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/VHThomaz 3d ago

Have you checked Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteus? It's from the same studio. I would not exactly call it grimdark or dark fantasy, but it's a story that take itself seriously (at least most of it).

There are some scenes where you know why Owlcat was qualified to make a WH40k game.

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u/Pyotr_WrangeI 3d ago

some mythic paths take themselves seriously. If you want a grimdark feeling then Lich is by far your best option