Noted CRPG enthusiast and Obsidian director Josh Sawyer, known for Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and Pentiment, recently explored the concept of “crunchiness” in RPGs. During an interview ...

Role-playing games have evolved significantly over the years, pushing boundaries in storytelling, world-building, and gameplay mechanics. Some RPGs introduce new concepts that redefine the genre, ...

The throwback approach to RPG game design has been responsible for some of the best games to appear in recent years. A huge highlight in 2023 was Baldur's Gate 3, which resurrected a classic series ...

TL;DR: Chris Avellone has joined Republic Games to develop a new dark fantasy RPG focused on immersive storytelling, meaningful choices, and classic gameplay elements like combat and character ...

There's a jump button in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Press it, and the game's custom-made protagonist, Rook, leaps upward. The same button lets Rook vault across waist-high barriers and clamber up ...

Tim Cain, a legendary co-creator of Fallout, recently shared his seasoned perspective on common RPG design flaws. He specifically stated that developers should avoid a few overused and universally ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In an era overflowing with open-world epics, tactical masterworks, and action-RPG blockbusters, ...

As autumn bleeds into longer nights and wintry crispness, around this time of the year I begin to wonder where the preceding months have gone. The passage of time has evaporated 2025 with its usual ...