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Um, careful there. First, that's 310 digest pages, instead of the more common 8"x10" RPG rulebook pages. More importantly, Fate...

Are you sure that isn't a function of your players not bothering to learn their abilities?

The definition is not in any way dependent on a "whole world." What I meant was that "post-post-apocalypse" depends on having a society...

To provide a bit more detail, I made use primarily of GURPS 4e, Psionics, Tactical Shooting, High-Tech and Ultra Tech. I also took a...

When I ran a combat-focused X-Com game, I used GURPS. Half the missions were investigation, VIP protection, recon and generally more...

I was a player in a 9 month campaign of the latest edition of Twilight: 2000. I can't speak with complete authority on it from the GM...

I don't think "crappy explanations and poor organization" are "crunch."

Which is why I'd put 3.X in very high. I definitely need at least four categories.

Page counts aren't complexity. Shadowdark is 300 pages. That said, I am not saying 5E is a "lite" game. I might quibble with your 7...

While I largely agree with your overall points, I don't think 5E is anywhere near "high crunch." There's are a lot of PC specific rules...

Emphasis mine. Interesting. Now, i think there are crunchy Fate games -- the original Dresden game, and Valiant Comics -- but that is...

... What?

What were the complex games of the 2010s and beyond?

Bladerunner was not a bespoke system, though, right? It is based on Year Zero Engine, which is not especially crunchy or complex.

They are, Exhibit A … Draw Steel. And there are many reasons, already discussed in this thread, which mean creating a new crunchy game...