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This is a /v/ related article, which we tolerate because it's relevant and/or popular on /tg/... or we just can't be bothered to delete it.

Vidya gaems are games played with an electronic device, instead of paper, pens, dice, boards, anything traditional, and most of the time omitting your imagination too.

Many traditional or tabletop games (like WH40K and D&D) can now be played as using electronic devices to substitute for their tactile components like maps or minis, proving once again that technology continues to screw up everything that we all wished had remained as it was.

In the dark of the night, when the mods are asleep and the only lights to glisten off a neckbeard are the moon and the monitor, threads of strange, electronic games played by strange, electronic fa/tg/uys may sometimes sprout and grow. While vidya gaem-related gubbins are usually discussed on /v/, /tg/ has accepted that any game can be traditional, and so this media fits right in with the old board games and Tabletop Wargames we all know and love. Some video games are tolerated and even enjoyed by /tg/. Many, however, are not. Video game threads in general, especially games with no corresponding /tg/ version, belong on /v/ instead.

If you are feeling kinda ronery, you could use the electronic heresy device known as a virtual tabletop so you can play a tabletop game with your friends out of town.


Video games are games played with an electronic device, instead of paper, pens, dice, boards, anything traditional, and most of the time omitting your imagination too.

Many traditional or tabletop games (like WH40K and D&D) can now be played as using electronic devices to substitute for their tactile components like maps or minis, proving once again that technology continues to screw up everything that we all wished had remained as it was.

Electronic games played by strange, electronic fa/tg/uyshas been accepted by /tg/, so that any game can be traditional, and this media fits right in with the old board games and Tabletop Wargames we all know and love. Some video games are tolerated and even enjoyed by /tg/. Many, however, are not. Video game threads in general, especially games with no corresponding /tg/ version, belong on /v/ instead.


Strategy Games

  • Simulation/Sandbox Games
    • Dwarf Fortress
    • Mount and Blade, it's expandalone Warband, and the new Bannerlord 2. A sandbox medieval setting, you go around either being a bandit or uniting the scattered kingdoms into a grand empire or whatever. Enormous modding community means finding something thematically different if you want, including Warhammer and historical mods.
    • Kerbal Space Program
    • Space Station 13
    • Medieval Engineers
    • Minecraft, for some odd reason.
    • Terraria, for the same odd reason.
  • 4X Strategy: These are games that reward our propensity for diabolical plotting and making our own narratives.
    • Civilization I-V - Civilization actually was based on a board game and in a case of coming full circle, ended up creating it's own board game.
    • Sins of a Solar Empire
    • Total War series: Rome Total War, Medieval Total War, Empire Total War, Shogun Total War
      • Rome 1 mods: Call to Arms: Warhammer and Fourth Age Total War and Medieval 2 mods: Call of Warhammer, Third Age Total War
    • Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Victoria or Hearts of Iron
      • Warhammer: Geheimnisnacht, a Warhammer Fantasy conversion for Crusader Kings II. Setting predates Winds of Chaos & End Times.
    • Masters of Orion
    • King of Dragon Pass
  • Real-time Strategy
    • Total Annihilation
    • Supreme Commander
    • Rise of Nations
    • Dungeon Keeper
    • Dominions
    • Age of Empires series
    • Company of Heroes and Men of War Assault Squad 2
    • Homeworld series
    • Starcraft and Warcraft: 40K and Fantasy rip-offs respectively
    • Command and Conquer, a franchise with more then four different series running at the time where you control varied forces trying to beat the crap out of each other.
  • Turn-based Strategy
    • The original X-COM: UFO Defense
    • The new X-COM: Enemy Unknown
    • Age of Wonders
    • Jagged Alliance
    • Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (mostly just for the role-playing setting)
    • Master of Magic
    • Advance Wars, Japanese so expect some typical Anime heroes and Weeaboo fanboys. Except for Days of Ruin; that is Grimdark and thus manly.
    • Valkyria Chronicles series - JRPG fantasy world version of World War II. Quite a bit of depth and supporting cast of characters.
    • Fire Emblem TBS - Advance Wars' twin brother who likes swords and magic rather than guns and tanks.
    • Disciples (series) - Heroes of Might and Magic madeGrimdark
    • Heroes of Might and Magic - Turn based strategy of over six main games and expansions where you control a fantasy hero and their legion of men/elves/dwarves/creatures/etc.

Role Playing Games

  • Modern RPGs
    • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, both games are very good.
    • Dragon Age: Origins, much better than later games.
    • Dark Souls, due to its moody atmosphere, emphasis on exploration, and merciless learning curve. Compelling story and characters are a major plus, also contains large amounts of death and RAGE. The tagline isn't 'Prepare to Die' for no reason.
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    • Witcher series
    • Legend of Grimrock
    • Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Warhammer Games

Miscellaneous

  • Roguelikes
    • Nethack
    • Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
    • TEARDOWN, a Space-Hulk roguelike
    • Darkest Dungeon the newest love-craftian dungeon crawler with grimdark setting and overall edginess.
    • WarpRogue, a 40K-inspired roguelike
  • Good FPS games
    • EYE: Divine Cybermancy, a really weird FPS/RPG due to its cyberpunk fantasy aesthetics, almost an RPG
    • DOOM, Hexen, and Heretic: With a vibrant community because the games are easy to mod and has produced no shortage of mods (or wads as they're called in the community.) Interestingly, Doom was inspired by a D&D game run with Carmack as the DM. Romero's character recklessly gave a dark tome to a demon in exchange for the magic Daikatana which caused demons to overrun the material plane and the world to end. Visually, parts of the game are reminiscent of a gothic dungeon.
    • Crysis, Tree games provide a very moddable engine with a very versatile set of physics combined with a pretty absurdly large modding community that has among other things, created a perfectly workable Mech Warrior game out of Crysis Warhead. Even if you don't care for nanosuit action, the mods alone are worth checking out.
    • Guns of Icarus, A steampunk flying team deathmatch with set roles.
  • Mechwarrior, because /tg/ loves Battletech.
    • MechWarrior I is lauded as a classic, and thus the best
    • MechWarrior II is lauded as the best
    • MechWarrior III is lauded as the most engrossing storywise, and thus the best
    • MechWarrior IV is lauded as the latest and greatest, and thus the best
    • MechCommander II is lauded as most like the tabletop, and thus the best
    • MechWarrior Online is in beta, but it's the newest and shiniest so it (obviously) must be the best
  • Classic console games
    • Jet Set/Grind Radio seems to have enthused one orky drawfag to the highest of possible levels, make of that what you will.
    • Conker's Bad Fur Day
    • Anarchy Reigns, mostly due to its attempts to be a more-modern Fist of the North Star with Cyborgs, and the fact that /tg/ immediately took it and did predictable shit with it.
    • Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus, and Castlevania (the three games series share so much in common they deserve to be discussed together). Why? The exploration-heavy nature of the games, the feeling of growing more powerful as you collect enough gear and relics to make an adventuring party jealous, the incredibly memorable boss battles, interesting backstories (Metroid immerses you in backstory at your pace, via scans and lore pickups, leaving much up to your imagination), and providing many an idea for a scifi or fantasy RPG session.

Games that can be used to troll /tg/

  • World of Warcraft. Easily the most hated MMORPG by /tg/, and for good reason.
  • Most other MMORPGs. Special hate is reserved for Eve Online (If we wanted to look at spreadsheets all day, we'd be doing actual work thank you, not to mention having literally the single worst community in all of MMOdom, and that is a major fucking accomplishment considering Ultima Online exists), Runescape, and to a lesser degree, Ragnarok Online.
  • Any of the modern Final Fantasy games, which somehow keep getting sequels despite being financial failures. Some fa/tg/uys have a fondness for the early ones, mostly because the first one rips off D&D pretty squarely.
  • Evony. Nothing needs be said about this one.
  • Skyrim. Although it is good as a pregenerated fantasy world simulator you can dive into, it isn't an RPG. Reasons include having no choice to complete quests how you want, horrible dialogue, and uninspired combat and enemies.
  • As a note to the above, you can say the same for Oblivion. Heavily uninspired landscapes, dungeons, and monsters, along with wonky gameplay and terrible dialogue.

The Game List That People Copypasta

Every so often (like, once a week), someone posts on /tg/ "Wow, you guys are so smart and cool and hip; can you recommend some video games to play for those lonely, wretched hours when I'm not playing tabletop?" It happens so often that people have made copypasta for the occasion... even image copypasta.

You will find a lot of those games on Good Old Games, DRM free, for 6 or 9 bucks.

For any video game that someone felt was good enough for a full page on this wiki, see Video Games

Games that can be used to troll /tg/

  • World of Warcraft. Easily the most hated MMORPG by /tg/, and for good reason.
  • Most other MMORPGs. Special hate is reserved for Eve Online (If we wanted to look at spreadsheets all day, we'd be doing actual work thank you, not to mention having literally the single worst community in all of MMOdom, and that is a major fucking accomplishment considering Ultima Online exists), Runescape, and to a lesser degree, Ragnarok Online.
  • Any of the modern Final Fantasy games, which somehow keep getting sequels despite being financial failures. Some fa/tg/uys have a fondness for the early ones, mostly because the first one rips off D&D pretty squarely.
  • Evony. Nothing needs be said about this one.
  • Skyrim. Although it is good, it isn't an RPG. Reasons include having no choice to complete quests how you want, and uninspired combat and enemies.
  • As a note to the above, you can say the same for Oblivion. Heavily uninspired landscapes, dungeons, and monsters, along with wonky gameplay.

If you have to ask, the answer is probably "we hate it."

The Game List That People Copypasta

Every so often (like, once a week), someone posts on /tg/ "Wow, you guys are so smart and cool and hip; can you recommend some video games to play for those lonely, wretched hours when I'm not playing tabletop?" It happens so often that people have made copypasta for the occasion... even image copypasta.

You will find a lot of those games on Good Old Games, DRM free, for 6 or 9 bucks.

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