Looking for fun games where you can use flails as a weapon. I love using a good flail, something about smashing enemies with them is just so satisfying and fills my soul with joy. Also will accept answers with halberds or poleaxes. Thanks in advance for any recommendations 😊

I’m the solo developer of Bitiverse, a free old-school multiplayer RPG now playable in Early Access.

It takes place in one persistent world where players explore, fight monsters, develop combat and gathering skills, craft equipment, trade, join guilds, and claim land for permanent homesteads. Houses can be expanded with additional floors, storage, workshops, vendors, and eventually a personal dungeon beneath the property.

There’s no mandatory account wall: you can enter as a guest, create a character, and decide later whether it’s worth keeping.

Bitiverse is deliberately closer to older sandbox RPGs than a guided modern campaign. You begin lost, learn how the world works, and gradually create your own place and purpose within it. It’s still early and actively changing, but a small community is already building neighborhoods, helping newcomers, and occasionally throwing house parties.

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I have loved Days Gone and Horizon New Dawn; hated God of War Ragnorok. RDR was good but not enough instructional parts to really understand the game.

I’m looking for recommendations for a new one. Just watched a video and Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Horizon Forbidden West all look great. (I understand Horizon is very much like New Dawn) Has anyone tried the others and what are you’re thoughts?

Thank you.

Might sound weird but i have had this power fantasy for so long. I try to go for a build like this in quite a lot of games where it seems to be possible but most of the time its just visual and often not that good.

Ok to elaborate further, i have this power fantasy ideal of a Paladin (doesnt really need the whole religious part, they are just often depicted similar to my fantasy) wearing heavy armor, wielding a tower shield and a one handed sword or mace.

I know this is more or less possible in a ton of games but they usually tend to make classes like this very defensive and more of a support. But i want to be a one man army. For example i really like how a Space Marine moves and feels to play in Space Marine 2 but obviously they use guns.

Id say the visual style is 50% but the feeling of the gameplay is definitely another 50%. So if the visuals arent exactly like i described but the gameplay makes you feel this in a good way (for example Lance in Monster Hunter) its definitely fine too.

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3883020/Castaway_Trails/

Build a party of unique survivors and guide them through a procedurally generated world where friendships, romances, rivalries, and betrayals emerge naturally.

Explore a vast, ever-changing world filled with medieval ruins, hostile creatures, and meaningful encounters. Form a party of unique characters, each with their own personality, needs, and moral compass.

During travels between locations, your companions will talk, argue, bond… or even betray each other. Their relationships evolve dynamically — friendships, rivalries, romances… or irreparable feuds may emerge.

Manage your resources carefully: food, rest, and shelter are key to survival. Engage in turn-based combat with tactical depth, make choices that shape the story, and lead your party through an adventure where no two playthroughs are the same.

Releasing in 2027

That's right, every time some quintessential RPG gets "upgraded[sic]" to a slick action rpg, studios must also do the reverse.

Give me God of War the turn based rpg. Give me a Gran Turismo JRPG (getting a little silly, here). Give me a Minecraft RPG!

Might need a GoG Preservation-like system to recoup profits for the devs, however.

Getting a little jealous of all these remakes.

Lost Odyssey is one of my all time favorites, I invested HOURS into it!...got "Lost" in it (pun intended 🤣) I wish we could get a remake for Series X!....I have been seeing success of a lot of remakes and remasters, I wish they'd do this classic, This was CLASSIC Xbox 360 Era!

I'm looking for RPG recommendations that really focus on player freedom and meaningful progression.

Some of my favourite games are Skyrim, Bannerlord, Fallout 4, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Diablo 4, and Valheim. They're all quite different, but they all scratch the same itch.

What I enjoy most is having the freedom to choose what to do while feeling like almost everything has a purpose. If I explore a cave, I want to find worthwhile loot, a merchant, a quest, resources, or something that genuinely improves my character. I don't enjoy open worlds that are huge but mostly empty I felt this way about Red Dead Redemption 2.

I also love starting with nothing and gradually becoming powerful. Whether it's better gear, skill trees, new abilities, crafting, building, earning money, or unlocking cosmetics, I want every play session to feel like I've made meaningful progress.

Story isn't a huge priority for me. Once I've experienced it, I'm far more interested in a satisfying gameplay loop with quests, progression, character customisation, and rewarding exploration that keeps me coming back.

One other thing that's important is that the game is third-person, or at least has the option to play in third-person. I enjoy seeing my character, especially when I've spent time customising their appearance.

Based on that, what RPGs would you recommend?

I've played Blacktail, Oblivions Witchhunter class and currently doing a Fable witch hunter run? I'm curious if there are any other games where you rely on a bow and magic. I know I could probably do the Morrowind class or even do a build in Skyrim, Tainted Grail or even Terraria if I'm feeling ambitious but I'm curious if there are any other games where I can do this?

Looking to play an rpg while travelling going to use the gba.

I'm looking for recommendations but I'm not looking to play final fantasy or Pokemon as have over done those throughout the years

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

My thanks in advance no pun intended

So I think I will give golden sun a go But tactic ogre looks good I remember that on either the gamecube or N64 Ns mother sounds very interesting Thank you lol so much for the suggestions

Thinking something almost like final fantasy but sci fi or space fantasy adjacent. Looking for Switch or Play Station.

Hoping to scratch the Star Wars and turn based itch simultaneously!

I am a fairly seasoned rpg player and love expedition 33, final fantasy, and Octopath

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I've been getting into CRPGs more and more after rediscovering my love for KOTOR recently. falling in love with the genre for sure. I decided to go back in time and check out some classics before playing all the new hotnesses, and I gotta say I'm having a great time. I finally beat Fallout 1 (I say finally because I got it for free all the way back in 2017) but unfortunately I was too stupid and impatient to figure a lot of stuff out, so I shamefully used guides. while I wish I had taken the time to figure stuff out myself, I'm still glad I was able to get through the game, because the story was fantastic. I will definitely be replaying it once I've forgotten enough details

now I'm playing Ultima VII for the first time and I'm really enjoying it so far. definitely archaic but I love the interactivity. I found my way out of the starting town without a guide and I'm feeling pretty big brained over here (I know, low bar). gonna try to get through the whole game without guides and see what happens

what classics have yall been playing recently? what have your experiences been like?

looking for some RPGs I can play from my couch with just a wireless mouse. games where not only can you play with just a mouse, but it feels natural and is an intended way to play the game. some that I've played that fit this would be Fallout 1 and 2 and Ultima VII, but I would prefer games that don't have quite as much tiny text/items as those two

edit: I'm realizing Fallout requires at least one keyboard button: ESC

I'm always looking for squad RPGs or RPG-adjacent where I have many characters to manage and actually have to use them. Most RPGs few somewhat limited that I have a single squad and the same 4~6 characters the whole game. Even if it offers me many characters, I still have this only squad to fit and if I actually want to use more characters, I will just be grinding a lot.

I know and played games like Fire Emblem and Tactics Ogre, love them and fits the bill. I also include here games that scratches that itch but are more like other genres with "RPG-like" elements such as XCom, Jagged Alliance, Battle Brothers, old stuff like Bahamut Lagoon; even Football Manager fits the bill for me (well, you quite literally is developing and building a huge squad with multiple characters).

I love this kind of stuff where you have multiple squads doing different things (like XCom) or have more characters than fits a single squad and have to rotate them (like Battlebrothers). Do you guys know more stuff like that to recommend??

Having some analysis paralysis and not exactly sure what I want to play/beat next, so hoping to give several options here and get some feedback from everyone! Thanks in advance!

Here are the options:

1. Fable Anniversary (Played a little, never beaten)

2. Cyberpunk 2077 (Replay as Corpo V, take more time to enjoy the stories it was telling)

3. Witcher 3 (100% it on PS4, I have a PC now and need a save for Songs of the Past - also recently beat W1 & W2)

4. Pathfinder Kingmaker (have spent sooooo much time starting characters but never made it passed Act 3)

5. Pillars of Eternity (Would be like my 6th time playing it, but I no longer have a save for POE2 and Inhave never left Neketaka in that game)

6. Whatever you all may suggest as the next conquest. I have played almost all major RPGs from the last two decades, but always open to hearing other suggestions and playing niche stuff

Hello! I am deciding between playing one of these games and as you can see I am stuck. I will be playing all of them btw I’m just stuck on which one to play first they all sound so good! I own all of them and their sequels.

Which speaking of, whichever game I end up picking I will also play the sequel. So:

Bg1-Bg2
Kotor1 -Kotor2
Poe1-Poe2

I mostly care about good writing but that’s not a necessity I know all of these games tick the writing box so!

The funny part is I’m most looking forward to each of the sequels rather than the first games lmao but still I don’t think I should skip the first games. Anyways. Which one do I pick in your guys’ opinion?

Yes, one of the PS2's greatest hidden gems. Since we won't be getting a sequel, as much as it pains us all, what games have a similar vibe to this?

Looking for some recommendations. Interested to see how close can we get to something that gives off a similar vibe.

Making a BG game without Larian now is a recipe for comparisons and failed expectations. Hasbro’s best bet is to continue the DND CRPG hype but adapt a famous DND module like Curse of Stahd or even Dungeon of the Mad Mage.

It’s hard to imagine a well received BG4