Incline RPG Codex's Best RPGs - 2024 - VOTE ONLY THREAD

[Gandalf]

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Betrayal at Krondor
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• NEO Scavenger
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• NoX
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

 

[Butter]

Top I remember and remember I like despite being shiet:

Fallout, Arcanum, Dark Sun 1, Darklands, M&B: Warband, Age of Decadance, Morrowind, Wizardry 6, Geneforge 2, Jagged Alliance 2 (what a list, haha).

Hidden games gems I remember and I like despite being shiet:

Legionary's Life, Realms of Antiquity, Realms of Arkania 2, Grimoire, Kenshi, NoX, Neo Scavenger, Dark Heart of Uukrul, Dungeon Rats, Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures.

Honorable mentions:

REDAXIUM 2.

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Betrayal at Krondor
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• NEO Scavenger
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• NoX
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

I'm counting the second post instead of the first.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Top I remember and remember I like despite being shiet:

Fallout, Arcanum, Dark Sun 1, Darklands, M&B: Warband, Age of Decadance, Morrowind, Wizardry 6, Geneforge 2, Jagged Alliance 2 (what a list, haha).

Hidden games gems I remember and I like despite being shiet:

Legionary's Life, Realms of Antiquity, Realms of Arkania 2, Grimoire, Kenshi, NoX, Neo Scavenger, Dark Heart of Uukrul, Dungeon Rats, Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures.

Honorable mentions:

REDAXIUM 2.

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Betrayal at Krondor
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• NEO Scavenger
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• NoX
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

I'm counting the second post instead of the first.

IMO it should be counted twice - Gandalf simply forgot to log into his alt account. Give him a break, won't you?

 

[HeatEXTEND]

TOP:
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Age of Decadence
Underrail
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Planescape: Torment
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Space Rangers 2
Mount & Blade Warband
Deus Ex
Kenshi

 

[Gandalf]

Top I remember and remember I like despite being shiet:

Fallout, Arcanum, Dark Sun 1, Darklands, M&B: Warband, Age of Decadance, Morrowind, Wizardry 6, Geneforge 2, Jagged Alliance 2 (what a list, haha).

Hidden games gems I remember and I like despite being shiet:

Legionary's Life, Realms of Antiquity, Realms of Arkania 2, Grimoire, Kenshi, NoX, Neo Scavenger, Dark Heart of Uukrul, Dungeon Rats, Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures.

Honorable mentions:

REDAXIUM 2.

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Betrayal at Krondor
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• NEO Scavenger
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• NoX
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

I'm counting the second post instead of the first.

IMO it should be counted twice - Gandalf simply forgot to log into his alt account. Give him a break, won't you?

I sometimes maybe forget many things as of late, but to be super transparent: I just wanted to correct my attitude and make a perfectly formatted valid vote, because the previous posts of mine could imply some kind of jest or even disrespect. It's really hard to pick only top 10 games and be 100% happy about the result, so I swapped a couple of titles. Hopefully it improved the quality of the vote.

 

[unseeingeye]

Top RPGs
* Wizardry 7
* Baldur's Gate
* Fallout
* The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
* Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
* Ultima Underworld
* Gateway to the Savage Frontier
* Dark Souls
* The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
* Fallout: New Vegas

Hidden Gems
* Darklands
* Kenshi
* Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
* Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
* Arx Fatalis
* Wizards & Warriors
* Dragon Wars
* Knights of the Chalice
* Anvil of Dawn
* Black Crypt

 

[Butter]

This is basically dead right now. The data requires probably triple the current number of participants in order to be worth anything.

 

[Konjad]

This is basically dead right now. The data requires probably triple the current number of participants in order to be worth anything.

Ask someone to post it as news? People probably didn't notice it.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Of all time? That's not an easy thing at all. Okay, I'll give it a shot.

Top RPGs
Rogue
Wizardry 1
Ultima 1
Pool of Radiance
Fallout
Ultima Underworld
Daggerfall
Diablo
Morrowind
Kenshi

Hidden Gems
Star Command (SSI,1988)
Gearhead (https://www.gearheadrpg.com/)
Demise: Rise of Ku'tan (https://www.decklinsdemise.com/whydemise.php)
Prelude to Darkness
3089 (https://3089game.wordpress.com/)
Avernum
Geneforge
EYE: Divine Cybermancy
Dwarf Fortress: Adventure Mode
Dungeons of Dredmor

 

[gabel]

This is basically dead right now. The data requires probably triple the current number of participants in order to be worth anything.

No offence, but I think felipepepe's format works better.

 

[MicoSelva]

Top RPGs:
* Baldur's Gate
* Baldur's Gate 2
* Disco Elysium
* Fallout
* Fallout 2
* Fallout: New Vegas
* Mass Effect 1
* Planescape: Torment
* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
* The Witcher 3

Hidden Gems:
* Albion
* Arcanum
* Betrayal at Krondor
* Gothic
* Gothic II
* Knights of the Chalice
* Might & Magic VII
* Risen
* Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines
* Yendorian Tales: Book 1 - Chapter 2

 

[Falksi]

Top RPGs

• Baldurs Gate 2
• Deus Ex
• Phantasy Star 4 (available in the SEGA Genesis collection)
• Morrowind
• KOTOR
• Witcher 2
• Dark Souls
• Mass Effect 1
• Persona 5 Royal
• Shining Force 2 (available in the SEGA Genesis collection)

Hidden Gems

• Avernum: Escape From The Pit
• Hard West
• Bard's Tale 4 DC
• Star Control 2
• The Immortal
• Valkyria Chronicles
• Shadowrun Dragonfall
• Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
• Starflight
• Technomancer

 

[Butter]

This is basically dead right now. The data requires probably triple the current number of participants in order to be worth anything.

No offence, but I think felipepepe's format works better.

That's OK. If this crashes and burns maybe he'll redo it using the old format. I'm keeping an unofficial tally of the results so far, and it's shaping up to be a pretty cool list.

 

[octavius]

Good thing this was annouced in News, since half glancing at the topic title I thought it was a discussion about the top CRPGs released in 2024.


Top RPGs:
* Might&Magic 2
* Might&Magic 6
* Dungeon Master
* Chaos Strikes Back
* Ultima Underworld
* Pools of Darkness
* The Dark Queen of Krynn
* Baldur's Gate
* Icewind Dale
* Diablo 2


Hidden Gems:
* Dark Heart of Uukrul
* Disciples of Steel
* Aethra Chronicles
* Nahlakh
* Natuk
* Aleshar: The World of Ice
* Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul
* The Earth Lords

 

[Deadyawn]

Top RPGS:

Fallout
Fallout 2
System Shock 2
Gothic
Gothic 2
Archolos (fuck you, it counts)
Kenshi
Morrowind
Warband
Arcanum

Hidden Gems:

Geneforge
Titan Outpost
Brigand: Oaxaca
Arx Fatalis
Divine Divinity
Darklands
Unreal World

 

[AdolfSatan]

Any of the hidden gems would be interchangeable with the top 10 in my list, I’m splitting them based on their perceived popularity.
In alphabetical order:

TOP 10
Age of Decadence
Arcanum
Betrayal at Krondor
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Deus Ex
Fallout
Jagged Alliance 2
Knights of the Chalice
Knights of the Chalice 2
Ultima Underworld

HIDDEN GEMS
Brigand: Oaxaca
Exanima
Exiles III
Hearkenwold (KOTC2 version)
Moonring
NEO Scavenger
Prelude to Darkness
Teudogar and the Alliance with Rome
Titan Outpost

Add Anode Heart to hidden gems if WJRPG are allowed.

 

[Lord_Potato]

HIDDEN GEMS
Brigand: Oaxaca
Exanima
Exiles III
Hearkenwold (KOTC2 version)
Moonring
NEO Scavenger
Prelude to Darkness
Teudogar and the Alliance with Rome
Titan Outpost

Add Anode Heart to hidden gems if WJRPG are allowed.

With the power of our votes combined we might actually put Teudogar where it belongs, on the Hidden Gems list!

 

[Louis_Cypher]

Tops:

- Planescape: Torment
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 1
- Arcanum
- Deus Ex
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords
- Mass Effect 1
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3

Hidden Gems:

- Legend of Grimrock 1
- Legend of Grimrock 2
- Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
- The Banner Saga 1
- Mass Effect 1
- Titan Outpost
- SpaceBourne 1
- SpaceBourne 2
- Stellar Tactics

 

[index.php]

Top RPGs:
* Grimoire
* Fallout
* Daggerfall (Unity)
* Morrowind
* Dungeon Master
* Might and Magic II
* Jagged Alliance 2
* Wizardry 6
* Diablo
* Arx Fatalis

Hidden Gems:
* Albion
* Ambermoon
* Balrum
* Geneforge
* Avernum
* Archolos
* Anvil of Dawn
* Operencia
* Freedom Force
* Wizards & Warriors

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Didn't realize this was for all RPGs as opposed to just 2024 titles.

Best:
Alpha Protocol
Dungeon Master
Dwarf Fortress
Fallout
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Jagged Alliance 2
Might and Magic VII
Mount and Blade
Neverwinter Nights
Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines

Hidden Gems:
Bastard Bonds
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Decker (2001 cyberpunk roguelike)
Exile 3
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
Ironseed
Lords of Magic
Mordor II
Pathways into Darkness
Princess Maker II

I feel like the hardest part of these lists is picking out what is unambiguously amazing or at least good enough that the awful aspects I feel are overwhelmed. Some games have amazing level design, but tend to ruin it in other ways, or games with great mechanics but not much game to go with it.

 

[janior]

remastered™ my list

Top RPGs:

Gothic
Morrowind
World of Warcraft
Witcher
Baldur's Gate
Mount & Blade
Diablo 2
Jagged Alliance 2
System Shock 2
Nier Automata

Not-so-hidden gems:

Exanima
Dungeon Rats

 

[PanDupa]

Top rpg:

• Gothic
• Gothic 2
• The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos
• Vampire TMB
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• M&B Warband if count as rpg
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker
• Planescape Torment
• Mass Effect
• Shadowrun: Hong Kong

Hidden Gem:

• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
• Solasta

 

[agris]

Any of the hidden gems would be interchangeable with the top 10 in my list, I’m splitting them based on their perceived popularity.

To my thinking, top 10 is top 10 regardless of how conspicuous they are.

Hidden gems are games that are quite good, yet not top 10, that you also perceive as relatively unknown.

 

[adddeed]

Top RPGs:
* Baldur's Gate
* Divine Divinity
* Pillars of Eternity 2
* Risen
* Legend of Grimrock
* Deus Ex Human Revolution
* Space Rangers 2
* The Witcher
* IceWind Dale
* Planescape Torment

Gems
* Divinity 2
* Tyranny
* Prince of Qin
* Risen 2
* Dungeon Lords
* King's Bounty The Legend
* Gorky 17
* Arx Fatalis
* Rage of Mages 2
* Anachronox

 

[gabel]

Top:

Arcanum
Dark Souls
Dark Souls 2
Dragon's Dogma
Fallout
Grimoire
Guild Wars
Jagged Alliance 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Planescape: Torment

Hidden Gems:

Infra Arcana
Kenshi