ActionRPGs
Action role-playing games, or action RPGs, are video games that blend real-time action combat with role-playing game elements such as character progression, loot, and story. In ARPGs, players typically control a single character, sometimes with teammates in cooperative play, and engage in dynamic, combat-focused encounters where success depends on skill and timing as well as on gear and abilities.
Core features include real-time combat that emphasizes reflexes and positioning; character progression through levels, attributes, and
Most ARPGs are presented from an isometric or over-the-shoulder viewpoint and can be played solo or online
Origins trace to Blizzard's Diablo (1996), which popularized loot-driven, real-time action combat and online multiplayer. Subsequent