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#1

N/A

4.5
(37)
"It’s amazing."
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"Loved it."
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"Is awesome!"
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"There are lots and lots."
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"There are lots and lots."
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"Massive improvement in almost every way."
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"In my opinion it's got a better soundtrack."
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"Easily one of the most overlooked gems of the SNES library."
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"Secret of Evermore, Illusion of Gaia, A Link to the Past."
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"Both pushed the SNES to its limit."
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#2

Capcom

4.0
(7)
"Dragons Dogma is a great choice."
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"Dragons Dogma (DD2 is right around the corner!)"
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"The breath of fire games are great."
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"Great games though the first is very barebones."
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"Great games though the first is very barebones."
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"Breath of Fire games are good."
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#3

Baldur's Gate

5.0
(4)
"I played Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 on a machine very similar to that just fine."
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#4

CD Projekt

4.3
(4)
"Witcher 3 is one of the best RPGs out there."
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"Games with Romances - Cyberpunk 2077"
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"Cyberpunk 2077, yakuza 0, baldurs gate and octopath traveler 1+2."
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"For me it’s Cyberpunk 2077 by a pretty decent margin."
#5

Larian Studios

5.0
(3)
"Games with Romances - Balder's Gate 3"
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"Best magic implementation I’ve ever seen in an rpg."
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"I can’t recommend it highly enough."
#6

Enix

5.0
(3)
"The Enix God trilogy!"
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"Terranigma. I personally thinks it’s up there with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6."
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"An incredible adventure that pushes the limits of the SNES hardware."
#7

Square Enix

5.0
(3)
"OCTOPATH traveler is probably by far the best"
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"Octopath Traveler"
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"Dragon Quest XI is a good JRPG."
#8

Atlus

5.0
(3)
"Alliance Alive is fun and I recommend that one along with Shin Megami Strange Journey Redux, Radiant Historia and Dragon Quest 8."
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"I've bought Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse two days ago and I do not regret of the poor discount, the game is just freaking awesome."
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"Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology. I cannot stress enough how AMAZING and engrossing this game is."
#9

Mistwalker

4.7
(3)
"Lost Odyssey is a MUST play."
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"Lost Odyssey!!"
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"It had some amazing writing in the memories you unlock."
#10

Dragon's Dogma

4.3
(3)
"Maybe try Nioh or Dragon's Dogma. Good fluid combat + RPG build mechanics."
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"Just get Dragons Dogma as its on sale on the store at the moment."
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#11

Witcher

4.0
(3)
"Should play well on the steam deck"
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"Are good as well."
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#12

Skyrim

5.0
(2)
"Old classic with a ton replayability value."
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#13

Sea of Stars

5.0
(2)
#14

Dragon Age: Origins

5.0
(2)
"Best rpg ive ever played."
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"100x better than inquisition."
#15

Pendragon

5.0
(2)
"Pendragon is at the top of the list for best long run TTRPG."
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"For campaign, I'd use Pendragon or Ars Magica."
#16

Dungeon Crawl Classics

5.0
(2)
"DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS FOR SURE"
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"Dungeon Crawl Classics Dungeon Crawl Classics Dungeon Crawl Classics."
#17

Terranigma

5.0
(2)
"Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia, Lufia 2 (as I've heard), Seiken Densetsu 3 (aka Trials of Mana), G.O.D, Live-A-Live, FF4/5"
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"Terranigma is an absolutely incredible game that’s incredibly underrated."
#18

Disco Elysium

5.0
(2)
"Disco Elysium is the best writing to appear in an RPG."
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#19

KOTOR

5.0
(2)
"Get the restored content mod."
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#20

Golden Sun

5.0
(2)
"The two Golden Sun games are so great!"
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"Golden Sun, Mario & Luigi, Pokemon, Boktai, Megaman Battle Network."
#21

Vampire: The Masquerade

5.0
(2)
"Sounds up your alley."
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#22

Final Fantasy

4.5
(2)
"If you want a social MMORPG I recommend Final Fantasy XIV."
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"Final fantasy 5 is so good with its stacking job system."
#23

Gothic

4.0
(2)
"Chrono trigger for party based RPG."
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#24

Cepheus

4.0
(2)
"If you like hard(ish) science fiction then you could try Cepheus."
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"I have loved playing the Cepheus games."
#25

Arcanum

4.0
(2)
"Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick obscura"
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#26

Fallout

4.0
(2)
"Obviously"
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#27

CD Projekt Red

5.0
(1)
"You should absolutely play TW3 if your goal is to play the best RPGs available on PS4."
#28

The Witcher

5.0
(1)
"The Witcher 3."
#29

Namco Tales Studio

5.0
(1)
"Tales of the Abyss is a really great remake of a PS2 JRPG and I really loved it."
#30

SaGa

5.0
(1)
"SaGa Scarlet Grace is the best battle system to appear in an open world RPG."
#31

Marvelous

5.0
(1)
"Rune Factory 4 is what you need in your life."
#32

Persona

5.0
(1)
"Persona 5."
#33

Pathfinder

5.0
(1)
"Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a tremendous classical CRPG."
#34

PlatinumGames

5.0
(1)
"**NieR: Automata** perhaps? There's no real crafting in it but it is open-world and set on Earth, just far in the future."
#35

Mega Man

5.0
(1)
"The Megaman Battle Network series is absolutely brilliant."
#36

Guerrilla Games

5.0
(1)
"Horizon Zero Dawn is an easy recommend if you like openworld and crafting."
#37

Fire Emblem

5.0
(1)
"Fire Emblem: Three Houses"
#38

Dragon Quest

5.0
(1)
"Dragon Quest XI"
#39

Divinity

5.0
(1)
"Divinity: Original Sin 2 -- Enhanced Edition."
#40

Xenoblade Chronicles

5.0
(1)
"Xenoblade Chronicles"
#41

Sega

5.0
(1)
"Yakuza like a dragon, get a gamepass and it's included."
#42

Shin Megami Tensei

5.0
(1)
"Runs beautifully on Steam Deck and you'll feel right at home with the demon fusion if you like Pokemon romhacks."
#43

Cairn

4.0
(1)
"Cairn was a lot like The Witcher. It's also easy to run as a beginner GM."
#44

TinyD6

4.0
(1)
"For brand new players, I'd suggest one of the TinyD6 games. It's really easy to pick up."
#45

FATE

4.0
(1)
"I find nothing is as consistent in getting people to return to the table as FATE."
#46

Powered by the Apocalypse

4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend games that use the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system."
#47

Die Laughing

4.0
(1)
"Die Laughing is a great one to get people into it."
#48

Index Card RPG

4.0
(1)
"Index card rpg is easy and straight forward."
#49

Shadowdark RPG

4.0
(1)
"I think you should check out Shadowdark RPG."
#50

Nioh

4.0
(1)
"Maybe try Nioh or Dragon's Dogma. Good fluid combat + RPG build mechanics."
#51

Kingdom Come

4.0
(1)
"You can try Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This bad boy has good graphics and can put your PC for a real test of hardware."
#52

Alliance Alive

4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the Alliance Alive. The difficulty is pretty fair, the grindiness isn't too grindy, and the story was nice to follow too."
#53

The Outer Worlds

4.0
(1)
"The Outer Worlds."

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