8 Best Sci-Fi RPGs

GF365: "Here are our picks for the eight best sci-fi RPGs. Science fiction is a great genre for any medium of entertainment. These games are the best in the genre."

[Viljong]

The og deus ex is magical. Im also very exited about mass effect legendary edition from the gp. Its next on my playlist never played mass effect game before.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Never played ME? It's imo the greatest trilogy of all-time and perhaps the best setting outside maybe Fallout. Play it. Great DLC as well. In 2 & 3 at least. Skip Andromeda. Also, Human Revolution was great as well even if OG fans claim otherwise.

[shinoff2183]

Mass effect 1 was great. I feel they dumbed down alot on the 2nd one and seemed more action like. Mass effect 1 the citadel was an explorable city. Far as I got in Mass effect 2 it was reduced to a location list no traveling through it. I disliked it alot(the citadel) part. I also feel they went more action oriented then rpg

[just_looken]

It always makes me mad when you see something you have done in the first mass effect or dragon age can make something change in the 3rd because bioware make 6 games in what 8 years? that did this but today 0 games do this.

I wish we had trilogies today were we can share saves and have multiple endings/path's on all 3 because of choices from anyone of them.

Its so funny being the bad sheparad from one to 3 then the end having just you and joker ha ha yet everyone is like hey your a hero with a 90% casualty rate.

[CBaoth]

Fallout can't hold Mass Effect's jockstrap. The one Fallout even in the ballpark is 3, and that's only because the DLC was extremely good. When Ken Rolston was in Bethesda's employment were they good. That's about it. They're now the world's greatest copy/paste developer out there. Bioware at their pinnacle was ten times better a studio than Todd's team. Go look up the games

[IamTylerDurden1]

Mass Effect is my favorite, followed by 2 and 3. Yes, ME2 was dumbed down but also refined in terms of polish and accessibility. ME2 had an awesome story, great DLC, and a solid cast. Mordin in particular. It's a great game. Even 3 which was the weakest was still solid imo despite the ending. If u love ME how do u not enjoy all 3?

Fallout is not a better game though FO3 was great. In terms of setting though Fallout is Mt Rushmore. The 50's post apoc setting was brbrilliant. I still put ME setting n lore above but FO is up there with setting.

[esherwood]

Man play mass effect, best games ever

[Miraak82]

Xenogears is my fav sci fi rpg

[closed_account]

Right? There's a serious lack of classics on this list.

The original 2 Star Oceans. Rogue Galaxy...

[IamTylerDurden1]

Rogue Galaxy never got that critical love. Beautiful PS2 game. Was it L5?

[closed_account]

@IamTylerDurden1 Yep, Level5. Love their stuff. Dark Cloud 3 please...

[Godmars290]

Why aren't there more? A Star Trek RPG for one. Or something with non humanoid aliens?

[shinoff2183]

Cause for some damn reason medieval is more popular ugghhh. I'd take some sci fi sh anyway over it. I've said time and time again I hope the elden guys are working on a sci fi type game.

[Godmars290]

Something non-post apocalypse or dystopian. Just world saving. Fighting bad guys while doing good and dealing with ethical/moral/psychological quandaries.

[sadraiden]

The reason why fantasy RPGs, and Fantasy as a genre, are more popular than Sci-Fi, is because of the low technology/high magic tropes. If all of your problems can be solved with looking up the answer on a smartphone, well, there's just lower stakes than if a character has to have a sword fight, and climb the tower, and rescue the fair princess and recite the ancient incantation to seal the evil.

Obviously you can have universe ending stakes in Sci-Fi, but that requires abstract reasoning, and an ability to RP in a way that is progressive instead of regressive. Couple that with Sci-Fi games and media generally being faster paced, and you've got a genre that attracts a very specific demographic of gamers.

[just_looken]

or go crazy and make a starship troopers rpg can you survive the bug fight?

The animated show was great showed what someone can do with the lore.

[Fist4achin]

A Starship Troopers game as a real time strategy like the command and conquer series would be awesome.

[just_looken]

@fist

We have that today but its a small team with a smal budget
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Its not a major rts sadly but a start

[IamTylerDurden1]

ME 1-3 is my top 8.

[jznrpg]

I really hope Naughty Dog is doing a Sci-Fi game. As a lover all most things RPG I would love to see Naughty Dog quality in an RPG.

[porkChop]

They could do some really great stuff with sci-fi. The sense of grand adventure of Uncharted, but also with the stealth and crafting of The Last of Us. Different planets, creative alien races, collecting junk to craft repairs and upgrades for your ship and weapons, etc.

[shinoff2183]

Porkchop

Your getting me excited for something that doesn't exist. Damn

[shinoff2183]

He'll yea , hope we here something about that if they are. I'm not to worried about factions at all

[just_looken]

If it was the old naughty dog i would want that the new naughty dog no thanks.

[IamTylerDurden1]

TLOU2 is the finest game ND has made. U4 was fantastic. New ND is a more impressive ND. I don't rate Crash n Jak like i do Uncharted and TLOU. Even Uncharted 1 and 3 were not as well crafted as TLOU, TLOU2, U4 imo. Idc if ppl troll TLOU2, most ppl are clueless, that game was incredibly impressive.

TLOU2 combat, visuals, and acting were the best of the genre. I found the story deeper and more profound than most but it's subjective. The level design was excellent also. The score. Audio. Animation. It was a masterpiece to me. The rope physics, detail. TLOU2 deserved Elden Ring scores and ER deserved TLOU2 scores. If any game deserved 97 in recent years it's TLOU2. Best game i ever played and if ppl come with Abby bs i already know it's not worth it. Those who call TLOU2 trash are foolish. Just look at it running...

[jznrpg]

Xenogears, Xenosaga, Star Ocean (up and down) Chrono Trigger, Mass Effect 1 (the one game that get like rpg of the trilogy imo) tons of games I’m forgetting right now.

[shinoff2183]

I loved most of the star ocean games. The weakest one so5 i still enjoyed the story and what not

[gold_drake]

mass effect is definitely one of my favourites

xenogears and xenosaga are also up there.

[BrainSyphoned]

XCOM

[IamTylerDurden1]

I even liked The Bureau which XCom purists denounce. Play it on commando and combat is strategic enough to be fun. Loved the setting also. Flawed game, could've be much better but still fun. Beat it twice and i'm proud of the commando cheev.