Hard to say. But Warhammer 40k and Fantasy would be pretty far up I think.
Low-Abalone-5259
40K is completely insane to dive into. So much there.
As a strictly video game franchise, Elder Scrolls for sure. And the lore concerning Nerevar in particular is wild.
TermiDK
The warhammer 40k Universe is any geeks final challenge
WastedWaffles
Destiny
I don’t really like the game anymore but the lore in that is mental. Every expansion that was released with “story progression” I was clueless what was happening. I ended up just playing it to ‘shoot things’ and collect the unique weapons. 90% of the lore are in books though.
Platonist_Astronaut
If by deepest and most complex you mean sheer content, Warhammer 30k and 40k come with a lot of baggage. I mean, there’s 64 Horus Heresy books alone, and none of them are shorter than 400 pages.
valelind1234
Warhammer 40k.
Serahiel
Warhammer 40K without a shadow of a Doubt
dethb0y
A 500-year dwarf fortress world generates enough history, people, cultures, religions, and events to fill a book shelf in one shot, and that’s not even a particularly impressive worldgen time. Legends mode is an actual mode of the game for a reason.
For like, lore a human could reasonably approach, WH40K is probably the most extensive if you take into account 30K + 40K + all the books and what not.
The25003
Man you could like visit all these places in the In the original Arena. Granted it all looked like Castle Wolfenstein, but still pretty cool.
Slackeee_
Anything DnD.
Relo_bate
Need for Speed
DickSnatcher12
Fire emblem.
Gibbonici
Warhammer 40k and it’s not even close.
liuniao
Dungeons & Dragons has an awful lot of novels. Star Wars too
stonehaven22
Trails Series
Vectorman1989
Battletech
keptuve2077
Metal Gear Solid for sure
RollingPandaKid
Dwarf Fortress
PARISplus
Battletech. It has books that are in-universe fiction, multiple eras of mech combat and more playable factions covering every concievable colour scheme, ideology and war crime.
Also, its been around since 1984, so its had a long time to develop.
warupe8
I’ll add to the list the Dragon Age franchise.
Kamina_cicada
Probably Warhammer.
Dinsh_2024
Anything set in the 40K universe. Hundreds of novels, 40 years of game rulebooks, army codexes, artbooks, etc.
Deepest lore franchise I can think of beyond the Star Wars EU.
Morfang_
Warcraft Lore is pretty deep if you take into account all spin offs, novels etc.
hrimhari
Glorantha. Seen in games such as King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages. It’s a setting created and maintained by mythographers and anthropologists, making for incredibly deep myth and culture. It’s as old as d&d and has been worked on continuously that whole time.
40k probably has more by volume, but this has it absolutely beaten by depth.
wx_gapgap
Tetris . In a realm where order battles chaos, tetrominoes descend, guided by a mysterious force. As players manipulate the blocks, they tap into ancient powers, harmonizing the falling pieces. Legends speak of a chosen one who will achieve the perfect alignment, unlocking unimaginable secrets and shaping destiny itself.
SayonaraSpoon
I don’t know what deepest means but I would like to mention Kingdom hearts. The lore of that game is a Terrible mess that makes no sense at all. Maybe it actually qualifies as absurdist art . I don’t think anyone exists actually knows the lore from heart.
Videogamedunkey made a funny video about it. https://youtu.be/8o1ieehttdA?si=7mxyG6MDUP9fcE4B
RonVuX
Any Resident Evil fans that has seen how deep the Rabbit Hole goes?
Independent_Plum2166
Trails has a big expansive inter connected world.
myic90
I mean lord of the rings online is based on all of Tolkien’s works so that’d be up there.
SimpleLeadFarmerJack
Imagine a proper Lord of the Rings RPG 😔
Rewiu_Park
Half life
Sir_Eggmitton
If anyone here dares say FNAF I will personally come to their house and steal the left sock from every pair they own.
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Elder Scrolls
Leisure Suit Larry
Hard to say. But Warhammer 40k and Fantasy would be pretty far up I think.
40K is completely insane to dive into. So much there.
As a strictly video game franchise, Elder Scrolls for sure. And the lore concerning Nerevar in particular is wild.
The warhammer 40k Universe is any geeks final challenge
Destiny
I don’t really like the game anymore but the lore in that is mental. Every expansion that was released with “story progression” I was clueless what was happening. I ended up just playing it to ‘shoot things’ and collect the unique weapons. 90% of the lore are in books though.
If by deepest and most complex you mean sheer content, Warhammer 30k and 40k come with a lot of baggage. I mean, there’s 64 Horus Heresy books alone, and none of them are shorter than 400 pages.
Warhammer 40k.
Warhammer 40K without a shadow of a Doubt
A 500-year dwarf fortress world generates enough history, people, cultures, religions, and events to fill a book shelf in one shot, and that’s not even a particularly impressive worldgen time. Legends mode is an actual mode of the game for a reason.
For like, lore a human could reasonably approach, WH40K is probably the most extensive if you take into account 30K + 40K + all the books and what not.
Man you could like visit all these places in the In the original Arena. Granted it all looked like Castle Wolfenstein, but still pretty cool.
Anything DnD.
Need for Speed
Fire emblem.
Warhammer 40k and it’s not even close.
Dungeons & Dragons has an awful lot of novels. Star Wars too
Trails Series
Battletech
Metal Gear Solid for sure
Dwarf Fortress
Battletech. It has books that are in-universe fiction, multiple eras of mech combat and more playable factions covering every concievable colour scheme, ideology and war crime.
Also, its been around since 1984, so its had a long time to develop.
I’ll add to the list the Dragon Age franchise.
Probably Warhammer.
Anything set in the 40K universe. Hundreds of novels, 40 years of game rulebooks, army codexes, artbooks, etc.
Deepest lore franchise I can think of beyond the Star Wars EU.
Warcraft Lore is pretty deep if you take into account all spin offs, novels etc.
Glorantha. Seen in games such as King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages. It’s a setting created and maintained by mythographers and anthropologists, making for incredibly deep myth and culture. It’s as old as d&d and has been worked on continuously that whole time.
40k probably has more by volume, but this has it absolutely beaten by depth.
Tetris .
In a realm where order battles chaos, tetrominoes descend, guided by a mysterious force. As players manipulate the blocks, they tap into ancient powers, harmonizing the falling pieces. Legends speak of a chosen one who will achieve the perfect alignment, unlocking unimaginable secrets and shaping destiny itself.
I don’t know what deepest means but I would like to mention Kingdom hearts. The lore of that game is a Terrible mess that makes no sense at all. Maybe it actually qualifies as absurdist art . I don’t think anyone exists actually knows the lore from heart.
Videogamedunkey made a funny video about it. https://youtu.be/8o1ieehttdA?si=7mxyG6MDUP9fcE4B
Any Resident Evil fans that has seen how deep the Rabbit Hole goes?
Trails has a big expansive inter connected world.
I mean lord of the rings online is based on all of Tolkien’s works so that’d be up there.
Imagine a proper Lord of the Rings RPG 😔
Half life
If anyone here dares say FNAF I will personally come to their house and steal the left sock from every pair they own.
Elder Scrolls
Just try reading all the books in Skyrim.
Baldur’s Gate
Elder Scrolls
Soul reaver, legcy of kain
Star Citizen