Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword
Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword takes place in the Medieval era and the story based on the novel known as With Fire and Sword by Henry Sienkiewicz. It is an Action Role-playing, Strategy, Single and Multiplayer Simulation released by Paradox Interactive for Windows. The game offers the similar gameplay to its predecessors and introduces five different factions. You can select one of five factions and dive into the game world where you have to fight against enemies using your mighty sword and conquer the land of the battlefield. Enhance your abilities by completing quests and use your points to upgrade your weapons. The game focuses on melee and archery elements and lets you take down your enemies using your skills. There are a set of characters and each character has unique skills and abilities. Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword offers core features such as Cult Novel based Story, new Quest Types, Multiple Endings, Historical Component, New Siege Options, new Modes (Multiplayer, Captain Team Deathmatch), etc. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#1 Skyrim
Skyrim is one of the most played and praised Action-RPG video game ever created by Bethesda Game Studios. From its initial release till the date, Skyrim has broken a lot of records and is one of the toppers on ranking charts. With totally unique and state of the art visuals, great customization options, unique characters, and loads of content, strongest assets such as realistic game world environment, NPCs, and nearly endless quests, Skyrim is a complete RPG package for all the hardcore Action and RPG gamers. Skyrim offers a strictly non-linear gameplay with a huge game world, it offers loads of epic adventures and quests for the players to explore the world and enjoy engaging in epic combats against the equally equipped and powerful enemies. Set in the world of Skyrim, Skyrim focuses on a war that’s been fought from over 200 years between the two most significant rivals of the time, Imperial Legion, and Stormcloaks. According to the story, the game allows the players to get into the role of a Stormcloak Soldier and a leader Ulfric Stormcloak, who cheats death when a Dragon attacks the prossession. This impossible twist in the story leaves the protagonist in the Village of Riverwoods. The player then gets tasked to return to Dragonstorm and eliminate the Dragon, absorb its soul, find the Paarthurman, and kill the Legion Lord to conclude the game. With a very unusual story, significant environmental elements, addictive and quite immersive gameplay, and smooth 3D visuals, Skyrim is one of the best ever Action-RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#2 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a fantastic combination of Action-Adventure, RPG, and Hack and Slash elements by Bethesda Game Studios. It offers Fantasy-based game-play, epic Combats between the protagonist, and a cult known as Mythic Dawn that tries to open up the gates to a realm named Oblivion. Your task is to embark on epic quests along with your trusted companions, fight against the Mythic Dawn, and stop them from opening the gates.
It features epic battles between the protagonist and magical creatures known as Daedra, To save Tamriel and the Emperor Uriel Septim VII. Unfortunately, the Daedra has already killed Emperor’s 3 sons, so you must save the Emperor, find the One who carries the Royal Bloodline, retake the throne and wake the Dragonfires up using the Amulet of Kings to save Tamriel.
#3 Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin
Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin is another wonderful MMORPG video game by Square Enix. Being actually the fifth expansion pack, it takes you to Ulbuka the Western Continent of Adoulin, lets you select a character for yourself and choose the best skills you want and go explore the outside world, collect resources and fight against the most vicious and dangerous monsters and enemies. You can select a job (Geomancer, Rune Fencer etc.) for yourself, go to different missions and quests, defeat the enemies (Acuex, Heartwing, Umbril, Cehuetzi, Matamata, Velkk, Chapulli, Tulfaire, Yggdreant etc.), scavenge different areas and expand the boundaries of Adoulin to never before seen distances. With amazing Character selection and customization options, amazing quests, Unique Combat and Crafting system, PvP and PvE events to take part in, a great storyline and an engagingly addictive game-play, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.
#4 Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns is an Adventure, Action, Platform, Female Protagonist, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Spicy Horse Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the sequel to American McGee’s Alice and offers action-packed and horror gameplay. The story follows the character named Alice Liddle, a little girl suffering from Trauma caused by the death of her beloved parents in a strange accident. The protagonist was discharged from the hospital now she lives as traumatized orphans and Dr. Argus Bumpy treat her. It takes place in the world of Wonderland corrupted by an evil force. To learn about her past and get rid of the Trauma, she must explore the game world, interact with NPCs and fight against enemies using the weapons. You can navigate the game world from a third-person perspective, and your character can jump, dodge, run and attack. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, exciting story and superb graphics details, Alice: Madness Returns is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Tom Clancy’s EndWar
Tom Clancy’s EndWar mixes the elements of Real-time Tactics, Turn-based, and War. It supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. It offers an immersive gameplay, in which the massive nuclear terrorist attack happens in Saudi Arabia, slaughtering almost six million people and take control the oil resources and puts the world into an energy crisis. There are three different factions such as The United States, The Russian Federation Spetsnaz, and the European Federation. Each faction has its advantages and weakness. Select one of them to dive into the game world where you have to lead your troops and compete against other factions and defeat them by destroying their units and headquarters. The game includes seven different units for a command such as Tanks, Engineers, Helicopters, Artillery, Vehicles and more. Three types of missions are included in the game that can be used for different purposes such as Air Strikes, Electronic Warfare, and Force Recon. Tom Clancy’s EndWar offers exciting features such as WWII, Waypoint System, and Realistic Battlefield set in Europe, Customization, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#6 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a Real-time Strategy, City-Building, Combat, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and EA Games. In this game, the mutilated task of the player develop his own land with various building and units, collect resources, and create the defense around the area in order to save his land from the enemy creatures. The game allows the player to make his own military force and train them that will help the player in during the battle. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II offer a massive game map and allows the player to create unlimited building and units. The player must build walls to defend his land. The units classified into the multiple classes such as Siege, Ranged, Infantry, and Pike man, and each unit has its own specialty and weakness player can choose each one. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II includes prominent features such as more than six different Nations, different Modes, Upgrades, create Unlimited Building, powerful Attacks and much more. With stunning gameplay, content rich story plot, brilliant mechanics, and fantastic visual details. It is one of the best RTS game to play and enjoy.
#7 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts is an Action, Single, and Multiplayer video game. The game takes place in the stunning world and enables you to play as both the forces of evil and good, but the ultimate task of the game remain same, in which you have to fend off the One Ring from being smashed and using it to restore the power of your Kingdom. In the game, you can assume the role of the soldier of Rivendell, Isengard, Gondor, depending on the campaign you selects. It offers objective-based gameplay, requiring you to slaughter a specific amount of foes before time runs out. The game starts from the right place where your character dies. There are a variety of levels, and each level has a variety of objectives and tasks that you have to complete to progress through the game and unlocks other levels. Each character equips with a variety of classic weapons and spells that can be used to take down the enemies. Explore the world from third-person perspective either on foot or by horseback and fulfill your objectives to dominate the playfield. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is the best game to play and enjoy.
#8 Otogi: Myth of Demons
Otogi: Myth of Demons is an Arcade, Hack and Slash, Third-person and Single-player video game created and published by FromSoftware. It offers superb gameplay revolves around the protagonist named as Raikoh Minamoto, who was born into the executioners’ clan under the command of Emperor. The protagonist receives an order to slaughter his father. He stole the Soul Shrine because he couldn’t kill his father. The game takes place in the fictional world divided into two parts, one for human and other for demons. Upon the protagonist departure, the seal between human and demon worlds was damaged. The storm of darkness almost killed the protagonist, but a princess rescued him. The princess gives him a new body in exchange for his services. The princess ordered the protagonist to repent his sins as an assassin by saving the world from brutal demons. There are a variety of levels, and the game becomes challenging to play, as the player progresses. With the exciting story, excellent mechanics, intense gameplay, and smooth controls, Otogi: Myth of Demons is the best game to play and enjoy.
#9 Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War is a Single-player and Real-time Tactics video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game centers on the war between Kingdoms of France and England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It begins with a fighting scene displaying two mercenaries are battling against each other during a clash between English and France Troops. The player assumes the role of the mercenary leader, who must fight on the way through challenging enemies to progress through the story. The player begins the game by creating and customizing a mercenary character. It takes place in the stunning environment of France and allows the player explore the land from third-person, lead his army, and battle against enemies to take down them. The player can use multiple weapons, equipment and tools during the gameplay and earn points to unlock further content to progress in the game and enhance his reputation. Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War offers prominent features such as a Rick Story Mode, Four different Squads, Thrilling Gameplay, a new Strategy Game Experience, a new Type of Action, etc. Try it out.
#10 Phantasy Star Universe
Phantasy Star Universe is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is the similar game to the PSO (Phantasy Star Online), but takes place in different location and time, and introduces lots of new features. It has both Online Multiplayer and Single-player Story modes and cast the player in the role of the protagonist named as Ethan Waber. In the story, the protagonist and his sister are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Alliance Space Fleet on the space station. Suddenly a mysterious meteor appears and almost demolish the entire fleet. The protagonist and his sister are diverted from the main route, separates from each other. The protagonist encounters a Guardian named as Leo, but they are meeting is interrupted by a strange creature that paralyzes the Guardian Leo. Ethan (the protagonist) kills the creatures and recurring people. After finding his sister, Ethan leaves the space station. The game is about exploring the environment, fighting against enemies, interacting with non-player characters and saving the world. With immersive graphics, superb gameplay, smooth controls, and addictive story, Phantasy Star Universe is the best game to play and enjoy.
#11 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard is an Expansion Pack for the Action Role-playing and Single-player Open World video game The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, developed by Bethesda Game Studios. The DLC pack offers the Vampire lord named as Harkon, who has returned to power and looking to end the sun by using the Elder Scrolls. The game invites you to join the ancient order of the Dawnguard and struggle to fend off him. The DLC pack comes with all new faction quests and locations. It has two unique skill trees such as one for Lycanthropy and one for vampirism. At the starting of the game, the player is given a choice to either become a part of forces with the vampiric Volkihar Clan, or battle as the vampire hunters called the Downguard. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective with a task to take down enemies to score the points. The game introduces a variety of weapons, spells, armours, and shouts. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard includes core features such as New Weapons, Become the Vampire Lord, Werewolf Perks, New Locations, and more.
#12 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire is a 2nd Expansion Pack for Action Role-playing and Single-player video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game takes place in an open-world environment, and the DLC pack focuses on acquiring and improving the land, enabling the player to create and modify his home. It offers adoption system, letting the player option of adopting up to two children to love with them in his beautiful and customizable house. The game allows the player to buy a plot of land and construct the house using raw materials like clay and lumber, with the choices of additional features such as beehives, greenhouses, and alchemy, and other facilities. There are three different homesteads that the player can create such as Windstad Manor, Lakeview Manor, and Heliharchen Hall. During the gameplay, the player can hire stewards to look after his beautiful house, carriage drivers for safe transportation, and more. In the game, the player has an option to raise the family by adopting children and advances through the game. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire includes core features such as Select your Land, Customization, New Objectives and Interaction, Adoption System, and more. Check it out, and have fun.