Ive been browsing steam for awhile and couldnt see much that would catch my eye.

But as for the title i love games that give u movement options, and an engaging combat system like Risk of rain 2 mercenary, Noctis from FFXV, and monster hunter rise dual blades, i just enjoy the floaty chars that just wreck havoc. Have also been eyeing dragon dogma 2, witcher 3 and shadows of War to even games like diablo and last epoch and v rising, BUT im down for any kind of recommendation you guys can throw at me im more than glad to do a bit of research on it, i dont mind a grindy game.

So I just wanted to know everyone's favorite medieval fantasy Rpgs of all time. Let's do a top 10 list. Please keep in mind to keep it to this specific genre. It has to be the core aspect of the game. For example Mount and blade Warband is a great game. But it's not a fantasy rpg. Anyways here's my list:

1. Elder scrolls Morrowind
2. Elder scrolls Oblivion
3. Skyrim
4. Dragon age Origins
5. Dark Souls 3
6. Pathfinder wotr
7. Fable 2
8. Baldurs Gate 3
9. Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen
10. Fable anniversary edition.

Yes I'm a slut for the elders scrolls lol.

Some of my favourite rpgs are elden ring (or really any of the souls games) for its creative design and build variety, kingdom come deliverance for its immersive medieval world and deep combat. I would like another game that is a midpoint somewhere between these two in terms of amount of fantasy (think song of ice and fire) and just a long and fun medieval rpg overall. Any recommendations? I am playing on a ps5

Hiyas, I'm looking for some fun top down RPG's (kinda like Undertale or Dragon Quest) preferably with Turn-Based Combat on Nintendo Switch, I recently finished a game called Super Lesbian Animal RPG and it was such a fun ride, I got really invested with the characters and their lives and almost cried in the end.

I want to feel that way again, I've played some games like SLARPG, Undertale/Deltarune, and Omori so wondered if theres some good titles on the Switch like that, I am a huge sucker for story and well developed characters, I want something that will leave the tiny voices in my head hyper-fixated, I want to feel for these characters as if they were real. I am mostly familiar with RPGs, and I am mostly into Puzzle Based, Dungeon Crawlers, but also something not too challenging, I don't want to feel like I need to grind low level monsters in order to progress but I also like the idea of thinking hard about what goes into my inventory, I want a fun challenge will I need to solve puzzles to progress but don't want to get stuck right off the bat.

Appreciate any help.

I've been playing Knights of Pen and Paper Two and I am looking for something a little more meaty. I love Knights for it's tone but it does lack in depth. My characters have had the same gear for a while and the loot drops are a bit boring. Something that can scratch the nostalgia itch for games like Ultima, Wizardry, Lands of Lore, or in person table-top play. Yes, I am old. I've enjoyed most of the popular RPGs in the past, KotOR, FF, Zeldas, Fallout 3+, Elder Scrolls, etc. But I do have the bug to play the old school stuff like the aforementioned Ultima but with quality of life improvements.

Criteria

Nintendo Switch Platform

No real preference on graphics. 2d, 3d, pixel, or whatever.

Western Style RPG, but would consider JRPG.

Turn Based Combat or at least a "casual" system.

On a scale from 1-10 about a 5 complexity

Relatively short main quest line

I’ve recently become obsessed with House of the Dragon, especially reading all about the Targaryen lineage. It was making me wish I had a Sims-like game where I could manage a royal line- marrying and breeding characters together. Sort of like Sims Mideival I guess? I am a beginner-intermediate gamer, and I usually enjoy games that let me enjoy my own world/characters. I have a PC and an iPad. Some games I have enjoyed are Sims, BOTW, and subnautica. Does anyone have an idea for a game that would scratch this itch? Thanks!

I'm looking for an RPG on PC that has a lots of freedom. I mean freedom where I can be whoever I want, obviously complete freedom probably doesn't exist, where I can be a simple farmer or blacksmith or something (at least without mods). I don't really care about the story. Preferably the game doesn't have a set story, but that's probably too much to ask for :D. I like creating my own story and backstory for the character. A game I like would have to be Daggerfall, because there are so many factions to join and getting quests from NPCs that need help is really cool in my opinion. The game can be anything old, new or obscure.

Edit: Forgot to specify that I'd prefer the game to be in a fantasy (DnD-like) setting.

Edit 2: Another game I enjoy is Dwarf Fortress's Adventure mode. This game would be perfect, but it isn't finished. It is currently in beta, but it won't stay there for long!

i played yesterday>crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion,i was wondering about wich roleplay games are good for me i have 1 very challenging game ☆final fantasy 7 rebirth,i am searching for roleplay games that are medium and very hard for to play until i have completed the game,i like to challenge myself in gaming are there other roleplay games that are challenging for to complete it?.

I enjoy the game mechanics of RPG games, but I like replaying games to try different builds and I often make up my own plot in my head that can conflict what the game presents to me. Nothing is more annoying than a five minute uninterruptible cutscene. Especially if it establishes background that conflicts with the backstory in my head. I must have sat through Skyrim's starting sequence a hundred times by now.

Can you recommend any games wih RPG game mechanics? Whether first person or turn-based doesn't matter to me so long as I get to customize my character(s). I want to spend 10% of my time building characters, most of it playing the character, and as little time as possible sitting through unskippable dialog.

Hi! Pretty much what it says in the title. I love RPGs, particularly JRPGs, but I feel like more recent games don't really feel like a challenge. Looking for either turn-based or stuff like Xenoblade Chronicles, not more action-led titles like the FromSoft games (which I love).

The last somehow challenging RPG I played was Persona 5, which had some tricky bits but nothing that had me pulling my hair. I was about to buy Dragon Quest XI but then read that the average opinion is that it's a walk in the park. Same thing with Octopath Traveller II, apparently. Is there a newish (i.e. released in the past 7 years or so) RPG that will actually feel like I need to really put in the hours and make an effort to beat it? I don't mind grinding if needed.

Feel free to also recommend stuff like Fire Emblem i.e., strategy games with RPG features! Thanks everyone

I got to the point where I get to talk to the orcs, but they don't speak English & I want to understand the conversation. I found no online sources. All I know is there's a book in the newest game of the Divinity series. I did find a GitHub project called Translating Divinity 2, but it appears that it requires a payment to Google Translate to work. I don't know how popular this game is, but it must be pretty obscure for there to be no online translator or dictionary. I think my dad thought it was Evangelical propaganda when he bought it because of the title. From what I've noticed though it seems progressive for the time.

Because I looked up their respective S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes, skills, and perks, as well as weapons and armor on the Fallout wiki. And somehow, it indicated that nearly all of them were jacks-of-all-trades, and that if you want them to develop specific fighting styles, you were better off swapping between their weapons and armor. As in, either regular clothing if you'd rather specialize them in stealth, or heavy armor for a more combat-oriented approach. As well as melee or ranged weapons if you'd rather they either charge into enemies head-first or fight at a safe distance, respectively.

As for intelligence and charisma, I'd imagine that town NPC's would have made better use of these attributes than companions. Especially since they're the ones crafting new equipment, healing people, and selling their goods and services for the best prices they can get. Versus companions being more combat-oriented, since they're in the frontlines with you taking several bullets for you, and taking either a combat or stealth approach if you equip them with armor or clothing, respectively, with various melee and ranged weapons by their sides.

So really, do companions play any differently from each other throughout the Fallout series?

I know all of the above companies mentioned epic Western RPGs and they are all amazing

Other ones I have hear of as well include Diablo, and Baldurs Gate.

I want to play the ones that I dont know about

Any and all please. Even from years ago and any upcoming as well.

No MMOs or JPRGS please, but any lists of Western RPGS would be great.

Also if I could get even more picky (I am sorry) NO Action RPGs(Diablo) or "computer RPGs (Baldurs Gate)

Thank you so much and this reddit is amazing because I thought I was an "RPG" person and I am nowhere near the expert that people on here are.

PC/Xbox Series X and I plan on getting Playstation 5 down the road, so any of those systems

I am a long time RPG player but I am sure there is much that I have missed and as you can tell I have really only played the "mainstream" popular, whatever the term is, stuff.

Hi,

Total noob question. I had never played a Pathfinder game and I'm only just starting Kingmaker. I was a bit overwhelmed at the character creation as it seemed like you need to know what you are doing lest you mess up your build so I checked out a build guide for a Druid build, my preferred class. In the guide there is a "Heritage" screen with several options. However, in my game I don't have that screen. Instead I have a "Bond" screen. So I have a newer (or older) version where Heritage was replaced by Bond? The options look very different so I'm not sure how to proceed. Thanks for any pointers!

My friends and I are really into co-op ARPGs (Diablo 4, Last Epoch, Path of Exile, etc). I generally love the play loop and battle mechanics. Except for the fact that you can't play what you want.

They all have the same failing - multiple, fun looking classes, subclasses, skill trees, etc... but only a few combinations can actually ever make it anywhere near the end of the game. I don't get it. Why even put the options into the game if they're not capable of completing the content?

It feels like they all cater to the Youtuber-Meta builds now, and the game content is geared to only be finished by those "daring enough" (/s) to copy those same builds over and over that use a loophole in the engine math and do astronomical damage numbers (until it's plugged for the next season).

I'm just looking for something that says, "here's all the classes, skills, etc - and they're all viable options - play what you like." You know, where the available options are actually designed for the content of the game, and you're not punished for choosing the "wrong" combination.

Are there any ARPGs like that? Maybe something genre-adjacent that has online co-op?

Edit, as per mod request: Playing on PC. Veteran of the genre (though I have old-man reflexes now, so intermediate, I guess?). And the rest is explained in the post.

I'm a huge MMO fan, love ARPGs, and im looking for a single player game that scratches that itch.

I like when the game gives you the option to grind or farm gear/items/mats to get stronger.

I've been struggling on what to play and can't find much.

Things I want:

• Satisfying combat
• Level/gear progression
• Randomly generated gear/loot drops
• a slight grind

Would love to hear recommendations. I've played most main stream MMOs or ARPGs and would love to hear what everyone thinks is a good game to sink some time/grind into

I have a ps5, xbox one and a pc.

And I'm very familiar with rpgs, so I'd say "veteran" or whatever this sub calls it.

I'm not usually into puzzle intensive games so avoid that where possible, I like games with a story that I can get emotionally invested in, with characters that I can do the same with, that has fun and engaging gameplay and combat.

I just got done playing disco elysium, which was surprisingly incredible, but now I'm very tired of dialogue with little gameplay inbetween since that game was basically an interactive book. Think games like cyberpunk, witcher 3 (but maybe less dialogue heavy than that lol), GOW, ghost of tsushima etc. I've also played the majority of soulslikes so none of them. I don't mind something with a niche story just so long as it has fun gameplay, a great story would be a bonus really. Just any suggestions for games that are maybe less popular and therefore less likely I've already seen/played them I guess.

Hi everyone,

Screenshot from the game

We are an indie development team who has been working on a MMORPG project called Polity for quite some time now. It's been in early access for a long time and came out of early access at the end of June. We've been inspired by the social interactions of old-school MMORPGs like Habbo Hotel and Club Penguin. However, we wanted to add something to the formula that gives players something to do other than just talking with other players.

We've added some features (a lot of features actually 😅) common to the more casual RPGs. For example, have two professions, Farming and Forestry, that players can level up, produce goods, and sell to earn in-game currency, with a third profession in development. Also, we added some popular features such as crafting, story quests, puzzles, mini-games and room decoration. However, our standout feature is colony management.

There are numerous colonies in the game, some created by us developers for story quests and exploration which are basically the maps in your typical MMORPG. The twist is, players can also own colonies, either by establishing new ones or competing to become president in pre-made colonies. If you found a colony, you remain president until you choose to leave. If you chose to compete for an existing colony, you need to collect points by doing actions beneficial to the colony, such as donating to the constructions or cleaning the streets. When the competion ends, the player with the highest point becomes president until the next competion. As a president, you can decorate the cities, start new constructions and change the taxes the control the colony in-come.

The game has evolved significantly since its begining, and we are still learning what works best. As a small team with a massive project in their hands, changes take time, 😅 but we are committed to making Polity the best it can be. The game came out of early access last month. We know there is still a lot that needs to be improved and we need to figure out what should we focus on. We would be incredibly grateful if you could at least give it a shot and share your thoughts with us. Thank you so much for your support. 😊

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479480/Polity__Online_Role_Playing/

I liked how simple and rewarding it is to cook in Zelda BotW/TotK, and I have fond memories of what they did in Tales of Symphonia.

FFXV and Unicorn Overlord seem to have very good looking dishes, that's insane (I don't know how the mechanics are though).

Which games are worth mentioning in your opinion?

Could be an elite game. The only flaw is that it's to non-linear to fully immerse you. It took the FF6 formula and ran with it, and did a good job at that, but FF6 was an ensemble cast that had a main character-- Terra. I believe if the story revolved around a character like Hikari, it would be a much more well-regarded game. However, because it's SO non-linear, I believe that hurts it to a degree. You can't really take the story as serious because you're jumping all over the place all game.

With that stated, this is definately a love letter to retro 16-bit RPG's done the right way. What I absolutely loved is that every interactable NPC is a viable piece to the game. Every single one of them served a purpose. And some of the subtle, short story writing with the npc characters is excellent.

If the same team started another HD2D franchise that was more personable and focused, it could be a classic.

I highly recommend Octopath Traveler 2. I understand why a lot of people rank it as an elite RPG, but personally it's just a notch or two below, but it's definately above average.