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GOOD RPG's made by a single guy

Cryomancer

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First, obviously KoTC1/2. Both are amazing AI and TB OGL 3.5E game.





Other amazing game is BLOODLust. A Amazing vampire urban fantasy game. NOt as great as VtMB but great non the less. Has Diablo 1 style itemization and dungeons.




And lastly GEDONIA. Is made by a Ukranian guy, so I suggest checking out. The unique bad thing is the bit of WoW influence.



Geneforge SAGA + Mutagen remake. A game all about magically created lifeforms.



Anyone here knows more good RPG's made by a single guy?
 

Butter

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Similarly, the Bradley Wizardrys are almost entirely his work, however other people are credited for art/music/sound. This is more or less on par with the modern indie dev who uses asset packs and does everything else solo.
 

Lord_Potato

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Omega Syndrome. A unique mix of Fallout and X-Com.

You can't buy it though. Such monocled games don't get purchased. You first need to be worthy to deserve them.

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Naraya

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Wasn't this 3D stealth game where you play as a mouse* (rat?) also made by one guy? I know that many people liked it.

*)Ghost of a Tale
 

AdolfSatan

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Cryomancer? Is this another incarnation of Victor/Meredith? Can't picture anyone else with such a fetish for bizarre classes.

OnT: Brigand Oaxaca, Teudogar, and Titan Outpost.
 

Moaning_Clock

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Theseus: Journey to Athens and Titan Outpost come to mind.
I'm not sure how it is in regards to the Geister games, I think the games as they are are mostly done by one guy but he has help in other areas around the game, can't remember (zwanzig_zwoelf)
 

OSK

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You're missing Vogel's other big series, the Exile/Avernum series.
 

Baron Dupek

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Cruelty Squad? I don't see such bizzare piece of work being made by more than single person, unless they have some hivemind- like connection
 

Morpheus Kitami

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Cruelty Squad? I don't see such bizzare piece of work being made by more than single person, unless they have some hivemind- like connection

But is it RPG? And more importantly, is it good? I heard this game mentioned more as a meme than anything else.
From what I've seen, its a very competently made game that's intended to be as weird and insane as humanly possible. This is a good summary of it. I can't really say if its a RPG or not, but it is an immersion sim, as nebulous as that genre is.
 

Fargus

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I played it for a few hours last summer and honestly i feel like i wasted money. Just an ugly action game with quirky universe and corporate memes. But it's not an rpg for sure.

Maybe i just lack the "CEO mindset" to enjoy something like Cruetly Squad.
 

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