RPG

Role-Playing Games (RPG) is a term used to describe games where a player takes on a role of a character and controls the. This is often with stat building elements in which the character becomes stronger over time.

Oddly enough King's Quest games have been described as examples of Role-Playing Game genre over the years. In particular King's Quest V was described as a Role-Playing Game in advertisements in Sierra's own catalogs and magazines. Nintendo Power even called the NES ersion a Role-Playing Game as well.

KQ8 was the first game to actually add RPG character leveling mechanics, and stat improvements (via weapons and armor which raised health, armor and attack stats (for ranged and melee weapons)).