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General discussionRPGs that take place in Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia?(31 posts)(31 posts)
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Posted January 30, 2016
Which RPGs take place in or are thematically derived from Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia? Except Ravenloft: The Stone Prophet and (to some extent) Titan Quest.
Posted January 30, 2016
Man, I can think of some RTS and sims and some dungeon crawlers but not RPG.
Posted January 30, 2016
The only thing I can remember is Powerslave, which has nothing in common with an RPG.
Posted January 30, 2016
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stryx: Which RPGs take place in or are thematically derived from Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia? Except Ravenloft: The Stone Prophet and (to some extent) Titan Quest.
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy was an amazing game in the Gamecube/Xbox era. A mix between Zelda and the 3D platformer collectathons, and puzzle sections with the titular mummy, it was pretty varied and damn good for the time.
Posted January 30, 2016
Quest for Glory 3. Ancient Egypt is one of the two real-world inspirations for the setting.
Posted January 30, 2016
Loki comes to mind, but I'm not sure if that fits what you're looking for.
Posted January 30, 2016
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docbear1975: Loki comes to mind, but I'm not sure if that fits what you're looking for.
That was my first thought but it's more a pure hack & slash.
And a frustrating one to boot!
Posted January 30, 2016
Rise of the Argonauts was the first thing that came to mind, although it is probably more Greek than Egyptian. Diablo II chapter II is in an Egyptian themed setting too.

You may also be interested in Pharaonic, which has just appeared on Steam early access and claims to be "an unforgiving sidescrolling Action-RPG set in Ancient Egypt".
Post edited January 30, 2016 by Hardrada
Posted January 30, 2016
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docbear1975: Loki comes to mind, but I'm not sure if that fits what you're looking for.
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tinyE: That was my first thought but it's more a pure hack & slash.
And a frustrating one to boot!
Especially if you play as the Egyptian character! There's a bug that makes the late game next to impossible if you don't invest your skill points properly.
Posted January 30, 2016
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docbear1975: Loki comes to mind, but I'm not sure if that fits what you're looking for.
This game seems to be an ARPG like Titan Quest, which I liked.
Posted January 30, 2016
Sacred 2 has a class based on egyptian mythology.
Loki as well.

Edit: Loki has already been mentioned. :)
Post edited January 30, 2016 by NuffCatnip
Posted January 30, 2016
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Hardrada: Rise of the Argonauts was the first thing that came to mind, although it is probably more Greek than Egyptian. Diablo II chapter II is in an Egyptian themed setting too.

You may also be interested in Pharaonic, which has just appeared on Steam early access and claims to be "an unforgiving sidescrolling Action-RPG set in Ancient Egypt".
Rise of the Argonauts takes characters from Greek mythology (and abuses them).

Pharaonic looks like an Egyptian version of God of War, with the exception that you can only move in 2 dimensions instead of 3. Looks promising!
Posted January 30, 2016
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stryx: Which RPGs take place in or are thematically derived from Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia? Except Ravenloft: The Stone Prophet and (to some extent) Titan Quest.
It might not be strict RPG (rather "adventure-RPG") and not really set up in Middle-East and its surrroundngs but you could check out Unrest which takes place in India:

http://www.gog.com/game/unrest
Posted January 30, 2016
Quest for Glory III - Wages of War is based on ancient Egypt, as well as various other African cultures and their folklore.

WaxWorks also has an episode taking place in that time period, although set entirely inside of a pyramid.
Posted January 30, 2016
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javihyuga: The only thing I can remember is Powerslave, which has nothing in common with an RPG.
It has a few RPG-like features if I remember right, the Ankh pick-ups permanently increase your health.
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