The List of Incline - 2016 Edition

[Infinitron]

Remember, you can change your votes as new games are added.

Upcoming games included in the poll
(Let me know if any of the release dates need to be changed.)

1. Barkley 2 (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
cboyardee's sequel to the critically acclaimed Game Maker RPG Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden.
Kickstarter
Preorder

2. Grimoire (Codex thread)
Release Date:
Cleve Blakemore's old-school spiritual successor to Wizardry VII. You will believe a golden baby can fly.
Indiegogo

3. Torment: Tides of Numenera (Codex thread)
Release Date: Q1 2017
Spiritual successor to Planescape Torment by inXile's Colin McComb and Kevin Saunders (plus a horde of writers) set in Monte Cook's Numenera.
Kickstarter
Steam Early Access

4. Knights of the Chalice 2 (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Sequel to the combat-focused old-school RPG using d20 OGL.

5. Seven Dragon Saga (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Spiritual successor to the Gold Box games by Tactical Simulations Interactive, a company formed by SSI veterans.
Kickstarter

6. Underworld Ascendant (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld by OtherSide Entertainment, a company formed by Paul Neurath and other Looking Glass Studios veterans.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Preorder

7. The Bard's Tale IV (Codex thread)
Release Date: October 2017
inXile third Kickstarter project, a faithful yet modernized sequel to the venerable Bard's Tale series.
Kickstarter

8. Expeditions: Viking (Codex thread)
Release Date: February 2017
The sequel to 2013's Expeditions: Conquistador, this time with a contemporary Norse theme.

9. BattleTech (Codex thread)
Release Date: September 2017
Harebrained Schemes revives another FASA property, the BattleTech military science fiction wargaming franchise.
Kickstarter
Preorder

10. Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Codex thread)
Release Date: Q2 2017
Larian's bigger and better sequel to Divinity: Original Sin.
Kickstarter
Steam Early Access
GOG In Development

11. Copper Dreams (Codex thread)
Release Date: March 2017
Whalenought Studios' next game, a cyberpunkish isometric RPG featuring vertical exploration, stealth and "time-based" combat.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Preorder

12. System Shock 3 (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Surprise resurrection of the legendary series from the Looking Glass vets at OtherSide Entertainment.

13. Fallen Gods (Codex thread)
Release Data: TBA
Primordia designer Mark Yohalem's next game, an atmospheric roguelike-ish RPG where you play a Norse god trying to find his way back to Asgard.

14. Battle Brothers (Codex thread)
Release Date: Early 2017
Procedurally generated turn-based strategy RPG with a board game-like aesthetic by Overhype Studios.
Steam Greenlight
Steam Early Access

15. Colony Ship RPG
Release Date: Late 2020
Iron Tower Studio's next major title, a party-based RPG set onboard a generation ship in deep space.

16. Serpent in the Staglands: A Banquet for Fools (Codex thread)
Release Date: Late 2016
A sequel-pansion to Serpent in the Staglands using the new Burning Candle ruleset from Copper Dreams.

17. Wasteland 3 (Codex thread)
Release Date: Q4 2019
inXile's fourth crowdfunded RPG, a sequel to Wasteland 2 set in the snowy environs of Colorado.
Fig

Upcoming games excluded from the poll for no particular reason

1. StarCrawlers (Codex thread)
Release Date: Q4 2016
Sci-fi turn-based, procedurally-generated blobber.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Steam Early Access

2. Sui Generis (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Open world action RPG, features detailed world interaction and physic-based combat.
Kickstarter

3. The Mandate (Codex thread)
Release Date: Early 2017
Space opera RTS+RPG with crew and ship management. Possible Mass Effect-done-right. (Actually the team looks not that small, but.)
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Preorder

4. Prisonscape (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Brutal RPG set in prison.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Preorder

5. Frayed Knights 2 (Codex thread)
Release Date: Late 2016
Sequel to the comedic Wizardry-like dungeon crawler. Rare non-grid blobber.

6. Frontiers (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
RPG-lite hiking sim with focus on puzzles and survival.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Steam Early Access

7. Dungeons of Aledorn (Codex thread)
Release Date: February 2017
Arkania and Krondor inspired oldschool RPG from the Czech Team 21.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight
Preorder

8. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (Codex thread)
Release Date: November 2017
Stylish Lovecraftian tactical RPG from Turkish indie developer Cultic Games.
Kickstarter
Steam Greenlight

9. Swords and Sorcery: Sovereign (Codex thread)
Release Date: Q1 2017
The sequel to Charles Clerc's Might & Magic-inspired blobber.
Steam Greenlight

10. Stellar Tactics (Codex thread)
Release Date: TBA
Sci-fi sandbox RPG with turn-based combat and space exploration by Arcanum producer Don Wilkins.
Kickstarter
Steam Early Access

11. No Truce With The Furies (Codex thread)
Release Date: 2017
An off-kilter modern day-themed "police procedural roleplaying game" from the Estonian ZAUM Studio.

 

[LeStryfe79]

I've heard Barkley 2's release date is November 11, 2023.

 

[Abu Antar]

I voted for 7 games and I already paid for 5 of them.

 

[pippin]

Really excited about:
Banner Saga 2
Battle Bros.
DOS2

Somewhat excited about:
Numenera
KOTC2


Cautiously interested:
ss3
Underworld

 

[Bubbles]

I hope Grimoire stays ahead of Bard's Tale 4

16. Battle Brothers (Codex thread)
Release Date: April 2016

I wish, but an April release seems inconceivable. The devs are only saying that it's still far off.

 

[likaq]

excited about:
torment 2
AoD dungeon crawler

slightly interested:
Expeditions: Viking
System Shock 3
BattleTech
Bard's Tale IV

will not even pirate:
kotc 2
banner saga 2
Barkley 2

 

[vonAchdorf]

sequel, spiritual successor, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, sequel, expansion, revival, sequel, new game, resurrection, new game, new game

 

[Bubbles]

I see at least two resurrections on that list.

 

[pippin]

sequel, spiritual successor, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, sequel, expansion, revival, sequel, new game, resurrection, new game, new game

There are like 120 movies in different stages of production right now, and all of them are remakes or reboots.
And that's not counting the Star Wars universe.

 

[vonAchdorf]

sequel, spiritual successor, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, spiritual successor, sequel, sequel, expansion, revival, sequel, new game, resurrection, new game, new game

There are like 120 movies in different stages of production right now, and all of them are remakes or reboots.
And that's not counting the Star Wars universe.

I'm not judging, just looking for a pattern.

I see at least two resurrections on that list.

I stuck with Infinitron's "revival".

 

[cvv]

Nothing too crazy, might as well keep voting for Grimoire.

Voted for SS3 too but not holding my breath, most likely it's gonna be a cheap Bioshock wannabe.

 

[Villagkouras]

Interestingly, the last positioned game of this poll has "Baldur's Gate" in its name.

 

[Bubbles]

Interestingly, the last positioned game of this poll has "Baldur's Gate" in its name.

Vault Dweller was right.

 

[Xzylvador]

People aren't interested in DLC for tablet remakes of classics?

For shame!

 

[Bumvelcrow]

Can't see too much in that list to get particularly excited about, so I voted for Grimoire, since fever dreams can sometimes come true, and the pressure is now off. Believe it or not my chakras are aligned precisely for a turn-based Wizardry-like with all the appropriate knobs and levers in attendance. Also Numenera, as much because of inertia as anything else, and Underworld because I had to get my money's worth by voting for three.

SitS successor is attracting my cautious interest, but not enough for full-on at the moment.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

Y'all should be fucking psyched for Battle Bros.

 

[Celerity]

I'd have voted for Dungeons of Aledorn but it's excluded.

 

[Mustawd]

I'd have voted for Dungeons of Aledorn but it's excluded.

Excited for that one myself.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

:
Torment: Tides of Numenéra

Excited:
System Shock 3, Seven Dragon Saga, The Banner Saga 2

Maybe Interested (not voted for):
The Bard's Tale IV, Underworld Ascendant, Divinity: Original Sin 2


Would have voted for if in the poll:
Pillars of Eternity: The White March II, Elex, Vampyre, The Technomancer, The Division, InSomnia, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Would maybe have voted for if in the poll:
Kingdom come: Deliverance, Sui Generis, Grim Dawn

 

[Cyberarmy]

-Battle Brothers
-BattleTech
-Torment: Tides of Numenera

edit: LoL
Grimoire!

 

[Desur]

Excited:
Torment: Tides of Numenéra, Divinity: Original Sin 2

Interested:
System Shock 3, Seven Dragon Saga

 

[Jools]

Is it bad that I backed TON and am not even looking forward to it?

 

[a bear named spigot]

first half of the alphabet severely over-powered in this list, especially B's. hopefully as the year goes on some changes will be made in the name of balance.

 

[Archibald]

Banner Saga 2
Battle Brothers
D: OS2
Expeditions
Fallen Gods

Would have also voted for Torment, but blanked out for some reason

 

[Infinitron]

Banner Saga 2
Battle Brothers
D: OS2
Expeditions
Fallen Gods

Would have also voted for Torment, but blanked out for some reason

Read first sentence in OP