nightcraw1er.488: I don’t do ranking, but some notables just from memory:
Dragon age origins
Baldurs gate/ice wind dale
Gothic/risen
Goldbox games
Morrowind
Lands of lore
Eye of the beholder
Betrayal at krondor
Witcher 1
Ultima underworld
Neverwinter nights
Jade empire
Ultima series
Vampire the masquerade
Diablo series
supplementscene: Thank You for the list. Have you re-visited any of the 20+ year old games in the last decade? I ask because gamers say they love the original Deus Ex, but I played it recently and I really do not think it holds up today
I only have so much time. So some I have played quite recently risen 1-3 for instance (2 I really like, would avoid 3), diablo original with various mods. Problem is different people like different things and are willing to put up with different requirements. For instance some can’t play without an automapper, so there is a few for instance:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/grid_cartographer If you can’t do old school, then go for a more modern one. I didn’t like deus ex either, or any of the series.
There are reimplements too, like OpenMw for Morrowind which helps bring it more up to date.