Survey Results v1b

RPG PLAYER SURVEY

15,481 Responses ©2017 Larian Studios. All rights reserved.

Don’t play Dislike Neutral Like Love

How do you feel about these genres?

9,000

6,000

Computer RPG

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(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...)

2,568

3,898

4,150

1,720

3,145

4,983

6,250

2,902

575

771

2,044

3,978

3,918

2,567

2,974

2,961

3,939

3,820

1,930

2,831

8,540

5,456

1,056

269

160

10,693

3,682

734

119

253

3,000

Co-op Multiplayer (e.g. Ghost Recon Wildlands, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead...)

Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

7,500

5,000

Isometric / Top-down

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First Person

Third Person

5,453

7,014

2,243

622

149

3,430

5,953

3,591

1,856

651

6,878

5,784

2,121

537

161

2,500

Not important Slightly important Moderately important Important Very important

How much do you value these features in an RPG?

9,000

6,000

Story Rich

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Tactical Combat

Character Progression

Replayability

Challenge

Loot

Crafting

Co-op

PVP

306

550

1570

2397

10658

2058

2007

2866

2974

5576

1247

2587

4319

3879

3449

3002

4891

4695

2132

761

2658

5999

4836

1570

418

3533

4007

4160

2353

1428

8846

5364

1039

172

60

4232

6052

3989

899

309

10741

3345

999

290

106

3,000

Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

7,500

5,000

Turn-based

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Real-time

Real-time with Pause

4992

6108

2785

1097

499

4495

6115

3138

1284

449

7546

5197

1901

568

269

2,500

Haven’t played it Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

9000

6000

Fallout 1/2

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Baldur’s Gate 1/2

Divinity: Original Sin 1

PIllars of Eternity

Wasteland 2

Shadowrun: Hong Kong

2036

2905

1717

642

246

7935

2187

3203

1702

449

113

7827

1509

3186

2189

808

199

7594

3503

4672

1949

670

133

4554

7122

4171

969

236

72

2950

5642

3895

1415

296

51

4197

5144

3379

1282

279

57

5340

3000

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Which of these Action RPGs have you played and how do you feel about them? 9000

Haven’t played it Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

6000

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6194 341 837 2190 3812 2107

4490 1157 1734 2205 3680 2185

4503 617 1407 2693 4063 2198

7692 399 743 1422 2213 3012

Dragon Age Inquisition

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Fallout 4

Diablo 3

Dark Souls 3

Mount & Blade

8625 193 521 1480 2622 2040

4393 940 1551 2213 3846 2538

Witcher 3

8395 140 551 1681 2166 2540

3610 114 324 764 2687 7982

3000

Dishonored 2

Haven’t played it Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

9000

6000

Civilization VI ©2017 Larian Studios. All rights reserved.

XCOM 2

Total War: Warhammer

Total War: Shogun 2

Crusader Kings 2

Darkest Dungeon

2610

3276

1548

517

177

7353

1552

1561

1418

408

51

10457

1575

2084

1517

370

49

9857

1608

2063

1387

407

112

9904

3933

3458

1061

305

99

6625

2518

3803

1585

477

160

6938

3000

Haven’t played it Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

9000

6000

World of Warcraft

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Destiny

Elder Scrolls Online

Star Wars The Old Republic

1079

2679

2315

1095

448

7865

924

2379

2034

1351

637

8156

537

1310

1193

832

492

11117

2520

3278

2485

1589

720

4889

3000

Haven’t played it Hate Dislike Neutral Like Love

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

7,500

5,000

Terraria / Starbound ©2017 Larian Studios. All rights reserved.

Ghost Recon Wildlands

Don’t Starve Together

Borderlands 1/2/ The Pre-Sequel

Portal 2

7000 170 517 1830 3242 2722

7540 44 142 1007 2381 4042

6638 191 569 1438 3345 3300

10644 89 443 1239 2043 999

12887 250 436 848 740 320

9258 67 367 1167 2304 2290

2,500

Left for Dead 1/2

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

.9% 12.4%

24%

28.6%

12.2% 22%

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

What kind of protagonist do you prefer?

14.7% 36.2%

A pre-written character A custom character No preference

49.1%

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How do you spend the majority of your gaming time?

5.4% 15.5% Playing Solo Playing Co-op Playing Competitive

79.1%

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What age are you?

3.1% 3.7% 7.1% 7.5% 11.4%

19.6%

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22.4%

24.9%

15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 or older

What is your gender?

2.6% 9.5%

Female Male Prefer not to say

87.9%

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

4.2%

20.9%

13.4%

9.9%

19.2%

13.9% 18.6%

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5 hours or less 5 - 10 hours 10 - 15 hours 15 - 20 hours 20 - 25 hours 25 - 30 hours 30 hours or more

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

5.1%

4.1%

8.6% 31.5% 19.7%

31%

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

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

Publisher / Developer Forums Independent Community Forums Reddit Steam Community Steam Recommendations Steam Catalogue Word of Mouth Social Media Gaming News Sites 10%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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

PS4 Pro

XBOX One

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo 3DS

Mobile

PS4

PC

10%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%