Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 2010
Why it still holds upA branching war story that can be rewound still gives reasons to go back today.
2010s RPGs that still hold up
Somebody to become, and a long while to become them
Games
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 2010
Why it still holds upA branching war story that can be rewound still gives reasons to go back today.
Shin Megami Tensei IV 2013
Why it still holds upPlayers who plan carefully are still rewarded by turn-based tactics built around exploiting weaknesses.
Blasphemous 2019
Why it still holds upEvery enemy is still a pattern to learn and a parry to time.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire 2014
Why it still holds upA region reworked with modern features is still a pleasant trip to take.
West of Loathing 2017
Why it still holds upToday the choices still make it worth a second run: your class and what you say open different paths, so a new character sees different scenes.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 2018
Why it still holds upPoints spent on a turn, and then taking aim yourself, still make every move a choice today.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout 2019
Why it still holds upA workshop where you build items from what you gather still rewards patient exploration.
Avernum: Escape from the Pit 2011
Why it still holds upThe freedom still lets you take a cavern nation's quests in whatever order you find them.
Guild Wars 2 2012
Octopath Traveler 2018
Why it still holds upEight stories and a party you assemble let you decide the order of your journey, and that freedom still shapes how you play.
Golf Story 2017
Why it still holds upSide quests on every course and a swing you tune with experience still keep each round varied.
Legend of Grimrock 2012
Why it still holds upA dungeon you can choose to map by hand still rewards anyone who tries it today.
Finding Paradise 2017
Why it still holds upA story led game that asks for patience still rewards it with feeling.
Dragon Quest Builders 2016
Why it still holds upTowns that grow with every room you add still give each chapter something to build toward.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole 2017
Why it still holds upA hero built from whichever attacks you like is still the draw today.
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest 2015
Why it still holds upMaps that have to be outthought, with no grinding to fall back on, still make every chapter a puzzle today.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth 2015
Why it still holds upRaising and digivolving a team of Digimon still gives the turn based fights a long term goal.
Battle Brothers 2017
Why it still holds upThe crippling still carries a company's last battle into the next one, and the men are not replaced for free.
My Time at Portia 2019
Why it still holds upBecause assignments can reshape the town, the daily work of gathering and crafting still has a visible result.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar 2017
Why it still holds upOvercharge built from plain attacks still saves the mana for when it counts.
Ashen 2018
Why it still holds upA quiet, empty world still makes each meeting with another traveler matter.
Nioh 2017
Why it still holds upChoosing when to push on and when to rest still shapes every mission today.
Dragon's Crown 2013
Why it still holds upLoot to chase and stages to run again still give the beat 'em up a reason to come back today.
Trine Enchanted Edition 2014
Why it still holds upThe online play still brings the first Trine's puzzles to the second's engine, with a friend on another continent.
Tales of Berseria 2016
Why it still holds upVelvet is still a heroine who is not out to save anything, and souls are what you spend today.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 2018
Why it still holds upBuilding and exploring with friends in one world is still the draw today.
Tales of Xillia 2011
Why it still holds upTwo points of view on one journey still give a second playthrough a purpose today.
Dying Light 2015
Why it still holds upA day that turns into a dangerous night still changes how you move through the same streets.
Fallout 4 2015
Why it still holds upThe settlement still makes the junk the point, and the town you built is yours to defend.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014
Why it still holds upEnemies that remember you are the thing to look for in it today.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 2017
Why it still holds upA crowded fight stays readable with the parry symbol and the red warning, which still work as they should.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2013
Why it still holds upMario and Luigi acting as one pair, over and over, still keeps every fight and puzzle varied.
Dark Souls II 2014
Why it still holds upA world that takes its time to wear you down is still a challenge worth taking on today.
The Council 2018
Why it still holds upTalk instead of combat still makes every conversation a puzzle today.
Old School RuneScape 2013
Why it still holds upSetting your own goals still keeps a very old world full of things to do.
Pokémon Y 2013
Why it still holds upThe touch screen still lets you pet a Pokémon, and it fights harder for it.
Cat Quest II 2019
Why it still holds upThe two of them are still a cat and a dog, with the friend holding the dog.
The Binding of Isaac 2011
Why it still holds upItems that stack into a creature nobody designed still make every run different today.
Sunless Sea 2015
Why it still holds upA dark sea full of choices still gives each voyage its own story.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2018
Why it still holds upOne Henry can still become different people on different playthroughs, with a classless system tied to your choices.
Torchlight II 2012
Why it still holds upA pet that runs to the shop for you still keeps the loot flowing today.
Pokémon X 2013
Why it still holds upMega Evolution still lets a Pokémon go one step further for the length of a fight.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 2017
Why it still holds upEach region is still a change of pace, with puzzle worlds that give way to turn based fights.
Costume Quest 2010
Why it still holds upWith fights that are never very hard, a main quest under five hours and costumes at work in the streets and in battle alike, it is still easy to pick up today.
Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015
Why it still holds upA dungeon where every move has to land on the beat still joins two genres into one habit today.
Risk of Rain 2013
Why it still holds upA ticking clock still turns every stage into a decision about greed.
Bravely Default 2012
Why it still holds upChoosing when to risk a turn still makes each fight a small gamble.
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom 2018
Why it still holds upA kingdom built beside the story still gives a long adventure a second thing to do today.