Previously, players wanted as much action, shootouts, and explosions as possible, but now they are gravitating towards thoughtful storytelling games. Multiplayer concepts are not going to give up their positions either.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Three reasons why you should pay attention to the game:
A huge game world – there are no “empty spaces” for the sake of a tick.
The game “provokes” you to explore every corner – then useful characters, antique dealers appear there, and the hero receives additional “talent points”.
It is a time-tested game with regular updates.
The game development studio CD Projekt Red has always been famous for its good games. And the Witcher series has literally become a business card of the Polish studio. And “Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” is the game where you savor every second of the game, because you can interact with almost every object. Just like in the real world!
Grand Theft Auto V
Three aspects of the game’s value:
A game classic that is constantly updated.
Open world – thousands of actions take place every second regardless of the player.
The ability to get several simulations in one game: the first-person view in a car will replace the driving simulator, you can feel like a fighter in hand-to-hand combat, and shooting will give you the realism of a shooter.
GTA 5 is the most popular Rockstar game that has broken all possible records of the gaming industry. The story sucks you in so much that you can spend a day without noticing how it ended. The entire game world is open at once – you don’t have to wait for a certain area to become available. You can get in a car and explore the entire map at once.
Red Dead Redemption 2
The game is catchy because it is the brainchild of Rockstar with the Wild West atmosphere. Like GTA V, it has a well-developed plot and powerful multiplayer. You can hunt down the bad guys, rob the rich for the benefit of the poor, and run away from the sheriffs.
Red Dead combines an open world, hundreds of activities, a detailed story, and hundreds of third-party missions. That is why the game is in the top 10 best PC games of the 21st century. To see for yourself, spend an hour playing RDR 2.
Resident Evil 2: Remake
This is the slow-motion horror that gamers have been missing. The survival-horror genre has turned into a fast-paced shooter, and players like stories with a suspenseful atmosphere.
All difficulty modes are immediately available – from easy to maximum.
The updated version of one of the most iconic games will delight fans of the series with realistic graphics, convenient controls, and superpowers of the characters. Here, as in the original, you will have to think a lot. Moving around locations and between loading screens: no need to sit and wait for the terrain to load.
Half-Life: Alyx
This is a VR game: you can interact with objects inside the game using controllers. Also, gamers will have to move in real life.
A convenient system of teleports means that players do not have to run around the room, just take a couple of steps back and forth.
The main game character actively speaks. You can learn about the thoughts of the hero. The dialogues sound believable because the protagonist is not afraid to argue with everyone.
This part of the game starts 5 years before the events of HL:2. Young Alyx Vance has not yet met Gordon Freeman, but she is already fighting against evil. In one of these battles, the enemy captures her father. The girl already has to take up guns and powerful gravity gloves and go to fight monsters.
Mass Effect 2
The game is worth checking out for two reasons:
Small decisions in third-party quests affect the plot. You need to think about every decision you make.
It’s a long, but addictive game. Even if you skip the secondary quests and cutscenes (in-game videos without gameplay), you will still get 40-50 hours of gaming experience.
Despite the considerable age of the game, it is still popular – good graphics, controls are familiar and understandable. You can play with a joystick on the keyboard in tandem with a mouse.
Horizon Zero Dawn
The game features are as follows:
A huge game world, divided into climatic zones: from desert to temperate and glaciated climate. The player has to adapt to the weather and animals.
To get a powerful weapon, the player will have to sweat: it will not be possible to go to the store and buy the necessary equipment. You will have to calculate in advance how many weapons of different types you need to make.
Tactics and skills of the player are important when fighting robots. With the right approach, it is possible to defeat a powerful monster even with a weak inventory.