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Incline RPG Codex's Best RPGs - 2024 - VOTING IS CLOSED

MerchantKing

Learned
Joined
Jun 5, 2023
Messages
1,627
Top RPGs:
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Darklands
Fallout 1

Hidden Gems:
If I tell you what they are, they won't be hidden any more.
 

Bendu

Augur
Joined
Jun 24, 2009
Messages
137
Location
Bavaria
Top RPGs:
* Fallout
* Dark Souls
* Planescape: Torment
* Baldur's Gate 2
* Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
* Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
* Fallout 2
* Fallout: New Vegas
* Deus Ex
* Elden Ring

Hidden Gems:
* Alpha Protocol
* Age of Decadence
* Shadowrun: Dragonfall
* Battle Brothers
* Nioh 2
* Legend of Grimrock II
* Lords of Xulima
* SpellForce 3
* Salt and Sanctuary
* Pillars of Eternity

Would have put Demon's Souls or Bloodborne instead of Elden Ring, if not for the PC release requirement.
 

Tweed

Professional Kobold
Patron
Joined
Sep 27, 2018
Messages
3,028
Location
harsh circumstances
Pathfinder: Wrath
Tippy Top:
Betrayal at Krondor
Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos
Darklands
Deus Ex
Fallout 1
Geneforge 1
Knights of the Chalice 1
Planescape: Torment
Ultima Underworld 1
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Gems:
Arx Fatalis
Caves of Lore
Cogmind
Der Geisterjager
Eschalon: Book 1
Knights of the Chalice 2
Nox Archaist
Paper Sorcerer
Voidspire Tactics
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
 

Baron Tahn

Scholar
Joined
Aug 1, 2018
Messages
668
Top Rpgs:
*Darklands
*Xeen
*Albion
*Deus Ex
*Planescape:Torment
*VTM:Bloodlines
*Anachronox
*Quest for Glory (IV)
*Ultima Underworld
*Arx Fatalis

Hidden Gems:
*Darklands
*Albion
*Anachronox
*Kenshi
*Quest for Glory IV
*Might & Magic X
*Prey (If it counts)
*Star Traders:Frontiers
*Caves of Lore
*Battle Brothers
 

Dr Skeleton

Arcane
Joined
Nov 9, 2014
Messages
846
Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag.
Top:
* Icewind Dale
* Fallout
* Planescape: Torment
* Icewind Dale 2
* Pathfinder: Kingmaker
* Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul
* Diablo

Short list because I’m excluding a whole bunch of RPGs I like, but not so much I'd put them in the absolute favorites category and are not hidden gems, like Baldur's Gate 1&2 or New Vegas, and the ones I played and liked but haven't finished, like Grimoire, Albion, Wrath of the Righteous, KoTC2 or Caves of Lore.

Hidden gems:
* Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul
* The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
* The Dwarf Run
* Blackguards
* Dungeon Rats
* Divine Divinity
* Icewind Dale 2
 

Cat Dude

Savant
Joined
Nov 5, 2018
Messages
501
Top Rpgs :

1. Planescape Torment
2. Fallout New Vegas
3. Dark Souls
4. Baldurs Gate 3
5. Gothic 2
6. The Witcher 3
7. Deus Ex 1
8. Pathfinder Wrath of The Righteous
9. Morrowind
10. Wizardry 7


Hidden Gems:

1. DOS 2
2. Vampire Masquerade
3. Age of Decadence
4. Underrail
5. Fallout 2
6. Legend of Heroes Trail in The Sky
7. Persona 5
8. Dragon's Dogma
9. Deus Ex Human Revolution
10. Darklands
 

KvelertaK

Novice
Joined
Feb 12, 2023
Messages
1
Top Rpgs :

01 - Planescape: Torment
02 - Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
03 - Fallout 2
04 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
05 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
06 - Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate
07 - The Witcher
08 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
09 - Fallout
10 - Tyranny

Hidden Gems:

01 - Alpha Protocol
02 - Arx Fatalis
03 - Nox (2000) (Hack & Slash)
04 - Stygian: Reign of the Old One
05 - Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
06 - Divine Divinity
07 - Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
 

iguana_trader

Educated
Joined
May 3, 2018
Messages
51
Top RPGs:
* Fallout
* Wizardry 8
* Planescape Torment
* Fallout 2
* Fallout New Vegas
* Icewind Dale
* Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
* The Temple of Elemental Evil
* Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
* Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Hidden Gems:
* Atom RPG
* Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
* Gorky 17
* Anachronox
* Wasteland 1
* Dungeon Encounters
* Gorasul: Legacy of the Dragon
* Siege of Avalon
* Rage of Mages
* Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
 

deama

Prophet
Joined
May 13, 2013
Messages
5,015
Location
UK
Top RPGs:
* Baldur's Gate 3
* Archolos
* Kingdom Come Deliverance
* Gothic 2
* Disco Elysium
* Arx Fatalis
* Deus Ex (2000)
* Arcanum of steamworks and magicka obscura
* Age of Decadence
* Fallout
 
Joined
Mar 27, 2013
Messages
3,918
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
Top RPGs:
1.: Gothic
2.: Planescape: Torment
3.: KotoR
4.: KotoR II
5.: Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
6.: Vampire: Bloodlines
7.: Deus Ex
8.: Deus Ex: Invisible War
9.: Dragon Age: Origins
10.: The Witcher II

Hidden Gems:
1.: Deus Ex: Invisible War
2.: Alpha Protocol
3.: Tyranny
4.: Gamedec
5.: The Council
6.: Torment: Tides of Numenera
7.: The Wolf Among Us
8.: Gothic 3
9.: Archolos
 
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ferratilis

Arcane
Joined
Oct 23, 2019
Messages
2,904
Top RPGs:
Dark Souls 1
Morrowind
Baldur's Gate 2
Pillars of Eternity
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Deus Ex
Gothic 2
Arcanum
Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
Kingdom Come Deliverance

Hidden gems:
Jagged Alliance 3
Legend of Grimrock
Arx Fatalis
Underrail
Age of Decadence
Grim Dawn
Enderal
Wasteland 2
Dark Souls 2
Deus Ex Human Revolution
 

Red Hexapus

Savant
Joined
Apr 28, 2019
Messages
341
Location
The Land of Potato
TOP RPGs:
Fallout
Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate 2
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Dark Souls
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
System Shock 2
Disco Elysium
Deus Ex

Hidden Gems:
Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder 2
Ishar 2
Arx Fatalis
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Gothic
World of Xeen
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
Age of Decadence
Darklands
 

Zanzoken

Arcane
Joined
Dec 16, 2014
Messages
4,064
Tops RPGs
- Age of Decadence
- Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos
- Deus Ex
- Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- Gothic
- Gothic 2
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Mount & Blade: Warband

Hidden Gems
- Voidspire Tactics
- Horizon's Gate
 
Joined
Jun 23, 2020
Messages
239
Top:
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Gothic 1
Gothic 2
Archolos
The Witcher 1
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Baldur's Gate 2
Dark Souls

Hidden:
Anachronox
Battle for Esturia
Hard West
Divinity 2: Developer's Cut
Alpha Protocol
Risen
Tyranny
Dex
Fallout Tactics
Jade Empire
 

Hydro

Educated
Joined
Mar 30, 2024
Messages
498
Top RPGs:
* Baldur's Gate
* Fallout
* Diablo
* Disco Elysium
* Icewind Dale
* Underrail
 

glorificus

Barely Literate
Joined
Feb 12, 2024
Messages
3
Top RPGs:
Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines
Dragon's Dogma
Witcher 3 with its expansions
Baldur's Gate III
Dragon Age: Origins
Neverwinter Nights 2 with its expansions
Morrowind
Fallout: New Vegas
KOTOR
KOTOR 2

Hidden Gems:
Daggerfall
Vampire: the Masquerade - Redemption
Jade Empire
Arx Fatalis
Betrayal at Krondor
 

Orud

Scholar
Patron
Joined
May 2, 2021
Messages
1,130
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Top RPG's:
1. Baldur's Gate 2
2. Temple of Elemental Evil
3. Icewind Dale
4. Dragon's Dogma 1
5. Baldur's Gate 1
6. Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
7. Divinity: Original Sin 2
8. Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
9. Deus Ex 1
10. Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Hidden Gems:
1. Drakensang: The Dark Eye
2. Nox
3. Dread Delusion
4. Stolen Realm
5. Enclave
6. Alpha Protocol
6. Dungeon Siege II
7. Low Magic Age
8. Silver
9. Omikron: The Nomad Soul
10. Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
 

OSK

Arcane
Patron
Joined
Jan 24, 2007
Messages
8,118
Codex 2012 Codex 2013 Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Make the Codex Great Again! 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
Top RPGs:
* Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
* Fallout
* Fallout 2
* Exile/Avernum 1
* Exile/Avernum 3
* Underrail
* Geneforge
* The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
* Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
* Deus Ex

Hidden Gems:
Caves of Lore
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Dead State
Nethergate
 

user

Savant
Joined
Jan 22, 2019
Messages
866
The best kind-of-rpg is HoMM3, but the top RPG's objectively are:

1. Planescape Torment
2. Baldur's Gate II
3. Fallout
4. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
5. Elden Ring
6. Fallout 2
7. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
8. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
9. Neverwinter Nights 2 (MotB)
10. Deux Ex

Hidden gems:

1. Underrail
2. ToEE
3. Age of Decadence
4. Anachronox
5. Tales of Maj'Eyal
6. NieR: Automata
7. DarkSTONE
8. Kenshi
9. Elex
666. Dink Smallwood
 

Ryzer

Arcane
Joined
May 1, 2020
Messages
7,665
Why it's PC games only? There are a lot of hidden RP gems on consoles like the DS that deserve to be recognized for their value. Forbidding them in this vote will just bring up the eternally boring 10 RPGs everyone played
Silence, console peasant
He said as he voted for Witcher 3 - and Dark Souls a console exclusive gets more and more votes or Dragon Dogma.
 

Dyngsork

Novice
Joined
Jan 15, 2017
Messages
6
Top RPG's:
- Pool of Radiance
- Dark Sun Shattered Lands
- Fallout 2
- Fallout New Vegas
- Underrail
- Wasteland II
- Dragon Age Origins
- Age of Decadence
- Atom
- Pathfinder Kingmaker
 

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