Ergi's RPG Database

This is my list of RPGs! I've chosen to only include games that I've 1) personally played and 2) remember well enough to categorise.

My plan is to add pages for each of the games and each of the category "tags" over time. The game pages will be a mix of a review of the game in question and the rational behind why I've chosen to categorise it the way I have. The "tag" pages will include a description of the genre or trope in question, as well as a list of games said "tag" applies to.

Once I finish fleshing out the aforementioned, I'll start adding new games to the list. I might start by revisiting ones I've played in the past but didn't remember well enough, but part of my motivation for this project is to document my experiences with older games as well, so I'll probably be diving into some of those, too.

It's also very possible I'll add more games to the list before I finish fleshing out what I have, if I happen to play something new I think belongs here. We'll see what happens!


Title Developer Year Literary Genre RPG Subgenre Combat Type Companions PC/NPC Romance Player Character Voiced PC Other Tags Notes
Baldur's Gate BioWare 1998 Fantasy Tabletop-style Real Time with Pause Direct Control No (1) Blank Slate No (1) The Enhanced Edition has light romance contet for EE only companions. Includes Gay Option.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn BioWare 2000 Fantasy Narrative RPG Real Time with Pause Direct Control Companion Storylines Blank Slate No Old Save Data
Baldur's Gate 3 Larian 2023 Fantasy Narrative RPG Turn-based Direct Control Companion Storylines Blank Slate or Defined No All Romances Are Bi
Non-binary Option
Disco Elysium ZA/UM 2019 New Weird Narrative RPG None None (1) Side Quest Date Defined No Text Heavy (1) Kim is a companion of sorts, but not in the mechanical sense seen in other games.
Dragon Age: Origins BioWare 2009 Fantasy Narrative RPG Real Time with Pause Direct Control Companion Storylines Blank Slate No Gay Option
Dragon Age II BioWare 2011 Fantasy Narrative RPG Real Time with Pause Direct Control Companion Storylines Customisable Yes Old Save Data
All Romances Are Bi
Dragon Age: Inquisition BioWare 2014 Fantasy Narrative RPG Real Time with Pause Direct Control Companion Storylines Blank Slate Yes Old Save Data
Gay Option
Dragon Age: The Veilguard BioWare 2024 Fantasy Action RPG Action Orders Companion Storylines Blank Slate Yes All Romances Are Bi
Non-binary Option
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Bethesda 2002 Fantasy Sandbox RPG Real Time Dice Roll None Side quest for male PC Blank Slate No
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda 2012 Fantasy Sandbox RPG Action Orders Marriages without storylines Blank Slate No All Romances Are Bi
Fallout: New Vegas Obsidian 2010 Post-Apocalyptic Sandbox RPG Action Orders Hook-ups Blank Slate No Gay Option(1) (1) In the sense that you have roleplaying options that imply such, not romance options.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Intelligent Systems 2019 Fantasy Strategy RPG Turn-based Units Unit Storylines (1) Customisable (2) No Gay Option (1) Primarily present in endings.
(2) Only name, gender and birthday are customisable.
GreedFall Spiders 2019 Fantasy Narrative RPG Action Orders Companion Storylines Customisable Yes Gay Option
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Warhorse 2025 Historical Fiction Sandbox RPG Action None NPC Storylines Defined Yes Gay Option
Mass Effect BioWare 2007 Science Fiction Narrative RPG Action Orders Companion Storylines Customisable Yes Gay Option (1) (1) Only for female PC.
Mass Effect 2 BioWare 2010 Science Fiction Narrative RPG Action Orders Companion Storylines Customisable Yes Old Save Data
Gay Option (1)		 (1) Only for female PC.
Mass Effect 3 BioWare 2012 Science Fiction Narrative RPG Action Orders Companion Storylines
and NPC storylines		 Customisable Yes Old Save Data
Gay Option
The Outer Worlds Obsidian 2019 Science Fiction Narrative RPG Action Orders None (1) Blank Slate No (1) A Companion/NPC romance is a prominent part of one companion quest.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Owlcat 2018 Fantasy Tabletop-style Real Time with Pause
or Turn-based		 Direct Control Companion Storylines Blank Slate No Gay Option Revenue made from sales of this game no longer go to the developer.
Pillars of Eternity Obsidian 2015 Fantasy Tabletop-style Real Time with Pause Direct Control None Blank Slate No
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Obsidian 2018 Fantasy Tabletop-style Real Time with Pause
or Turn-based		 Direct Control Companion Storylines (1) Blank Slate No All Romances Are Bi (1) Short ones.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Troika 2004 Horror Sandbox RPG Action None None Blank Slate No Gay Option(1) (1) In the sense that you have roleplaying options that imply such, not romance options.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings CD Projekt Red 2011 Fantasy Action RPG Action None NPC Storylines Defined Yes
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red 2015 Fantasy Action RPG Action None NPC Storylines Defined Yes

A note on subgenre terms

Another motivation behind this project is my interest in how genre works -- or more often, fails to -- when it comes to video games. "RPG" is a term applied to so many wildly different games that it sometimes feels like a very nebulous category. By listing out which elements which games have or don't have in common, I'm hoping to learn something about this, at times, very vague genre.

Since I don't believe single mechanics or camera angles makes a given game what it is, I'm trying to staying away from genre terms that centre around that. I'm avoiding "CRPG" for a similar reason -- taken literally, surely all of these games are Computer RPGs? It's not a very indicative name for a genre when used to mean something narrower than that.