RPGs for Summer Sale

You may also enjoy some of the Fable series. I little more cartoony/lighthearted at times, but can still be quite fun.

There are plenty of good CRPGs on steam. Here are a few that you might want to keep an eye on:

Avernum: Escape from the Pit is a solid CRPG with fun tactical battles and good writing. A remake of the first Avernum (which was a remake of the first Exile...).

Geneforge is another series by the same person who made Avernum. Unique setting and good writing makes this one a winner, even if the graphics look a bit dated.

Eschalon has a good character design system and a nice feel to it. A bit on the short side, but fun.

Legend of Grimrock takes the classic Eye of the Beholder-style gameplay and gives it a modern coat of paint. Was a strong competitor for my Game of the Year last year.

Arx Fatalis takes a lot of what was good about Ultima Underworld, and makes it a bit more accessible. The developers did actually want to make an Ultima Underworld 3, but were turned down.

Also do yourself a big favour and play System Shock 2, one of the most atmospheric games ever made.

Rogue Legacy. Try the demo in their official website.

Sword of the Star: The Pit :)

Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines

Knights of the old republic 1+2

Fallout games, especially 1+2

Gothic games

Risen games

and other stuff :)

Ys games

Breath of Death VII, Cthulhu Saves the World, Precipice of Darkness 3 & 4, Anodyne & To the Moon. These are all like classic jRPGs, pretty fun. I don't have them all yet though I still need to get Precipice of Darkness 4, Anodyne & To the Moon.

Like others have states, the Gothic series (really only 1 and 2) are great, also the Risen series, Dungeon Siege series (again I only like 1 and 2), Fable the Lost Chapters, The Witcher series are also great games in my opinion. In addition, while you cannot find them on steam, the Neverwinter Nights series is great and is available on GOG i believe. Also, the Mass Effect series is one of my favorite series, though it may not be what you are looking for, you should definitely try them out.

The Witcher 1 and 2

Gothic II: Gold Edition, £4.48 now: linky

Was going to make suggestions, but there's so many good ones already mentioned, no point... :) Grab a few of these and you've got a whole summer of RPG happiness... Have fun!

Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII, Ys collection

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Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption - big recomendation, the story is really touching.

Sword of the Stars: the Pit

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Ys, theres like 5 games or so

King's Bounty is a great strategy RPG, easy to pick up. Hack Slash Loot is a simplified top down dungeon crawler that is random and difficult. Dead Pixles is an Action RPG I've put a few hours into.
These are just a few often overlooked games that are both affordable and fun.

for real classic one is Final Fantasy VII. haha

KOTOR 1 and 2

Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fantastic roguelike. If we call Dungeons of Dredmor a roguelike with training wheels, The Pit is very similar, but removes the training wheels.

For actual RPGs, Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the World are pretty fun and VERY cheap, Drakensang is pretty similar to Neverwinter Nights and was in a bundle recently, Recettear and Chantelise are just fantastic all around, Legend of Grimrock is a fantastic throwback title, and the Geneforge series is pretty good if you want a lot of bang for your buck.

why nobody mention planescape:torment? because it's not on steam?

Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights... lets not forget about Mass Effect... or how about Dragon Age? I know its "fps-y" but Deus Ex (any of them)

skyrim

Risen.

If you're willing to venture outside the realm of Steam, the Laxius Power trilogy are massive 35-75+ hour classic-style RPGs with mature tones. The best part is, they're free! The sequel trilogy, Laxius Force, was just on sale on GMG. The translation from French is a little rough around the edges, but nothing is unintelligible and it gets better with each entry.

Any of the Carpe Fulgur games. (Recettear, Chantelise, and Fortune Summoners)