Community RPG Codex 2022 GOTY - VOTE NOW!

[Nostaljaded]

GOTY 2022 Game Listing with Clickable Banners (to Store Page)
(for easier voting/recollection on having played before or not/to play consideration)

Sorted in Poll/A-Z Order

1. 1428: Shadows over Silesia
2. Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy
3. ANNO: Mutationem
4. Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
5. Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
6. ASTLIBRA Revision
7. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
8. Babylon's Fall
9. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
10. Batora: Lost Haven
11. Betrayal at Club Low
12. Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
13. BLACKTAIL
14. Bloody Spell
15. Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
16. Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG
17. Chained Echoes
18. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
19. Circus Electrique
20. Citizen Sleeper
21. Coromon
22. CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
23. Crystal Project
24. Ctrl Alt Ego
25. Decision: Red Daze
26. Demeo: PC Edition
27. DEMON GAZE EXTRA
28. Devil Spire
29. Digimon Survive
30. Digitizer
31. Disgaea 6 Complete
32. Dolmen
33. Dungeons of Edera
34. Dying Light 2
35. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
36. Elden Ring
37. ELEX II
38. Empire of Ember
39. Expeditions: Rome
40. Fabled Lands
41. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
42. Final Fantasy VI
43. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
44. Gedonia
45. Gordian Quest
46. Grim Quest - Old School RPG
47. Hard West 2
48. HARVESTELLA
49. Hellslave
50. Hero's Hour
51. Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
52. Home Behind 2
53. Imprisoned Hyperion
54. Infernax
55. Jack Move
56. Jettatura
57. Keplerth
58. King Arthur: Knight's Tale
59. Knights of the Chalice 2: Augury of Chaos
60. Kynseed
61. Loot River
62. Lost Eidolons
63. Lost Epic
64. Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
65. Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and Rebound
66. Marvel's Midnight Suns
67. Mary Skelter 2
68. Mech Armada
69. Memoirs of a Battle Brothel
70. METAL MAX Xeno Reborn
71. MONARK
72. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten
73. MONSTER HUNTER RISE
74. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
75. NEO: The World Ends with You
76. Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars
77. Nobody Saves the World
78. Obsidian Prince
79. Once Ever After
80. Out There: Oceans of Time
81. Path Of Wuxia
82. Persona 5 Royal
83. Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
84. Potion Permit
85. Prime of Flames
86. Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor
87. Realms of Magic
88. Rebellion: A Rogue Souls Like
89. Reverie Knights Tactics
90. Ringlorn Saga
91. Rise of the Third Power
92. Roadwarden
93. Rogue Legacy 2
94. Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered
95. RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
96. Rune Factory 5
97. Salt And Sacrifice
98. Samurai Bringer
99. Sea Horizon
100. Shadows Over Loathing
101. Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death
102. Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
103. Soul Hackers 2
104. Soulash
105. Souldiers
106. Source of Madness
107. SpellMaster: The Saga
108. Star Ocean The Divine Force
109. Star Valor
110. Steelrising
111. Stones Keeper
112. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
113. Sunday Gold
114. Super Lesbian Animal RPG
115. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
116. Tactical Combat Department
117. Tactics Ogre: Reborn
118. Telepath Tactics Liberated
119. The Caligula Effect 2
120. The DioField Chronicle
121. The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
122. The Hand of Merlin
123. The Impregnation of the Elves: Conquest of the Arrogant Fairies by Impregnation
124. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
125. The Last Oricru
126. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
127. The Sargosian Abyss
128. The Tarnishing of Juxtia
129. The Valiant
130. The Waylanders
131. There Is No Light
132. This Way Madness Lies
133. Thymesia
134. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
135. Tinyfolks
136. Tower of Fantasy
137. TRIANGLE STRATEGY
138. Tyrant's Blessing
139. Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
140. Valkyrie Elysium
141. Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
142. Vanaris Tactics
143. VARIOUS DAYLIFE
144. VenusBlood HOLLOW International
145. Far Away From Home [replaces duplicate entry - Vestaria Saga Gaiden: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister]
146. Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister
147. Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden
148. Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden
149. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
150. Warm Snow
151. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
152. Watcher Chronicles
153. Weird West
154. Wigmund
155. XEL
156. Yaengard
157. Young Souls
158. Zorbus

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P.S. Vestaria Saga Gaiden (145th) is the old title for Vestaria Saga II (146th).
Sauce: https://www.gematsu.com/2022/03/ves...taria-saga-ii-the-sacred-sword-of-silvanister

So, I've unilaterally replaced the duplicate (145th Gaiden entry) with another 2022 TRPG: Far Away From Home.

felipepepe & Twiglard
Please decide if anything needs to be done to the duplicate entry (145th).

 

[Nostaljaded]

GOTY 2022 Game Listing with Clickable Banners (grouped into Popularity [by Current Number of Steam Reviews])

& Colorcoded according to Current Steam Rating

MN - Mostly Negative
M - Mixed
P - Positive
MP - Mostly Positive
VP - Very Positive
OP - Overwhelmingly Positive

Less than 100 Steam Reviews
1. 1428: Shadows over Silesia (P)
2. Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy (M)
27. DEMON GAZE EXTRA (M)
30. Digitizer
46. Grim Quest - Old School RPG (VP)
53. Imprisoned Hyperion
56. Jettatura (P)
59. Knights of the Chalice 2: Augury of Chaos (MP)
65. Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and Rebound (VP)
67. Mary Skelter 2 (VP)
78. Obsidian Prince (VP)
86. Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor (P)
88. Rebellion: A Rogue Souls Like (MP)
89. Reverie Knights Tactics (M)
90. Ringlorn Saga (P)
99. Sea Horizon (VP)
102. Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
111. Stones Keeper (MP)
116. Tactical Combat Department (M)
118. Telepath Tactics Liberated (VP)
121. The Dragoness: Command of the Flame (M)
127. The Sargosian Abyss (P)
132. This Way Madness Lies (VP)
142. Vanaris Tactics (MP)
143. VARIOUS DAYLIFE (M)
145. Far Away From Home [replaces duplicate entry - Vestaria Saga Gaiden: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister] (P)
147. Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden (VP)
152. Watcher Chronicles (VP)
155. XEL (M)


100-1k Steam Reviews
4. Arcanium: Rise of Akhan (VP)
8. Babylon's Fall (MN)
9. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (VP)
10. Batora: Lost Haven (VP)
11. Betrayal at Club Low (VP)
12. Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (MP)
13. BLACKTAIL (VP)
15. Brigandine The Legend of Runersia (VP)
16. Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG (VP)
19. Circus Electrique (MP)
24. Ctrl Alt Ego (VP)
25. Decision: Red Daze (MP)
26. Demeo: PC Edition (VP)
28. Devil Spire (VP)
31. Disgaea 6 Complete (M)
32. Dolmen (M)
33. Dungeons of Edera (MP)
38. Empire of Ember (M)
40. Fabled Lands (VP)
41. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (VP)
49. Hellslave (MP)
51. Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath (VP)
55. Jack Move (VP)
61. Loot River (MP)
62. Lost Eidolons (MP)
63. Lost Epic (MP)
64. Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness (MP)
68. Mech Armada (VP)
69. Memoirs of a Battle Brothel (MP)
70. METAL MAX Xeno Reborn (M)
71. MONARK (VP)
72. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (MP)
75. NEO: The World Ends with You (VP)
76. Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars (VP)
79. Once Ever After (MP)
80. Out There: Oceans of Time (M)
83. Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (VP)
85. Prime of Flames (VP)
87. Realms of Magic (VP)
91. Rise of the Third Power (VP)
94. Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered (VP)
95. RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (VP)
96. Rune Factory 5 (VP)
98. Samurai Bringer (VP)
101. Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death (VP)
104. Soulash (MP)
106. Source of Madness (VP)
107. SpellMaster: The Saga (M)
113. Sunday Gold (VP)
114. Super Lesbian Animal RPG (VP)
119. The Caligula Effect 2 (VP)
120. The DioField Chronicle (M)
122. The Hand of Merlin (MP)
123. The Impregnation of the Elves: Conquest of the Arrogant Fairies by Impregnation (M)
124. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (VP)
125. The Last Oricru (M)
126. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (VP)
128. The Tarnishing of Juxtia (M)
129. The Valiant (M)
130. The Waylanders (M)
131. There Is No Light (MP)
135. Tinyfolks (OP)
138. Tyrant's Blessing (MP)
139. Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy (MP)
140. Valkyrie Elysium (M)
141. Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby (VP)
144. VenusBlood HOLLOW International (VP)
146. Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister (VP)
148. Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (M)
151. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (OP)
154. Wigmund (VP)
156. Yaengard (MP)
157. Young Souls (VP)
158. Zorbus (VP)


1k-5k Steam Reviews
3. ANNO: Mutationem (MP)
5. Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (VP)
7. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (OP)
17. Chained Echoes (VP)
18. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (M)
20. Citizen Sleeper (VP)
21. Coromon (VP)
22. CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION (VP)
23. Crystal Project (VP)
29. Digimon Survive (VP)
35. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (VP)
37. ELEX II (MP)
39. Expeditions: Rome (VP)
42. Final Fantasy VI (VP)
44. Gedonia (VP)
45. Gordian Quest (VP)
47. Hard West 2 (MP)
48. HARVESTELLA (MP)
50. Hero's Hour (MP)
54. Infernax (VP)
57. Keplerth (VP)
58. King Arthur: Knight's Tale (VP)
60. Kynseed (VP)
77. Nobody Saves the World (VP)
84. Potion Permit (MP)
92. Roadwarden (OP)
100. Shadows Over Loathing (OP)
103. Soul Hackers 2 (M)
105. Souldiers (M)
108. Star Ocean The Divine Force (M)
109. Star Valor (VP)
110. Steelrising (MP)
117. Tactics Ogre: Reborn (MP)
133. Thymesia (VP)
137. TRIANGLE STRATEGY (MP)
153. Weird West (MP)


5k-20k Steam Reviews
6. ASTLIBRA Revision (OP)
43. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (VP)
52. Home Behind 2 (VP)
66. Marvel's Midnight Suns (MP)
93. Rogue Legacy 2 (VP)
115. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (OP)
134. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (MP)
136. Tower of Fantasy (MP)
149. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters (MP)


20k-50k Steam Reviews
14. Bloody Spell (VP)
73. MONSTER HUNTER RISE (VP)
81. Path Of Wuxia (MP)
82. Persona 5 Royal (OP)
150. Warm Snow (VP)


More than 50k Steam Reviews
34. Dying Light 2 (MP)
36. Elden Ring (VP)
74. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (VP)


Epic Exklooosive
97. Salt And Sacrifice
112. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin


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2022 OP Games
6. ASTLIBRA Revision (OP)
7. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (OP)
82. Persona 5 Royal (OP)
92. Roadwarden (OP)
100. Shadows Over Loathing (OP)
115. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (OP)
135. Tinyfolks (OP)
151. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (OP)

 

[Tyranicon]

GOTY 2022 Game Listing with Clickable Banners (grouped into Popularity [by Current Number of Steam Reviews])

& Colorcoded according to Current Steam Rating

MN - Mostly Negative
M - Mixed
P - Positive
MP - Mostly Positive
VP - Very Positive
OP - Overwhelmingly Positive

Less than 100 Steam Reviews
1. 1428: Shadows over Silesia (P)
2. Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy (M)
27. DEMON GAZE EXTRA (M)
30. Digitizer
46. Grim Quest - Old School RPG (VP)
53. Imprisoned Hyperion
56. Jettatura (P)
59. Knights of the Chalice 2: Augury of Chaos (MP)
65. Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and Rebound (VP)
67. Mary Skelter 2 (VP)
78. Obsidian Prince (VP)
86. Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor (P)
88. Rebellion: A Rogue Souls Like (MP)
89. Reverie Knights Tactics (M)
90. Ringlorn Saga (P)
99. Sea Horizon (VP)
102. Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
111. Stones Keeper (MP)
116. Tactical Combat Department (M)
118. Telepath Tactics Liberated (VP)
121. The Dragoness: Command of the Flame (M)
127. The Sargosian Abyss (P)
132. This Way Madness Lies (VP)
142. Vanaris Tactics (MP)
143. VARIOUS DAYLIFE (M)
145. Far Away From Home [replaces duplicate entry - Vestaria Saga Gaiden: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister] (P)
147. Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden (VP)
152. Watcher Chronicles (VP)
155. XEL (M)


100-1k Steam Reviews
4. Arcanium: Rise of Akhan (VP)
8. Babylon's Fall (MN)
9. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (VP)
10. Batora: Lost Haven (VP)
11. Betrayal at Club Low (VP)
12. Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (MP)
13. BLACKTAIL (VP)
15. Brigandine The Legend of Runersia (VP)
16. Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG (VP)
19. Circus Electrique (MP)
24. Ctrl Alt Ego (VP)
25. Decision: Red Daze (MP)
26. Demeo: PC Edition (VP)
28. Devil Spire (VP)
31. Disgaea 6 Complete (M)
32. Dolmen (M)
33. Dungeons of Edera (MP)
38. Empire of Ember (M)
40. Fabled Lands (VP)
41. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (VP)
49. Hellslave (MP)
51. Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath (VP)
55. Jack Move (VP)
61. Loot River (MP)
62. Lost Eidolons (MP)
63. Lost Epic (MP)
64. Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness (MP)
68. Mech Armada (VP)
69. Memoirs of a Battle Brothel (MP)
70. METAL MAX Xeno Reborn (M)
71. MONARK (VP)
72. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (MP)
75. NEO: The World Ends with You (VP)
76. Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars (VP)
79. Once Ever After (MP)
80. Out There: Oceans of Time (M)
83. Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (VP)
85. Prime of Flames (VP)
87. Realms of Magic (VP)
91. Rise of the Third Power (VP)
94. Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered (VP)
95. RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (VP)
96. Rune Factory 5 (VP)
98. Samurai Bringer (VP)
101. Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death (VP)
104. Soulash (MP)
106. Source of Madness (VP)
107. SpellMaster: The Saga (M)
113. Sunday Gold (VP)
114. Super Lesbian Animal RPG (VP)
119. The Caligula Effect 2 (VP)
120. The DioField Chronicle (M)
122. The Hand of Merlin (MP)
123. The Impregnation of the Elves: Conquest of the Arrogant Fairies by Impregnation (M)
124. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (VP)
125. The Last Oricru (M)
126. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (VP)
128. The Tarnishing of Juxtia (M)
129. The Valiant (M)
130. The Waylanders (M)
131. There Is No Light (MP)
135. Tinyfolks (OP)
138. Tyrant's Blessing (MP)
139. Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy (MP)
140. Valkyrie Elysium (M)
141. Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby (VP)
144. VenusBlood HOLLOW International (VP)
146. Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister (VP)
148. Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (M)
151. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (OP)
154. Wigmund (VP)
156. Yaengard (MP)
157. Young Souls (VP)
158. Zorbus (VP)


1k-5k Steam Reviews
3. ANNO: Mutationem (MP)
5. Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (VP)
7. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (OP)
17. Chained Echoes (VP)
18. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (M)
20. Citizen Sleeper (VP)
21. Coromon (VP)
22. CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION (VP)
23. Crystal Project (VP)
29. Digimon Survive (VP)
35. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (VP)
37. ELEX II (MP)
39. Expeditions: Rome (VP)
42. Final Fantasy VI (VP)
44. Gedonia (VP)
45. Gordian Quest (VP)
47. Hard West 2 (MP)
48. HARVESTELLA (MP)
50. Hero's Hour (MP)
54. Infernax (VP)
57. Keplerth (VP)
58. King Arthur: Knight's Tale (VP)
60. Kynseed (VP)
77. Nobody Saves the World (VP)
84. Potion Permit (MP)
92. Roadwarden (OP)
100. Shadows Over Loathing (OP)
103. Soul Hackers 2 (M)
105. Souldiers (M)
108. Star Ocean The Divine Force (M)
109. Star Valor (VP)
110. Steelrising (MP)
117. Tactics Ogre: Reborn (MP)
133. Thymesia (VP)
137. TRIANGLE STRATEGY (MP)
153. Weird West (MP)


5k-20k Steam Reviews
6. ASTLIBRA Revision (OP)
43. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (VP)
52. Home Behind 2 (VP)
66. Marvel's Midnight Suns (MP)
93. Rogue Legacy 2 (VP)
115. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (OP)
134. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (MP)
136. Tower of Fantasy (MP)
149. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters (MP)


20k-50k Steam Reviews
14. Bloody Spell (VP)
73. MONSTER HUNTER RISE (VP)
81. Path Of Wuxia (MP)
82. Persona 5 Royal (OP)
150. Warm Snow (VP)


More than 50k Steam Reviews
34. Dying Light 2 (MP)
36. Elden Ring (VP)
74. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (VP)


Epic Exklooosive
97. Salt And Sacrifice
112. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin


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2022 OP Games
6. ASTLIBRA Revision (OP)
7. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (OP)
82. Persona 5 Royal (OP)
92. Roadwarden (OP)
100. Shadows Over Loathing (OP)
115. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (OP)
135. Tinyfolks (OP)
151. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (OP)

Shit dude, wtf. Props. This helps a lot.

Although Memoirs of a Battle Brothel is Very Positive at 85%, instead of Mostly Positive

 

[The Dopamine Cleric]

I don't recognize 2022 as a year.

 

[felipepepe]

Damn, hats off to Nostaljaded

Good catch with the Vestaria thing too. But I'm afraid it's too late to change the poll, so I'll just combine the votes for Gaiden & 2.

 

[fantadomat]

 

[Viata]

Turned out the poll was rigged :^)

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

Wow. There is actually a lot of interesting looking games on that list that I never heard of. The Steam reviews aren't very kind though. It looks like lots of poor execution or unfinished products.

 

[Vlajdermen]

But I'm looking forward to the eventual victory of Super Lesbian Animal RPG, it seems like it checks a lot of Codexers' requirements for GOTY.

I unironically want to see that happen.

 

[Peachcurl]

But I'm looking forward to the eventual victory of Super Lesbian Animal RPG, it seems like it checks a lot of Codexers' requirements for GOTY.

I unironically want to see that happen.

At least it's an RPG.

 

[Nostaljaded]

...Although Memoirs of a Battle Brothel is Very Positive at 85%, instead of Mostly Positive.

View attachment 33520

Data was retrieved anonymously from Steam.

So for those (few) games' review ratings that require Steam login to access, I've to rely on SteamDB which (most likely) differs from actual Steam page.

 

[Tyranicon]

...Although Memoirs of a Battle Brothel is Very Positive at 85%, instead of Mostly Positive.

View attachment 33520

Data was retrieved anonymously from Steam.

So for those (few) games' review ratings that require Steam login to access, I've to rely on SteamDB which (most likely) differs from actual Steam page.

Ah okay, no worries.

Just for those that are curious, Steamdb has their own rating system that differs from Steam significantly. They have this "real review" score which is sort of convoluted and honestly, I don't really understand the need for it.

It has the greatest impact on games that have low review counts and can skew it by 10% or more. For example, KotC2 has a 79% on Steam (so close to Very Positive!), but on Steamdb it's a 71.8%.

 

[Lady Error]

Never really looked at it, but Knights of the Chalice 2 does look potentially interesting.

For those who played both, is Black Geyser or KotC2 better?

 

[Jermu]

black geyser is very mediocre

kotc2 is top 5 game ever made

 

[mediocrepoet]

Never really looked at it, but Knights of the Chalice 2 does look potentially interesting.

For those who played both, is Black Geyser or KotC2 better?

KotC2 by such a wide margin it's kind of a weird question.

 

[Vic]

I haven't played a single game on that list, I made sure to go through it carefully, including Elden Ring.

Guess I was too busy playing older titles last year...

 

[Stavrophore]

Kotc2, king arthur, expeditions rome. Eldern ring? I dont like dexterity based games, but i might check it out.

 

[Nazrim Eldrak]

...Although Memoirs of a Battle Brothel is Very Positive at 85%, instead of Mostly Positive.

View attachment 33520

Data was retrieved anonymously from Steam.

So for those (few) games' review ratings that require Steam login to access, I've to rely on SteamDB which (most likely) differs from actual Steam page.

Ah okay, no worries.

Just for those that are curious, Steamdb has their own rating system that differs from Steam significantly. They have this "real review" score which is sort of convoluted and honestly, I don't really understand the need for it.

View attachment 33558

It has the greatest impact on games that have low review counts and can skew it by 10% or more. For example, KotC2 has a 79% on Steam (so close to Very Positive!), but on Steamdb it's a 71.8%.

I think they want the rating to depend on the total number of reviews. E.g.

Review_score_1000 = 500/1000 = 0.5
Review_score_10 = 5/10 = 0.5

Review_score_1000 = Review_score_10

Both have different TotalReviews but the same ratio, hence the need for a Rating formula.

The rating form rewards high TotalReviews because the logarithmic part of this formula gets smaller with high TotalReviews.
The +1 is for security, i.e. log(0) is undefined, so log(0+1) is needed.

As we can see the ReviewScore gets a punishment with (ReviewScore-0.5), but the punishment gets smaller when the log gets bigger.

 

[Serus]

I only played two games from the list. KotC 2 was the better one by far. I also voted for a third one - and no, not the "Lesbian Animal something" game - although only because it looks like some woke shit without any hot lesbians. Otherwise i totally would. Tyranicon got my vote for his Battle Brothel masterpiece, as i promised .



Edit:

i forgot there was actually a good game released last year (shadows over loathing)

I don't want to make any advertisement but a game with words Knights and Chalice in the title wasn't bad at all.

 

[felipepepe]

The editor of KotC2 is already enough to be one of the best games of the year, easily the best module editor since Neverwinter Nights.

It really sucks that such a tool led to exactly 00001 actual modules, Dorateen's Hearkenwold.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Kotc2, king arthur, expeditions rome. Eldern ring? I dont like dexterity based games, but i might check it out.

Don't worry, you can beat the game with a strength or magic build just fine. There's no need to level dexterity at all.

 

[Darth Roxor]

I don't want to make any advertisement but a game with words Knights and Chalice in the title wasn't bad at all.

I can't in full honesty bring myself to call Augury of Chaos a good game. I rated it 3.

 

[Tacgnol]

The editor of KotC2 is already enough to be one of the best games of the year, easily the best module editor since Neverwinter Nights.

It really sucks that such a tool led to exactly 00001 actual modules, Dorateen's Hearkenwold.

You'd think a man who describes himself as an "economic expert" would be better at pricing his games.

 

[Abu Antar]

The editor of KotC2 is already enough to be one of the best games of the year, easily the best module editor since Neverwinter Nights.

It really sucks that such a tool led to exactly 00001 actual modules, Dorateen's Hearkenwold.

You'd think a man who describes himself as an "economic expert" would be better at pricing his games.

You'd think a man who describes himself as an "rpg player" would be better at buying good games.

 

[Abu Antar]

Tacgnol I'd rather pay Pierre €40 than pay €80 (that's the price over here) for newest AAA open world action RPG #752.

For all the codexers complaining about decline, and no cool games coming, there are a lot of codexers that ignore good games. This isn't just related to Knights of the Chalice II.