10 Best Hidden Gem RPGs Of The Last 10 Years

7. The Age Of Decadence

Greedfall game
Iron Tower Studio

If you love hardcore RPGs but Kingdom Come's combat system is just a wee bit too jank for you, then The Age Of Decadence is the RPG you've been looking for.

The Age Of Decadence is the ultimate RPG rule breaker, throwing aside almost every established convention of the genre to give something wholly its own. The world of Age is unique, set in a world where the ancient evil never awakened, so humanity happily took up the job of destroying the world in its stead. Age Of Decadence's world is a unique take on post-apocalypse, all of its major story beats centering around trying to either keep what's left alive, or burn it all down.

Whatever preconceptions you have about RPGs, even hardcore ones, Age will subvert it. It will anger you, frustrate you, you may not even like it or recommend it when all is said and done, but it will stay with you long after you finish.

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John Tibbetts is a novelist in theory, a Whatculture contributor in practice, and a nerd all around who loves talking about movies, TV, anime, and video games more than he loves breathing. Which might be a problem in the long term, but eh, who can think that far ahead?