How to Use RPG in a Sentence

RPG

noun
  • Hunter Shepard … is that an RPG class or something?
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Neither the strategy nor the RPG systems were meaty enough to leave a lasting impression.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • There’s also a short one from Free RPG Day that gives players a chance to break free from pirates and get their own ship in the process.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Past games from Owlcat Games have had a multiplayer option, but this game appears to be a far more focused RPG.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The Young Bucks then run out and brawl with Moxley and Ospreay, while Omega fights off RPG Vice.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • To be fair, the tone of Super Mario RPG puts a comedic spin on everything in the Mushroom Kingdom.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • As expected, Owlcat Games has left last-gen platforms behind for this RPG, which seems to be pushing the visual tech as much as possible.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That all changed with the character’s first foray into the role-playing genre, 1996’s Super Mario RPG.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Equally impactful are the companions, a ragtag group of fighters that joins the Commander on their quest, in keeping with RPG tradition.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While absent from the films, Peeves has appeared in several video game adaptations of the movies, as well as the open world RPG, Hogwarts Legacy.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • GameStop has new copies of the Super Mario RPG remake for Nintendo Switch selling for just $15.
    Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 18 May 2026
  • But the leap to role-playing in Super Mario RPG opened other doors, specifically in how the character interacted with other cast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The irreverent, self-referential writing of Mario’s first RPG would become a staple of subsequent series.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The combo system is rich and rewarding, but aggressive and powerful enemies offer enough challenge to keep you on your toes throughout this lengthy 30-hour action-RPG.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • The title also won awards for game direction, narrative, art direction, score and music, performance, best independent game, best debut indie game and best RPG.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Their quest pits them against wizards, monsters, dragons, and a sinister conspiracy in a lighthearted fantasy adventure inspired by the tabletop RPG.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The result was a jaw-dropping tour through the upcoming sci-fi RPG's storytelling, dialogue, combat tactics, weaponry, stealth modes, companions, and diverse denizens of this astonishingly rich universe.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 June 2026
  • Notable items at this time include a Rocketeer American Whiskey and Godzilla RPG, the latter of which raised over a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, the Larian Studios RPG follows a party that seeks to cure themselves of a parasitic tadpole infecting their brains.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Decades of business logic are embedded in RPG, COBOL and CL code that no one currently responsible for the system wrote.
    Mohit Gupta, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Bond has a history of running RPG campaigns, which Gailey has participated as a player, and is somewhat of an encyclopedia of RPG games released within the last two or three decades.
    Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma mixes farming, crafting, and monster-slaying into one chill RPG package.
    PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
  • This super ambitious action-RPG is coming from AAA RPG veterans behind classics like Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate, and more.
    Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • With SoniQ™ Technology, RPG aims to address that concern by integrating sound-absorbing functionality directly into furniture surfaces.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • These legacy platforms, often built in RPG, COBOL or proprietary mainframe environments, remain the beating heart of the financial services industry, processing millions of transactions daily.
    Andrey Kozyrskiy, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The concept was part computerized LEGO set, part RPG, part Enneagram, part transhumanist mind-uploading fantasy, part reboot of Borges and Proust for the LLM age.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Dragon Quest 7 Gets Reimagined Final Fantasy VII Remake launches on Switch in January, but another Square Enix RPG remake is on the way.
    PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Just a few days after pushing Fable out of 2026, Microsoft showed off more footage of Fable, the first new entry in the storied RPG franchise since 2010’s Fable III, at its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 7 June 2026
  • The game is being put together by RPG design heavyweights such as Joe LeFavi (Blade Runner), Przemysław Zub (Dying Light), Cam Banks (Marvel Heroic Roleplaying), John Harper (Blades in the Dark), Mike Olson (Fate), and Shawn Tomkin (Ironsworn).
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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