Indie CRPGs - post 'em if you find 'em

[timong]

Ok, thanks for the nice replies. I think it's worthy now to start a thread for it: http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=23877 . I was thinking about creating one a half year ago but the project was in such a simple state that I decided to not to do that. As things are rounding up it's now a better time for doing this - although still a bit premature maybe.

 

[Korgan]

www.incursion-roguelike.org - seems to be a great d20 implementation, really detailed. Definitely worth looking at. Still in alpha though.

 

[cardtrick]

www.incursion-roguelike.org - seems to be a great d20 implementation, really detailed. Definitely worth looking at. Still in alpha though.

It's motherfucking awesome. Everyone with the faintest interest in roguelikes should try it.

 

[Korgan]

Hell, EVERYONE should try it. The devil's in the details. Like a rogue stealing stuff unnoticed and getting all the xp for the monsters around. Or a skill that lets you schedule watches better while resting with followers. Or the gods. OMG the gods! There's a LE fascist fuck that is a patron for knights & nobles, an alien but benevolent Cthulhu-thing protecting the world from the aberrations it spawned, an ancient peasant deity that offers villagers protection and good harvest in exchange for a little blood - the more you pay, the more you get, but miss a payment and you're next... Hell, most of this fluff deserves a place in an official D&D setting, and I've not even started the game proper. The combat, too - all the PnP options like bullrush, charge, grapple, disarm, sunder and more, and the manual says monsters can be kind of smart. All in all, 1 more reason for me not to get a life, for a total of 10^24.

 

[mytgroo]

Lizard 2D Entertainment

Does anyone know about this little game Gorakion by Lizard 2D Entertainment. He/she has a couple different games cheap. http://www.lizard2dentertainment.com/ . I am too cheap to risk $5 ...

 

[Kaiserin]

http://www.gorakionrpg.com/

Sounds like a rip off of:

http://www.getmagi.com/

 

[rei1974]

The games seems interesting but... OMG their websites really need some reworking! no offense but would make better impression if they just used one of those ready-made templates...

 

[mytgroo]

Dark Disciples 2 is out

Dark Disciples 2 is out.

http://www.darkdisciples-rpg.com/dd2.htm

 

[Another]

Elona ( Eternal League of Nefia). A new roguelike:
Get latest version here

Don't bother with it if you can't stomach big head character style graphics like in some jRPGs. It was originally only in Japanese and a few untranslated messages can still be found.

I am not good myself at reviewing games. Here is a small abstract from a person who tried: "[Elona] has a lot of nice and interesting features (including things like taxes, a more forgiving death system than most roguelikes, crime system, gambling games, a political system, weather effects, a calendar, impressive visuals, and a good soundtrack) as well as showing quite a few inspirations from some of the more popular titles out there (the author's stated that the skill system was inspired by ADOM's, and there are also corruptions like those in ADOM)"

 

[mytgroo]

A Strange Looking Game

This looks truly strange and original. Maybe someone will find it interesting. I like to look for things sometimes because I like to look for things.

http://www.drnostromo.com/tbk/

 

[mvBarracuda]

Zero-Projekt update at NMA:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43873

 

[mytgroo]

Wilfred The Hero, Monster's Den

Even though it is made with RPG Maker XP, this thing looks original and strange.

http://www.rpgmaker.net/~brandonabley/wth/index.htm

Where do flash games fit in this mess. Monster's Den Book of Dread is kind of interesting if not a bit short.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/garin/m ... k-of-dread

 

[crowleyhammer]

http://www.heroicfantasygames.com/index.htm

Combat system like TOEE, Could be good fun.

 

[mondblut]

http://www.heroicfantasygames.com/index.htm

Wow.

Simply wow.

I sure hope it will survive to be released.

 

[LCJr.]

http://www.heroicfantasygames.com/index.htm

Combat system like TOEE, Could be good fun.

Judging from your posts on their forums you're a shill or one of the developers alts.

http://www.heroicfantasygames.com/Forum ... 4d70df3d63

First of all im really looking forward to playing this game! it really looks like its going to be a lot of fun!

I have perused your website and found a lot to like, the way information is presented is easy to find and most informative. Having read all the information im really excited about the combat and the game in general, now having read everything on the site i have a few questions, i think youll agree you give a lot of info on the game and it is quite a lot to take in in one go lol, so if ive missed anything or if ive overlooked it please just point me to the place its at.

I could be wrong though. Maybe you're just naturally a pathetic ass kisser.

 

[Elwro]

It doesn't mean the game is bad, though.

 

[LCJr.]

It doesn't mean the game is bad, though.

Very true. But likewise it doesn't make it good either. And since there isn't any playable content we can't answer that question for ourselves.

If I'm right, which doesn't happen often, it does however call into question the morals/ethics of the people involved. But I could be completely wrong, and no I won't apologize or even acknowledge it if I am, and maybe the OP simply is some asskissing fanboy.

 

[Jaime Lannister]

http://www.crestfallen.us/game.html

The Way saga. They're freeware JRPG style made with RPG Maker, but they have a good story and important gameplay choices.

Bumpin' this.

 

[udm]

In case anyone likes cutsie JRPG knockoffs:

http://www.amaranthia.com/modules/aveyond2/

Is out on December 5.

I really like Aveyond. Highly recommended, even for those who don't like jRPGs. I personally never was a fan of them, and still am not. Aveyond's the only exception I've made thus far. Don't know why though...that game is evil

I don't know if this game has already been posted in this thread but it's a really cool indie rpg that just came out in late January of '07. I'm not part of the team that made it so don't think I'm here trying to do self-promotion. It has a lot of choices and consequences and a nice POST-APOC setting.

Here is a link to where you can download the game: http://www.gamingw.net/forums/index.php?topic=68488.0

Here is a link to a trailer for the game(good music in the trailer, made me want to groove): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0FLAXXvRU]

This game is epic. 'nuff said

But this is still the most epic of them all

Also, Smugglers 4, a space sim with RPG elements, is now released. Definitely worth a buy imho

 

[mytgroo]

Something of Yore

I was looking around like I alwys do and found a mouse based dungeon crawl.

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums ... _id=505053

 

[mytgroo]

Hinterlands A Possibly Really Interesting Roleplaying Game

This looks really interesting. It combines town building with RPGs.

http://www.tiltedmill.com/hinterland/

 

[mytgroo]

Stone Quest

Stone Quest. Find the stones and stop the demons. I think this game came from Belgium so it might have a unique perspective.

Can't you guys find me something interesting and astounding to play that is an independent game. I am getting rather bored with the limited repertoire of indpendent games that are available...

Find me something worth playing.

http://www.viridis-cosmos.be/characters_us.html

 

[udm]

What do you consider worth playing?

 

[mytgroo]

What I like.

I enjoyed Evil Islands, Kult Heretic Kingdoms, The Spiderweb Software Games, Baldurs Gate, Geneforge, Eschaolon Book 1. I rather like independent games. I got bored with Divine Divinity and Found Morrowind III to be too complicated. Old school, old school.

I rather liked Starships Unlimited for an independent 4x strategy game. I also liked Warlords Battlecry. Hmm, what else. I liked Civilization but not Age of Empires.

I also liked Digital Eels Strange Adventures In Infinite Space.

I'm not drawn to action rpgs. I like tactics and turn based.

For Roguelikes, I liked Linley's Dungeon Crawl because it is a graphical roguelike. It is actually pretty fun.

 

[mytgroo]

Ha.

Here is another one. It is a Hungarian RPG
http://www.redshift.hu/ The Quest or Legacy

There is also Undercroft by Rake In Grass http://www.rakeingrass.com

Hmm. Give me some other ideas. Redshift looks interesting. I am not sure if the games are any good.

Both Undercroft and The Quest seem to have an Eastern European style in their artwork which makes the gameplay seem very different.