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RPG PLAYER SURVEY

15,481 Responses

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How do you feel about these genres?

Computer RPG (e.g. Neverwinter Nights,

Fallout 1/2, Divinity: Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity...)

Action RPG (e.g. The Witcher,

Dragon Age,Diablo,

Dark Souls...)

Japanese RPG (e.g. Final Fantasy,

Fire Emblem, Persona 5...)

MMORPG (e.g. WoW,

Destiny, SWTOR...)

Strategy Games (e.g. X-COM, Civilization,Total War...)

Co-op Multiplayer (e.g. Ghost Recon

Wildlands, Portal 2,

Left 4 Dead...)

10,6

93

3,68

2

734

119

253

8,54

0

5,45

6

1,0

56

269

160

2,96

1

3,93

9

3,82

0

4,98

3

6,25

0

2,90

2

575

771

3,89

8

4,15

0

1,72

0

3,14

5

1,93

0

2,83

1

2,0

44

3,97

8

3,91

8

2,56

7

2,97

4

2,56

8

Don’t playDislikeNeutralLikeLove


How do you feel about these types of camera in RPGs?

7,500

5,000

2,500

Isometric / Top-down

6,87

8

5,78

4

2,12

1

537

161

First Person

3,43

0

5,95

3

3,59

1

1,85

6

651

Third Person

5,45

3

7,0

14

2,24

3

622

149

HateDislikeNeutralLikeLove

9,000

6,000

3,000


1074

1

3345

999

290

106

4232

6052

3989

899

309

8846

5364

1039

172

60 3533

400

7

4160

2353

1428

2658

5999

4836

1570

418

300

2

4891

4695

2132

761

1247

2587

4319

3879

3449

2058

200

7

2866

2974

5576

306

550

1570

2397

1065

8

Story Rich Tactical Combat

Character Progression

Replayability Challenge Loot Crafting Co-op PVP

How much do you value these features in an RPG?Not importantSlightly importantModerately importantImportantVery important

7,500

5,000

2,500


How do you feel about these styles of combat in RPGs?

Turn-based Real-time Real-time with Pause

4992

610

8

2785

1097

499

4495

6115

3138

1284

449

7546

5197

190

1

568

269

HateDislikeNeutralLikeLove

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6000

3000


Which of these Traditional RPGs have you played and how do you feel about them?

Fallout 1/2

5642

3895

1415

296

514197

7122

4171

969

236

722950

350

3

4672

1949

670

133

4554

150

9

3186

2189

808

199

7594

2187

320

3

170

2

449

113

7827

2036

290

5

1717

642

246

7935

5144

3379

1282

279

575340

Baldur’s Gate 1/2

Divinity: Original Sin 1

PIllars of Eternity

Wasteland 2

Shadowrun: Hong Kong

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Haven’t played itHateDislikeNeutralLikeLove

9000

6000

3000


Which of these Action RPGs have you played and how do you feel about them?

2538

3846

2213

1551

940

4393

210

738

1221

9083

734

161

94

2185

3680

220

517

3411

5744

90

2198

4063

2693

140

761

745

03

3012

2213

1422

743

399

7692

2540

2166

1681

551

140

8395

2040

2622

1480

521

193

8625

7982

2687

764

324

114

3610

Witcher 3 Dragon Age Inquisition

Middle-earth:Shadow of

Mordor

Fallout 4 Diablo 3 Dark Souls 3 Dishonored 2

Mount & Blade


9000

6000

3000


Which of these Strategy games have you played and how do you feel about them?

3933

3458

1061

305

996625

160

820

6313

8740

711

299

04

1575

2084

1517

370

499857

1552

1561

1418

408

511045

7

2610

3276

1548

517

177

7353

2518

380

315

8547

716

069

38

Civilization VI

XCOM 2 Total War: Warhammer

Total War: Shogun 2

Crusader Kings 2

Darkest Dungeon


9000

6000

3000


Which of these MMORPGs have you played and how do you feel about them?

537

1310

1193

832

492

1111

7

924

2379

2034

1351

637

8156

1079

2679

2315

1095

448

7865

2520

3278

2485

1589

720

4889

World of Warcraft Destiny Elder Scrolls Online Star Wars The Old Republic


7,500

5,000

2,500


Which of these games have you played Co-op and how do you feel about them?

320

740

848

436

250

1288

7

999

2043

1239

443

891064

4

330

033

4514

3856

919

166

38

4042

2381

100

714

24475

40

2722

3242

1830

517

170

700

0

2290

230

411

6736

76792

58

Terraria / Starbound

Ghost Recon Wildlands

Don’t Starve Together

Borderlands 1 / 2 /

The Pre-Sequel

Portal 2 Left for Dead 1/2



What do you feel is the ideal length of an RPG?

24%12.4%

28.6%

22%

12.2%

.9%

20 hours or less20 - 40 hours40 - 60 hours60 - 80 hours80 - 100 hours100 hours or more


What kind of protagonist do you prefer?

A pre-written characterA custom characterNo preference

49.1%

36.2%

14.7%


How do you spend the majority of your gaming time?

Playing SoloPlaying Co-opPlaying Competitive

79.1%

15.5%

5.4%


What age are you?

22.4%

15 - 1920 - 2425 - 2930 - 3435 - 3940 - 4445 - 4950 or older

24.9%19.6%

11.4%

7.5%7.1%

3.1%3.7%


What is your gender?

FemaleMalePrefer not to say

87.9%

9.5%

2.6%


On average, how many hours per week do you play games on your PC or consoles?

5 hours or less5 - 10 hours10 - 15 hours15 - 20 hours20 - 25 hours25 - 30 hours30 hours or more

4.2%

13.4%

19.2%

18.6%13.9%

9.9%

20.9%


On average, how much money do you spend on games a month? (US Dollar)

$20 or less$20 - $40$40 - $60$60 - $80$80 - $100$100 or more

31.5%

31%

19.7%

8.6%

5.1%4.1%


Where do you get your game information and news? (% of responses)

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Publisher / Developer Forums

Independent Community Forums

Reddit

Steam Community

Steam Recommendations

Steam Catalogue

Word of Mouth

Social Media

Gaming News Sites

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Which gaming platforms do you actively play on? (% of responses)

PS4 Pro

XBOX One

Nintendo 3DS

Mobile

PS4

PC

Nintendo Switch

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