I'd like to explore a big open world and then stumble upon and go delving in weird, handcrafted dungeons. (I think) I've played basically all the classics here - skyrim, morrowind, qud, etc.
I simply want to see a weird entrance in the distance and go towards it and then have a good time in mouldering halls
only half a recommendation because I haven’t played yet but Dread Delusion seems like something in this category
same, I bought it early to give them some money but I want to be able to go all the way in once it’s ready
Certainly not on the same scale as some of those but I started playing Dragon's Dogma for the first time recently and I've really been enjoying it
there's like no combat here basically and there's less dungeons you go delve into and more structures you ascend but sable is like truly of the best open world games i've ever played.
Gedonia https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114220/Gedonia/
It's like an indie version of a Bethesda game. Pretty janky, but in a charming way, and it certainly fits that vibe.
A bit more "on-rails" but I did get good dungeon vibes out of Bug Fables.
Is the Open World a must? Lunacid is kinda dope for the dungeon delving, same goes for its inspirations (King's Field and whatnot)
Enderal is a game built as a total overhaul mod for Skyrim, so I imagine it would hit a lot of similar points in that regard, and I've enjoyed what I've played of it (at least as much so as actual Skyrim). Apparently the creator also made a similar project using Oblivion in the same original setting.
I’m going to recommend Exile and its remake Avernum and its more recent remake still called Avernum (but the heart of my recommendation is Exile, the remakes gaining accessibility and polish but losing character)
The big attraction in my opinion are the Blades of Exile/Blades of Avernum entries, which come with scenario editors and a massive library of player-made scenarios (some real wild Gnostic stuff in there)
Unexplored 2 has awesome exploration of a big world (not quite "open world" but there's a lot of world with a lot of cool locations), but it only has one mostly-handcrafted dungeon. The vibes are amazing though!
