Action Role-Playing Games (aka action RPG or ARPG), are games that have gameplay similar to the action or hack and slash genre, but include role playing elements such as leveling or statistical upgrades.
Most Action RPGs employ a real-time combat approach with the game being augmented with quests, missions, or additional tasks that the player can complete to earn better gear or increase their stats - a staple of the RPG genre.
After a wait that lasted a few months, the super-popular free-to-play RPG Honkai: Star Rail has finally been released for PS5 and HoYoverse is celebrating. First of all, we get the launch trailer of…
October 11, 2023 | 03:46 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released a new look at the upcoming story-focused DLC for its popular JRPG Tales of Arise, aptly-titled "Beyond the Dawn." The DLC includes a large number of quests set after the…
October 11, 2023 | 03:02 EDT
The PS5 version of Honkai: Star Rail releases tomorrow, alongside version 1.4 on all platforms, and another alluring gacha character is ready to strike. I'm talking about Jingliu, who has been…
October 10, 2023 | 01:32 EDT
Today Activision Blizzard shed some light on its plans for its games on Xbox Game Pass in light of the acquisition by Microsoft, which appears increasingly probable. The announcement, made on X (…
October 9, 2023 | 07:51 EDT
Once a legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu faked his own death and abandoned his name for the sake of protecting his family. Now, he is thrust into conflict by a mysterious figure attempting to drive him…
October 8, 2023 | 12:59 EDT
The developers of Dave the Diver announced that the game is getting a content update coming in mid-October, with plenty of content and changes shaped by user feedback. New missions will be added to…
October 6, 2023 | 03:09 EDT
Warhammer 40k: Inquisitor - Martyr developer Neocore Games has taken to Steam to discuss the future of the game. In a post on the game's Steam page earlier today, Neocore addressed rumors that a…
October 6, 2023 | 09:54 EDT
Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have announced that anime action RPG Fate/Samurai Remnant has shipped 300,000 copies worldwide. The game was released just a week ago, so it's pretty…
October 6, 2023 | 08:03 EDT
THQ Nordic has announced a Gothic II Switch port for next month. The port, which is titled Gothic II Complete Classic, will follow last month's Switch port of the original 2001 Gothic, and will head…
October 5, 2023 | 09:48 EDT
Today Blizzard Entertainment dated and detailed the upcoming second season of Diablo 4, named Season of Blood. The new season will launch on October 17, and it's dubbed by the developers as the…
October 4, 2023 | 05:38 EDT
If you're among those who wanted to play Diablo 4 on PC but have been holding out for a Steam release, the wait is almost over. The announcement of the launch of the popular action RPG on Valve's…
October 4, 2023 | 04:22 EDT
Any Lords of the Fallen review should, by rights, begin with its somewhat troubled development cycle. This game has been through a lot; it began life as Lords of the Fallen 2 in what feels like a…
October 12, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Granblue Fantasy Relink is finally releasing early next year, following a really long wait and several delays. Yet, such a long time in development isn't without motivation. TechRaptor visited the…
October 3, 2023 | 03:30 EDT
Sega has revealed new details and a few new screenshots of the upcoming Yakuza game Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. We start with a look at subquests. Since protagonist Kazuma…
October 1, 2023 | 09:37 EDT
HoYoverse has announced the Honkai: Star Rail version 1.4 release date, and we also now know when the game is hitting PS5. As revealed in a live stream earlier today, Honkai: Star Rail makes its way…
September 29, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Today Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse revealed another character that will grace the game's Event Warp gacha down the line. Hanya is a four-star physical character following the path of…
September 28, 2023 | 01:32 EDT
Today Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse revealed another character that will become playable down the line as part of the popular RPG's gacha. His name is Argenti and he's a five-star physical…
September 27, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
For the past two weeks, I've only played one game, and that's Fate/Samurai Remnant. Okay, that's not so unusual for a video game reviewer, but I like to have at least one other game on to play as a…
September 28, 2023 | 07:00 EDT
Today HoYoverse shared a new character who will appear down the line in its popular RPG Honkai: Star Rail, alongside a milestone for the upcoming PS5 port. The new character is Huohuo, a 5-star…
September 26, 2023 | 02:38 EDT
French Developer Don't Nod and Focus Entertainment announced a delay for their game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The game was supposed to be released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on…
September 26, 2023 | 01:29 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released a new trailer focusing on the story of the upcoming anime game Sand Land. We get to meet the main characters, including the demon prince Beelzebub, the elderly sheriff…
September 24, 2023 | 12:15 EDT
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG series that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party,…
September 23, 2023 | 09:29 EDT
Fans have asked for a sequel to Dragon's Dogma for a long time, and Capcom is finally delivering. While we still don't have a release date, this week at TGS I finally got my hands on a preview build…
September 23, 2023 | 11:05 EDT
Hoyoverse has announced the Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 update, and as you might imagine, it's a pretty big one. Set to launch in February, Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 will take you to Mars, which, it…
September 22, 2023 | 09:27 EDT
A new Lords of the Fallen Q&A has revealed a number of key facts about the game, including how long it should take to finish, whether there will be difficulty options, and more. The FAQ can be…
September 20, 2023 | 09:39 EDT
Today Cygames presented tons of gameplay, details, and even new characters for its upcoming games Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising and Granblue Fantasy Relink. In the video that you can find below (…
September 16, 2023 | 11:29 EDT
HoYoverse will soon launch a new gacha in its popular RPG Honkai: Star Rail, which means it's time to meet a new playable character, Fu Xuan. Of course, those who have played the story so far should…
September 15, 2023 | 02:48 EDT
Keen Games has announced that an Enshrouded demo will be available to check out next month. The promising-looking survival RPG was announced in May, with a combat-oriented gameplay trailer following…
September 13, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
Today Square Enix released a rather massive trailer of the upcoming anime-inspired JRPG Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai. The trailer is pretty much a massive overview of the whole…
September 13, 2023 | 06:18 EDT
Today Nihon Falcon shared a lot of sweet gameplay of the upcoming action JRPG Ys X: Nordics, showing multiple aspects of the game. We get to see two stages that will be included in the playable…
September 12, 2023 | 09:56 EDT
While HoYoverse has been extremely successful lately with Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact, the developer has another card to play: Zenless Zone Zero. The game was revealed last year, and it…
September 12, 2023 | 02:16 EDT
Square Enix has revealed new Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai information, principally revolving around two features: the Temple of Recollection and the Challenge Mode. In the…
September 11, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Sega released a brand-new gallery of screenshots and details of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, showing some of its features. We start by taking a look at the "Castle," a place…
September 9, 2023 | 07:31 EDT
I'm a simple man. I see a dwarf in a game? I play it. So obviously, I'm not skipping out on First Dwarf. It also helps that the game is quite good, if my preview session at PAX West 2023 is any…
September 10, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
It might not be on your radar now, but it definitely should be: Dungeons of Hinterberg combines two addicting game genres into one potent combo. Half action role-playing game, half social sim, I can…
September 8, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
If you remember the couple years after Dark Souls’ success, a flurry of Soulslikes came out, chasing those bloodied coattails in hopes of tasting that same estus-laden success. Lords of the Fallen in…
September 7, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
Today developer Studio Sai released a brand new trailer of its upcoming Persona-inspired dating action game Eternights. The trailer focuses on the characters that we'll meet in the game, starting…
September 2, 2023 | 06:45 EDT
Today HoYoverse released the newest major update for Honkai: Star Rail, including a brand new gacha focusing on Dan Heng: Imbibitor Lunae. The new version, numbered 1.3 and titled "Celestial Eyes…
August 30, 2023 | 04:55 EDT
Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse is preparing for the launch of version 1.30, and the related gacha focusing on Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae. To provide a better look into the backstory of the…
August 29, 2023 | 03:17 EDT
Today HoYoVerse released an extensive gameplay trailer of its upcoming action RPG Zenless Zone Zero, showing quite a bit of what you can expect. The trailer follows the game's well-received…
August 27, 2023 | 02:10 EDT
Today HoYoverse released a new trailer of its free-to-play game Honkai: Star Rail, focusing on the lore of the popular title. Specifically, we get to learn more about the history behind the …
August 27, 2023 | 01:09 EDT
Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse released a new trailer of the upcoming character that will be added to the game, Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae. This ancestral form of one of the main characters…
August 26, 2023 | 01:31 EDT
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai is finally coming, and it covers the first half of the story of the popular manga and anime. Speaking to TechRaptor after a preview session at…
August 23, 2023 | 08:05 EDT
Muv-Luv Dimensions developer NextNinja announced the next SSR pilot who will get his own gacha banner in the recently-released Muv-Luv mobile game. We're getting the hero of the original trilogy…
August 23, 2023 | 01:24 EDT
If Kazuma Kiryu could stop getting into trouble, I’m pretty sure the world would stop turning, so it makes perfect sense that he’s back as the protagonist of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased…
August 23, 2023 | 04:37 EDT
Today Koei Tecmo released another gameplay trailer of the upcoming action JRPG Fate/Samurai Remnant. This time around, the video focuses on exploration. We get to see the district of Asakusa as our…
August 21, 2023 | 01:43 EDT
Developer Game Science and Nvidia released a brand new gameplay video of the upcoming action RPG Black Myth: Wukong. The video shows two spectacular boss battles. The first is against a humanoid…
August 21, 2023 | 01:02 EDT
Today Koei Tecmo released another gameplay trailer of Omega Force's upcoming action JRPG Fate/Samurai Remnant, showcasing the Shell Gauge. While the hero Minamoto Iori is a capable fighter trained…
August 20, 2023 | 02:12 EDT