10 Severely Underrated RPGs You Need To Check Out

8. Mount & Blade: Warband

All of us fantasised about being a feudal lord of our own realm at some point. Admittedly, these fantasies were probably from your childhood and based on fairytale kings and castles, without consideration of the ruthlessness, exploitation and tyranny that the role entails in the real world.

Mount & Blade: Warband is the closest a game has come to creating a realistic feudal RPG experience (at least until Kingdom Come shows up), casting you as a small-timer in a fictional medieval kingdom, who must fight, manipulate and manage his way to becoming lord of his own domain. As well as building up your character's skills and weapon proficiences, you must also maintain your eponymous warband, giving them orders in battle, and manage economic and building aspects of your fiefdom.

As you grow in power, you'll get to choose whether you want to play the ruthless raider or benevolent lord of the realm - a tantalising choice that few other games offer. If you want to dive into this unique feudal-RPG-Management-Sim, you can pick it up DRM-free over at GOG.com.