L.A Noire
L.A Noire is an Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama, Third-person Shooter and Stealth video game by Team Bondi. Featuring the protagonist Cole Phelps the game is set in the city of Los Angeles. Cole Phelps recently joined in as the Detective after serving for years as an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Being a police officer, Phelps worked in a lot of police departments and in every Department, he worked with different partners having different sets of skills in crime investigations and interrogations. Players get to solve the cases of different kinds, assigned to them as the investigation tasks and by using their skills, they are meant to put the responsible behind the bars. This amazingly twisted and amalgamated series of fast-paced action and adventure includes crime scene investigations, interrogations, fieldwork and super thrilling gun battles between the law-breakers and the lawmakers. Player mostly uses melee attacks, a lot of weapons and rides vehicles of different kinds in an open world environment. With greatly 3D graphics, exhilarating game-play and an appealing and well-inscribed story-line, L.A Noire takes you to a new dimension of Action-Adventure and Shooting game experience.
#1 Mafia 2
Mafia 2 is a 3rd person, Open World, Action-Adventure and Shooting game developed and published by 2K Czech. This game is a direct sequel to Mafia: City of Lost heaven and is playable on Pc (Microsoft Windows), Mac OS X, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is based in the fictional cities of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Detroit and it revolves around the life of a former army veteran now a gangster Vito Scalata, who wants to be a don someday. Vito Scalata continues to work hard and gathers a large file of his criminal activities in the law enforcement office. The protagonist of the game mostly travels on foot or in vehicles and a lot of ammunition travels with him. Where ever he finds his enemies he kill them and also works on assignments from his multiple bosses to earn money. The gameplay of Mafia 2 greatly resembles to the GTA series games but the storyline is quite different. Mafia 2 features an era of Empire Bay so the music in the game is also quite oldish but great, you’ll get a chance to drive vintage and famous cars from the years 1940 to 1950. With great graphics, an open world gaming environment and a third person perspective, the player is forced to enjoy the game.
#2 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter and Interactive Drama video game made by Quantic Dream. This Psyche thriller Film Noir drama is set in the city of New York and its story revolves around the character of protagonist Lucas Kane. Lucas Kane gets assigned on a task to solve the murder cases committed by a man who controls people’s minds by using his super natural powers and then kills them. The Killer gets aware about the activities of Lucas and follows him to a Dinner where he forces his spell over Lucas’s brain and makes him kill a man. You must get into the character of the protagonist and find out the truth about the killer’s spell over you. You must also speed up your investigations in order to stop the killer from killing more innocent people. You must go through the sessions of physical and mental therapy to reduce the manipulation caused by the killers spell. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy provides with different game endings, all based up on the actions performed by you and the path selected by you. A mental health bar keeps on telling you about your sanity levels so you must keep track of that or else you’ll end up killing another person. With an amazing psycho-horror game story, state of the art graphics and an engaging game-play, Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy is a great game to play, you must try it out.
#3 Max Payne 3
Max Payne 3 is a super Action-Thriller Third-Person Shooter video game by Rockstar Studios. The game is set in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil and features the one and only New York City detective Max Payne as the main protagonist. Max flees to Sao Paulo and starts working as a Private Security Contractor after the dismissal from NYPD and killing the son of a local mob boss. In Sao Paulo, Max gets stuck deep into a quest filled with Treachery and Fatality and the real action begins. Max Payne 3 continues the story of Max’s hardcore adventures from where it took a pause in Max Payne 2. This Film-Noir and cinematic action-filled video game feature a great story, action-packed game-play and state of the art graphics along with 3 super-engaging Chapters, Arcade Mode, Multiplayer gaming mode, a lot of Collectibles and a huge range of Weapons. Max Payne 3 is no doubt a great blend of Action and Shooting elements that totally leaves you spellbound for a good amount of time. With all the action and Drama presented in the game is one amazing Action Thriller to enjoy.
#4 Life is Strange
Life is Strange is a Single-player Graphic Adventure and Interactive Fiction video game by Square Enix. The game consists of five main episodes and focuses on the character of a Photography student named as Maxine Caulfield. Maxine Caulfield discovers out that she has the special ability to reverse time and any specific moment. The story takes a twist when Maxine foresees a huge Storm raging to destroy her town and that the time when she realizes that she’s the only one to prevent it from happening. Life is Strange allows the players to control the character of Maxine Caulfield and follow the narrative as it unfolds into all the storyful actions that the player character performs. Amazing trips to the past, fantastic quests, freedom to explore and the ability to manipulate environmental elements, loads of challenging puzzles and game ending based upon the actions performed by the character, Life is Strange offers a truly remarkable gameplay experience that is based on pure graphics and interactive elements. With an episodic gameplay, various character archetypes, a great story, graphic adventure nature and point-and-click puzzles, Life is Strange offers beautiful visuals and an impressively addictive gameplay to enjoy. Life is Strange is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox and Linux platforms.
#5 Life is Strange: Episode 1
Life is Strange: Episode 1 is an immersive, Adventure, Episodic and Single-player Exploration video game that enables you to rewind effect and time the past, future, and present. The game brings an exciting gameplay for Life is Strange lovers and offers an addictive story follows the protagonist named as Max Caulfield, who is a photographic senior and finds that she is capable of reversing time while rescuing her beloved friend. After progressing the game, the protagonist finds herself investigating the strange disappearance of the student named as Rachel Amber in Arcadia Bay. You assume the role of the protagonist, who can manipulate the world from a third-person perspective and struggle to uncover the dark secrets of the strange world. The ultimate task for you to learn as soon as possible to change the time to fend off the devastation in future. It comprises multiple levels, and the player needs to accomplish each one to progress through the game and earn enough experience points. Life is Strange: Episode 1 includes core features such as Adventure Gameplay, Multiple Endings, Hand-Painted Visuals, Indie Soundtracks, and more. Try it out.
#6 Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Director’s Cut
Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Director’s Cut is a Cyberpunk-themed, Sci-fi, Action Role-playing, and First-person Shooter video game takes place in the dystopian open world environment. The game comes with a Single-player mode developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix. In the game, you assume the role of the protagonist named as Jensen, who is a former Swat Specialist and has been selected by the most experimental biotechnology firms of America to oversee the defenses. The ultimate goal of the player is to protect the complex secrets of the company. According to the story, the black ops team attacks and kills the team of scientists that you were selected to guard the secrets, then your job changes. The game offers near-future environment where you discover a time of massive technological advancement, but also a time of conspiracy and chaos. Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Director’s Cut includes prominent features such as Perfect Mix of Action and Role-playing, lots of Challenging Missions, Upgrades, a huge Arsenal of Weaponry, First-person Experience, and more. Check it out.
#7 Blues and Bullets
Blues and Bullets is an Episodic, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game created and published by A Crowd of Monsters. The game offers an exciting gameplay and it offers a well-written story, revolving around the protagonist named as Eliot Ness, an agent who jailed the gangster with name AI Capone. As the story proceed, the retired agent (the protagonist), who runs a diner known as Blues and Bullets. During the gameplay, someone informs the protagonist that the gangster AI Capone needs the help to search for his abducted granddaughter. Now, the player must explore the environment from a third-person perspective, where he has to find clues about the disappearance of the missing girl, interact with non-player characters, and progress through the game. The game also comes with a shooting sections and the clues will be matched to witnesses. As the game advances, it becomes challenging to play. Blues and Bullets offers prominent features such as Multiple Chapters, Find Clues, and more.
#8 Orwell
Orwell is a series of video games created by Osmotic for multiple platforms. It mixes the Adventure, Dystopian, Atmospheric, Interactive Fiction, and Episodic elements and takes place in the country known as the Nation. The player takes on the role of the protagonist, a state operative who must monitor surveillance sources to locate the national security threats. Keep an Eye on You serves as the first title in this episodic video game series. According to the plot, the country where the game is set, it controlled by the government known as The Party. As the storyline advances, the party passes the Safety Bill, expanding the ability of the government to spy on its inhabitants in the name of national security. The game enables the investigations into people’s private communication of interest, but it doesn’t enable anyone player full access. The operations of Orwell is turning by two teams such as Investigators and Advisors. Investigators are those people who are working for the government outside of the Nation and search through the communication of selected people and unlock interest and items while Advisors are those people who work inside of the Nation, using the data chunks to determine the action’s course and more. Orwell is the wonderful game to play.
#9 Manual Samuel
Manual Samuel is an Adventure, Side-scroll, Single-player and Multiplayer awesome video game developed by Perfectly Paranormal and published by Curve Digital. The game offers a brilliant plot, revolving around the protagonist named as Sam, the son of the wealthiest CEO, who is hit by the truck while chasing his beloved girlfriend. As the story advances, the protagonist discovers himself in the hell after the accident, where the protagonist must deal with a skateboard-loving Death to come back to his life under few conditions. The player assumes the role of the protagonist (Sam) and according to the deal, the player can survive twenty-four hours performing all the actions of his body manually. It offers the 2D animated adventure gameplay where the player controls the bodily function of Sam. During the gameplay, the player can interact with non-player characters, explore the environment and can interact with objects to fulfill the tasks. Manual Samuel includes prominent features such as Hilarious Story, Hand-Drawn 2D Art-style, Brutal-time Attack Mode, Play Solo, 600 Lines of Dialogue, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#10 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is an Adventure, Story Rich, Detective, and Single-player Exploration video game developed by Aspyr for Multiple Platforms. The game serves as the improved version of the previous title, introducing the interactive gameplay, in which the player assumes the role of the protagonist. It offers an intuitive control scheme and split-screen presentation with the game’s mysterious and narrative. As the protagonist, the player can move across the world from a third-person viewpoint, interact with NPCs, solve tricky puzzles, and struggle to complete each level to advance through the game. During the gameplay, the player can roam freely in an open world era, and he has an opportunity to unleash his detective skills by completing a set of cases. There are four different characters, and each has its unique storyline, cases to solve, and more. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered offers prominent features such as Original Scenes, Cinematic Score, Multiple Characters, Extensive Replayability, Interactive Drama, and more. Try it out, and have fun.
#11 Indigo Prophecy
Indigo Prophecy is an Action-Adventure, RPG, and Single-player video game developed by Atari. Throughout the game, the player controls the main protagonist named Lucas blamed for committing a murder. NY police detectives named Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles are pursuing the main character.
While playing the game, the player controls the character from the third-person or first-person perspective. The player can change the story as three endings are there, and the player can unlock every end depending on the decisions. The player needs to manage the protagonist’s mental state by reacting to the screen prompts.
The controls are simple such as the left analog stick is used for movement, whereas the right one lets the player trigger actions like dialogue choices or grabbing objects. It is possible to replay the chapters once completed. The game has core features such as Decision Making, Three Endings, Simple Controls, and Third-person Perspective.
#12 The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Developed and published by Telltale Games is an Action-Adventure, Graphic and Interactive Drama based on the comic book (The Walking Dead Comic Book Series) of Robert Kirkman. The game is set in an era of Zombie Apocalypse in Georgia, the story revolves around the life of the protagonist Lee Everett a former university professor, and a young girl named Clementine. Lee Everett helps a group of survivors stay alive and he leads them. Due to an open world gaming environment and a third person gaming perspective the player along with all the people roams freely and interacts with the item easily. The player controls the protagonist and helps him and other people fight against the hordes of zombies using every weapon they have. The life rate of survivors depends on the fighting abilities of all the fighters. With super cool graphics, a well-written storyline and many weapon choices, The Walking Dead provides with an amazingly fascinating game-play.
#13 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is a wonderfully Intense Action-Adventure, Co-Op Multiplayer, Stealth and Shooter video game. The game allows you to enjoy once more the great adventures of Sam Fisher as he tries to investigate the death of his own Daughter. This investigation leads him to the knowledge about the betrayal of his former agency and Sam vows to destroy everyone responsible. On the other hand Sam is bound to make a deadly terrorist plan fail or millions of people will perish. With an amazingly hardcore Action, enhanced weapons inventory, and a brilliant backstory, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction offers a chance to experience one of the most thrilling gameplays ever and lets you take out the worst enemies and operatives in a very dangerous world. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction offers great visuals, a brilliantly immersive gameplay and a wonderful story to get yourself engaged with. Do try it out, it’s a blast.
#14 Deus Ex
Deus Ex is an Epic Cyberpunk Action-RPG (Role Playing Game) and FPS (First Person Shooter) and Stealth video game, developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive in collaboration with Aspyre and Square Enix. With Unreal Engine 1, this game is available to play on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac OS X, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Cloud OnLive. The game is set in an apocalyptic era in the year 2052, and features UN’s Anti-Terrorist Special Task Force agent JC Denton as the protagonist. JC Denton sets out to fight against the notoriously dangerous and mighty terrorist organizations prevalent in a world that is almost going to collapse. Denton being entwined deep into the world of ancient conspiracy, fights against the terrorist organizations such as Hong Kong Triads, Illuminati and Majestic 12 as he further paces into the game. With the bestselling sequel of the game, Deus Ex: Invisible War and a prequel named as Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex have sold over 2 million copies worldwide till date. Deus Ex offers a fantastic Story-driven gameplay, great visuals and game mechanics. Do give it a try, you’ll love it.
#15 Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed is a 2007 hit video game that offers a brilliant combination of Action, Adventure, Stealth, RPG and Shooting elements. Set in the Fictional Alternate history of real world and the events, the game tells the story of a centuries old struggle and battles of the Assassins and the Templars. Both of them are struggling for one goal but with the different ideologies and ways. The Assassins are fighting for peace with the help of their advanced skills and the Templars are struggling for peace by seizing control. The story of the game revolves around the character of the protagonist named as Desmond Miles who happens to be part of the Third Crusade in the Holy land in the year 1191. The protagonist relives the memories of his ancestors by the use of a machine named as Animus, goes on to the journey of past and acts as one of his ancestor named as Altair Ibn-La’Ahad, a key member of the Assassin’s Faction. This transcendence from one timeline to another takes the protagonist to the raging conflict between the Knight Templars and Assassins over an ancient Artifact known as the Piece of Eden, used to control the minds. Your task is to lead your faction, engage in epic battles with your enemies and defeat them to get to the Piece of Eden, confiscate the artifact and lets the league of Assassins control immense power. Assassin’s Creed is a brilliant Action, Adventure, Stealth and Shooting video game that literally takes you to the world of wonders and allows you to act as one true hero the world has ever seen.