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

Roguey

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Five points:
Devil May Cry 3
Flashback
Hitman: Blood Money
Portal
Portal 2

Three points:
Doom
Duke Nukem 3D
Gunpoint
Quake
World of Goo

One point:
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Hotline Miami
Mark of the Ninja
Metal Gear Solid V
Resident Evil 4
Silent Hill 2
Stealth Bastard
Stealth Inc 2
Transistor
 

SniperHF

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5 Points:
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Civilization IV
Rome: Total War
Tropico
MVP Baseball 2005

3 Points:
Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament 2004
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
DIRT Rally

1 Point:
Outcast
Wolfenstein 3D
Unreal
Worms 2
Crysis
Europa Universalis III
Resident Evil
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Starcraft
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
 

Plane Escapee

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Divinity: Original Sin 2 BattleTech Bubbles In Memoria A Beautifully Desolate Campaign Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Pathfinder: Kingmaker Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag. Pathfinder: Wrath
5 Points:
Crusader Kings 2 (2012, Paradox Development Studio)
Sacrifice (2000, Shiny Entertainment)
Startopia (2000, Mucky Foot)
FTL (2012, Subset Games)
Heroes of Might and Magic II (1996, New World Computing)

3 Points:
Football Manager 2020 (or whichever version is the latest at the time, Sports Interactive)
Hotline Miami (2012, Dennaton Games)
Rimworld (2016, Ludeon Studios)
Don't Starve (2013, Klei)
This War of Mine (2014, 11 bit studios)

1 Point:
Red Dead Redemption II (2018, Rockstar)
Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999, New World Computing)
Heroes of Might and Magic IV (2002, New World Computing)
Dungeon Keeper 2 (1999, Bullfrog)
Impossible Creatures (2003, Relic)
Starcraft (1998, Blizzard)
Europa Universalis IV (2013, Paradox Development Studio)
Primordia (2012, Wormwood Studios)
Zafehouse Diaries (2012, Screwfly)
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004, Firaxis Games)


[edited the two Freedom Force titles out and put Zafehouse Diaries and Nu-Pirates in their place]
 
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Reality

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5

Doom 1993
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Lode Runner Championship
Worms Armagaddoon
Age of Empires 2

3

Descent 1995
XCOM 1994
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Quake 3 Arena
TIE Fighter

1

MechWarrior 4
Creatures 1996
Lemmings 1991
Tetris
Pirates!
Head Over Heels
Company of Heroes 2
Interstate 76
World of Tanks
SWAT 4
 

curds

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5 points:
1. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
2. Half-Life
3. Half-Life: Opposing Force
4. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
5. Doom (1993)

3 points:
1. Bully
2. Doom II
3. Half-Life 2
4. Quake
5. Portal

1 point:
1. Half-Life: Blue Shift
2. Duke Nukem 3D
3. Unreal
4. Full Throttle
5. Minecraft
6. Tetris
7. World of Warcraft (Classic/vanilla)
8. The Sims
9. The Lord of the Rings Online
10. Age of Empires II

If MMOs are being counted as RPGs I will edit the list.

edit: The no console exclusive rule is dumb. Makes sense in the top RPGs vote 'cause this is primarily a CRPG site. But since this is in the General Gaming section I think console games should be allowed.
 
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potatojohn

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--- 5

Independence War
M.A.X.
Kerbal Space Program
Spacechem
SimCity 4

--- 3

Frozen Synapse
Outcast
Factorio
Infinifactory
MDK 2

--- 1

Beneath a Steel Sky
7 Billion Humans
Styx: Master of Shadows
Death to Spies
Independence War 2
Silent Storm
Deus Ex Operation Flashpoint
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Tremulous
Neotokyo
 
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Ismaul

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Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Make the Codex Great Again! Grab the Codex by the pussy Insert Title Here RPG Wokedex Strap Yourselves In Codex Year of the Donut Divinity: Original Sin Project: Eternity Torment: Tides of Numenera Shadorwun: Hong Kong Divinity: Original Sin 2 BattleTech A Beautifully Desolate Campaign My team has the sexiest and deadliest waifus you can recruit.
5 points:
Starcraft
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Unreal Tournament
Dark Earth


3 points:
Sanitarium
Max Payne
Age of Wonders
Starcraft 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2


1 point:
Thief: The Dark Project
Prince of Persia (DOS original)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Max Payne 2
Outcast
Majesty
Duke Nukem 3D
Blade Runner
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Tyrian 2000 Death Rally (1996 original)
 
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Wunderbar

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- 5 points:
01. Half-Life
02. Quake
03. Thief 2: The Metal Age
04. Resident Evil Remake (it was ported on PC as a HD Remaster)
05. Silent Hill 2

- 3 points:
06. Return to castle Wolfenstein
07. Blood
08. American McGee's Alice
09. Hollow Knight
10. Hitman Contracts

- 1 point:
11. Warcraft 3
12. Return of Obra Dinn
13. SOMA
14. King's Bounty Armored Princess
15. Dishonored
16. No One Lives Forever
17. Prey 2017 Severance Blade of Darkness
18. Rune
19. System Shock 2 Pathologic 2
20. Alien Isolation
 
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fantadomat

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LoL there was games other than RPGs....

So 5 points
Thief
Thief 2
Thief 3
Age of Empires 2
StarCraft Broodwar

3 points

Dishonoured
Red Alert 2
Doom 2
Hitman Blood money
King's Bounty
 

Dodo1610

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Location
Germany
additional comments in brackets ()

5 Points:
Beyond Good & Evil
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Stronghold Crusader
The longest Journey (no other video game narrative has ever moved me like TLJ's)
Stardew Valley (The
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ist game ever made.)

3 Points:
Thief 2
Metal Gear Solid V
Race Driver Grid
Sim City 4
Far Cry 2

1 Points:
Slay the Spire (I can't stop playing, send help)
Industry Giant 2
Railroad Tycoon 3
Rayman Legends
Max Payne
Age of Mythology
Inside
Hotline Miami 2
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2
Medieval Total War 2
 
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Jason Liang

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5 points
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Rance X
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Uncharted Waters

3 points
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Steam)
Invisible Inc.
Kichikou Rance
The Last Blade 2 (Steam)

1 point
King of Fighters XIII (Steam)
Red Alert
King of Fighters 2002 UM (Steam) X-Com Atomic Bomberman
Star Wars Rebellion (1998)
World of Warcraft Outrun American Truck Simulator Ecco the Dolphin (Steam, in Mega Drive Classics Collection)
Final Fantasy VIII Yakuza 0
Artificial Girl 3
Grim Fandango
Flashback
The Last Express

lol at all the retarded popamole fps and rts in people's top 20 lists
 
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Zed Duke of Banville

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5 Points:
  • Pirates!
  • Sim City
  • Populous
  • Lemmings
  • Another World
3 Points:
  • Zork
  • Civilization
  • Master of Orion
  • Warlords II
  • Heroes of Might & Magic II
1 Point:
  • Archon
  • Tetris
  • Arcticfox
  • Red Baron
  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
  • X-Com
  • Thief: The Dark Project
  • Alpha Centauri
  • Thief II: The Metal Age
  • Deus Ex
 

Dedicated_Dark

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5 points
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Devil May Cry 3
Thief II: The Metal Age
F.E.A.R
Resident Evil 4

3 points
Dead Space 2
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Metal Gear Solid V
Tomb Raider 2

1 point
Primordia
Homeworld
Hitman: Blood Money
Mirror's Edge
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Beyond Good & Evil
Tomb Raider 2
Far Cry 2
Starcraft
Assassin's Creed
 

Zednick

Educated
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Messages
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Five Points

Tetris
Civilization II
Day of the Tentacle
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Europa Universalis IV

Three Points

Slay the Spire
Rayman Origins
Plants vs Zombies
Cities: Skylines
The Sims 3

1 Point

Asteroids
Galaga
Gradius
Karateka
Maniac Mansion
Lemmings
Caesar III
Space Quest V
Kingdom Rush
Age of Wonders III
 

Strange Fellow

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Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag.
5 points:
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Grim Fandango
Silent Storm
Silent Hill 2
Gateway

3 points:
Half-Life
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Battle Brothers
Eric the Unready
Portal

1 point:
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Mirror's Edge
X-COM: Apocalypse
Timequest
Just Cause 2
Silent Hill 1 Portal 2 then
Star Wars Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Star Control 2 (consider this a protest vote, that game has nothing to do on the RPG list)
 
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Ninjerk

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5: UT99, Starcraft, Dystopia (source mod), Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
3: Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, Warcraft 3, Crusader Kings 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Doom 2
1: Simcity: 2000, XCOM, Myst, Megarace, Thief, NEOTOKYO, AoE 2, Top Gun, Worms: Armageddon, Solitaire
 

PlanHex

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5 pts:
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Curse of Monkey Island
Portal
HoMM 3
Doom (1993 obv)

3pts:
Silent Hill 2
Grim Fandango
Psychonauts
Starcraft
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

1pt:
Lemmings
Duke Nukem 3D
Worms 2
Half Life
Rainbow Six
MDK
Memoria
Amnesia the Dark Descent
Max Payne
Sam & Max Hit The Road


Limited myself to one per franchise.

Edit: shit, I forgot about LBA2 and The Neverhood until other people mentioned them and now I can't figure out where to put them. They'll have to be honorable mentions.
 
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groke

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Codex 2013 Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Serpent in the Staglands Divinity: Original Sin Torment: Tides of Numenera BattleTech I'm very into cock and ball torture
5 points
Beneath a Steel Sky
Doom (1993)
Another World
Lemmings
Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO (1996)

3 points
The Legend of Kyrandia
Prince of Persia (1989)
Heroes of Might & Magic II
The Colonel's Bequest
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

1 point

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
One Must Fall 2097
Oxyd
Loom
Alone in the Dark (1992)
StarCraft
Warhammer: Dark Omen
Dreamweb
Frederik Pohl's Gateway
KGB
 
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Nano

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Grab the Codex by the pussy Strap Yourselves In
5 points:
Penumbra: Black Plague
Rayman
SOMA
Thief Gold
Thief II: The Metal Age

3 points:
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Penumbra: Overture
Rayman 2
Rayman 3
The Blackwell Legacy

1 point:
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Blackwell Deception
Dead Space 2
Dishonored 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto IV
Realms of the Haunting
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
The Cat Lady
 

DJOGamer PT

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5 Points
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DUSK
Devil May Cry 5
Hollow Knight
Pathologic 2
Tekken 7

3 Points
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Severance: Blade of Darkness
NIOH
Subnautica
REmake
Thief 2: The Metal Age

1 Point
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Resident Evil 4
Enter the Gungeon
System Shock
Portal 2
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
Rayman Legends
Stardew Valley

EDIT: I've reworked the list because more classic titles like Doom are already getting a considerable amount of votes, this way I can attribute points on titles that aren't getting much attention.
 
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