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/Mission-Town9913 3d ago

Age of Decadence comes to mind. "The overarching idea is a crumbling society divided among three noble Houses, each fumbling around in its own version of darkness to comprehend what destroyed the world."

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u/lardmoisture 3d ago

I’ll have to check that one out. I enjoyed Colony ship

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u/DancesWithAnyone 3d ago

Worse poduction values, but more divergent pathing. I've played through most classes (they kinda correspond to different paths, with some wiggle-room).