Discolikes

Games influenced by (or precursored) Disco Elysium - I'm mostly looking for RPGs that break the usual mold of stats and abilities and borrows themes, aesthetic or design elements from DE but might also open up to RPGs without a majour focus on combat.

I haven't played most of these yet, they're curated from several recommendation threads and videos. Suggestions/comments welcome.

Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Disco Elysium is technically a Tormentlike but had it came out today it would have played a lot more like DE than whatever D&D edition this setting is bound to.
Winter Voices
Winter Voices
From the little I've seen this game is a bit of a reverse take.
It translates dealing with your repressed memories through tactical combat.

Doesn't seem all that good but still it has abstract skills and you have attributes like Humour and Memory. It came out 9 years before Disco, I wonder if there was any influence there.
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Spiritual Successor of Planescape Torment. Not as highly regarded.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Clam Man 2: Open Mic
Clam Man 2: Open Mic
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Gamedec
Gamedec
Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
Citizen Sleeper
Citizen Sleeper
Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Pentiment
Pentiment
Sovereign Syndicate
Sovereign Syndicate
Broken Roads
Broken Roads
Esoteric Ebb
Esoteric Ebb
Glasshouse
Glasshouse
Rue Valley
Rue Valley

2 Comments


2 months ago

Torment: Tides of Numenera was also a precursor game, walked the path in following Planescape's footsteps so Disco could run it.

Also for an RPG influenced by Disco, there's Pentiment.

2 months ago

@ZapRowsdower Thank you for your input! I was originally on the fence about these two.


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