Computer role-playing games evolved from "board games. Now between them is little in common, RPG mutate and mix with other genres, such as shooters. In this material we will talk about the main features of "role-playing", gameplay elements, sub-genres and outstanding representatives in recent years.

Features
In RPG (from the English role-playing game) your hero wanders through a vast world, gets acquainted with non-player characters (NPC, from the English "none-player character"), performs quests, fighting monsters, receives as a result of the adventures experience points and valuable items. One of the pillars of the genre - pumping. You can affect the character's characteristics, abilities, skills and weapons/armor. Develop your character in your own way and play through the game in a comfortable manner. This kind of flexibility is appealing, even if it's a far cry from "role-playing" as in "board games".

Authors usually offer to create your own hero or take a ready-made one. Often you lead a whole squad (party) of "adventurers" to the goal, and each has a name, biography, and motives. The number of fighters is small - usually no more than six.