role-playing game

game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
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role-playing game

Summary

role-playing game is a game genre[1]. It draws 696 Wikipedia views per month (game_genre category, ranking #4 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • role-playing game's instance of is recorded as game genre[3].
  • role-playing game's instance of is recorded as gameplay experience[4].
  • role-playing game's instance of is recorded as hobby[5].
  • role-playing game is a type of game[6].
  • role-playing game is a type of role-playing[7].
  • role-playing game's Commons category is recorded as Role-playing games[8].
  • role-playing game's said to be the same as is recorded as role-playing[9].
  • role-playing game comprises tabletop role-playing game[10].
  • role-playing game comprises role-playing video game[11].
  • role-playing game's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Role-playing games[12].
  • role-playing game's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox RPG[13].
  • role-playing game's topic has template is recorded as Template:RPG[14].
  • role-playing game's different from is recorded as alternate reality game[15].
  • role-playing game's has list is recorded as role-playing game terms[16].
  • role-playing game's hashtag is recorded as rpg[17].
  • role-playing game's practiced by is recorded as roleplayer[18].
  • role-playing game's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://rpg.stackexchange.com[19].
  • role-playing game's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+91667'}[20].
  • role-playing game's Lemmy instance URL is recorded as https://lemmy.dorfrollenspiel.de[21].
  • role-playing game's Lemmy instance URL is recorded as https://rollenspiel.forum[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include game genre[3], gameplay experience[4], and hobby[5]. Recorded subclass of include game[6] and role-playing[7].

Use and Application

Components include tabletop role-playing game[10], a boardgame genre[23] and role-playing video game[11], a video game genre[24].

Influence

Things named for role-playing game include Japanese role-playing video game[25], a video game genre[26].

Why It Matters

role-playing game draws 696 Wikipedia views per month (game_genre category, ranking #4 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

It has been cited as an influence by LitRPG[29], a novel genre[30].

Entities named for it include Japanese role-playing video game[25], a video game genre[26].

FAQs

Who did role-playing game influence?

role-playing game has been cited as an influence by LitRPG[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from alternate reality game
    Aliases
    Subclass of game, role-playing
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|15 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4295, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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