Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark is an Action-Adventure, Simulation, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game developed by Eden Games. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Edward Carnby, where the main mission is to discover the truth from the dark conspiracy through the NY streets.
While inspecting the playfield, the player views the environment from a first-person as well as a third-person perspective. In this open-world adventure, the environment plays a big part of the core gameplay, as the player can pick up an object such as pipes, wood, etc. and use it as a melee weapon. The player can use these items to break through doors and knock several objects over.
The game generates fire, and if the player does not extinguish the fire fast, the flames will continue to regenerate. If the player takes damage, open wounds appear on the player’s outfit, and if the wounds are too deep, he can use bandages to heal.
#1 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames or shortly named as Mercs 2 is a fascinating piece of art when we talk about Action-Adventure and shooting games with RPG elements. The game comes with super cool graphics, an open world, thrilling gameplay and a stunningly well written storyline. A proud production of Pandemic Studios, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a sequel to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and is playable on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With a powerful and highly modified gaming engine “Zero”, game runs smoothly on almost every machine with the required specifications. The story of the game sets in Venezuela following the lead of a mercenary who worked honestly and got betrayed by the boss Solano. Player plans to revenge on Solano but Solano was not an easy man to find so in order to get to Solano, the player goes through a huge distance of destruction and mayhem. After a long struggle and killing a lot of low tier gang leaders, he finally catches Solano and kills him. The story of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames resembles a lot to the story of Just Cause 2 and The Saboteur and because of that this game is a inclusion to this specific genre. Trying it out won’t feel like wasting your precious time and instead, you’ll enjoy it.
#2 SOCOM
SOCOM is a series of Third-person Shooter and Tactical video games. The game is designed for those players who love playing Third-person Shooter games. It is developed by Zipper Interactive and available to play on PlayStation platform only. SOCOM revolves around the groups of United States Navy SEALs accomplishing a set of challenging missions around the globe such as the GROM, SBS, and SAS. It includes various characters and lets you select one of them to get into the game world where you have to fight against foes and slay them using military weapons. Complete a series of missions and earn experience points by defeating enemies. Each entry in the game offers different gameplay, a set of weapons and environments. Create and lead your team to the game and instruct them about your strategies. Unlock other character skins using your experience points and further content. The series comprises different games such as SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation and more. The series offers exciting features, engaging gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb story. Try it out.
#3 True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Third-person Perspective, Online, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision. The game takes place in an open world environment and focuses on Los Angeles. The story of the game revolves around the protagonist named Nicholas Kang who is a police officer and his efforts to investigating a team of bombing in a fictional town called Chinatown. He comes to known about the disappearance of his father twenty years earlier as the protagonist progress into the case. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who is a detective of the EOD (Elite Operations Division). The player can move freely without any restriction and can explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle. There are four different sorts of missions and each mission represents its unique set of gameplay such as Stealth, shooting, fighting and driving. The player has to earn money by completing objectives and missions and use them to purchase weapons, tools, items and equipment. The game offers the similar gameplay like GTA. With detailed environment, prominent features, superb mechanics, customizable controls, and superb graphics, True Crime Streets of LA is the best game to play and enjoy.
#4 True Crime: New York City
True Crime: New York City is an Acton-Adventure, Open World, Third-person, and Single-player video game created by Luxoflux and published by Activision. The game revolves around the story of the protagonist who is a gangster and turned police officer named Marcus Reed. He receives a letter on the first night of his job of promotion to detective in a crime unit. The protagonist is the witness of his mentor’s death. You can get into the role of the character named Marcus Reed, and your ultimate task is to explore the game world, find the person who killed your beloved friend and brings him down the mole. The takes place in the fictional city called New York and offers an open environment where you can explore the world either on foot or by vehicle. You can explore the world from a third-person view and have to solve four main cases such as the Palermo Mob, the Shadow Tong, the Palermo Mob, and the Magdalena Cartel. Your hero can run, jump, drive, walk, swim, and can perform an acrobatic action. Use different weapons to slaughter foes and earn money to upgrade the features of the game. With superb sounds, detailed environments, and brilliant story, True Crime: New York City is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Second Sight
Second Sight combines the elements of Action-Adventure, Shooter, Combat and Stealth. The game supports single-player mode and takes place in various locations such as Siberia, the United States, Germany and more. It offers breathtaking story follows an accident where hundreds of people were killed in the Osiris Facility. You can assume the role of the protagonist named John Vatic who is responsible for the death of innocent people as the researcher thinks. After awaken the protagonist completely loses his memory and has powerful psychic abilities. The ultimate task is to explore the game world, unearth the mystery, search computer records, and find the answer for what happen occurred with you. The game takes place in the fictional world consists of different location. Navigate hurdles, complete your tasks, earn points and experience a flashbacks to find your identity. Use different weapons, items and stealth elements to fight against foes and slaughter them all. Second Sight is the best game as compared to other Stealth games.
#6 SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation platform only. The game is a mix of Tactical and Third-person Shooter elements and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. The Single-player contains up to twelve different missions, consisting of Brazil, Albania, Russia, and Algeria. There are five different ranks available such as Ensign, Commander, Captain, Lieutenant, and Admiral and you can choose one of them to start your game. In the game, first three ranks are unlocked, but you must accomplish your missions to unlock further rank. It has a variety of missions, and each mission has a primary, hidden bonus and secondary objectives. The game offers the exciting story and starts when the team of Seal members including Vandal, Jester, Specter, etc. are alerted by an informer known as Mallard. A black market allies known as the Sesseri Syndicate, controlled by a man, who are selling and trafficking weapons from their bases and units in Albania. The game set out you on an adventure to take down the team who is trying to smuggle plutonium and weapons from their bases. With enhanced gameplay, mechanics and story, SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs is the best game wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#7 Red Faction
Red Faction is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Volition and published by THQ. It is the first title in the series of Red Faction and takes place in the late 21st century on the planet Mars. The game puts the player in the protagonist’s role named as Parker, who must assist the rebellion against the rival Corporation known as the Ultor. It has a well-written story, in which the resources of the Earth are being depleted, and the human requires more to survive in the world. The Organization runs the operation of mining on the planet Mars and spread the disease called The Plague around the colony. It has an open-ended world where the game takes place and lets the player explore the world from a first-person perspective, interact with the environment and use a variety of weapons to kill members of Rival Corporation. There are up to twenty diverse levels available with a compelling storyline. The player uses stealth element to accomplish the action-driven objectives. Red Faction offers prominent features such as Dynamic maps, Geo-Mod Technology, Advanced Physics, Location-based Damage System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#8 The Operative: No One Lives Forever
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a Stealth-based, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive. The story takes place in the 1960s and puts the player in the role of the female protagonist named as Cate Archer, who is an agent and works for a secret organization that controls the peace of the world. During the plot, the female protagonist is sent on an epic mission to multiple locations including West Germany, the Alps, Morocco, etc. where she discovers herself in intense situations like scuba diving a shipwreck and more. There are lots of missions, and the player can explore the world from a first-person perspective, the battle against enemies using an arsenal of weaponry and complete the tasks to earn points. It has more than sixty level takes place in exotic locations. The Operative: No One Lives Forever offers core features such as New Adventures, Four new Levels, New Exotic Locals, 30 Unique Weapons, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#9 Gravity Rush 2
Gravity Rush 2 is an Action-Adventure, Role-playing, and Single-player video game developed by SIE Japan Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game serves as the marvellous sequel to the Gravity Rush game and offers the core mechanics of the game as the ability of the player to manipulate the gravity, enabling the unique movements and navigation. There are three different styles from which the player can choose one of them such as Original Styles like previous Title, Jupiter, and Lunar. During the gameplay, Jupiter will make the protagonist fell heavy, offering her attacks huge impact. Lunar will increase the speed of the protagonist and her ability to jump longer. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective and can battle against foes to save the day. There are various levels of increasing difficulties. Gravity Rush 2 includes core features such as huge Open World, Gravity-based Action, Signature Art Style, and more. With superb mechanics, immersive gameplay, and stunning graphics, Gravity Rush 2 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#10 Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, and Single-player video game developed by Warthog Games and published by Black Label Games for multiple platforms. The plot of the game takes place in the fictional Vagner system on the edge of the universe. The world offers the Wild West environment populated by huge corporations searching for a start to make a buck. The prominent feature of the game is the ability to switch between First-person Shooter combat to dogfights in space, with no loading time during the mission. The player takes on the role of the protagonist with a task to save the planet from brutal enemies and complete a series of missions to advance through the storyline. There are numerous weapons available that the player can use to take down enemies and the game rewards him with points which he can use to unlock further content. With engaging gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb controls, Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter is the best game to play.
#11 Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a Survival Horror and Single-player video game created by Konami Computer Entertainment for Multiple Platforms. The game is the 4th title in the series of Silent Hill, and unlike the previous installment, which took place primarily in the town of Silent Hill, the game takes place in the fictional town of South Ashfield. The story of the game follows the main character named Henry Townshend as he struggles to escape from his locked down apartment. Throughout the course, the player navigates the set of supernatural worlds and discovers himself in battle with an undead serial killer known as Walter Sullivan. The game introduces the modified gameplay style with third-person exploration and the story elements taken from the previous entries. The core gameplay revolves around the apartment, shown through the first-person view and comprises only a save point. The other locations are accessible through holes formed in the 2nd half of the game. However, the room in the game becomes possessed by a haunting that drains the health of the player. Silent Hill 4: The Room includes thrilling gameplay, brilliant graphics, and smooth controls, Silent Hill 4: The Room is the best game to play.
#12 Resident Evil: Outbreak
Resident Evil: Outbreak is a 2003 Single-player and Multiplayer Survival-Horror video game developed and published by Capcom for PlayStation 2. The game acts as the first title in the series of Resident Evil, to be featured Co-op gameplay and Online Multiplayer support. It takes place during the same period as RE2 (Resident Evil 2) and Nemesis. Similar to the Resident Evil remake, the controls and gameplay remain the same, with some modifications. In the game, the player selects a scenario, difficulty level, and a playable character to start the game. In-game, the difficulty level is laced with what enemies and items the player encounter as progresses through the selected scenario. There are five different scenarios, and each has an event checklist comprising a special action that the player can do to reach the 100 percent completion. The game comes with the stunning storyline, which starts with the beginning of outbreak takes place a couple of days after the outbreak of the T-virus in Raccoon City. With challenging gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and cool visuals, Resident Evil: Outbreak is a game that takes you in a terrible environment and leaves to survive.
#13 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an Action-Adventure, RPG and a 3rd person Shooter video game developed by 2k Czech and published by Gathering of Developers for PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game is set in the fictitious city of Lost Heaven and features a Mafioso named as Tommy, as the protagonist who is a taxi driver by profession but accomplishes different missions assigned to him by Don Ennio Salieri. The protagonist drives vehicles, runs, walks on foot, and kills the targets in order to advance in the game by engaging in combats with the enemies. In close combats, the protagonist uses melee tactics and attacks the enemies with different melee weapons. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven offers vivid graphics, an amazing storyline and a thrillingly addicting game-play. Trying this game will surely be one of your best choices.
#14 Manhunt
Manhunt is a Hardcore Action filled Third-person Shooter, Horror-Survival and Stealth video game. The game features the protagonist Earl Cash a death row prisoner recently executed by the lethal injection but he wakes up and finds out that the injection was just a Sedative. With second chance on life, cash gets trapped into serving The Director who orders him to complete some really challenging and hardcore tasks to eliminate the gang members of The Hoods by using firearms, sharp-edged weapons and stealth techniques. Manhunt offers a fantastic Storyline along with an immersive gameplay and quite brilliant visual details. With a number of character customization options, multiple game missions, equally equipped enemies and hardcore action and thrill filled gameplay, Manhunt is one amazing Action, Third-person Shooting and Stealth video game to play. Do try it out if you haven’t yet.
#15 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is an Action, Stealth and First and Third-person Shooting video game by IO Interactive. This wonderfully immersive and engaging sequel to Hitman: Codename 47 offers a brilliant Stealth-based game play in which you can be a well-trained and experienced contract killer and complete various puzzling and stealthy missions. With a variety of weapons (Pistols, Fiber Wires, Knives, Snipers etc.) and your amazing stealth and tactical skills, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin allows you to carry out different high profile assassinations tasked by the agency and enjoy being one of the best assassins of the time. With a fantastic game narrative, a brilliant story, hardcore action and thrill filled gameplay and amazing scenic depictions, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin offers variety as compared to a lot of other games from this specific genre. Although the game is quite old but it still is one of the most liked and played game of the time. If you love playing hitman series games, this game would definitely be one of the best in the series. Do try it out.
#16 Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Star Wars: Battlefront 2, a joint venture by Pandemic Studios and Savage Entertainment is a First and Third-Person shooter video game. The game is a direct sequel to the famous Star Wars: Battlefront and features a lot of new missions, characters, weapons, maps, vehicles, enhanced game mechanics and graphics etc. with a well-written story. The story of the game is presented in an Autobiography style and tells the tales about the battles of 501st Legion. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 provides with a more narrative-based single player campaign and puts you into the character of an imperial Stormtrooper (Jedi) who server the Galactic Republic of the mighty Galactic Empire. Working under the command of Chancellor Palpatine, your objectives includes the destruction of an Advanced Energy Generator on planet Mygeeto and the elimination of the separatist forces. Other superbly action oriented side missions of the game include the massacre of Jedi knights and strengthening the might of the Galactic Empire by eliminating all the threats and enemies. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 features only one main campaign called Rise of the Empire and a main game mode named as Galactic Conquest in which your task is to lead a fleet of ships through the galaxy, protect and conquer other planets within the bounds of the Empire. In the Galactic Conquest, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 lets you fight against the opposing forces (mainly Separatists, Jedis and other Alien races), eliminate all the factions and seize control over their settlements and planets. This amazing and super thriller video game sure is one of the best games of this genre that provides with tons of fun filled hours of entertainment. With a very immersive gameplay, fantastic visual details and a brilliantly well-written storyline. Star Wars: battlefront 2 is a great game to play and enjoy.