RPG tag
Tag created in June 2017
RPG's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the RPG tag and the percentage they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the RPG tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The RPG tag has peaked in 2022, with 1797 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 2.1% in 2015 and 1.1% in 2021.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
RPG's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the RPG tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for RPG tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 36 (2010) and 1032 (2014) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the RPG tag received between 100% (2010) and 177% (2012) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with RPG
This chart displays the evolution of the RPG tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median price for RPG games peaked in 2008 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2018 at 5.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2012 at 17%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for RPG, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the RPG tag games, classed by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for RPG games is 92% for the Vietnamese audience, and the worst is 77% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Arx Fatalis | This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war. | 4.99 | 87% | Apr 3, 2007 |
  | Two Worlds Epic Edition | ... 300 years after Aziraal has been banished, a brother and sister are drawn into the conflict which has flared up between the Orcs and the free world. Kyra, the hero's younger sister, suddenly disappears in mysterious circumstances.«...If my family really belongs to the chosen ones, why then have we always been as poor as church mice? | 9.99 | 76.8% | Apr 30, 2009 |
  | Dark Messiah of Might & Magic | Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill. | 9.99 | 90.2% | Oct 25, 2006 |
  | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night. | 19.99 | 94.6% | Mar 22, 2007 |
  | King's Bounty: Armored Princess | King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a sequel to the critically acclaimed King’s Bounty: The Legend. | 9.99 | 91.3% | Nov 19, 2009 |
  | Silverfall | Silverfall, a once glorious city, lies in the fantastical Kingdom of Nelwë, where the forces of Technology and Nature are strongly opposed. Symptoms of this terrible conflict have begun to manifest physically as melded cyberbiologic organics and living steam-driven automatons. | 4.99 | 59% | Mar 20, 2007 |
  | Silverfall: Earth Awakening | Silverfall Earth Awakening is an action RPG with unique graphical feel offering a fantastic quest to explore the new territories of Nelwë. In this heroic fantasy world where nature and technology collide you will have to make important choices which will lead you to side with one or the other. | 9.99 | 73.3% | Jul 18, 2008 |
  | Jade Empire™: Special Edition | Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist. | 14.99 | 75% | Feb 27, 2007 |
  | Loki | A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki allows the player to take on the role of one of the four heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology: a mighty Norse fighter, a fierce Greek warrior, a powerful Egyptian magician or an Aztec shaman who masters the secrets of the spirit world. | 9.99 | 62.3% | Nov 5, 2007 |
  | Two Worlds II HD | Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC. | 19.99 | 59.6% | Feb 3, 2011 |
  | Freedom Force | From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of heroes... The Freedom Force! | 4.99 | 60.8% | May 29, 2009 |
  | Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich | Freedom is threatened yet again and only Minute Man and his heroic Freedom Force can save the day in the follow up to one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2002. Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich brings dynamic storytelling, fast-paced tactical role-play, and larger-than-life characters from the comic book pages to the computer... | 4.99 | 88% | May 29, 2009 |
  | Disciples III: Reincarnation | A true reincarnation of the legendary series!The Almighty has turned away from Nevendaar and its denizens. He is busy thinking about the fate of the world. Above Nevendaar, rent by perpetual wars, a new star flashed out. What will it bring with it? Who will claim its great power? Immerse in the struggle of four powerful races! | 9.99 | 69.5% | Feb 14, 2014 |
  | Sacred Gold | A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. It is a time for champions - a time to journey into the perilous world of SACRED. Battle blood-thirsty orcs & lumbering ogres... Destroy undead wizards & rotting mummies... Slay hellish demons & legendary dragons. | 9.99 | 84.2% | Jul 9, 2008 |
  | Drakensang | Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0. | 9.99 | 80.2% | Mar 9, 2009 |
  | Overlord™: Raising Hell | How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely. | 9.99 | 92.8% | Feb 28, 2008 |
  | Rise of the Argonauts | As the King of Iolcus, Jason had everythinga prosperous kingdom, the respect of his peers, and a beautiful fiancé. When she was killed on their wedding day, he vowed to do anything to restore her life. Now, in order to accomplish this heroic feat Jason must seek out the Golden Fleece -- and with the help of Greek mythology's greatest... | 9.99 | 78.1% | Jan 7, 2009 |
  | Overlord II | Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition... | 9.99 | 88.9% | Jun 23, 2009 |
  | Hinterland | June 11, 2009 - Update Two new playable Orc classes: Lord (Warrior) or Shaman. Expanded gameplay: Orcs consume twice as much food, learn martial skills faster, manufacture items slower, and the Shaman uses totems to summon creatures. Several new items regardless of character class. | 9.99 | 80.3% | Sep 30, 2008 |
  | Mass Effect (2007) | As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. | 29.99 | 93.9% | Dec 19, 2008 |
  | Precipice of Darkness, Episode One | On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is the first installment in the RPG-Adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade. Create your character in the classic comic style, and join Gabe and Tycho in the alternate 1920s universe of New Arcadia, where you'll combat savage enemies, solve mysteries, meet bizarre new... | 7.99 | 91.7% | May 21, 2008 |
  | Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two | On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two is the second installment in the RPG-adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade. Whether you're a fan of the first installment or new to the series, you'll be able to pick up and play Episode Two as a standalone experience. | 7.99 | 86.9% | Nov 7, 2008 |
  | DeathSpank | For uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. | 14.99 | 94.3% | Oct 25, 2010 |