The Best Obscure RPGs - 2022 Update

Table of Contents

• The Best Obscure RPGs - 2022 Update
• Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
• Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs
• Masquerada: Songs and Shadows – a triple-A indie
• A House of Many Doors – an RPG from another dimension
• Expeditions: Viking
• Moonlighter – not-so-peaceful life of a shopkeeper
• Vaporum – a steampunk Grimrock
• Tower of Time – a heir of Baldur
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 – war in the Japanese version
• Druidstone – tactical RPG from the fathers of Grimrock series
• Octopath Traveler – a breath of fresh air in jRPG
• Sunless Skies – a train through fantasy outerspace
• Broken Lines – World War II in the form of a tactical RPG
• Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark - a worthy continuation of the Final Fantasy Tactics tradition
• Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk – there's no end to games and laughter

Valkyria Chronicles 4 – war in the Japanese version

The PC Valkyria Chronicles met with great interest, finding over 900,000 buyers on Steam (as of 2019). It is therefore not very surprising that the fourth installment of the series debuted on the PC on the same day as on consoles. However, it hasn't repeated the success of the first part – now, almost a year after the release, it is estimated that around 150 thousand people bough the game on Steam (that's as of 2019).

But don't be fooled by the weaker sales results – Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a magnificent game, in all respects, comparable to the first VC. We return to the world known from previous installments in the series, representing a fantastic conflict inspired by World War 2. Although the plot focuses on battles, the plot is extended and full of colorful characters, which the player can quickly grow fond of.

The mechanics are a combination of a tactical RPG with a shooter. The player commands the squad as in strategies, but each character is controlled as in arcade games, so it has a limited number of action points. It is no different from the original mechanics, but since this system hasn't become popular among a wider range of games, Valkyria Chronicles 4 is still fresh.

The game is an excellent follow-up. After the disappointing second and third parts, the series finally comes back in style. The sales of the PC version weren't really impressive, but this game is still finding new customers, and we hope this won't change in the future.