RPG Logos and Brands
The abbreviation RPG, which has become a universal designation for role-playing games in popular culture, defines the scope of this section. Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Dark Souls, Persona, Pokémon, and dozens of other franchises feature fantasy, science fiction, and mythological motifs in their logos, conveying the promise of hours of immersion in well-developed universes. The section overlaps with “Role Playing Game” and “Role Playing,” but the brevity of the abbreviation RPG makes it the most universal, covering tabletop systems, JRPGs, Western CRPGs, and mobile gacha games. The development studios and publishers in this section represent a genre that has been a pillar of the gaming industry since the release of Ultima and Wizardry in the early 1980s.