The most popular action RPG games

ARPG games (the acronym stands for Action Role-Playing Game) borrow gameplay elements from the action genre and mix them with real-time gameplay still retaining core RPG concepts that makes a CRPG (Computer Role-Playing Game) what it is. Combat is often dependent on the players' own reflexes while combat tactics usually play a minor role.

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The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall

DOS1996freeware Bethesda Softworks

The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall is an old school first-person 3D RPG developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996 for DOS. Daggerfall is the second chapter in popular The Elder Scrolls series. The open world gameplay, the ...

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

DOS1994freeware Bethesda Softworks

The Elder Scrolls: Arena is the first installment in the highly acclaimed Elder Scrolls series of fantasy ARPG (action role-playing games), developed and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was initially released in 1994. Are...

Autoduel

DOS1985 Origin Systems

What do you get when you mix Mad Max, Car Wars, and a fondness for vehicular homicide? You get Autoduel (1985, DOS), a top-down driving RPG where your car is your castle and your guns are your diplomatic policy. Part racing game, ...

Spirit of Excalibur

DOS1990 Synergistic Software

Nox

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Westwood Studios

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software

God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth)...

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected Blue Sky Productions

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is one of the first free-roaming first-person 3D ARPG (action RPG) ever created. The Stygian Abyss is the dungeon of the same name, part of the land of Britannia, and it's set in the Ultima uni...

Times of Lore

DOS1989 Origin Systems

Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Ori...

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Windows XP/98/952002protected Bethesda Softworks

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was released in 2002 and is the third installment in the Elder Scrolls series. The game is...

Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected Ion Storm

Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and directed by Tom Hall, one of the original developers be...

Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS1989 Activision

Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS1991 Synergistic Software

Fairy Tale Adventure 2: Halls of the Dead

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 The Dreamers Guild

Dink Smallwood

Windows XP/98/951998freeware Robinson Technologies

Dink Smallwood is an action role-playing video game developed by Robinson Technologies. It was first released in 1997 for Windows and later became freeware. The game was created by Seth Robinson, and it gained a cult following for...

System Shock

DOS1994protected Looking Glass Studios

Ultima 9: Ascension

Windows XP/98/951999protected Origin Systems

Ultima 8: Pagan

DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems

Legends of Valour

DOS1992 Syntetic Dimensions

Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

DOS1993protected Looking Glass Studios

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire

Windows XP/98/951997protected Bethesda Softworks

Battlespire is the weird, dark cousin of the Elder Scrolls family - the one who shows up late to the reunion with a sword and no pants. This first-person RPG strips out all the comfy open-world stuff and throws you into a linear, ...

Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight

DOS1992 Mindscape

Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an action-RPG and strategy game developed by Rob Anderson and published by Mindscape in 1991 for the Amiga and later for MS-DOS. The game is famous for its combination of strategic, RPG elements wi...

Beyond Divinity

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004protected Larian Studios

Beyond Divinity is an action RPG developed by Larian Studios and released in 2004 as the direct sequel to Divine Divinity. It builds on its predecessor’s isometric, real-time combat and party-based exploration. You play...

Divine Divinity

Windows 10/11Mac OS2002protected Larian Studios

Divine Divinity is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It's the first game in the Divinity series, which has since expanded with several sequels and spin-offs. The game is set in a fantasy w...

Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software

The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I

DOS1987 MicroIllusions

Amulets & Armor

DOS1997freeware United Software Artists

Imagine Doom and Ultima Underworld had a low-budget child who was homeschooled in a basement filled with Mountain Dew cans. That’s Amulets & Armor. A mix of first-person dungeon crawling and RPG elements, it’s got ...

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected Cyberlore studios

In Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994), you’re not some grizzled barbarian or pointy-hatted wizard - no, you’re a noble corsair with charm, a sword, and a knack for getting into magical messes. This is Dungeons & Dr...

System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected Irrational Games

System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gameplay, atmospheric setting, and deep narrative.The...