RPGs are known for their game variety. How this variation manifests through mechanical differences in combat or in unique dialogue options changes from game to game, but the appeal of strength build is eternal. While some games allow players to take on a more agile role to avoid attacks or don the sorcerer's hat, the simple power and presence of a strong hand is satisfying in its own right.
Under the right circumstances, a high-strength stat turns the player into both an immovable object and an unstoppable force, capable of trading blows with bosses and breaching the cover of the most disciplined enemies. Whether you're swinging giant hammers in a punishing Soulslike or using your physique to unlock new paths in a CRPG, these games carry the title of the best strength based game.
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Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous
Cut through demons like butter
While CRPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous often has many viable strategies and approaches for both combat and RPG, few come close to the joy of making your player character gigantic and attacking across the battlefield using melee attacks with your ranged weapons. Strength's utility is so great that even traditional casting classes, like Sorcerer, have absurdly powerful options for Strength-based builds.
However, focusing on strength is particularly useful for fighting classes, as they don't need to spend a feat to gain skills or to gain a full bonus to attack and damage from strength. The wrath of the righteous is an excellent and massive game, with many ways to increase your strength to greater heights, while other stat boosts are more limited. When you use the Legendary Proportions spell, weapons like glaives and polearms become far-reaching deathdealers, and your character gains additional armor and damage resistance. It's nice to be able to fight your way through world-ending problems, isn't it?
Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin
Use Power Stance to crush your enemies
Dark souls Games are always a good time for strength. Classic weapons like Dragon Tooth in Dark souls and Dragonslayer Greataxe in Dark Souls 3 are fun to hit your enemies with, and panning enemies with Smough's Hammer is just as satisfying. That said, few builds can match the sheer luck of dual-wielding Smelter Hammers or Fume Ultra Greatswords.
Dark Souls 2 introduced the Power Stance mechanic, allowing players to hold two of the same weapon type for a more powerful and unique move. This mechanic is often misunderstood, but it is a powerful tool in the right circumstances. The combinations of armor and weapons you can use for a strength-based build are quite extensive, so your options aren't strictly limited to “Large” class weapons either. That said, the big guns provide higher balance, allowing players to tank hits when attacking. If you want to feel like an unstoppable force, Strength builds are the way to go.
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Cyberpunk 2077
Go, go, gorilla
Cyberpunk 2077s strength is a bit limited on the combat side, with the “Body” stat really only useful for a small pool of weapons. Of these, the Gorilla Arms are the most interesting and notable. These cybernetic arms allow players to smash their way through any problem, jumping on and smashing everything in their path. They are equally useful for strength-based checks outside of combat, adding a bonus to door opening or other tasks that would normally require a higher body score.
In dialogue, Body is primarily used for intimidation or solo-based choices, allowing players to take on the role of a certified tough guy in conversations. The body also increases health levels and regeneration, reduces damage, stamina usage with weapons and more through available perks. It's a great trait to focus on if you want to take charge and be the immortal beast you've always dreamed of.
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Nioh 3
Break Yokai's Ki with your heaviest attacks
IN Nioh 3Strength is a mandatory stat for many of the game's heavier pieces of gear, and increasing it also provides benefits to life and ki damage dealt. Given Nioh 3s large variety of weapon types, Strength has many options for players to take advantage of attribute scaling for damage. Tone phase, axes, odachi and more all benefit from strength.
Axes in particular fulfill the strong samurai fantasy, allowing players to take big, heavy swings to strike their enemies. In terms of gear, pieces like the Kintaro set offer additional strength damage scaling and allow players to stay in the fight through life drain and damage reduction. Nioh 3 rewards aggression in its exciting combat, and Strength is the perfect path if you want to annihilate the offending yokai.
Code Vein 2
Who needs dodging when you can just flatten your enemies?
The weapon choices for Strength are built in Code Vein 2 is varied, with many halberds, two-handed swords, and hammers greatly scaling away the attribute. There are options in the other weapon classes, so players can choose which playstyle suits them best.
Given the “Blood Code” system and its absolutely massive effect on the player's damage and attributes, your actual stats matter far less than the equipment you use – although it does help increase them for many reasons. Ultimately, the power of two-handed swords, like Iron Mass and Cultist's Ritual Blade, make for a great time, leaving your enemies bloodied and broken beneath the blades.
Caves of Qud
Use your mutations to become one with the apes
IN The Caves of QudStrength is the primary determinant of melee attack damage, ensuring you can use powerful weapons like axes and clubs while taking down enemies quickly before they can harm you. Strength builds can also make use of incredible mutations like Double-Muscled to push their strength even higher.
Strength is such a powerful trait for many reasons, but consistently stunning enemies in your vicinity is absurdly powerful, allowing players to end a fight before it ever really begins. While melee isn't always recommended, Strength can also be useful for ranged attacks, with gear like Turbow peeling it off rather than Agility.
One of the more fun builds out there is to take a mutation like Multiple Arms many times and max out your Strength stat to allow for unfathomable damage scaling by using Fist of the Ape God. Strength also has benefits outside of combat, with skills like Slam from the Cudgel tree relying on the ability to break down doors and walls.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
Stagger The Big Guys And Squash The Small Ones
Dragon's Dogma 2 is a bit of a unique case, as all player stats will be limited at the end of the game. While leveling up as one class or another gives boosts to specific attributes, such as warriors having additional strength, all stats will be equally maxed out once players reach level 200.
Where Dragon's Dogma 2The strength lies more in the application of professional moves, rather than a specific leveling strategy. Of the summons available, the bloodthirsty warrior is the ultimate expression of strength, using massive two-handed weapons to send smaller enemies flying and stun large monsters with ease. The ability to charge attacks also prevents flinching, allowing the warrior to line up devastating attacks with precision.
Esoteric Ebb
The ultimate expression of masculinity
Esoteric Ebb contains all your traditional Dungeons & Dragons ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom, Intelligence, and Charisma. Of these, doing a strength-based build is an interesting direction, especially since the Cleric class doesn't traditionally focus much on ability points.
Besides general strength controls like opening doors and scaring people with your presence, “Strength” is also an aspect of the protagonist's personality. All statistics are manifested as chimes, inner voices that guide the player by providing information and opinions about the events of the game.
The Force's domain is masculinity and nationalism, so most of its input is about being “a man” and praising your god and your country. This provides a fun dynamic with the other chimes while also informing the NPC about interaction with the player character. Having your priest run around threatening to beat people up in the name of the state is just a funnier picture than many give it credit for.
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