It's not so much a combo of genres but rather one genre with another one kind of glued and taped to the side rather than seamlessly sliced together. It's very similar in style to Warcraft and the like which is a shame, as I was not a fan. The background to the game is pure fantasy - a mixture of every book to feature an Orc or a Dwarf since Tolkien picked up his pen. The RPG part of the game focuses on your main character or the "HERO" of the story and his travels and interactions with many of the NPCs that you find along the way.