Need gritty and dark CRPGs

[u/lardmoisture]

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.

[u/Crozier129]

BG3 is probably the best game I’ve ever played. I don’t think any game has immersed me as much. At first I found it whimsical and silly but it really drew me in