Seeking Interesting RPG mechanics

[golwas]

I recently played a game called The Elven Educator. It had this bizarrely complicated rpg battle system that I honestly never made full sense of, but it was kind of interesting.

So I want to compile a list of Hrpgs with mechanics that go a step further than out-of-the-box RPGmaker fare. Mind you, they don't have to be good, just interesting.

Note: It might be a sign that you've played too many H games when you're more interested in the mechanics than the actual H.

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

I suppose all of these have nonstandard mechanics. For some that I actually found decent, try my list.

 

[eugeneloza]

Those not on the list above but off top of my head ones that personally got me curious (all of them are either free or have a decent free version):

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- Delegating control of character to a ghost to automate grinding.

Pokkaloh - I really loved the idea when you repeat action multiple times it becomes automatic.

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- Iteration on match-5 for a combat system by the same authors as previous one.

Stones - Angry Birds can be played this way too.

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- Neo Scavenger but adult. Unfortunately not very playable in current free version, but really cool showcase of possible mechanics.

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- Nice ideas on rhythm roguelite.

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- Roguelike with turn-based combat, very creative positional fight (side-stepping).

Vinculike - A roguelite by yours truly Centered around nudity, bondage and other soft adult content.