I like not just CRPG, but specifically scifi and/or post apocalyptic CRPG. I’ve replayed the first two Fallout games umpteeth times. Wasteland 2 and 3, while being tactical CRPGs rather than singular character driven ones are high on my list of great games.

But I’m looking to diversify. I know there are many Fallout-likes, but figuring out which are worth my time is difficult. So what have you?

UnderRail is always recommended but it also looks kind of impenetrable to understand.

ATOMRpg was fun at first when I tried it, but after a while my character simply couldn’t pass any speech checks and I got stuck wandering around the map in frustration.

I haven’t tried Encased. Reviews are split, with a lot of critique of the end game. I have no clue if it’s been worked on.

Colony Ship looks super interesting but I won’t buy it until it’s done.

  • @kd637_mi
    1•1 year ago

    I’ve been chasing that high since playing through Fallout 1 and 2 for the first time a couple of years ago.

    I really got into Atom, it just took me a couple of starts to figure out what sort of character I liked playing. Once I did I played it straight through. Haven’t started Trudograd though. UnderRail I have tried a few starts but haven’t found a character I enjoy yet. I picked up Colony Ship in the summer sale and I’m really enjoying it so far.

    The developer of Colony Ship has another game called Age of Decadence, it is post apocalypse but a low fantasy setting. Worth a look if you like tough combat and consequential choices, and the non sci-fi setting doesn’t put you off.

    Edit: Also, as an Australian, I would be given the boot if I didn’t mention an upcoming game called Broken Roads. It’s an ISO crpg set in a post apocalypse Australia. There is a demo up on steam if you want to give that one a go.