Crimson Desert throws out XP bars and traditional leveling, replacing RPG norms with exploration-driven growth and skill discovery.

Discover 7 RPGs with the best character progression systems. Explore how top titles redefine growth, mastery, and player ...

There are so many cool examples of RPG systems that are not the typical style of defeating enemies, gaining EXP, and then leveling up. Some notable examples include the Sphere Grid in Final Fantasy 10 ...

Mohsen Baqery is a Staff Writer at GameRant based in Turkey. He mainly covers video game news and industry features while occasionally publishing guides and listicles. Mohsen started his journey into ...

In most RPGs, characters level up normally with EXP. They gain levels, which can increase stats or perhaps give characters a new skill or spell. Final Fantasy 7 is a classic RPG that will increase ...

Solo Leveling: Arise is an action/RPG based on the Solo Leveling webtoon series, where you become a hunter to protect mankind from fierce dimensional enemy hordes and extract their shadows to build a ...

Solo Leveling has proven to be one of the most popular anime of late, and the new action RPG set within the franchise has caused quite a stir among fans. Initially a mobile game, developer Netmarble ...

Level-5 had something altogether new for us today during the Nintendo Direct. The studio announced DecaPolice, which is a new crime drama RPG in which players will utilize supernatural powers and ...

Crimson Desert, the game we all deemed too impossible to be real, has stirred up quite a considerable amount of controversy. Surprisingly, it isn’t surrounding the merits of its gameplay, of its ...