10 Games for When You Can’t Play Dungeons & Dragons
10 Games for When You Can’t Play Dungeons & Dragons
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Sometimes a tabletop session of Dragons & Dungeons just isn’t available. Here’s how to scratch that itch!
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Gathering around a table with character sheets, miniatures, and a set of dice of various dimensions is a cherished activity by many players across the world.
Joining one’s companions on an epic adventure in a game of Dungeons and Dragons can be as thrilling or as imaginative of gaming experiences as they come. However, sometimes a tabletop session just isn’t available. Fortunately, there are several video games out there to help recreate the D&D experience.
10 Wizardry
Wizardry was a video game that served as the cornerstone on which all video game RPGs were built upon. From Final Fantasy to the Elder Scrolls series, they all take at least one element from this title. Although its adventure is basic and its graphics are primitive, this was as close to a virtual D&D campaign as one could get back in the early days of the home console.
9 Gauntlet
One of the many action-oriented titles on the list, Gauntlet was the pioneer of the dungeon-crawler genre. With a selection of four fantasy heroes, a wealth of treasure, and an endless array of dungeons filled with traps and enemies, this is the type of adventure many campaigns are built upon.
Whether played solo or with a group of friends in the arcade or on the couch, it’s an epic fantasy with no dice required.
8 The Diablo Series
Speaking of action-packed series, let’s bring in something darker with a little Diablo. Definitely more dungeons than dragons in this series, but it’s one more than worth its weight in loot to be featured on the list. With dozens of classes, weapons, treasure, and legions of bosses, enemies, and other monstrosities to fight, players definitely won’t be bored in this adventurous outing.
7 Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy took several cues from D&D back in the days of the original NES. Think about it, the player builds a group of characters for an adventuring party who venture out on quests across a map, visit towns, and talk to NPCs to progress the story.
Not to mention that the characters include fighters, mages, elves, and other fantasy archetypes. That sounds eerily similar to a certain table-top roleplaying game.
6 Shadows of Mystara/Tower of Doom
The first official D&D title featured on the list, these two games were a pair of arcade beat-em-ups featuring the familiar fantasy setting. Where the first in the series, Tower of Doom, was a traditional beat-em-up with a fantasy theme, its sequel used more RPG elements such as a wheel of magic spells and enchanted artifacts to help in the player’s quest. It’s a fun, over-the-top fantasy romp through the forgotten realms.
5 Dragon’s Crown
This game is what the previous entry could have been, think of it as a side-scrolling-ARPG. Easily the most beautiful game on the list, Dragon’s Crown is like Shadows of Mystara but with additional RPG elements such as character building and customization, along with the importance of weapons, spells, and loot management.
The game is also visually stunning, taking hints and inspiration from the likes of Disney, gothic architecture, and even the famous tabletop game itself.
4 The Dragon Quest Series
Although Final Fantasy has already been mentioned on the list, it’s this series that not only has JRPG fans split but features more elements inspired by D&D. Where Final Fantasy pulls from Japanese mythology with its own sci-fi twists, the Dragon Quest games feature knights, wizards, dragons, and more western-fantasy inspired elements. It definitely scratches that classic adventure itch.
3 Skyrim
There are few gamers/RPG fans out there who haven’t played this incredible title. While it might lack the traditional adventuring party, the high fantasy elements, and yes, there are both dungeons and dragons in this game.
It might be somewhat of a stereotype nowadays, but while the game definitely hits the nail on the head it still serves as one of the stands out titles in the genre.
2 Pillars of Eternity Series
The best way to describe this series would essentially be a D&D session featuring a party of one. Players create their characters from a variety of races and classes, then set out on a grand adventure in a fantasy world. Similar to a tabletop campaign, the player will encounter monsters, communicate with NPCs, and explore various environments to complete a multitude of quests.
1 Baldur’s Gate
If there’s one game on this list that’s been dubbed the closest thing to an actual D&D campaign, it’s this game from Wizards of the Coast themselves. Baldur’s Gate is one of the most talked-about RPG games of all time. Set in the same realms as Dungeons and Dragons, this game has everything a tabletop game would have from its turn-based battle system to its story-driven plot, and its frequent use of characters, locations, and creatures seen in the board game. How could this game not be number one?
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-alternative-similar-games/
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