The List of Incline - 2024 Edition

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

I'll just namedrop 2 that I'm observing and have some hope for: Dark Envoy and Dustgrave

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

Also forgot no rest for the wicked

 

[Lord_Potato]

I'll just namedrop 2 that I'm observing and have some hope for: Dark Envoy and Dustgrave

Dark Envoy released in October 2023. It does not belong on 2024 list.

 

[toro]

I'll just namedrop 2 that I'm observing and have some hope for: Dark Envoy and Dustgrave

Dark Envoy released in October 2023. It does not belong on 2024 list.

It's also shit. It doesn't belong to any list.

 

[toro]

Also forgot no rest for the wicked

No Rest for the Wicked will be released on March 1, 2024.

 

[Infinitron]

I have added the following games to the poll:

BEAST: False Prophet
Esoteric Ebb
Stoneshard
The Conformist
The Thaumaturge
Unforetold: Witchstone
Zoria: Age of Shattering

I reset the poll, so get your votes in again.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Why is Stellar Tactics dropped from this year's list?

 

[Infinitron]

Why is Stellar Tactics dropped from this year's list?

By accident. It's back now.

 

[Falksi]

Interested in around half of them, but a lot of that interest is skeptical too; just too much shit released last year for me to get too invested in anything at the moment.

The ones which stands out as the freshest for me is The Thaumaturge and the Arch games, even if they 'aint that hot I'll try them for the approach they're taking.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

So undead skeleton walking simp simulator won’t make it?
Of Love & Eternity

 

[toro]

You can remove Unforetold: Witchstone from the list. The current version is a mess. The full release is in Q1 2025. Maybe.

 

[Infinitron]

Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy added to OP and poll.

 

[Mortmal]

Stellar Tactics - Hopefully not another Encased.

Encased will look like a masterpiece compared to it. Before anyone else gets baited into this like it's 'Starfield done right' (thanks, guys, for wasting my money, really, thanks), someone here has to tell you the truth. It looks good, but that's it. Extremely repetitive and boring, zero tactical depth, and slow turn-based with very few options. The biggest design flaw possible. To do that, it's better to go real-time like the last Alien game. The fact that it's by one lone dev or more doesn't change the fact it's hopeless, and procedural generation does not bring anything good there. Handcrafted and smaller size would be much better. The list of 'incline,' besides a few titles everyone knows about like ArchaeLund, is either appalling or extremely optimistic.

 

[Infinitron]

Upcoming Greek mythology RPG from Tavernking added to OP and poll:

 

[Sweeper]

Saregnar and SKALD are guaranteed incline, played the demos.
Archaelund looks good.
Infusion has the unenviable task of following Underrail, so even if it's just as good, that won't be good enough.
Monomyth is probably the most questionable of the bunch, but it could turn out decent.

 

[Desiderius]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2645580/Free_Stars_The_UrQuan_Masters/

 

[Infinitron]

The Thaumaturge released.



It had 12 votes.

 

[Infinitron]

RIP Unforetold: Witchstone, which fittingly had just 3 votes.

 

[Infinitron]

Zoria released, with but two votes:

 

[Infinitron]

Broken Roads releasing on April 10th:

 

[luj1]

Ahahahha

 

[luj1]

Broken Roads releasing on April 10th:

Such art direction

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I thought that ?pack? On her chest was a lopsided tit for a minute.

Every strike has that much blood exploding out? Might want to tweak that. A weak bitch slap shouldn't shower the area in blood.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

Quite a few titles that I'm interested in. About double the number I care to follow in a typical year. Should be a lot of good combat and exploration. A return to form for the genre.

 

[Hell Swarm]

What's the best way to keep track of stuff coming out this week? I don't use gaming journo sites and it would be nice to see whats coming out and isn't just shovelware