Some games have a mechanic where when the disparity between the player and the monster is too great, that no exp is rewarded. Or some threshold where the exp rewarded is such a small percentage of that needed to be level, that it would take hundreds of hours kill rats or baby goblins to advance. That mechanism seems effective for sending people along to greener pastures. 

turnbased roguelike - basically my favourite genre.
darkest dungeon didnt blow my mind. the town screen slowed things down and made me not want to do a run before Id performed all the optimising tasks.... so instead of doing either, i just stopped playing. but thats a bit of a me thing, I dont push through if something gets in the way of my fun. The actually gameplay was somewhat gruelling as well with all the 'take that' mechanics kicking your ass the whole time. If it could have been more like Slay The Spire but with a team and positioning mechanics that would be incredible.
Battle Brothers is an insane turn-based for detail. Each battle is on a grid map with multiple height layers and terrain modifiers and stuff. When you lose a dude, he's gone for good and you have to hire more and feed them and equip them and stuff. Its hardcore but I feel like you'd like it.
I loved X-Com 2 but again, the ship management screen is a painful interlude between battles and actually totally makes me not want to play it again which is a shame. Just let me level up my crew, give me some simple roguelike decisions to make which affect the build and playstyle, then let me fight. I really dont want to have to manage some kind of laborious colony scenario in between just to stay in the game.
quickfire, turnbased, strategies with deep synergies and super creative build options, thats what I want to see. Ultra Replayable. Each run feels like sculpting a new and exciting creation... you cant just lean in to the same build over and over because it doesn't always work out. thats what I love about Slay The Spire. It is the finest of all the turnbased roguelikes. And everyones hungry for more, but nothing quite lives up to it...
Tainted Grail is pretty awesome, I reckon you'd like that. Like StS its a deck building game, but a lot more narrative RPG vibes.
For The King was surprisingly fun and you could play multiplayer with 3 players commanding a different hero. That was enjoyable. The map itself was a turn based puzzle type explorer, then the battles were kind of traditional party based rpg.
Into The Breach - incredible simple effective design. Turnbased Roguelike puzzle game where your robots have to protect buildings from giant aliens. Understated masterpiece
I also want to mention Banners Of Ruin because its effectively a slay the spire type deck builder but with a max party of 6 and various positional mechanics. I keep coming back to it even though it isnt an astoundingly satisfying game, but somehow it feels closer to doing what I wish Darkest Dungeon did without all the annoying town management stuff.
Nowhere Prophet is a game that SHOULD be awesome but just isnt. I feel like you would appreciate everything its trying to put on the table....mid-sized turn-based battles with lots of expendable units and roguelike story decisions.....and yet somehow its just not that fun. Like with Banners of Ruin I would love to look at this concept and rework it with way more fun thrown over it. Plus they really didnt add enough story content to make the decisions feel replayable. I have some epic ideas for a game of this sort, although not with the deckbuilding element, but that would be a whole other lengthy comment ;p

I used to play Final Fantasy pretty much non stop. Between that and dragon Warrior 3, I loved those kind of games. Some of the later versions. Do put a bit of emphasis on front row and back row characters when you are fighting. Fallout also has a totally aggravating inventory system that only lets you carry a certain weight of stuff.

Oooh.. I luv turn-based games! There's no pressure to hurry up and do something.. 💪😉🤙

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Final fantasy  was very popular back in the days. your idea of difficulty is very  challenging as people this days tend to find a quick way out i think it will give them a boost to work on that human mind

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These games way predate graphical UI :)

If I was to recommend another game to play for a different perspective it would be any of the Ultima series.

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Wth! Sounds like an insane idea, but I love it. If someone rage quits, it would be interesting to watch especially if the stakes are high. Do you think there can be some sort ways to capture these moments if the person is not streaming. Like inbuilt highlights like fortnight. Would also be nice to post those highlights hehehehe.  Also, a difficult game sounds like a good idea, most games are easier for people who invest more in the system, more money almost equal easy route. 

Fun, fun, fun.  I remember the first time I experienced that adrenaline rush you mention.  I was playing Evercrack... er, Everquest, back in the 90s, and took a shortcut through a zone I didn't belong in at my low 30s, and ended up fighting a lvl 50 giant.  By dint of extreme cowardice and running away a lot, I managed to beat the giant.  After that, the fun of farming giants didn't wear thin until they were no longer much of a challenge because I'd leveled up so much.

If you can make a game with that kind of adrenaline rush, I might even dust off my WASD keys and give it a crack.. er, quest or two.

Thanks!