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RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon, Chris Sawyer's 1999 theme park construction and management sim published by Hasbro Interactive, spawned RCT2 (2002) and RCT3 (2004); Atari's later entries faltered, with Wonderworks announced in 2026.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks
RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks (also styled Rollercoaster Tycoon: Wonderworks) is an upcoming theme park management game by Springloaded, published by Atari, announced at Gamescom 2026 for Steam Early Access on PC, with two parks, 60+ rides, and a chaotic physics engine.
RollerCoaster Tycoon World
RollerCoaster Tycoon World (RCTW), 2016 theme park sim by Nvizzio Creations and Atari, fourth mainline RCT entry; spline coaster editor, Steam Workshop, launched one day before Planet Coaster to Mostly Negative reviews (26% of 1,980).
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志, Sangokushi) is Koei Tecmo's turn-based grand strategy series on Three Kingdoms-era China, launched December 1985, spanning 37 titles, over 9 million shipped copies, and the Dynasty Warriors spin-off.
Romancing SaGa
Romancing SaGa (ロマンシング サガ) is Square Enix's Super Famicom RPG trilogy (1992, 1993, 1995) by Akitoshi Kawazu, known for free scenario non-linear play, glimmer skill learning, and about 4 million copies sold, later remade as Minstrel Song, Revenge of the Seven, and Destinies United.
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War, also called Total War: Rome, is a 2004 Creative Assembly strategy game combining a turn-based Roman-era campaign with 3D real-time battles; Metacritic 92, remastered in 2021 with 38 factions.
Romeo Is a Dead Man
Romeo Is a Dead Man (ロミオ・イズ・ア・デッドマン) is a 2026 action game by Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51's first new IP in ten years, released February 11, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, starring cyborg FBI Space-Time Police agent Romeo Stargazer.
Rosalina (Mario)
Rosalina (Rosetta, ロゼッタ) is a Mario franchise character, the cosmic guardian of the Lumas aboard the Comet Observatory, debuting in Super Mario Galaxy (2007); voiced in games by Mercedes Rose, Kerri Kane, and Laura Faye Smith, and by Brie Larson in the 2026 film.
Routine (video game)
Routine (ROUTINE) is a first-person sci-fi survival horror game by Lunar Software, published by Raw Fury, released 4 December 2025 on PC and Xbox Game Pass after a 13-year development with a 2022 restart; set on an abandoned 80s-style lunar base with permadeath and the C.A.T. tool.
Royal Match
Royal Match is Dream Games' free-to-play match-3 puzzle game (iOS 2020, Android 2021) with castle renovation, boosters, and lives; it surpassed Candy Crush Saga in revenue and downloads in July 2023.
Rue Valley
Rue Valley is a 2025 time loop narrative adventure by Emotion Spark Studio, published by Owlcat Games, in which Mr. Harrow relives 47 minutes in a desert town; mixed reviews, Disco Elysium comparisons.
Rugby League 26
Rugby League 26 is a rugby league video game by Big Ant Studios, released 17 July 2025 on PS4/PS5, Xbox, and PC. Official NRL and Super League game with Pro Team, Career, and Management modes; a buggy launch drew RLPA criticism.
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection is a 2026 Limited Run Games compilation (Mighty Rabbit Studios) of six Rugrats games from 1998-2001, including Search for Reptar, on Switch, PS5, and PC, with save states, rewind, and CRT filters; Metacritic 44.
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.
Rune Factory
Rune Factory is a farming-sim and action-RPG video game series spun off from Harvest Moon, beginning on Nintendo DS in 2006. It adds dungeon combat, monster taming, crafting, and romance to farm life; latest mainline entry is Rune Factory 5 (2022).
Rune Factory 5
Rune Factory 5 (ルーンファクトリー５) is a 3D farming simulation RPG by Hakama/Marvelous, set in Rigbarth, released Switch May 2021 (West March 2022) and Steam July 2022; Metacritic 68, Switch version hampered by frame rate and loading issues.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a 2025 Marvelous action RPG/life-sim spin-off set in the eastern land of Azuma, released June 5, 2025 on Switch, Switch 2, and PC, centered on village building, combat, and romance; Metacritic 81.
RuneScape
RuneScape is Jagex's fantasy MMORPG set in Gielinor, launched free-to-play in January 2001, with over 300 million accounts. Two versions exist: RuneScape 3 (29 skills) and Old School RuneScape (2013, 2007-based, 23 skills).
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is Jagex's open-world co-op survival crafting game set on Ashenfall, the first standalone RuneScape spin-off. Early Access April 15, 2025; 1.0 launch September 15, 2026 on PC and consoles; over one million Early Access sales.
Rust (video game)
Rust is Facepunch Studios' multiplayer survival game by Garry Newman: browser alpha 2013, Steam Early Access December 2013, full release 8 February 2018, Double Eleven console edition May 2021, monthly updates, 16M+ PC sales.
Rusty Rabbit
Rusty Rabbit (ラスティ・ラビット) is a 2025 2.5D Metroidvania action game by SoFun and NetEase Games with a script by Gen Urobuchi, starring rabbit salvager Stamp in the Junkster mech on PS5, Switch, and Steam.
Ryo Sakazaki
Ryo Sakazaki (リョウ・サカザキ, 坂崎亮) is SNK's Kyokugen-ryu karate fighter, protagonist of Art of Fighting (1992) and a King of Fighters regular; created as a Ryu homage, first fighting-game guest character via Fatal Fury Special.
Ryse: Son of Rome
Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios, 2013) is a third-person action game and Xbox One launch title following Roman soldier Marius Titus's revenge campaign in Britannia; praised for CRYENGINE visuals, criticized for repetitive combat, Metacritic 60.
Ryu (リュウ) (Street Fighter)
Ryu (リュウ) is Capcom's Street Fighter protagonist, a Japanese karate fighter debuting in the 1987 arcade game with the Hadoken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku; named after Takashi Nishiyama, played by Andrew Koji in the 2026 film.
Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (龍が如く 見参！)
Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (龍が如く 見参！, Yakuza Kenzan) is Sega's 2008 PlayStation 3 action-adventure, the first Yakuza spin-off, set in Edo-period Kyoto's Gion with Kiryu as Miyamoto Musashi; Japan-only, never localized.
Ryuji Sakamoto
Ryuji Sakamoto (坂本竜司), codename Skull, is the protagonist's first friend in Persona 5, a 16-year-old Shujin Academy student whose Persona Captain Kidd uses Electric and Physical skills; Chariot Confidant rank 7 grants Insta-kill.
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).
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, GSC Game World's open-world survival horror FPS in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, released November 20, 2024 on PC and Xbox after wartime development, using Unreal Engine 5 and A-Life 2.0.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a 2010 survival horror first-person shooter set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, developed by GSC Game World as the third game in the series.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, once titled Oblivion Lost, is a 2007 survival horror shooter by Ukrainian studio GSC Game World, set in a mutated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.