Worthwhile games from 2017-2022

[ClaviculaZ]

After having enjoyed quite a few games of the first half of the 2010's (such as Blackguards 1, Expeditions: Conquistador, Shadowrun) I lost touch with the gaming world due to the grim dragon of work. So, what is there to play from the last 5 years - it seems as if Pathfinder and Kingdom Come are pretty good. Anything else?

 

[ELEXmakesMeHard]

These are the ones I've enjoyed the most (many non-RPGs though):

• ELEX
• Valheim
• Northgard
• Escape From Tarkov
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker
• Remnant: From the Ashes
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos
• Command & Conquer: Remastered
• They Are Billions
• Disco Elysium
  
• Exanima

 

[Ghulgothas]

Dunno, bruv. Got some preferences?

FPS' games had a nice little renaissance.

Spoiler

https://www.moddb.com/mods/ashes-2063/downloads/ashes-stand-alone-version

 

[Ghulgothas]

Slavs have put out a nice crop of RPG's lately, too.

Spoiler

 

[Hellraiser]

Prey (the one by Arkane studios)
Factorio
Rimworld
Oxygen not Included
Subnautica
Shadow Empire
ELEX
Dungeon of Naheulbeuk
Wasteland 3

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

Strange Journey Redux
Persona 5
Injustice 2
Mortal Kombat 11
Shin Megami Tensei 5
Quake Champions
Quake 1 Remaster
Quake 2 RTX

 

[Falksi]

95% are utter wank

But I enjoyed the Darkside Detective for a bitsized laugh. Just playing through Bard's Tale 4, around 15 hours in, and loving every second if it.

 

[Butter]

Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Titan Outpost
Realms of Antiquity: The Shattered Crown
Legends of Amberland
Nox Archaist

 

[Tyranicon]

Kenshi
Rimworld
Warhammer Total War II

 

[Budget_Sage]

Lots of good games already posted here, but I am a little out of touch with recent releases lately.

However, I finished Janosik yesterday, which is a short but good metroidvania. Speaking of metroidvanias, Hollow Knight is decent.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

After having enjoyed quite a few games of the first half of the 2010's (such as Blackguards 1, Expeditions: Conquistador, Shadowrun) I lost touch with the gaming world due to the grim dragon of work. So, what is there to play from the last 5 years - it seems as if Pathfinder and Kingdom Come are pretty good. Anything else?

Non-RPGs:

• Hollow Knight (2017)
  
• NieR: Automata (2017)
• Ash of Gods (2018)
  
• Bloodstained (2019)
• Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children (2020)
• Suzerain (2020)
• Black Book (2021)
• Urtuk (2021)
• Praey for the Gods (2021)

RPGs:

• Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar (2017)
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
• Kenshi (2018)
• Outward (2019)
• Operencia (2019)
  
• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk (2020)
• Solasta (2021)
• Wildermyth (2021)

But especially Grimoire

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If you had included 2016, I could add Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Stranger of Sword City, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Dungeon Rats, Superhot, XCom 2, Salt & Sanctuary, Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, The Last Guardian, and Dark Souls III.

 

[MiguelSerranoFan]

I will put forward Fear & Hunger, with the qualification that I myself don't know whether I love or hate it. It's a trip.

 

[Lady Error]

RIMWORLD (!)
GRIMOIRE
UNDERRAIL

 

[Bigg Boss]

Not sure if anybody mentioned Sunless Skies but it is worth a look.

 

[Atlet]

Great recs ITT, specially from Zed and Butter, so I wont repeat those games, but I really just want to emphasize Troubleshooter and Dungeon of Naheulbeuk as awesome tactical games - the best out there -, although the setting and the aesthetics are incredibly bad.

 

[Curratum]

Sorting Steam library by release date, let's see...

theHunter Call of the Wild
Endless Space 2
Rising Storm 2 Vietnam
Kingdom Come Deliverance
MX vs ATV All Out
Spacehulk Deathwing Enhanced Edition
Overload
Crash Bandicoot Trilogy
Yakuza 0
Soulcalibur 6
Dusk
BallisticNG
Tannenberg
Sekiro
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night
Amid Evil
Ion Fury
Spyro Trilogy
Valfaris
Cathedral
Red Dead Redemption 2
Desperados 3
Crusader Kings 3
Cyber Shadow
Forza Horizon 4
Dorf Romantik
Northern Journey
WRC 10
Escape Simulator

There's a lot of above-average games out there, if you can stop being a backwards prick who only plays 2 genres and considers everything else garbage.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

In no particular order:
Bomber Crew
ATOM RPG
Grimoire
West of Loathing
Armored Brigade
Rimworld
Battle Brothers
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
Vigilantes
Warbanners
River City Ransom: Underground
A Legionary's Life
Deep Sky Derelicts
Field of Glory II
Hellish Quart
Jupiter Hell
Phoenix Point
Shortest Trip to Earth
Streets of Rogue
Tangledeep
Ultimate General: Civil War

 

[Blutwurstritter]

Most worthwhile games have been mentioned already but there are some more,

Spellforce 3 and all its expansions
Doom Eternal
Everspace

 

[Cunt Dickula!?]

Blasphemous
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night
Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos
Cuphead
Desperados 3
ELEX
Hollow Knight
Katana Zero
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Partisans 1941
Sekiro
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
The Messenger
Wildfire

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Realms of Arkania HD

 

[Falksi]

The desperate attempt to scrape around for good games is real

 

[Ivan]

Thumper 2016 is a must

 

[Falksi]

Thumper 2016 is a must

If there's one must play game of 2017-2022, it's 2016's Thumper.

 

[spectre]

Sadly, this is the decade of perpetual Early Access hell. I'd recommend a bunch more shit, but I'd rather wait until it's finished.

Some stuff to put on the list:
Warhammer Mechanicus - not the most challenging or complex strategy game out there, but well executed bit of underused Wh40k stuff.
Endless Space 2, be sure to read up on the DLC beforehand. Some are crap, to the point of making the game worse.
Long Dark - one of the few survival games that gripped me.
Hades - interesting little roguelite/diablo thing.
Desperados III - was going to recommend Shadow Tactics, but it's 2016.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps /Blind Forest if you haven't/
Highfleet - still not 100% sure if it's good, but definitely worth a look.

 

[luj1]

Grimoire, Kenshi, Brigand