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RPG Games
Browse RPG Nintendo Switch games with release dates, images, related genres, and score details where available.
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This page is the Nintendo Switch genre catalog for RPG, focused on game discovery, ratings, and related developers. For the article archive and ongoing coverage, see RPG news topic.
About RPG
Role-playing games use protagonists as the leading figures in the occurring events. The player performs as a protagonist; his moves affect the setting and the possible outcome. Some RPGs are created in the form of trading card games; some relate to wargames. Except for the video RPGs, the genre is divided into two primary forms; the original tabletop role-playing, handled through discussion, and live-action role-playing, conducted through the characters' actions. Each of them has a game master who's in charge of the rules and settings. The video RPGs include sandboxes, like GTA; tactical games, like Dragonfall; and roguelikes, like Mystery Dungeon. Usually, the primary purpose is to save the world or other characters. That includes taking part in collaborative storytelling, fighting, collecting items and solving puzzles if needed. The plot tends to develop in a fantasy or science fiction universe.
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Popular RPG Nintendo Switch Games
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Golf Story
Trials of Mana Remastered
Tower of Time
Death Road to Canada
God Eater 3
Tales of Vesperia
Griftlands
Anodyne
Timespinner
Everhood
Neo cab
Rampage Knights
THE LONGING
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Slay the Princess
The Complex
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Full Metal Furies
Creature in the Well
Wuppo
World of Horror
The Vagrant
Paradise Killer
The Count Lucanor
DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE
EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic
Empire of Sin
Banner Saga Trilogy
DYSMANTLE
King's Bounty II
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
Shadow Fight 2
Fire Emblem Warriors
Phantasy Star Online 2
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
The Shapeshifting Detective
Hellpoint
Vertical Drop Heroes HD
Out There: Omega Edition
Crashlands
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Rebel Cops
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
Yesterday Origins
Dragon Quest (1986)
中国式家长 / Chinese Parents
Monster Sanctuary
.hack//G.U. Last Recode
Pathway
Prime World: Defenders
Wheels of Aurelia
Not Tonight
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
Infernax
Death Coming
RPG News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the RPG genre.
Bard’s Ballad Accessibility Preset Brings ‘Tired Player’ Options to The Witcher 3 Remastered
CD Projekt Red introduces Bard’s Ballad, an accessibility preset for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered designed for players with limited time or concentration....
Asdivine Knot Nintendo Switch Review: Exe Create and KEMCO Deliver a Classic JRPG Experience
A clear, authoritative review of Asdivine Knot on Nintendo Switch by Exe Create and published by KEMCO. Examines turn-based combat, party customization, overworld...
Jaden Industries Release Date: Pushka Studios' Cozy Automation Puzzler Arrives on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on November 23, 2026
Pushka Studios will release Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on November 23, 2026. Learn about the game's compact...
Nintendo Prioritizes 'New Forms of Play' for Nintendo Switch Successor, Furukawa Says
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and senior executives reaffirm that integrated hardware-and-software development remains central to the company's strategy for...
Nintendo Switch 2 Sales: Furukawa Confirms 25 Million Installed Base After Price Adjustment
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa outlines Switch 2 sales performance, installed base exceeding 25 million units, the impact of Pokemon Pokopia, price adjustments...
Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino Nintendo Switch 2 Release — Spring 2027 eShop Announcement
room6 and developer Rias announce Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino, a 3D action-adventure inspired by Japanese folklore coming to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2...