A game essentially exactly like ROTMG, but not ruined

I absolutely adored this game way back when. However, the predatory microtransaction system, more or less being abandoned by the developers and the fact that it has been slowly dying for at least 5 years kind of leaves a sour taste, to say the least.

Is there anything, anything at all, like it out there? I suspect not really, but what games come closest?

Posted Nov 11, 2023, 9:35 AM UTC

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kevinkiggs1•

Tf is ROTMG?

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yasenfire•

Realm of the Mad God, MMO roguelite

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Nick_Noseman•

I thought it's Rise of the Middle (G)Kingdom, city-builder from Impressions Games studio.

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SamakerOP•

If you don't know it at all, you probably don't know anything like it either.

If you'd like to know it, googling would've been a hell of a lot faster than writing a comment.

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Johnpunzel•

Likewise, you could have just googled for a similar game instead of creating a post? How hard is it to explain an acronym for somebody who's willing to help you?

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SamakerOP•

I have google extensively looking for a similar game, several times over the past years. I made an edit to my original comment, basically the acronym is the name.

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kevinkiggs1•

Ironically, it would also have been easier for you to type the name than type all this lmao

You can try some single player or coop roguelites/bullet hell games. My personal favorites are Noita, Hades, Risk of Rain 2, Enter the Gungeon, Cuphead and Returnal

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SamakerOP•

I made an edit to my original comment, but basically the acronym is the name. Thanks for your recommendations!

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stasik5•

I've played SHMNTGHTOTH and it's pretty close. /s

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Ginius67•

Wait for the rework in december

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SamakerOP•

There's been a few reworks over the years if I'm not mistaken, but afaik none of them have really changed that much all things considered?

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Ginius67•

Idk i Quitted the game months ago and i will plsy it again with a friend after the rework

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Keelenllan•

I've never played anything else like rotmg. I sucked at it lol so I didn't stay long but yeah I over my years of gaming, do not have anything I could think to recommend that would scratch the itch for that.

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SamakerOP•

It really is a unique little game.

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Keelenllan•

Other games have hardcore modes, but no mmo I've seen is all perma death like rotmg. Plus it being bullet hell on an mmo where you already at mercy of ping and shit. If you don't care about the mmo aspect I would look into stuff like risk of rain 2, dead cells, enter the gungeon, rogue legacy pretty much why rogue like/lite.

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SamakerOP•

Thanks for the recommendations :)

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ActualPiglet6545•

I don't get who downvoted you for this...
Give him recommendations then, cowards!

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SamakerOP•

I think some people were just really pissed off by other comments in this thread, so they downvote everything I type lol

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ActualPiglet6545•

WOW.

I was not expecting a post about rotmg here.

Haven't found a game really similar, unfortunately.

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LunarWhaler•

There's Darza's Dominion! Steam reviews aren't particularly hope-inspiring, but its downsides might be less awful than ROTMG's at the very least.

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SamakerOP•

Thank you!

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