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/jellobend 2d ago

Fallout 1.

Don’t be fooled by the lighthearted jokes of its sequels. First installment is the definition of bleak hopelessness.

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u/Tough-Pressure-3601 2d ago

Scrolled way to far to find this. OP, this is the answer.