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RPG_Gamers is a subreddit for fans of all video game RPGs from JRPGs (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest), Western RPGs (Fallout, Baldur's Gate), action games with RPG elements (Diablo, League of Legends), and discussions related to them.

Subreddit in general revolves around discussion of RPG videogames, recommendations for new games to try, news of upcoming RPGs, and reviews of recently released RPGs. Memes and other related filler content is not presently allowed.

Welcome to RPG_Gamers!

RPG_Gamers is a subreddit for fans of all video game RPGs from JRPGs (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest), Western RPGs (Fallout, Baldur's Gate), action games with RPG elements (Diablo, League of Legends), and discussions related to them.

Subreddit in general revolves around discussion of RPG videogames, recommendations for new games to try, news of upcoming RPGs, and reviews of recently released RPGs. Memes and other related filler content is not presently allowed.

Our rules

1. Only video game RPG content

  • Submissions need to be related to Role Playing video games.

  • Completely unrelated submissions, posts about games that do not feature RPG elements and posts about tabletop RPGs will be removed.

2. No self-promotion

  • Promoting your own content in any form is not allowed. This includes videos, art, reviews in external websites/blogs and any other content that you created or that you have a personal relation to (e.g. your friend's or from a website you work for).

  • Developers are exempt from this rule. Check the "Developer/publisher advertising" rule instead.

  • Offenders are subject to bans depending on overall activity of the account.

3. Developer/publisher advertising

  • We only allow post from game developers or publishers if it's to share a notable new about your game. Notable news only include the initial game announcement, a release to Early Access or a full release.

  • The new should include a proper description, with details of what the game is about and official links.

  • Don't spam your game in comments.

  • Accounts whose only activity is advertising their games are subject to removals and be banned as spammers.

4. Low-effort posts (memes, images and short descriptions)

  • Memes are only allowed if they generate or encourage meaningful discussion. Memes posted for fun are treated as low-effort and not allowed.

  • Image posts showing off a game collection, a recent purchase or a game you started playing are treated as low-effort. If you want to discuss these games, use a text post instead.

  • Text post descriptions should include at least 250 characters (letters). Posts with less than that are automatically removed. This include poll posts.

5. Guidelines for recommendation request posts

Posts asking for games must include:

  • 250 characters (letters) of text.
  • A clear title indicating your request (not something vague like "looking for games").

If you want to get the best possible games, consider adding:

  • The platforms you have.
  • Your level of experience with the genre (beginner, intermediate, veteran...).
  • Aspects you enjoyed of previously played games.

Very common requests that can be easily solved by using Reddit search bar or a search engine will be removed.

6. No untagged spoilers

  • Spoilers can be posted using the following formatting:

>!X kills Y!< = X kills Y

Example: X kills Y

  • Untagged spoilers will be removed, no matter how old the game is.

7. No referral links

  • Please link directly to external websites. Referral links will be removed and repeat offenders banned from the subreddit.

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Please advise me on the following 5 Prince of Persia games

I wanna play these 5 games:

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones Prince Of Persia Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

I seen on PSNprofiles that some of the trophies are a bit buggy. What I wanna know is, is it possible to still get all 5 platinum trophies? Is each game doable? And is it fairly easy to get the 5 platinum trophies? Give me any advice or tips you got for any of the games I’ve mentioned. Please help! Tanks.

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2025/02/02
23:10 UTC

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An old mobile rpg game

Can u guys help me to find an old mobile rpg game ? All i can remember is the game has 3 characters A bald swordman with dual balde An archer A mage who can attack with some round magic ball when i tap the attack button and a big magic ball if i hold The monsters in the game are skeleton and square slime,... play in 3rd perspective Tks u all !!

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2025/02/02
20:55 UTC

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Hello. My older brother moved out and gave me old games. Are these games any good and worth playing?

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2025/02/02
18:50 UTC

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Evocreo - Pocket Monster RPG just got FREE!

Hello everyone,

we just made our paid rpg game EvoCreo free for 2 weeks.It is a pokemon-like monster taming RPG, available on iOS and Android where you can catch, train, evolve and battle with pocket monsters. It has retro pixel art graphics, more than 30 hours of gameplay (offline and online) and is regularly in the top 10 of paid rpg games on iOS and Andriod.

Feel free to download it now and save some bucks :)

Andriod: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ilmfinity.evocreo.main.android

iOs: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evocreo-pocket-monster-game/id918997182

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2025/02/02
15:35 UTC

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Turn Based CRPG

So far I've played Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2, and Rogue Trader, can someone recommend a crpg with similar combat systems, because while, I really like Dragon Age Origins and Pillars of Eternity for their story and worldbuilding, I play them both on the easiest difficulty because I simply don't find the real time combat to be fun, I've given it a chance and tried to learn them, but it just never clicked with me.

I'm also not looking for a TRPG like Fire Emblem or Xcom, I still want the focus to be on story and roleplaying, just with a combat system I can also enjoy.

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2025/02/02
13:55 UTC

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Diagonal Movement: Yes or No, and Why?

Hello everybody!

My friend and I are designing a Turn-based Tactical RPG, and we use square tiles for the battle map.

That said, do you believe characters should be able to move diagonally?

Should be able to move diagonally but perhaps with some sort of penalty (like consuming more Action Points)?

Thank you!

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2025/02/02
08:25 UTC

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Suggest me a game similar to chrono trigger

I spoiled my experience while looking up for walkthroughs. (Peeked a little too much ahaha) Are there any other games with a grand plot reveal? Preferably fantasy genre but Im open to other types as well.

For context, Ive already played these games: Dragon warrior series (played all), earthbound (played one part), contra and contra force, final fantasy (played multiple parts)

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2025/02/02
07:38 UTC

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My thoughts on Baldurs Gate 3 as a CRPG Noob…

I thought I hated turn based combat. I don’t know shit about D&D. But I tried the game anyway cause I was told it was it was a masterpiece.

And surprisingly, the combat is the best part so far. I’m still in Act 1, but I actually love the pace/feel of the combat. I also love the choices in the game.

But what also surprised me was how weak the world and writing feels. I still don’t feel like I’m in a different world, the dialogues feel a bit… juvenile? I dunno, there’s a certain blandness to it all.

I later read that it’s supposed to feel like College kids playing D&D and well…mission accomplished.

Immersion is a huge deal to me, so I dunno if. Choices are worth pushing through. I also find it difficult to understand the story, so much random stuff happened that I most definitely will forget.

Thoughts?

Also how is the world building in Pathfinder: WoTR in comparison? Is it as solid as something like Witcher and Cyberpunk?

91 Comments
2025/02/02
07:06 UTC

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Best RPGs for a horror gamer?

What are the best RPGs for a horror gamer? They can be RPG horror games or RPGs with horror elements. I would love to play both.

I play on PC through Steam. Some of my favorite games are:

  1. SOMA
  2. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Alan Wake, Dead Space
  3. Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Lies of P, Elden Ring
  4. The Witcher, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Cyberpunk 2077
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2025/02/02
05:40 UTC

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If you like games with mostly linear storylines, what are some that you love from the last 10 years?

If you're one of those people that hates this type, that's both fine and valid, but can you please just leave me alone in this topic? I'm trying to find camaradarie.

To the people that keep coming into my topics when I make a topic whenever I ask about something even a little bit unusual: I obviously am not ONLY interested in this type of rpg, my favorite games are Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and Baldur's Gate 2, and I'm excited to play Citizen Sleeper 2 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Also, being kind is free.

I'd especially like to find people who also look for under the radar indie and mid-budget titles.

Some that I really love:

FF7Remake and Final Fantasy 16

Ghost Of Tsushima

Trigger Witch

Ocean's Heart

Dungeons of Sundaria

Stray Blade
I also wanna try:

#BLUD

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 and 2

14 Comments
2025/02/02
02:13 UTC

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Hello there rpg fiend looking for some lesser known AAA/good indie rpg games

Hey so I am a rpg fiend currently looking forward to Avowed but wondering if there is something new (for me) to hold me out untill then. And googling and looking at similar posts you just get the same OH SKYRIM AND WITCHER 3 over and over that everyone and their mom has already played so decided to create my own post.

I like interactive dialogue and character,build customization a lot in particular. But I dont like real time crpgs with pause or totally "linear" stories like final fantasy.

I wont be able to list everything here obviously but here are a bunch of stuff I have already played. Everything by Bioware,Bethesda,Cdprojekt,Atlus,Pokemon,Owlcat,Larian,Fromsoft,Obsidian Entertainment

And I will list out some other stuff that comes to mind right away Fable series,Old fallout games,Stardew,Modern wasteland games,Kingdoms of amalur,Star control 2,Quite a few of the digimon story games,Vampire The Masquerade bloodlines,Disco Elysium

A couple of specific comments: I know kingdom come deliverence 2 is out in just a couple of days but I was not a fan of the combat at all in the first one, will look at some footage when its out but yeaaaaah. Was not a big fan of the Dragons dogma games either, would have wanted to make my own party instead of swapping out randos all the time.

I will finish of with my own indie/relatively obscure game recommendation I played last year that was amazing if you found this post by doing a smiliar search.

Minds Beneath Us was one of those rare games that you look at the clock and realise oh I should have gone to bed 3 hour ago... oh well fk it I dont want to stop. Some awesome tracks in the soudtrack aswell I listen to every now and then. Cant recommend it enough.

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2025/02/02
00:55 UTC

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What RPG is for me? (Pc)

Hey all - MMORPG? ARPG? Idk what to choose.

  • I don’t care a whole lot about story, I like progressing and leveling up character & gear.
  • I like Mage/Magic/Sorc builds for sure.
  • Something with action & bosses & dungeons & possibly online/social interaction is a bonus!

Games I’ve tried: Elden Ring - seems too Non-Linear and have to YouTube my way through the game and that’s not enjoyable.

FF14 - this one is fun, but I found it to be too Linear & “go talk to ___ now go talk to ___”

PoE2 - love the action and bosses but the game isn’t optimized yet. I also don’t care for the camera angle of this and Diablo games.

Sorry I’m very picky!

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2025/02/01
17:44 UTC

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Which Sci-Fi RPG "disappointment" would you consider the best?

I've noticed that while the Outer Worlds was quite popular at launch, online discourse regarding the game has significantly soured since it's release. At the same time, I've seen a decent volume of posts, YouTube videos, and other such commentaries discussing how Andromeda was unfairly maligned as a result of its bugs and comparison to the OT. Meanwhile, Starfield and its discourse needs no introduction. As such, I'm curious how people feel about these games in relation to one another, especially now that the dust and hype have somewhat settled.

EDIT: Just for context, I have personally beaten the main stories and all side quests (not counting Starfield's radiant quests because those are endless) of all three of these games, so I'm not looking for recommendations, just your opinion of each.

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2025/02/01
01:12 UTC

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It's not even february, and already we got several promising indie games, from this week alone!

I found out about all of these from the yt channel Best Indie Games:

First up we got and Early Access Side scrolling Beat Em up RPG:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359390/Wendigo_Blue/

Full Release Isometric Real Time Tactical Stealth RPG set during the 18th century. I think it might be psychological too:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309710/The_Stone_of_Madness/

Full Release ARPG(Possible Diablo-like) 2 player local co-op where you can transform into what you kill! Beautiful art too:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1656930/Coridden/

Full Release Dice Based, story Rich CYOA RPG set deep into the future where you're an escaped android going all over space:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/

Full Release Side-Scrollling Souls-Like RPG where you're a mouse. The original game was compared to Redwall.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473480/Tails_of_Iron_2_Whiskers_of_Winter/

Honorable Mention:

Early Access Why play a game where you can fight SkyNet, when you can instead BE Skynet. It's one of those games that defies genre because you can do so much.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/

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2025/01/31
21:29 UTC

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Asking for help with planning a Star Ocean 3 run

I've never used Roger or Peppita before so I want to. And I have managed to find every other character's Urssa Cave Temple scenes on youtube except for Roger, Cliff, and Mirage. I'd like to do a playthrough where I can use those two characters, but also see those scenes and try to upload them.

I have the Brady Games strategy guide and it mentions an ending farm method but only if you pick Albel/Roger or Nel/Peppita. Since it's such a long game, I'd like to try and do all this in one go. I was wondering if anyone has any useful knowledge.

I imagine I'll have to make a spreadsheet and count the affection points for each Private Action that is likely to happen or needs to happen, and see if it's doable and then make the right amount of potions to give at the end cut off point.

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2025/01/31
21:03 UTC

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How far could an RPG game allow the player to make controversial choices without making the game itself offensive?

I was playing ATOM rpg recently and there's a certain NPC that reveals himself to be gay and the player is given different dialogue options for this interaction, includes some very homophobic ones.

A friend of mine, who played this game before, thinks this kind of dialogue options will make the game offensive to some players, but I tend to disagree with him because the choice to be inclusive and supportive was also given at the same time, and it is up to the players to decide. Furthermore, there are much more controversial, even immoral options in CRPGs like this one, including sex exploitations, slaughtering whole town and trading slaves.

Do you think, within the confines of the story, there should be limits in RPG design—where some options shouldn't be offered to players—so the game can be less offensive or controversial? Or is it fine to give the players full agency, including some truely heinous ones?

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2025/01/31
19:35 UTC

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Hello everyone! I’m excited to announce that my game, Shadows of Chroma Tower, an extraction dungeon crawler multiplayer, will have an open playtest this weekend starting on Friday, Jan 31st! I’d love for you to join and experience the adventure firsthand. Your feedback is appreciated! 💖

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2025/01/31
16:29 UTC

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Looking for a game similar to Divinity OS 2 on Xbox.

I tried BG3 but I just can't get into the combat system, I liked everything about but I dislike having to do short/long rest in order to use certain abilities, and I know I could just long rest after every encounter but that would get old quick I would assume. I looked at WH rogue trader but Divinity is my only experience in this genre and I don't know where to put my money.

So any advice for a crpg on console?

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2025/01/31
16:29 UTC

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Promising indie rpgs titles released in 2025 so far?

Since the first month is pretty much over, are there any rpgs out so far that you yourself have tried, and you think are worthwhile?

I'm specifically hoping to hear first-hand testimonials of games people have personally played.

I generally need the story to be at least pretty good with a big focus on good dialogue from likable and/or compelling characters.

Optional: Mid budget games are fine too, and I'm also looking for combat-free adventure games. Just nothing by billion dollar publishers like microsoft, sega, or square-enix please.

39 Comments
2025/01/31
16:18 UTC

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Ultimate CRPG Ranking

Have been dedicating a good chunk of my free time to clearing a number of bucket list CRPGs during this long, dark winter. While I haven't played them all, I feel I have played enough to compile a decent, definitive top 10. Of the options below (or any that I have forgotten), how would you rank the games of the CRPG genre, and also why?

Haven't Played: Icewind Dale 2, Divine Divinity, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, Shadowrun: HK/DF, Wasteland 3, Baldur's Gate 1, Solasta, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Honorable Mentions: Pillars of Eternity 2 (A very good game with great atmosphere. Fell short of the first game as far as the story goes, in my eyes), Fallout 2 (A complete classic with some of the best quest dialogue ever written. Deserves a mention for how much was established in this game alone) , Tyranny (great faction system, great writing, falls short in the combat department)

#10 - Dragon Age: Origins (I think we all know why this is here. Incredible companions, a choice system that felt like it actually mattered. Set a bar so high that the series has been completely lost ever since)

#9 - Arcanum (Psychotic levels of ambition here, fascinating world, possibly the most replayable CRPG I have ever played)

#8 - Baldurs Gate 2 (Maybe nostalgia talking but the pre-rendered backgrounds, sound design and writing are all so quaint and fill me with an unmatched level of coziness, even when I'm waking up in a torture chamber. One of the best villains in the genre as well)

#7 - Pillars of Eternity 1 (Presents a brand new world and does a great job of immersing you. The absolute pinnacle of Tactical Real-Time w/ Pause combat. Maybe the best pre-rendered backgrounds in the entire genre)

#6 - Underrail (Unlike anything I have played in terms of creating engaging combat scenarios and forcing you to figure it out. In some ways it almost feels more like an immersive sim, which is a positive for me!)

#5 - Baldurs Gate 3 (THE modern standard of RPG quest design and writing. Incredible companions, great voice acting, pretty fun 5e combat. The budget is on full display here)

#4 - Disco Elysium (Rides the line of CRPG vs Adventutr game, but the heavy presence of stat checks and open ended quest design makes it fall into the genre for me. The funniest modern game by far and it's not even close. Creates a sense of 'place' in Revachol that I have not seen emulated before or since)

#3 - Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Considered the gold standard of the genre for like a solid decade straight, and it totally deserves it. The prioritization of fun before anything else here is wonderful, and I actually way prefer the combat here than in Baldur's Gate 3 just due to how whacky and experimental you can be)

#2 - Pathfinder: WOTR (There is basically no contest, this is the deepest RPG ever made. The number of possible class builds, combined with Mythic Path pairings, is almost overwhelming. Truly puts system complexity first, which I found really benefitted my ability to roleplay. Great companions and general vibe as well)

#1 - Planescape: Torment (Not just the greatest CRPG ever made, but maybe one of the best games ever made in general? The writing is unlike anything before or since, the world and the pre-rendered backgrounds are brimming with imagination. The themes are deep and impactful. Simply the best, even if the combat is basically an afterthought here)

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2025/01/31
15:10 UTC

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Any suggestions for good, mid specs PC , games?

I have a series x but rn I cannot use it due to my location, it would be really useful if someone could suggest any good game that can smoothly run (60 fps , 1080p) on my laptop (GTX 1650 ti , i5-10300h, 16 gb ram) . Another really crucial point is that the game is not or game pass or if it is , cannot run in 4k. That would make me just postpone play the game until I can be back on my Xbox. I would honestly accept some suggestion also about some game maybe not so great but still good, run decent, and not on game pass because anyways I would not buy it on Xbox where on PC I could get it for cheap on sites like Epic or Gog. Just to explain better what I am talking about, I was looking for a game like bathman Arkham city ( goated , low requirements, not on game pass) or a game like Avatars of pandora/ suicide squad (not great, enjoyable, wouldn't buy em on Xbox). I also have a preference towards open worlds. Thx , I know my request is kinda complicated, but I will be open to any kind of suggestion.

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2025/01/31
11:23 UTC

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Join the playtest for our RPG x Metroidvania "Twilight Monk"!!

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2025/01/31
09:39 UTC

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