real guitar and bass via note detection, spanning Rocksmith 2014 (Metacritic 87), Remastered (1,570 songs), and the 2022 subscription service Rocksmith+.
Rocksmith 2014
Rocksmith 2014 Edition (Remastered, 2016) is Ubisoft's real-guitar learning game using the Real Tone USB cable and note detection; over 1,500 DLC songs; delisted from stores October 23, 2023.
Roco Kingdom (洛克王国)
Roco Kingdom (洛克王国) is Tencent's Chinese children's game franchise: a 2010 Flash browser community game with 350 million registered users, expanded into anime and films, and rebooted as the 2026 open-world creature-collecting RPG Roco Kingdom: World.
Rogue (video game)
Rogue (1980) is the ASCII dungeon crawler by Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, and Ken Arnold for BSD Unix; 26 levels, permadeath, randomized items, the Amulet of Yendor; namesake of the roguelike genre.
Rogue Company
Rogue Company is a free-to-play third-person tactical hero shooter by First Watch Games and Hi-Rez Studios, released 2020, with 4v4/6v6 modes, Rogues heroes, and full cross-play.
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.
Roguelike deck-building game
Roguelike deck-building game: genre fusing in-run deck construction with permadeath runs, defined by Dream Quest (2014) and Slay the Spire (2019); key titles include Monster Train and Balatro (5M sales, 2024).
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.