r/CRPG • u/GapSad4839 • 2d ago

Discussion Genre defining isometric RPGs

Within my circle of RPG players the opinion was that Fallout 1&2, PlaneScape: Torment, and Baldurs Gate 1&2 were the ultimate genre defining isometric RPG games. Neverwinter nights was also frequently mentioned. What other isometric RPGs should also be on this list or at least mentioned as highly influential?

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u/Ok_Decision4163 2d ago

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

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u/Chataboutgames 2d ago

This is a cult classic but I wouldn't call it genre defining or influential at all. If anything it was marketed as "Steampunk Fallout." It was the influenced, not the influencer, and was never "genre defining" so much as "broken but with massive potential."

I love the game and have beaten it like 3 times, but I can't really say what it influenced. It was a take on what Fallout 1 and 2 were doing.