Since the good ones have been said, allow me to give a niche option; Untold Legends. Grab youself a psp or an emulator and enjoy. It slaps.
Are there any games like Diablo but not Diablo because Diablo?
Submitted 9 months ago by yokonzo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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Sanctus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Ketram@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Yo, I got a PSP as a kid and this game came with it. Very dark, an absolute trip of a game.
yokonzo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Oh God theirs so many options I’m honestly not sure where I’m gonna find the time to play all of these now but I sure want to
ShadowRam@kbin.social 9 months ago
Path of Exile,
The true successor to Diablo 2
technojamin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A lot of good suggestions in this post, but the only real answer here in Minecraft Dungeons (only half joking).
Norgur@kbin.social 9 months ago
As an addition to all the great titles already mentioned: Wolcen
It was pretty rough around the edges when it released, but they since finished it and I liked it quite a lot.
Phegan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Path of exile Last epoch Grim dawn Slormancer (a bit different) Torchlight infinite(have not tried)
Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’d you have a PS2, you can check out Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest.
ICastFist@programming.dev 9 months ago
Saving this thread for future references
vortexal@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
I’m not sure if you are looking for anything on a specific system/console but I have a few suggestions. The first one being Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and it’s sequel. Eternium looks pretty good, especially for a game that was originally exclusive to mobile. I unfortunately can’t say much about these games because I have yet to play them for an extended period of time but I have played them enough to know that they are at least similar to the Diablo game.
I am also aware of some other games that might be worth checking out but I’m not sure how close to the Diablo games you are looking for and they are quite different from the Diablo games.
janAkali@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Yes.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Why even make the effort to comment?
clearleaf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Lord of the rings on GBA is a pretty decent option if all you can do is emulate old systems.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Focus on Path of Exile. It´s what Diablo 3 should have been.
Crystal_Shards64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There’s a game on game pass that I recently saw called Ghost Lore that I think claims it’s inspired by Diablo? Might be worth checking out
DNU@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A game nobody has mentioned yet would be Undecember. Instant dont play if Korean MMO, f2p or an in-game shop scare you away. Behind all that is a pretty good arpg with unique skill combination mechanics that are a joy to experiment with. Beware though that if you want to get really far, the grind won’t stop. (Progress can be bought, generally it’s just not worth it though, only p2 play hurdle is inventory space and that’s a one time payment of 20-40€ depending on you) I`d recommend checking out a guide or two concerning runes before jumping into the campaign as it can be a bit challenging in the early levels, especially if one doesn’t use all the skills available.
z00s@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Diablo
loobkoob@kbin.social 9 months ago
Last Epoch and Grim Dawn are probably most in line with Diablo, I think.
People have mentioned Path Of Exile, and I've played a lot of it, but I don't think it feels particularly like Diablo any more, even though it started out that way. It's quite unforgiving, and even a lot of experienced players feel like they need to follow build guides rather than work things out for themselves. Its learning curve is hundreds or thousands of hours long. Of course, the reason for that is that it has incredible depth, variety and complexity, which may be a selling point or a deterrent depending on what you like! I definitely like the complexity of it myself, but it's very overwhelming when you're new. The reason I don't think it's all that in line with Diablo these days, though, is simply the pacing of the gameplay. You blow up screens of enemies at a time, and your deaths are often so fast that you're not really sure what killed you.
Path Of Exile also heavily revolves around its trading economy. Item drop rates are balanced around players being able to trade for them, which makes trading somewhat mandatory (unless you're a bit of a masochist). The economy is fairly complex, with there being a lot of different currencies, and quite a lot of factors that can affect the value of an item. I'll let you decide whether you find this appealing or not - some people do, some people don't! I do think it causes some issues with the balance and progression of the game, but it's interesting to say the least, even if you wish you didn't have to engage with it.
Grim Dawn feels a little mechanically dated at this point but it's still solid. It's got some good builds, the dual-class system and constellations system make for some interesting variety. It's got an offline mode, as well as online co-op play. Its real selling point, though, at least for me, is it's absolutely soaked with atmosphere. It's very, well, grim, but the world is really immersive and it has a great setting in general with a solid story and some great lore. It also has quite a lot of mods available (including the Reign Of Terror mod I mentioned in another comment in the thread that adds the entire Diablo 2 campaign and all its classes to Grim Dawn).
Last Epoch is more mechanically interesting than Grim Dawn, I think, but it's lacking in the story and world-building. It's still in early access, although its full release is next week. It has quite a lot of depth and complexity, but it's all done in an intuitive way that means you can jump into the game blindly and work things out for yourself fairly easily. It has a good variety of skills, and the fact that each skill has its own fairly comprehensive skill tree means you can play the same skills in very different ways. It has a wonderful itemisation system that does a great job of making you actually engage with the loot you find on the floor (which is an issue in other loot games), and some of the best crafting I've ever seen in a game. The dev team also manages to come up with some really creative and somewhat intuitive solutions to things they perceive as issues in other ARPGs.
Last Epoch's biggest drawback is that its endgame is currently a little lacking in comparison to POE (which has a very rich and deep endgame, but is also a ten-year-old game that's been updated constantly). It's still far, far better than Diablo 4's, though, and will obviously only improve as more is added. Last Epoch has some truly brilliant systems in place for the devs to build off - and frankly, I still think it's great now - but it'll only get better as more content gets added over time.
I love all three games I've talked about for different reasons, and honestly, they're all well worth playing!
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You might like the Divinity series.
UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There’s a humble bundle for Divinity 2 atm.
okamiueru@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Is Divinity the same as Divinity: Original Sin? If do, isn’t that a completely different type of game? Not saying that it’s a bad suggestion for a great time. But it doesn’t sound like what OP is asking for.
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The original Divinity was Divine Divinity 2002 and it was extremely Diablo-esque, over the decades they diversified a bit.