role-playing game
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A martial arts role-playing game “Black Myth: Wukong,” inspired by the classical Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” notched record-breaking sales after its release in 2024 and lapped up rave reviews from Western gamers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
During the ceremony in Los Angeles, players also got their first glimpses of two new Tomb Raider games, sequel Control Resonant and a new Star Wars role-playing game.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
While we could spend hours in front of a screen with the latest “Zelda” title, the dice-focused tabletop role-playing game was viewed with suspicion, a ’70s-era invention that belonged to a certain subset of nerd.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
There’s nowhere else, for instance, one can sample a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” game and take part in the live-action role-playing game “The Apple Avenue Detective Agency.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024
Bookshelves lined the far wall, filled with role-playing game supplements and back issues of Dragon magazine.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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