Discussion What are the CRPGs of 2021 ?

[Li Kao]

Title says it all. I don't have time to make a perfect OT (like I always do ), but this is an important topic. What are we expecting on the muder/diplomacy hobo front.
A quick google search gave me a video of relative interest about 6 games, and a ton of now irrelevant old videos. And a reddit filled with self promotion. Google failed me, but my peeps on Meta will not.

Skill checks are a serious matter.


Pathfinder - Wrath of the Righteous - June 2021

Baldur's Gate 3 - 2021 ? (I-don't-believe-you.gif)

Urban Strife - Q3 2021

Broken Roads - Late 2021

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game - Fall 2021

I will try to update this thread with your input. I'm drawing a blank right now.
Also note that the picking is sparse and I don't know a lot of these games, so some may very well be more tactic than crpg.


Note

• Didn't include the sequel to Starcrawler, more of a dungeon crawler.
• The elephant in the room is the xpac to Disco Elysium, but it's not new new, and I'm lazy.
• We are in serious need of moar info on inXile and Obsidian projects.

 

[Le Pertti]

Here are two that might come next year and worth keeping an eye on! I'm not aware of that many on their way sadly.

 

[Swenhir]

Shit I only have 6 months to finish Kingmaker.

Fantastic list! Thank you .

 

[PhaZZe]

This year i played with my friends Divinity 2, and was sooo goood. Baldurs Gate 3 looks like divinity but better! soo lets wait for full release in 2022

 

[Li Kao]

soo lets wait for full release in 2022

That would be my bet.

 

[Ibuki]

You did a good job on the ones in the OP. Another one I’m looking forward to is Gamedec. More non-combat CRPGs will keep things interesting.

Gamedec - Definitive Edition

Gamedec DEMO is available here Return to the virtual worlds as one of four new ch

www.gog.com

Another one I forgot about is Copper Dreams by the studio that made Serpent in the Staglands. I’m always down for more cyberpunk. (Not sure if it will make 2021 though...)

 

[texhnolyze]

Good stuff in there OP, I'm also looking forward to them all. But there are 2 more that are actually releasing in early 2021.



These may also release in 2021 or so, but no date yet.

 

[Li Kao]

This was a topic so rushed that I'm struggling with the boundaries of it. Didn't include games without dates, but this one is intriguing.

Odd Gods
A 90s-style RPG about the 1990s. An isometric tactical role playing game about subcultures, music, spacetime travel, and facing your pop culture demons.

 

[Panda Pedinte]

Disco Elysium The Final Cut - March 2021

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms - 2021

Zoria: Age of Shattering - 2021

 

[texhnolyze]

Gosh, 2021 will be an amazing year for cRPG fans. Even if things go wrong, we'll get to play at least 5-7 of them next year.

I'm super pumped!

 

[Ibuki]

Cyberpunk is gonna be the theme for the chunk of games I’m posting, because here is another one.

Gosh, 2021 will be an amazing year for cRPG fans. Even if things go wrong, we'll get to play at least 5-7 of them next year.

I'm super pumped!

True that! I do expect some of these to get delayed for obvious reasons but I’d prefer they take their time. Excited to get away from 2020!

 

[kio]

I just wanna say you're all awesome!
I love RPGs and all your recommendations are greatly welcome.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Ibuki I think Copper Dreams is called MechJammer now.

Mechajammer | Cyberpunk Roleplaying

mechajammer.com

 

[Nahkapukki]

Oh man so many games I would've missed without this thread. Great work!

 

[MegaApple]

10/10 thread

 

[Kvik]

My interests have shifted into a more urban/modern contemporary-themed CRPG. I don't lean as hard into Fantasy CRPGs as much as I used to. Still, I'd love to play BG3.

 

[Ibuki]

Ibuki I think Copper Dreams is called MechJammer now.

Mechajammer | Cyberpunk Roleplaying

mechajammer.com

What the shit! No wonder it has been so long since I heard anything! Everything is rebranded too. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[texhnolyze]

Urban Strife update.

Steam :: Urban Strife :: Urban Strife - March 2021 Dev Update

It's been a while since our last dev update, but we have been hard at work; we've revamped major systems and started work on the survival industry core layer

steamcommunity.com

 

[Nahkapukki]

Why can't anyone make a good Jagged Alliance game? I need more of that.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Why can't anyone make a good Jagged Alliance game? I need more of that.

I think it's a cursed monkey-paw at this moment.
There have been a couple of attempts to resurrect the name/games but i don't think they released or they sank without trace. Also, given how fanatical the fanbase is for the games i'd be scared of approaching the IP because the expectations would be so high. Would fans want exactly the same? What differences would they want? etc. I think at this point it's just easier to make your own "spiritual sequel" without invoking the Jagged Alliance name and all that goes with it.

 

[Nahkapukki]

I think it's a cursed monkey-paw at this moment.
There have been a couple of attempts to resurrect the name/games but i don't think they released or they sank without trace. Also, given how fanatical the fanbase is for the games i'd be scared of approaching the IP because the expectations would be so high. Would fans want exactly the same? What differences would they want? etc. I think at this point it's just easier to make your own "spiritual sequel" without invoking the Jagged Alliance name and all that goes with it.

I'd take a JA 2 remake with support for modern PC's. No need for much of the fancy stuff just proper resolution support and iron out some of the issues the game has right now.

You're right tho that they should just let the IP rest now since it truly seems like it's cursed and the people who make the "sequels" can't get the feel right and just end up pissing off the fanbase.


This seems alright but the devs are super quiet about it and I'm afraid it's dead even tho their Discord has claims that some dev has said that it's still coming out.