Community The RPG Codex's Top 70 PC RPGs (And Some Hidden Gems)

[Infinitron]

It's that time again! In 2019 the RPG Codex voted to determine the Top 101 PC RPGs of all time. 5 years have passed, and many new RPGs have been released, so it was time to update the list. This list covers over 40 years of RPG history, and includes a variety of sub-genres, so it's got something to piss off everybody!

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We used a slightly different format this time around. In addition to the Top RPGs list, we compiled a list of hidden gems, so that (hopefully) even seasoned RPG veterans may find something new and interesting. The voting thread can be found here. Thank you to all who voted and submitted reviews. Now, on to the list!

Read the full article: The RPG Codex's Top 70 PC RPGs (And Some Hidden Gems)

 

[ind33d]

Daggerfall is slipping off the list. Should have put more points in Climb

 

[Russia is over. The end.]

Dark Souls #21 ? For shame. It must be in top 10 at least.

 

[Late Bloomer]

My favourite part of this fiasco was watching Butters squirm and manipulate the list to exclude Skyrim.

 

[Falksi]

The hidden gems section is a great touch.

Witcher 3 at #24 though still discredits the list sadly.

 

[Darth Roxor]

ctrl+f "elex"

r u fookin shittin me

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

I forgot to post exact copy of my previous vote on this.

 

[Gandalf]

Why there are 8 games sitting on the 34 place?

edit: Oh, wait a minute...

 

[Roguey]

Earlier this year, Codex voted for JA3 over BG3 as 2023 Game of the Year. And yet here we are with BG3 making the Top 70 and JA3 nowhere in sight. You've been found out.

 

[Paul_cz]

I was pleasantly surprised to see KCD relatively high, and then dismayed by the bizzare writeups. Like, I found the story and quests more interesting than in some of the games above it. Oh well.

Good list I guess. Finished 30 out of 70, not bad.

 

[Infinitron]

Earlier this year, Codex voted for JA3 over BG3 as 2023 Game of the Year. And yet here we are with BG3 making the Top 70 and JA3 nowhere in sight. You've been found out.

Funny how that works, huh?

In a poll this broad, many of the people who voted for JA3 would just vote for JA2 instead. Meanwhile BG3 is a seminal enough game to stand on its own.

 

[Zanzoken]

BG3 is seminal all right. Loads of pozzed semen leaking out of its gaping anus.

 

[Maxie]

fucking depressing that piece of shit non-game PST keeps hogging the podium just because the elderly are too demented to remember how bad it was and the zoomish want get fisted

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Table and Text List (Hidden Gems)

Placement	Game	Votes
1	Brigand: Oaxaca	16
2	Caves of Lore	15
T-3	Divine Divinity	14
T-3	Dungeon Rats	14
T-5	Albion	13
T-5	Prelude to Darkness	13
T-7	Avernum: Escape from the Pit	12
T-7	Titan Outpost	12
9	NEO Scavenger	11
T-10	Blackguards	10
T-10	Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game	10
T-10	Tales of Maj'Eyal	10
T-10	The Dark Heart of Uukrul	10
T-10	Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children	10

Placement Game Votes
1 Brigand: Oaxaca 16
2 Caves of Lore 15
T-3 Divine Divinity 14
T-3 Dungeon Rats 14
T-5 Albion 13
T-5 Prelude to Darkness 13
T-7 Avernum: Escape from the Pit 12
T-7 Titan Outpost 12
9 NEO Scavenger 11
T-10 Blackguards 10
T-10 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game 10
T-10 Tales of Maj'Eyal 10
T-10 The Dark Heart of Uukrul 10
T-10 Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children 10

Textext List - Top RPGs

Placement Game Votes
1 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 106
2 Planescape: Torment 84
3 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura 81
4 Deus Ex 77
5 Fallout 2 68
6 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 66
7 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 65
8 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 51
9 Baldur's Gate 47
10 Fallout: New Vegas 44
11 Gothic II 43
12 Underrail 37
13 Gothic 33
14 Jagged Alliance 2 30
15 Age of Decadence 29
16 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 27
T-17 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 24
T-17 Wizardry 8 24
19 Disco Elysium 23
20 Icewind Dale 22
21 Dark Souls 21
T-22 The Temple of Elemental Evil 20
T22 The Witcher 20
T-24 Pathfinder Kingmaker 19
T-24 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
T-26 Neverwinter Nights 2 18
T-26 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 18
T-26 Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant 18
29 The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos 17
30 System Shock 2 16
T-31 Dark Sun: Shattered Lands 15
T-31 Knights of the Chalice 15
33 Knights of the Chalice 2 14
T-34 Baldur's Gate III 13
T-34 Betrayal at Krondor 13
T-34 Darklands 13
T-34 Diablo 13
T-34 Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar 13
T-34 Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven 13
T-34 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous 13
T-34 The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 13
T-42 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 12
T-42 Mount & Blade: Warband 12
T-44 Dragon Age: Origins 11
T-44 Pool of Radiance 11
T-44 Shadowrun: Dragonfall 11
T-47 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 10
T-47 Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge 10
T-49 Kenshi 9
T-49 Mass Effect 9
T-49 Might and Magic: World of Xeen 9
T-49 Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny 9
T-53 Diablo II 8
T-53 Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor 8
T-55 Arx Fatalis 7
T-55 Dungeon Master 7
T-55 Geneforge 7
T-58 Alpha Protocol 6
T-58 ATOM RPG 6
T-58 Elden Ring 6
T-58 Neverwinter Nights 6
T-58 The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings 6
T-63 Battle Brothers 5
T-63 Deus Ex: Human Revolution 5
T-63 Icewind Dale II 5
T-63 NieR: Automata 5
T-63 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire 5
T-63 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 5
T-63 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 5
T-63 Wizards & Warriors 5

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Earlier this year, Codex voted for JA3 over BG3 as 2023 Game of the Year. And yet here we are with BG3 making the Top 70 and JA3 nowhere in sight. You've been found out.

Funny how that works, huh?

In a poll this broad, many of the people who voted for JA3 would just vote for JA2 instead. Meanwhile BG3 is a seminal enough game to stand on its own.

Yet Original Sin games are nowhere to be seen anymore. Almost as if Larian fanboys jump from one shiny new toy to the next.

 

[Ryzer]

Faggout new vegas at #10, Morronwind at #8, Kingdom come deliverance at #16, Human Revolution at 63 (lmao it's garbage), this place is like Reddit on hindsight. Also Elden Ring wtf?

 

[Infinitron]

Earlier this year, Codex voted for JA3 over BG3 as 2023 Game of the Year. And yet here we are with BG3 making the Top 70 and JA3 nowhere in sight. You've been found out.

Funny how that works, huh?

In a poll this broad, many of the people who voted for JA3 would just vote for JA2 instead. Meanwhile BG3 is a seminal enough game to stand on its own.

Yet Original Sin games are nowhere to be seen anymore. Almost as if Larian fanboys jump from one shiny new toy to the next.

It's the same logic. Why vote for D:OS if you can just vote for BG3 instead?

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

There will always be abberations in lists like these, and the 2013 vote will always remain on top because of the lack of shiny new toys & recency bias.

But,

1. Fallout back in its rightful place over Plaescape Torment

2. Recency bias shiny new toys like Witcher 3 slipping (Witcher > Witcher 3), with Original Sins disappearing off the face of the earth

Are wins in my book.

Dark Souls, Elden Ring, NieR, Human Revolution, Witcher 2, etc. are out of place and VtMB/New Vegas are too high. Still a better list than the steaming pile of shit that was 2019 though.

 

[Gandalf]

2024:

2019:

 

[Ryzer]

There will always be abberations in lists like these, and the 2013 vote will always remain on top because of the lack of shiny new toys & recency bias.

But,

1. Fallout back in its rightful place over Plaescape Torment

2. Recency bias shiny new toys like Witcher 3 slipping (Witcher > Witcher 3), with Original Sins disappearing off the face of the earth

Are wins in my book.

Dark Souls, Elden Ring, NieR, Human Revolution, Witcher 2, etc. are out of place and VtMB/New Vegas are too high. Still a better list than the steaming pile of shit that was 2019 though.

Underrail, Kingdom Come Deliveranace are way too high, Divine Divinity is better than both Diablo and Diablo 2(but nowhere to be found in the top) , Human Revolution shouldn't be in the list, Icewind Dale 2 is way too low, Albion should be in the top, etc...

 

[Roguey]

Yet Original Sin games are nowhere to be seen anymore. Almost as if Larian fanboys jump from one shiny new toy to the next.

Swen just keeps getting better and better.

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Earlier this year, Codex voted for JA3 over BG3 as 2023 Game of the Year. And yet here we are with BG3 making the Top 70 and JA3 nowhere in sight. You've been found out.

This is such an intellectually dishonest take.

GOTY vote =/ top RPG. Those who voted JA3 over BG3 do not consider either of them worthy of being on a Top RPGs list, or is thst another opinion you deem "unserious"?

All it shows is fans of BG3 being a lot more passionate about the game, but not enough to stop both Original Sin games from falling out of the list completely, not even on the radar. Were all those votes disingenuous in previous years?

Also the data was clear, 40+ unknown brand new or <10 post accounts coming out of the woodwork for 5/5 BG3 in GOTY poll.

Just admit you're butthurt it'll be more fun for everyone. (And no, I didn't vote for either of those shit games in GOTY)

 

[Roguey]

All it shows is fans of BG3 being a lot more passionate about the game, but not enough to stop both Original Sin games from falling out of the list completely, not even on the radar. Were all those votes disingenuous in previous years?

Swen just keeps getting better and better.

Also the data was clear, 40+ unknown brand new or <10 post accounts coming out of the woodwork for 5/5 BG3 in GOTY poll.

JA3 received a significant number of false 5s from people who did not want BG3 to win because they were mad about bears.

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Also the data was clear, 40+ unknown brand new or <10 post accounts coming out of the woodwork for 5/5 BG3 in GOTY poll.

JA3 received a significant number of false 5s from people who did not want BG3 to win because they were mad about bebears.

And where is the the proof of that? The same amount of proof I have for the 40+ 5/5 "false" votes for BG3.

All you have is 2? 3? retards like SDG claiming the "I voted 1/1 but didn't play" club.

Again, you're being dishonest. Intenert was much more fun when people accepted and played into the butthurt

"Swen just keeps getting better and better"

That holds if BG3 took over Original Sin while they still remained on the list. All this shows is give it a few years and the current Larian toy will be discarded for the next.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Quite collapse for Ultima VII.