List of role-playing video games: 2018 to 2019

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games, sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, operating system, subgenre and notability is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings. This list does not include MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include roguelikes, action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

Legend[]

Video game platforms

3DS	Nintendo 3DS
CROSS	Cross-platform
DROI	Android
iOS	iOS

LIN	Linux
MAC	Macintosh / Classic Mac OS
NX	Nintendo Switch
PS4	PlayStation 4

PSV	PlayStation Vita
WIN	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
XOne	Xbox One

Types of releases

Rerelease	The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes.
Port	The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences.
Remake	The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay.
Compilation	A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series.
Limited	A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.

Genre notes

Action RPG	Action role-playing game
Tactical RPG	Tactical role-playing game
Roguelike	Roguelike
Eroge	Japanese game featuring erotic content
MMORPG	Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
MUD	MUD
Turn-based	Turn-based game
Real-time	Real-time game

FPS/RPG	First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter)
RTS/RPG	Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG)
CRPG/WRPG	Computer-style role-playing game
JRPG	Japanese-style role-playing game
Dungeon crawl	Dungeon crawl
Monster raising	Pet-raising simulation
Card battle	Collectible card game
Blobber	First-person party-based RPG
Sandbox	Open world RPG

List[]

Year	Title	Developer	Publisher	Setting	Platform	Release	Subgenre	Series/Notes	COO
2018 (WW)	Fallout 76	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks	Fantasy	CROSS (WIN, PS4, XOne)	Original	ARPG	Prequel	USA
2018 (WW)	Monster Hunter: World	Capcom	Capcom	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, WIN)	Original	Action RPG	Fifth main entry in the Monster Hunter series.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds	SEMISOFT	Another Indie	Fantasy	WIN	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	-	Indonesia
2018 (WW)	Monster Hunter: World	Capcom	Capcom	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, WIN)	Original	Action RPG	Fifth main entry in the Monster Hunter series.	Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	Death end re;Quest	Compile Heart, Idea Factory	Idea Factory	Sci-fi	CROSS (PS4, WIN)	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	-	Japan
2018 (WW)	Metal Max Xeno	Kadokawa Games, Cattle Call, 24Frame	Kadokawa Games (JP), NIS America (NA, EU)	Post-apocalyptic	CROSS (PS4, PSV)	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	Sixth entry in the Metal Max series.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire	Obsidian Entertainment	Versus Evil	Fantasy	CROSS (LIN, WIN, MAC)	Original	CRPG	Sequel to Pillars of Eternity.	US
2018 (WW)	Octopath Traveler	Square Enix, Acquire	Square Enix	Fantasy	NX	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	-	Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	Etrian Odyssey Nexus	Atlus	Atlus	Fantasy	3DS	Original	Turn-based, dungeon crawl, JRPG	Sixth entry in the Etrian Odyssey series.	Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	SaGa: Scarlet Grace - Ambitions	Square Enix, Studio Reel	Square Enix	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, WIN, NX, DROI, iOS)	Port	Turn-based, Sandbox	Port of SaGa: Scarlet Grace, originally released in 2016 for the PlayStation Vita. Part of the SaGa series.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass^[1]^[2]	Kasey Ozymy	Kasey Ozymy	Sci-fi	WIN	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	-	US
2018 (WW)	Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of Atelier Rorona Plus, a remake of Atelier Rorona originally released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of Atelier Totori Plus, a port of Atelier Totori released in 2012 for the PlayStation Vita.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of Atelier Meruru Plus, a port of Atelier Meruru released in 2013 for the PlayStation Vita.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Comp	Turn-based, JRPG	Compilation of Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX, also available separately.	Japan
2018 (JP)	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Science fantasy	PS4	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	Fourteenth entry in The Legend of Heroes series, ninth in the Trails sub-series and fourth and last in the Trails of Cold Steel arc.	Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	Dragon Star Varnir	Compile Heart	Idea Factory	Fantasy	PS4	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	-	Japan
2018 (WW)	Infinite Adventures^[3]	Stormseeker Games	Stormseeker Games	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, WIN)	Original	Turn-based, dungeon crawl, JRPG	-	US
2018 (WW)	Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!	Game Freak	Nintendo	Fantasy	NX	Remake	Turn-based, Monster raising	Remakes of Pokémon Yellow, originally released on 1998 for the Game Boy. Part of the seventh generation of the Pokémon series.	Japan
2018 (WW)	Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!	Game Freak	Nintendo	Fantasy	NX	Remake	Turn-based, Monster raising		Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Atlus	Atlus	Urban fantasy	3DS	Original	Turn-based, dungeon crawl, JRPG	Spin-off of the Persona series, with characters from Persona 3, Persona 4 and Persona 5.	Japan
2018 (JP) 2019 (WW)	SaGa: Scarlet Grace - Ambitions	Square Enix, Studio Reel	Square Enix	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN, DROI, iOS)	Port	Turn-based, Sandbox	Port of SaGa: Scarlet Grace, originally released in 2016 for the PlayStation Vita.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds	SEMISOFT	Another Indie	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, NX)	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of the 2018 Windows game.	Indonesia
2019 (WW)	Kingdom Hearts III	Square Enix	Square Enix	Crossover	CROSS (PS4, XOne)	Original	Action RPG	Part of the Kingdom Hearts series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Orig	Turn-based, JRPG	Twentieth main entry in the Atelier series, and fourth in the Arland subseries.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Octopath Traveler	Square Enix, Acquire	Square Enix	Fantasy	WIN	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of the 2018 Nintendo Switch game.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Fire Emblem: Three Houses	Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo	Nintendo	Fantasy	NX	Original	Tactical RPG	Sixteenth entry in the Fire Emblem series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Children of Morta	Dead Mage	11 Bit Studios	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, XOne, WIN)	Original	Action RPG	-	Iran
2019 (WW)	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne	Capcom	Capcom	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, WIN)	Original	Action RPG	Expansion pack for Monster Hunter: World.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout	Gust	Koei Tecmo	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX, WIN)	Original	Turn-based, JRPG	Twenty-first main entry in the Atelier series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Code Vein	Bandai Namco Entertainment	Bandai Namco Entertainment	Post-apocalyptic	CROSS (PS4, XOne, WIN)	Original	Action RPG	-	Japan
2019 (WW)	Indivisible	Lab Zero Games	505 Games	Fantasy	CROSS (LIN, WIN, MAC, PS4, XOne, NX)	Original	Action RPG	Features elements from platform games.	US
2019 (WW)	Dragon Star Varnir	Compile Heart	Idea Factory	Fantasy	WIN	Port	Turn-based, JRPG	Port of the 2018 PlayStation 4 game.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Romancing SaGa 3	Square	Square Enix	Fantasy	CROSS (PS4, XOne, NX, PSV, WIN, DROI, iOS)	Port	Turn-based, Sandbox	Port of the 1995 Super Famicom game. Part of the SaGa series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Pokémon Sword	Game Freak	Nintendo	Fantasy	NX	Original	Turn-based, Monster raising	Part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Pokémon Shield	Game Freak	Nintendo	Fantasy	NX	Original	Turn-based, Monster raising	Part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon series.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Star Ocean: First Departure R	Tose	Square Enix	Science fantasy	CROSS (PS4, NX)	Port	Action RPG, Roguelike	Port of Star Ocean: First Departure, a remake of Star Ocean originally released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable.	Japan
2019 (WW)	Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory^[4]	Cyanide Studio, Black Shamrock	Bigben Interactive	Sci-fi	WIN	Original	CRPG	Based on the tabletop RPG Paranoia.	France
2019 (WW)	Disco Elysium	ZA/UM	ZA/UM	modern; alternate history	WIN	Original	CRPG	initial release for WIN was in 2019	Estonia

References[]

^ "RPGFan Review - Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass". www.rpgfan.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
^ Welhouse, Zach. "Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
^ "Infinite Adventures". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
^ "Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

[1] "RPGFan Review - Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass". www.rpgfan.com. Retrieved 2019-11-30.

[2] Welhouse, Zach. "Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-11-30.

[3] "Infinite Adventures". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-11-30.

[4] "Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory". RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

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