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Incline RPG Codex's Top Non-RPG PC games - VOTE THREAD

Drowed

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Holy Fuck, that's fucking hard to do! I always knew that I essentially only play RPGs, but I didn't think it would be so difficult to make a list like that.

5 points (5)
  1. Sonic Mania
  2. Civilization 2
  3. Starcraft 1 (+ Expansion)
  4. Warcraft 2 (+ Expansion)
  5. Doom 2

3 points (5)
  1. Sonic Generations
  2. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (+ Expansions)
  3. Dust: An Elysian Tail
  4. Crusader Kings II (+ Expansions? I mean, some? Fucking 400 DLCs. Fuck you, Paradox.)
  5. Minecraft

1 point (10)
  1. Worms Armageddon
  2. Valdis Story: Abyssal City
  3. Just Cause 2
  4. Spark the Electric Jester 2
  5. Broforce
  6. Prince of Persia
  7. Quake
  8. Indianapolis 500
  9. Karateka
  10. Doom 1
 
SenisterDenister

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I'm making this list under the assumptions that DLC's and expansions still count towards their base game.


5 Points
  1. Doom 1+2 (they should count as the same game since thanks to stuff like GZDoom and all that)
  2. Dawn of War + Expansions
  3. Silent Storm
  4. Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
  5. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
3 Points
  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
  2. X-COM: Terror From the Deep
  3. Dawn of War 2 + Expansions
  4. Half-Life
  5. Half-Life 2 + Episodes
1 Point
  1. XCOM 2 + Expansions
  2. Company of Heroes + Expansions
  3. Steel Division 2
  4. Metro: Exodus
  5. Shogun 2: Total War
  6. EYE: Divine Cybermancy
  7. Red Orchestra 2 + Rising Storm
  8. World in Conflict
  9. Victoria 2
  10. Stellaris
 
Kotario

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Time to dust off this account and post an entirely subjective list.

5 Points:
Homeworld
Thief 2: The Metal Age
Journey
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
The Longest Journey

3 Points:
World in Conflict
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Portal 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Metro 2033

1 Point:
Stronghold
Startopia
Majesty
Sleeping Dogs
Red Faction
Tron 2.0
Rez Infinite
The Talos Principle
Half-Life
Dungeon Keeper II
 
Tweed

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Pathfinder: Wrath
5 points:
Doom (1993)
System Shock
Quake
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Heroes of Might and Magic 3

3 Points:
Blood
Interstate 76
Freespace 2
Factorio
Dwarf Fortress

1 Point:
Dungeon Keeper 1
Thief Gold
Half-Life
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Civilization V
C&C: Red Alert
Master of Magic
Dead Space
Unreal
Wing Commander: Privateer
 
Ysaye

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5 Points
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 2 (New World Computing, 1996)
  • Spellbreaker (Infocom, 1985)
  • Disciples 2 (Strategy First, 2002)
  • The Immortal (Will Harvey, 1990)
  • Kings Quest 5 (Sierra Entertainment, 1990)

3 Points
  • Populous (Bullfrog, 1989)
  • Zork Nemesis (Zombie LLC, 1996)
  • Defender of the Crown (Cinema Entertainment, 1986)
  • Wing Commander 3 (Origin Systems, 1994)
  • Lords of Magic (Impressions Games, 1997)

1 Point
  • Legend of Kyrandia (Westwood Studios, 1992)
  • Discworld II: Presumed Missing? (Pysgnosis, 1996)
  • Kings Bounty (New World Computing, 1990)
  • Space Quest 3 (Sierra Entertainment, 1989)
  • Batman (Ocean Software, 1986)
  • Dragon's Lair (Advanced Microcomputer Systems, 1983)
  • Warcraft 2 (Blizzard Entertainment, 1996)
  • The Stanley Parable (Galatic Cafe, 2011)
  • Pioneers (Eigen Lenk, 2017)
  • Policenauts (Konami, 1994)
 
Kruno

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5 games for 5 points
1. Heroes of Might and Magic 3
2. Disciples 2
3. Dwarf Fortress
4. SimCity 2000
5. Doom

5 games for 3 points
1. Half Life
2. Stellaris
3. XCom 2 (with expansions)
4. Majesty
5. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War

10 games for 1 point
1. Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
2. Max Payne
3. Terraria
4. Kingdom Two Crowns
5. FTL
6. Rimworld
7. Saints Row 4
8. Blood
9. Grand Theft Auto 2
10. Starcraft
 
Nazrim Eldrak

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Actually this is a challenge, because "What is an RPG?"

I will also list old games, which I don`t play anymore, but are not RPG.

5 points:
  1. Xenonauts
  2. Voidspire Tactics
  3. XCOM 2
  4. Shadow Warrior(2013)
  5. Prince of Persia - the two thrones

3 points:
  1. Space Rangers 2
  2. Conquest Elysium 4
  3. Dominions 4
  4. XCOM: Enemy unknown
  5. The Walking Dead (a telltale games series)

1 point:
  1. Mr. Heli (c64) - it is not a console game!
  2. The Great Giana Sister (c64)
  3. Wolfenstein 3d
  4. Bioshock Infinte
  5. Rogue Legacy
  6. Dungeon of the endless
  7. Age of Fear
  8. Borderlands 2
  9. Call of Juarez Gunslinger
  10. Thea: The Awakening
 
DTScorpion

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5 points
  1. StarCraft: Brood War
  2. Thief
  3. Quake
  4. Civilization II
  5. Caesar III

3 points
  1. Thief 2
  2. Mortal Kombat II
  3. Heroes of Might and Magic II
  4. Quake 2
  5. Europa Universalis IV

1 point
  1. Pirates!
  2. Blitzkrieg
  3. Monkey Island 2
  4. Mafia
  5. Heroes of Might and Magic III
  6. Doom 2
  7. Half Life
  8. Grand Theft Auto 2
  9. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
  10. Z
 
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Goral

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5 Points:
Sacrifice (by far the best game)
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Starcraft
Quake 3
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

3 Points:
Aliens vs Predator
Aliens vs Predator 2
Disciples 2
Giants Citizen Kabuto
Quake 2

1 Point:
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Red Alert 2
Starcraft 2
Tomb Raider 2
Tony Hawk's Proskater 2
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Moto Racer
Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Chessmaster 10th Edition
 
Glop_dweller

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5 Point
  • Myth 1 & 2
  • Blood
  • Homeworld 1 and HW:Cataclysm (shamefully re-branded HW:Emergence; cowards)

3 Point
  • Dawn of War [series]
  • Sacrifice

1 Point
  • Populous 3: The Beginning
  • Ground Control
  • Giants: Citizen Kabuto
  • Armed & Dangerous
  • Mirror's Edge (1)
  • Rune
  • Prince of Persia:Sands of Time
  • Startopia
  • Dungeonkeeper 1 & 2
 
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Brutan

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PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Shadorwun: Hong Kong
5 Points: Alpha Centauri, Crusader Kings 2, Sid Meier's Colonization, SimCity 4, Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

3 Points: Xenonauts, ThroneBreaker the Witcher Tales, BattleTech, Thea: The Awakening, The Walking Dead (a telltale games series),

1 Point: Total War: Rome II, Lula: the Sexy Empire, Theme Hospital, Papers Please, Seven Kingdoms 2, Master of Magic,Caesar 3, Space Empires IV, Lords of the Realm 2,
 
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Hellwalker

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Prolly could not remember a lot. By oh well.
5 Points:
  1. Thief 1
  2. Thief 2
  3. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
  4. Red Dead Redemption 2
  5. War Craft 3

3 Points:
  1. Max Payne
  2. The Longest Journey
  3. Beyond Good And Evil
  4. Hitman Contracts
  5. Star Craft


1 Point:
  1. GTA 3
  2. Brütal Legend
  3. Bioshock
  4. Tomb Raider 3
  5. No One Lives Forever 2
  6. Grim Fandango
  7. Medal Of Honor (1999)
  8. Mafia
  9. The Void (Tyrgor)
  10. Batman Arkham Knight
 
holla_cabezas_de_mierda

holla_cabezas_de_mierda

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5 Points:
  1. Panzer General
  2. XCOM Enemy Unknown
  3. Close Combat A Bridge 2 Far
  4. Grim Dawn
  5. Master of Orion 2
3 Points
  1. Mission Force Cyber Storm
  2. Age of Wonders 2
  3. Strat-O-matic baseball
  4. Fantasy General
  5. Mechcommander II Gold
1 Point
  1. Shadow of the Horned Rat
  2. Achtung Spitfire
  3. Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich
  4. War in the pacific Admirals Edition
  5. Mission Force Cyber storm II
  6. Panzer General 2
  7. Master of Orion
  8. Hearts of Iron II
  9. Silent Hunter III
  10. Silent Hunter IV
  11. kharkov disaster on the donets
  12. Battlefront (2007)
 
Nutmeg

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5 points:

  • Tie fighter
  • Doom
  • Civilization 4
  • Heroes of might and magic 3
  • Company of heroes

3 points:

  • Thief
  • Worms Armageddon
  • Doom RL
  • Ys origin
  • Kamui

1 point:

  • FEAR
  • Quake
  • Quake 3
  • Dark forces 2
  • Master of Orion
  • Rollercoaster tycoon
  • Sim city 4
  • Z
  • Rise of nations
  • Bunny must die
 
Crooked Bee

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Codex 2013 Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire MCA Serpent in the Staglands Dead State Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Wasteland 2 Shadorwun: Hong Kong Divinity: Original Sin 2 BattleTech Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
5 points
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Civilization
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
The Curse of Monkey Island
Frederick Pohl's Gateway

3 points
SimCity 2000
Master of Orion 2
Day of the Tentacle
King's Quest VI
Little Big Adventure 2

1 point
Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Discworld Noir
The Colonel's Bequest (Laura Bow 1)
Fantasy General
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Dune 2
Worms: Armageddon
Dishonored 2
Hexen

Tried limiting this to 1 game per franchise. This was hard, especially in terms of limiting the number of adventure games I wanted to put on the list....
 
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Angriph

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5 points:
  1. Rome: Total War
  2. Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis + Red Hammer + Resistance
  3. Age of Empires 2 + The Conquerors
  4. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
  5. Counter Strike: Global Offensive
3 points:
  1. Ultimate General: Civil War
  2. Warcraft II + Beyond the Dark Portal
  3. Medal of Honor (1999)
  4. Severance: Blade of Darkness
  5. Discworld Noir
1 point:
  1. American Truck Simulator
  2. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
  3. Sam & Max: Seasons 1 & 2
  4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  5. Silent Hunter III
  6. Spec Ops: The Line
  7. The Stanley Parable
  8. Star Wars Republic Commando
  9. Sid Meier’s Pirates!
  10. King's Quest VI
 
jaydee2k

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5-points:
Secret of Monkey Island, Half-Life, Age of Empires 2, Heroes of Might & Magic 2, Far Cry

3-points:
Quake, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Max Payne, Hearts of Iron 2, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

1-point:
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Command&Conquer Red Alert
Warcraft 2
Half-Life 2
The Settlers
Anno 1602
Commandos Behind Enemy Lines
Tropico
Crusader Kings 2
Dungeon Keeper
 
Tom Baker's Arse

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felipepepe said:
2020 has been slow year so far, so let's have some fun & drama: a voting for the best non-RPG PC games!

RULES

1. You can vote for up to 20 games, divided into three tiers:
  • 5 games for 5 points
  • 5 games for 3 points
  • 10 games for 1 point
2. NO RPGs. We already have Top RPG polls, this is for everything else. If it's on our Top 101 RPGs list, it can't be voted here.

3. NO CONSOLE GAMES (ports are ok).

4. Voting ends on March 21st (you can edit your votes until then).

5. No Codex accounts from 2020.

EXAMPLE VOTE

5 Points: Monkey Island 2, Hollow Knight, Day of the Tentacle, StarCraft, Half-Life
3 Points: X-COM, Thief II, Warhammer: Dark Omen, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Devil May Cry 3
1 Point: Subnautica, Minecraft, Antichamber, WarCraft III, GTA: Vice City, Dynasty Warriors 8, Alien vs Predator 2, Need for Speed Underground 2, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Doom II

This thread is only for voting, if you want to complain about this, please use the discussion thread.
Click to expand...

For fuck sake, I'm 70 years old, how the bloody hell am I expected to remember games I was playing 20-30 years ago ? Cracker of an idea for a poll though felipepepe !
 
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Empary

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5 Points:
1. UFO: Enemy Unknown
2. Unreal Tournament
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4. Age of Wonders 2
5. Minecraft

3 Points:
1. Warcraft 3
2. Doom
3. XCOM 2
4. Saints Row 3
5. Sid Meyers Alpha Centauri

1 Point:
1. Rayman 3
2. Rayman 2
3. Quake
4. Titanfall 2
5. Terraria
6. Unreal
7. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
8. Starcraft
9. Rainbow Six 3
10. Need for Speed: Underground 2
 
Dr Skeleton

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Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag.
5 points
1. Dawn of War 1
2. Giants: Citizen Kabuto
3. Captain Claw
4. Conquest of Elysium 4
5. Majesty

3 points
1. Warlords 3 / Darklords Rising
2. Starcraft 1 / Brood War
3. Cuphead
4. Samorost 3
5. Rayman Origins

1 point
1. Sacrifice
2. Warcraft 3
3. Heroes of Might and Magic 3
4. Eador Genesis
5. Lords of Magic
6. Disciples: Sacred Lands
7. Age of Empires 1
8. Unreal Tournament 2004
9. Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
10. Star Wolves
 
Parabalus

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5 Points
  1. Starcraft
  2. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
  3. Heroes of Might and Magic 3
  4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
  5. Total War : Warhammer II (paired with I, they're one game)
3 Points
  1. Warcraft 3
  2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
  3. Dishonored 2
  4. GTA Vice City
  5. King's Bounty: Armored Princess
1 Point
  1. XCOM 2 + Expansions
  2. Dishonored
  3. Dawn of War 2
  4. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  5. Alpha Centauri
  6. Styx Shards of Darkness
  7. Crysis
  8. Fantasy General
  9. Thief 2
  10. Shenzhen IO
 
Jrpgfan

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5 points

Monkey Island 2
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Hitman Silent Assassin
Championship Manager/Football Manager
Thief 2

3 points

System Shock 2
Duke Nukem 3D
GTA San Andreas and Vice City
Full Throttle

1 Point

Age of Empires 2
Age of Mythology
Civ 3
C&C Red Alert
Medieval Total War
Xcom
 
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