Steam's Turn Based RPG Fest Highlights

[@Nariom]

expeditions games -60% to -75% shadowrun dragonfall -75% underrail -65% wasteland 2 and 3 -75% and -80% torment tides of numenera -75% atom games -70% encased -90% disco elysium -75%

[@wbeytel]

Thank you, this is fantastic!

[@SpecShadow]

Expedition trilogy is criminally underrated sadly devs went NFT and then got lost in the way

[@wbeytel]

@@SpecShadow Absolutely, and they keep on improving. Rome was especially fantastic.

[@rsmag4691]

Bro you are a monster with the uploads. Don't burn yourself out! We need you.

[@Tomista4433]

😂 its his job lmao

[@Fredrik7le]

@@Tomista4433yes, but he works much harder than the average worker

[@Tomista4433]

@@Fredrik7le 🤣🤣🤣🤣 sure, almost as hard as a oil field mechanic or firefighter, sure.

[@Datbombboody]

it's not a competition ​@@Tomista4433

[@parkerschwingbonnett]

@@Fredrik7lei would contest that as a contractor

[@TokaMXoa]

Video idea: RPG games with the most satisfying progression system? You know, games where every change of equipment/every lvl up is like little Christmas and are actually fun to explore.

[@winloseorrug7099]

@@TokaMXoa great idea 💯🔥

[@KamilNesa]

I nees this list

[@theobell2002]

Kingdoms of Amalur. Although by the time you're level 24 - 26 it starts to kinda diminish but early game, leveling up is huge.

[@SpecShadow]

Kingdom Come Deliverance (sequel is coming) from peasant that barely hold the sword to real knight. Path of Exile - from the prisoner in rags to godslayer of eldritch entities. Migh&Magic VI - VIII from taking potshots with bows (for your team) to flying around spamming meteors and falling stars in endgame maps where there's more dragons, titans and other powerful units than roaches...

[@lucien4980]

Divinity original sin 2 definitive edition. U won't be disappointed.

[@TheMetalfreak360]

Would personally recommend Chained Echoes. I did not expect to like it as much as I did.

[@jameshughes1500]

Definitely one of the the best JRPGs of the past few years, imo. Underrated gem. Sea of Stars had much better marketing, so I think people overlooked it or thought they were the same game.

[@thebleaki]

@@jameshughes1500 Agreed

[@tolmir2929]

​@@taq85 how ? The game is very reminiscent of old school rpgs but with fresher gameplay and the story is pretty good for a jrpg. If you like old school turn based rpg there is no reason not to like chained echoes. To each their own I guess but still it seem weird what did you not like about it ?

[@Vezalin]

@@tolmir2929 I personally didn't care for the Overdrive System. It made combat drag out even for regular enemies.

[@nitad001]

Masterpiece with smart design! And surprisingly moving story

[@dennisdavidov782]

Other decent turn-based rpg's on sale now: King's Bounty: Platinum, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, King Arthur: Knight's Tale, Hard West 2, Expeditions: Viking, Wantless: Solace at World’s End The Iron Oath, Symphony of War, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Banner of the Maid, Inkbound, Stolen Realm, Solasta: Crown of the Magister Chained Echoes, Dragon Quest XI, Persona 4, Wasteland 3, Encased, ATOM RPG, Rogue Lords, Star Renegades, Cassette Beasts, Crown Trick The Banner Saga: Trilogy, Showgunners, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, Urtuk: The Desolation, Druidstone, Ash of Gods: Redemption

[@SkorianDnb]

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a very good game with haunting atmosphere. As an X-Com fanatic i can recommend fullheartedly.

[@jonsible]

Hard West 2 is free if you have Amazon prime

[@FlorisGerber]

you cannot seriously put ash of gods into the same league as the game it steals from: Banner saga. one is a masterpiece. The other one is awful.

[@FlorisGerber]

@@melanp4698 i do not care for the ratings. I would care far more for your opinion, though. If you like ashes, you can defend it all you like, it might make me try it once more.

[@FrederikoCMR]

Here's my top list from the Turn Based RPG Fest: - Battle Brothers - Stone Shard - Phantom Brigade - The Iron Oath - King Arthur Knights Tale - SpellForce Conquest of Eo - Wasteland 3 - Gloomhaven, - Expeditions Rome - Age of Wonders 4 - Songs of Conquest - Jagged Alliance 3 - Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Wartales - DOS2 - Rogue Waters

[@trytobedied]

Rogue Waters just released right? How's it looking?

[@dennisdavidov782]

Kingmaker isn't turn-based though but rtwp, solid list otherwise.

[@Captainmaf]

@@dennisdavidov782 It has both, so it can be played turn based.

[@FrederikoCMR]

@@dennisdavidov782 It's included on the Steam Fest and has turned based I think :D

[@EB-bl6cc]

Try Silence of the Siren, just released into Early Access. Better HoMM-like than Songs of Conquest imo

[@HubertTheMad]

Grabbed Triangle Strategy on the weekend and I've been pretending to work while playing it! Pretty fun

[@AwesomeJedi182]

Expeditions : Rome is also a great surprisingly fun game that is at 60% off.

[@00HoODBoy]

was morts #1 game the year it released if i remember correctly

[@elwinkline6387]

Thank you Mort! Grabbing WotR and RT Expansions because of this video. Have been waiting for the sale and thanks to you I am in the know the day of. Big thanks. Looking forward to my 2nd play through (evil this time) for Wrath and might wait for 2nd expansion release for Rogue... we shall see...

[@stryf3360]

starting first playthrough of original sin 2 blind(sort of) but will soon be spamming your old videos. have a great one!

[@Peavey311]

Midnight Suns was my favorite game of last year. SO much fun. And Eiyuden Chronicle:Hundred Heroes is definitely one of my favorites of this year. Can't go wrong with either of them!

[@Multacio43]

Just when I start to think what should I play!

[@Sergito800]

Thx for highlighting Eiyuden, ive fallen in love with it

[@_masssk_]

I spent several hours scrolling the list of those turn based games on Steam. And ended up buying 18 of them 😮 Dunno if they are good or not. Say, I'm not a big fan of many popular genres (like all anime stuff, rogue-like, jrpg) but I hope they will be ok on my Steam Deck.

[@ceno10101]

I loved Midnight Suns, and I randomly got to meet one of the motion capture developers through a random chit chat waiting at a restaurant. When I told him that I really liked the game, he was so happy to hear that.

[@RossLawliet]

Keep it up Mort! Loving the videos! Found it hilarious that you needed to tell everyone “no, I’m not calculating the FX for USD to X currency”

[@MortismalGaming]

I have a global audience, so I try to be mindful of that when I'm talking things like cost

[@mikedelgrande5296]

I've been trying to decide what to buy from this sale so thanks for the video. I already own and have finished most of the AAA titles that's on sale, and a lot of the indie games as well. I may end up playing Chained Echoed.

[@thosewhorule]

Fantastic list! You hit most of my main suggestions. Some "Hidden Gems" that I've enjoyed recently and have great reviews but not a ton of sales: - Arco (20% off) - Our Adventurer Guild (20% off) - Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (34% off) - Horizon's Gate (50% off) And if you're into Fire Emblem style games: - Dark Deity (75% off) - Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (50% off) - Those Who Rule (Free Demo) Full disclosure, I'm the dev making the last one.

[@eriiicj.1558]

No mention of Skald or Darkest Dungeon as well. Got both of them for around $15.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

$15!? What are you some type of millionaire!?

[@eriiicj.1558]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour shhh. Not so loud.

[@brentbentKRFP]

Just checked your sub number for the first time in ages and wow, 343k! Great video as always, there's two I've been waiting for them to be less than ten bucks the last one, steampunk circus, and the generation ship that won't arrive anywhere near your lifetime.

[@williamantonio9743]

All these, and even Tactics Ogre makes me wonder why square enix hasnt remaster or release Final Fantasy Tactics on Steam. I think it has a small but dedicated multiplayer base, I'd imagine they'd be thriving if you can just play online on steam.

[@MrJekken]

@@williamantonio9743 they probably are working on it and I could swear it was in Jensen’s Prophecy from a few years ago

[@ridethetiger9092]

If you follow Final Fantasy channels on KZbin rumors abound that a Final Fantasy Tactics remake/remaster is in the works and has been for some time now according to some loose-lipped Japanese Devs!

[@ridethetiger9092]

P.S. if you’re looking for something to play that’s very similar to Final Fantasy Tactics try Fell Seal Arbiter’s Mark and it’s DLC they’re 85% off right now so you pick up both for $6.50!

[@corey2232]

FF Tactics has a multiplayer mode? How did I not know this?!

[@tylorhobbs8920]

@@corey2232 I vaguely recall them adding one for the PSP Remake. Though that would require dealing with the PSP load times which were dire.

[@winloseorrug7099]

I just saw jagged alliance went on sale and colony ship rpg. LFGOOO 🔥🔥🔥

[@6reps]

Thanks was checking it out yesterday and found so many titles I’ve never heard of and was overwhelmed with choices.

[@Regna]

i was watching this thinking i wish i could play suikoden and then you start talking about Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes !! yoink !

[@kaidorade1317]

It wouldn’t be a Mortismal Gaming video without a Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous shout out lol

[@PedroFerreira-ne3jv]

Brought Wildermyth yesterday and played it for hours lmao. Can’t recommend it enough

[@Leinad_Ventura]

Time Break Chronicles for 8$ : is a jewel which many people do not know it, although the story of the game is not his strong point, it's multiple classes with a lot of skills, passives etc., and its 2 modes are what makes it shine.

[@OLDMANNATHAN]

Not to mention for those people who care; it's basically a Final Fantasy 6 simulator/roguelite.

[@Evanz111]

My personal pick goes to Triangle Strategy! New Game+ was a blast as you get access to way stronger builds and 3 secret characters. A friend gifted me For the King 2 and I was surprised by how competent the turn based combat was! A bit janky still, but still very fun!

[@driden1987]

I loved the midnight suns but I would love if it had 50% less conversations and got rid of the friendship system.

[@TheMyriadTruths]

This is such a weird take to me. The friendship conversations/hangouts happened at night. If you didn’t want to go fishing with Wolverine you never have to; there’s no story content locked behind it

[@TheMyriadTruths]

This is such a weird take to me. The friendship conversations/hangouts happened at night. If you didn’t want to go fishing with Wolverine you never have to; there’s no story content locked behind it

[@driden1987]

@@TheMyriadTruths the overall focus on having the characters interact for the most mundane things was tiring. And there are benefits to having a good friendship level with different characters. Felt a little too much

[@noahrobertson4127]

One not listed is Age of Wonders 4. Picked it up on a whim last year and put 100s of hours into it. Fantastic game

[@Arno_vanZyl]

Hey man, This is awesome. Personalized view of a Steam special. Solid. Subbed! Looking forward to more

[@jacoporegini8841]

When I saw the fest I told myself: "I am not spending a single euro on this until Mort gives me the green light."

[@Camj41]

Is the thumbnail part of a real game? I like the art style and would definitely play that.

[@Nojig93]

Same for me!

[@patho977]

There's also Underrail at a pretty big discount!

[@brunosardine1]

underrail is criminally "under"rated, i keep meaning to go back to that game and actually try to finish it

[@MangyB4033]

I've been playing Rogue Trader. Owlcat was stepping out of their comfort zone a little and it shows. Basically everything related to combat. Aside from that it's what I expect from them, which is all around excellent. As a nerd and not a critic it'll be fun checking out the updates for this one and seeing where they take things for their next game, what they learned, etc.

[@edwardspencer835]

Skald. It some sale and already not expensive. Overwhelmingly positive reviews. I’ll be picking it up myself was hoping you might cover it in the future

[@edwardspencer835]

I see that you already have so I’ll be watching that now 😅

[@CertMediocre]

You really, really have to try Tactical Beach Wizards. It's only about 10% off, but it's terrific. There's a demo out that'll give you a pretty good idea of what the game is like.

[@jonsible]

He previewed the demo in a video, it's on his radar

[@Threvlin]

Fully agreed.

[@DaveVoyles]

This is the upload I’ve been waiting for.

[@bloodrunsclear]

I HIGHLY recommend Rogue Trader. It's much more polished now, spoken dialogue added over a great deal of it, and the people who made it clearly loved the Warhammer 40k universe given how meticulous they were in recreating it.

[@dumplingshakes22]

I’m always just happy we have mortismal gaming for his no nonsense no shill reviews. Him and angryjoe, although completely different styles, always tell their opinions and you know they are sincere. Cheers

[@thefrozenpanda]

Thank you for the recs, brother.

[@Sebastian-yi2ph]

Thank you a lot for showing midnight suns, bought it and im having a lot of fun

[@jameshughes1500]

Please keep doing these types of videos!

[@EB-bl6cc]

Serious lack of *Silence of the Siren*. Just released into Early Access, best HoMM-like out there. Better than Songs of Conquest

[@Hulberto23]

I recommend Circus Electrique, it's a lot of fun

[@AMDGBananaBen]

Good selection Mort. I've played most of those and enjoyed my time with them (waiting on a sale for Rogue Trader/Ruined King before investing), Colony ship had an interesting demo but wasn't to my liking. Enjoyed the Dimensionals demo, it's a party based roguelike RPG and has a lot of style and felt nice to play as a Slay the Spire enthusiast =)

[@superspencebros832]

I'm surprised Darkest Dungeon 2 isn't on sale. It is my favorite turn based game and in my top 5 in general.

[@militantnerd2512]

Thanks for the recommendations, Mortym. As soon as the sale started, I bought Colony Ship and already finished first playthrough yesterday. A very good game, but I gotta say - I liked Age of Decadence more, because its setting, atmosphere and story were more "fresh", they had some mystique. In Colony Ship we have a pretty standard sci-fi, albeit on a ship. It didn't have all those crazy surprises like AoD did. Still, a great game, and if you play a pacifist/speech-oriented character - not a particularly difficult one, even if you play on Underdog difficulty like I did.

[@solxiv2476]

I also recommend Arco It's probably the most underrated game I've ever played. The gameplay is very original and super fun.

[@franBa22]

I'd humbly like to add SKALD: Against the Black Priory to your pretty good list - it's 25% off i believe, and I'm completely hooked.

[@bigsuff4397]

shoutout to Triangle Strategy, had a real good time with that one

[@rinchu6051]

Steam should contact you first before launching the highlights

[@HalfCookie]

I always love when someone recommends Colony Ship and Age of Decadence. Such great games! It’s a pity that they didn’t get more attention, and we will probably never get Colony Ship 2 since the game did well, but not “well enough,” as the developer has said. They’re both amazing games.

[@sgsrules]

Thanks for another great video, lot's of games I'm itching to play. This is a bit off topic but i haven't seen you cover Mandragora yet, it should be right up your alley. They recently released a lengthy demo and i was pretty blown away by it.

[@coconutologist]

Thanks for the video. I would like to also add Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands. It's 50% off right now. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@MarkWilson-ij9jd]

I took a chance on Octopath Traveller 2, and I am pleasantly surprised! I'm only 8 hours in, but that's more than enough to know I'll be digging in for the full game.

[@Dank_Engine]

Midnight Suns has been a helluva treat on my Steam Deck. Brilliant game

[@r3r0123]

Some of these are actually on xbox gamepass, so there is that to consider.

[@veespa_]

Jagged Alliance 3 is 50% of as well. I haven't played it, but it's been on my wishlist for a while. I think I'm going to pick it up; I've heard really good things about it!

[@allands5053]

Urtuk: The Desolation , one of my favorite indie games made by a small studio

[@TheAzureGhost]

For those who like Sandbox SciFi RPGs and don't need fancy graphics : Star Traders : Frontiers is 50% off at 7,39€ It's a Roguelike/lite (closer to roguelike as the only things you carry over are achievement unlocks that provide more alternate starting options, not really power increases) where you play a new starship captain in a vast galaxy where you can either hunt pirates, be a pirate yourself, go exploring, become a scavanger, a spy, a trader or one of many other roles. There are some story missions but you are not forced to do them, some more side story missions you can randomly run into while traveling the galaxy but mostly randomly generated missions for different factions. There is both turn based space and ground combat (only 1 ship vs 1 ship and 4 crew vs 4 crew, no big battles) You have to manage your ship (repairs, fuel, upgrades, buying a new ship ect) and crew (on average 24 crewmembers with their own skills , traits and stuff who can be customized as you like )

[@security9999]

Chained Echoes is 30% one of my favorite jrpgs and just all around one of my favs. For $17 it's well worth it.

[@cbake52]

I absolutely loved battlechasers so when Ruined King came out I was stoked. I love the style and feel, wish they would do more with those titles.

[@XionSteel]

Late seeing this video but i did pick up quite a lot myself. More known things: Blue Reflection (just the first game), World of Final Fantasy, Omega Quintet, Triangle Strategy, Undernauts: labyrinth of yomi, and Labyrinth of Zangetsu More Obscure things: Eliminage Gothic (basically wizardry-like dungeon crawl), Alder Forge (modern looking turn-based anime jrpg with that indie flair), Valthirian Arc: Hero School 2 (Basically School Tycoon with exploration using your managed students in turn-based battles), Flowstone Saga (RPG Tetris). And Super Obscure things that i found 2000+ games down in the fest's list: Manafinder (nice looking game with world exploration and battles resembling phantasy star iv), 8-Colors Star Guardian (game is made in 8 colors, power rangers turn-based rpg with megaman-like boss selection), and False Skies (FF Legends motif with a 30h+ story, full worlds to explore, and multiple tiers of class changes, its honestly insane for how little reviews it has).

[@SkyBlueFox1]

Addendum: I know the game's been out for almost four years now, but having just finished Act 2 just last night? 20 bucks for Dragon Quest 11 is a fucking steal. I'm not even into the meat of the "postgame"/Act 3 yet and it's been one of the best RPG experiences I've had in a loooooong time.

[@Arasaka]

Finally got around to playing King Arthur: A Knight's Tale, and that is 70% of currently which is a steal. I'm up to Act 3 and having a great time with it.

[@seneschal4617]

Tactics Ogre Reborn is. to me, the definitive version of the game and I'm old enough to have played them all as they released. A must play, decently hard, gem of the genre.

[@Oliver-uh5ze]

Tactical Breach Wizards is also worth checking out!

[@MaybeeT]

Not gonna lie, I've been waiting for this video

[@DatBoyQ305]

Encased for about 4 bucks! Definitely worth a pick up

[@NeyPenido]

It is not on the deals list but is a recently launched . Fairy tails dungeon, deckbuilding roguelike in turns.

[@petesovich2665]

Symphony of war has to be one of the best games I've played in years in that genre. it's like shining Force and triangle strategy it's really really good

[@NaiDorGaming]

No mention to Banner Saga trilogy? A staple for every fan of TRPGs

[@RJsfuntime]

Thank you. I was trying to find something, but was lost.

[@JohnClarkW]

I keep eyeing the WH40k Rogue Trader & Pathfinder: WotR titles. Path of Achra is a great Roguelike for $7.49. The other ones I am eyeing are Rogue Waters ( new pirate roguelike ) and Gloomhaven is on sale, and a great game.

[@irfanlateef4939]

Picked up warhammer rogue trader and pathfinder wrath of the righteous. Looking forward to playing these. A game u missed is Warhammer mechanicus. It's on sale and is a great one worth checking out. Wish warhammer battlesector were also on sale though.

[@Dahkeus3]

Sea of Stars should definitely be listed here. Top tier music, beautiful visual style, and a solid all around game.

[@brianstanley1568]

Have you tried comparing it to classic RPGs? It's lacking what most RPG fans like about them: deep combat and customization.

[@Dahkeus3]

@@brianstanley1568 Comparing it to classic RPGs is what I just did. You also seem to be projecting what you like about classic RPGs (combat customization) to be what “most” other players like pretty baselessly. Even on that assumption, I don’t find that it odd that different from the typical classic RPG combat with its depth.

[@brianstanley1568]

@@Dahkeus3 its pretty different. Even when you compare it directly to chrono trigger, it really lacks lot of equipment variety and elemental systems that Chrono Trigger had.

[@Dahkeus3]

@@brianstanley1568 I mean…yes. It is, indeed, a different game.

[@brianstanley1568]

@@Dahkeus3 Nice that we can agree

[@simonbooth4888]

One of my fave almost-an-RPGs ever just hit demo on Steam - Little Big Adventure (from 1994) - OK, no dice to roll or classes but it's still great fun

[@immasword]

not mentioned here but Chained Echoes, sea of stars and I am Setsuna have all caught my eye

[@AyarARJ]

Great segues between the mentioned games. Frictionless.

[@homermorisson9135]

Regarding Midnight Suns, I'm completely with you, mate... the combat is bloody outstandingly awesome, but the constant drama in-between starts to get a bit ... much ... after a while, and especially makes replaying it all the more tedious, as you already know all the in-between stuff. But with that said, it is definitely still _the_ best Big Cast MCU game bar none for me.

[@gotinogaden]

Bought TS shortly after the sales began, awesome CRPG.

[@timothypeterson4781]

Yay! Colony ship getting a call out!

[@GabrielDerel]

I would also recommend Stolen Realm and Solasta: Crown of the Magister, especially the second one if you liked BG3, cause for me and my friends, at least, Solasta turned out to be even better, also comes with huge replay value not only for main campaings (there are 3 now), but also for hunderds of player made campaings, which can be downloaded right from the game. Also, if you like mods - it's the best place ever, consider installing Unfinished Business - one global mod from all of the moders for Solasta, it has everything in, basically, you will not need anything else, and it's a neverending work in progress, they always come up with something new. (updateble right through the mod menu itself) P. S. Stolen Realm is an easy to hop in old school tabletop fun, but with lots of loot ;D

[@josephercanbrack8393]

I actually have Tactics Ogre Reborn, but still have yet to get into it (Massive game backlog). I'm looking forward to playing it, because it reminds me a ton of FF Tactics Advance, the game that got me into fantasy and rpgs.

[@konstantinlozev2272]

Xcom EW with the ultra hard Long War Rebalance mid is the only game I got 1000+ hours in Stram. Its just amazingly intricate and challenging and cool!

[@InMaTeofDeath]

Am I the only psychopath here who took the golden path on their first run of Triangle Strategy?

[@DankoQbe7]

I loved Octopath traveller 1&2. Not a big fan of Ruined King but I'll try Triangle Strategy if you recommend it :) I would recommend Bloomtown, just released in september, a small gem kinda like Persona but closer to Sea of stars. Worth a try :)

[@Vyshak_Appu]

Tangledeep is a fun game to pickup

[@alexhades69]

I would add Age of Wonders 4 in that list. Although it's a 4x game, it has it's stuff related to RPG too. And on a discount too.

[@TheWanHui]

Not really an RPG, but I’ve been enjoying Inkbound from this Steam Sale Event. It’s a turn-based roguelite with an isometric view. It’s reminds me of an old indie game called Transistor, funnily enough the hub area and storytelling also reminds me of Hades, both games being made by the same developer

[@corey2232]

Bloomtown has been super fun, I'd highly recommend checking it out! Oh, and Octopath Traveler 2 is the best. Just buy it.

[@brianstanley1568]

OT2 is overrated, it's decent at best but people keep hyping it as if it's the second coming of FFVI/VII

[@peopleperson2069]

Triangle Strategy is a 10/10 game, the characters, the story, the gameplay all top tier. I prefer it to Final Fantasy Tactics.

[@damienlg4281]

Time to buy Rogue Trader I guess... I've waited as long as possible to let them finish debugging. Same price on GOG: let's go!

[@ObiJuanKenob]

I think I saw Pathfinder at 5 dollars or something like that.

[@kazenna]

You should look into Axial! It's very retro inspired but also has a command-deck build system. First game is free and the second is on sale!

[@Adurnis]

Midnight Suns is such a great game, y’all should pick it up!

[@erikskoog8415]

Good show sir

[@fatkh2030]

Ash of Gods: Redemption is -70% and they just made really big and really good changes to the combat, so I'd highly recommend to check it out.

[@LauDanielS]

I've been enjoying the heck out of Skald for the past few days now.