If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how fun it is to create your character in any way you choose and embark on epic adventures. Now, picture an AI-powered, text-based RPG where ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Long before action RPGs became as common as they are, combat in role-playing games was predominantly done in a turn-based fashion. This form of gameplay, which was born out of hardware limitations and ...

Magic systems go hand and hand with most RPGs, or at least the ones that are based on fantasy adventures. For example, it can make all the difference in unlocking a new spell in classic games like ...

The best RPGs with town management offer some cosy respite after you risk life and limb to save the world. In these kinds of games, building and running a town isn’t the central element of a game like ...

The '90s was an excellent decade for role-playing games, not just in terms of real-time action RPGs, but especially when it came to turn-based gameplay experiences. From fantasy RPGs continuing to ...