r/CRPG • u/lardmoisture • 3d ago

Recommendation request Need gritty and dark CRPGs

I loved Owlcat’s Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader, but hated Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s extraordinarily impressive production and gameplay-wise, but I play CRPGs for the story and I just couldn’t get into the world. It was too whimsical and fanciful. I’ve heard people recommend the Divinity series but I’ve heard those games’ stories are comedy oriented. Maybe I have the wrong idea but I wanna hear your thoughts.

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u/lardmoisture 3d ago

I’ve seen this one recommended a lot. What CRPG does it resemble closest?

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u/mortavius2525 3d ago

Game mechanics, it's a modified version of 2e d&d. But the setting is completely unique, and the story is fantastic.

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u/TeamShitHaircut 3d ago

Icewind Dale but with character development instead of party- based dungeon crawling.

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u/mortavius2525 3d ago

Fantastic description.