Well, this is disappointing. The older games still stand up, I will stick to playing them.

Yes, I am still waiting for that Alita sequel!

Cool, I do like this game. Thanks

My understanding is "Encased" is not "RTS-like" but has the regular turn-based RPG combat. So does Wasteland 3, which has also been referred to as "tactical". Granted all RPG combat has RTS at its roots at some historical point. May be "tactical" just translates into "more tactical than original Fallout", since that's what all these games are based on.

Thanks. I'm going to scoure GoG.

They do. But it may take a while to realize this because the UI is pretty terrible and takes some getting used to.Geneforge is mostly a solo campaign, while Avernum is a party-based series. Though in Geneforge you do get to create a party of mutants to help you. But then there's a class that just hits things with a sword instead, and I played it that way. It has this thing where you start really weak and have to carefully pick your battles, but over time you become a death-dealing machine.

Thanks. Do they yave decent mechanics?

The first Geneforge is very good and can easily hold its own with the acclaimed classics. Other than that, either the first or the third Avernum can serve as a decent introduction to Spiderweb's style of RPG.

Which of their games would make a good entry point?

In my mind it translates to "RTS-like", no matter if it is actually in real time. It's the game you get when somebody builds RTS mechanics on RPG groundwork. Jagged Alliance, Fallout: Tactics and the original Dune all come to mind, although the last one is more of a tactical adventure game, rather than RPG.