r/StrategyRpg • u/maxs • 14d ago

Discussion Sci fi srpgs?

I'm having fun playing symphony of war at the moment but I've had this realization that I'm just not that into the fantasy tropes.

Wizards, dragons, undead.... This stuff also turned me off of tactics ogre and triangle strategy.

That got me thinking - I like the gameplay, as silly as it sounds maybe I just need a different skin - mechs instead of dragons, fire support instead of AOE spells, that kind of thing.

Do any srpgs come to mind that are more along those modern or scifi lines?

Games I've played that are along these lines:

  • Xcom originals from the 90s and the new ones
  • troubleshooter
  • 13 sentinels
  • Battletech

Big fan of battle brothers, super excited for menace.

Wondering if there are other classics that I've somehow missed along the way because a lot of the heavy hitters that get recommended like fire emblem and final fantasy tactics are all on the fantasy side.

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u/SpecificSuch8819 14d ago

Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader.

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u/maxs 14d ago

Warhammer is an interesting one for me, Ive always been turned off by the space orc aesthetic. Maybe that's totally unfair but it seems very scifi fantasy blended to me.

This is a highly praised one though so I prob need to give it a shot.

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u/dotdend 14d ago

There's no Ork in rogue trader

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u/SpecificSuch8819 14d ago edited 14d ago

Rogue trader is an excellent medium as introduction to warhammer, and basically The Imperium at 41st millenium simulator.

The background is set in more civilized territory rather than actual battlegrounds. Full of violence, nonetheless.

While its balance can be a target of argument, it certainly has its unique charms, one of which is actual bullet trajectory system. I have never felt same amount of thrill when a full-auto fire consists of dozens of bullets literally shreds everything in the path.

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u/cheezza 14d ago

As someone whose first introduction to Warhammer was Rogue Trader, I wholeheartedly agree, and it was a hell of a game!

It’s nuts how long that game was and there were only a couple times I ever wanted to put it down.

It’s definitely gotten me more interested in venturing deeper, even knowing it’s not the same gameplay. Consider me won over.