role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
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Summary
role-playing game is a game genre[1]. It draws 6,118 Wikipedia views per month (game genre category, ranking #4 of 37).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: gameplay experience[3], hobby[4]
- Subclass of: game[5], role-playing[6]
- Commons category: Role-playing games[7]
- Said to be the same as: role-playing[8]
- Has part(s): tabletop role-playing game[9], role-playing video game[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Role-playing games[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox RPG[12], Template:RPG[13]
- Different from: alternate reality game[14]
- Has list: role-playing game terms[15]
- Hashtag: rpg[16]
- Practiced by: roleplayer[17]
- Stack Exchange site URL: https://rpg.stackexchange.com[18]
- Social media followers: 91,667[19]
- Lemmy instance URL: https://lemmy.dorfrollenspiel.de[20], https://rollenspiel.forum[21]
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Influence
Things named for role-playing game include Japanese role-playing video game[22], a video game genre[23].
Why It Matters
role-playing game has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
It has been cited as an influence by LitRPG[26], a novel genre[27].
Entities named for it include Japanese role-playing video game[22], a video game genre[23].
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Who did role-playing game influence?
role-playing game has been cited as an influence by LitRPG[26].