Murdered: Soul Suspect
Murdered: Soul Suspect is and adventure game developed by Alright Games and Published by Square Enix. The story of the game kick starts from an American town named Salem. With a third person perspective, the player controls the main character of the game Ronan (formerly and agent) and explores the town walking and running through different places and buildings like churches, apartments, graveyards etc. Ronan is bound to collect different collectibles scattered around the town. Ronan being a ghost gets the advantage to use a lot of ghostly powers and benefits himself along the way and the story continues. The game comes with a lot of amazing and special characters like a ruthless serial killer Bell, Julia the wife of Ronan, Abigail a Puritan era girl, Cassandra Ronan’s mother and Joy the only witness to the murder of Ronan. Ronan is back to finish what he started and wows to kill his killer. Amazing graphics, details and gameplay forces you to stick to your chair and play till you get tired. Packed with all the action and drama, Murdered: Soul Suspect is worth giving a try. You can play this game on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360.
#1 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.
#2 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a great Point and Click Adventure game developed and published by The Astronauts. This game was initially developed solely for PC (Microsoft Windows) but later on the company decided to launch a PlayStation 4 compatible version and that is expected to get in to markets in early 2015. The story of the game starts with a mysterious letter from a young boy Ethen Carter to Detective Paul Prospero about some supernatural events, murders and vanishing of Ethan all set to happen in near future. Detective Paul reaches the residence of Ethan and finds out that Ethan has already vanished. Detective Paul starts exploring Red Creek and gets to know about its dark secrets. This entangled storyline game traps Detective Paul in an endless world of puzzles and bizarre events all created by Ethan. He makes him solve some really weird murder cases of his family members and forces detective Paul Prospero to battle with un-natural beings. This amazing adventure game provides with an open world gaming environment, cool graphics and game-play.
#3 The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Walking Dead: Season Two, based on the Comic Book named The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman is an Episodic, Graphic Point-and-Click Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game. The game follows the story-line of the first season and continues from where it was ended previously. You can set yourself up into the character of Clementine (Previously the companion of Protagonist) and get into the play by exploring the world around you, interacting with the objects, engage yourself in the conversations with AI and NPCs, and by reacting to the replies given by the NPCs and change the course of events and endings of the game. Season Two of the game provides with a 400 Days game play in an apocalyptic world filled with Zombies and allows you to amaze yourself with a super thrilling and survival based game-play. The Walking Dead: Season Two is no doubt a great Graphic-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game to play and enjoy. You must play it.
#4 Broken Age
Broken Age, an epic Point-and-Click Adventure game is developed and published by Double Fine Productions. The story of the game revolves around the life events of two teenagers named Vella Tartine and Shay Volta. Vella’s life hangs in between life and death as she is to be sacrificed to protect her village from a giant monster Mog Chothra and Shay is an astronaut on a ship fully controlled by a computer who thinks of herself as an over protective and overconfident mother of Shay. Vella lives in a world where people believe that sacrifices can save them from Mog Chothra, but vella is not ready to die. She escapes the beasts attack and runs away. She finds a temple that is actually Shay Volta’s Ship. She wakes Shay up from stasis and with the help of Shay they make a weapon and when “Mog Chothra” re appears Vella kills the creature. The storyline of the game and graphics along with gaming environment are astounding.
#5 Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands based on the original Borderlands is an Episodic, Interactive Drama and Graphic Action-Adventure video game developed by Telltale Games. Set in the Borderlands universe, this point and click graphic adventure video game lets you be anyone of the two main protagonists Rhys and Fiona, Explore the game world, interact with game objects, engage yourself into conversations with NPCs and make choices that will eventually effect the story and will set the course of events. Tales from the Borderlands provides with some gun-play elements too and features the same mechanics that were previously used with Borderlands and provides with procedurally generated guns and ammunition. Tales from the Borderlands have some more episodes yet to come out and will definitely amaze you with what it has to offer. For a great Adventure and interactive Drama experience, you should totally play this game.
#6 Grim Fandango Remastered
Grim Fandango Remastered is an Graphic-Adventure, Interactive Drama, and Episodic video game by Double Fine Productions. The story follows Mexican Folklores and fits you into the character of the protagonist Manny Calavera who works for the Department of Dead (DOD) and struggles to wipe off his wrong doings so that he can get the final reward. He stars in the game as Reaper who frees other people’s souls from the adversities and inspects about what kind of underworld travel packages are they awarded. Manny’s business unexpectedly starts crashing and he gets the instructions of giving someone a first-class package if he wants his business running. He declines the order and his business crashes badly, and he gets out in the open to investigate about the causes and possible motives behind all of what happened to him recently. You must help yourself in assembling up a crew of a beautiful woman (unnamed) and some trustworthy friends and start your investigation. Grim Fandango Remastered is a kind of twisted video game because of its unique story and characters.
#7 Corpse Party: BloodCovered
Corpse Party: BloodCovered is a remake of the Corpse Party released in 1996 and introduces new characters, massive maps, and improved graphics. The game takes place in the fictional elementary school called Fujisawa invaded by criminals. To get into the world, you needs to choose your character and find out the secrets behind the murder and the disappearance of the staff and students of the school. It combines the elements of Adventure, Horror-Survival and supports Single-player mode only. You can explore the environment from both top-down and third-person perspective. According to the story, you stuck in the breathtaking environment, and you ultimate task is to explore the haunted school to find a way out. Interact with NPCs and environment such as talking to characters, picking up objects, inspecting documents while avoiding obstacles and enemies. The story is divided into five chapters, and each chapter consisting of different characters, and including multiple endings, based on the action taken by you during the gameplay. With well-written story, exciting mechanics, and brilliant gameplay, Corpse Party BloodCovered is the best game to play and enjoy.
#8 The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left
The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the Final Downloadable Content for the original game of Graphic Adventure, The Walking Dead and brings enhanced mechanics, graphics, story, and gameplay. The plot of the game takes place in the same universe, in which you as the protagonist must defend yourself from the members of your team and the treads outside the allies. You need to effort to lead the allies when some members of your group go against your leadership. The world is populated with deadly creatures like zombies who invaded the environment. You can navigate the environment from a third-person view as survival and communicate with other characters and struggle to solve the puzzles to become the master. There are a variety of levels present, and each level has its unique set of objectives that you have to complete at any cost. Lead your team in the brutal environment and each at the end of each level to progress through the game. With brilliant controls, excellent interaction system, and a variety of dialogues, The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the incredible game to play.
#9 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.
#10 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a Graphic Adventure video game published by Square Enix and developed by Deck Nine. The game serves as the 2nd title in the series of Life is Strange and it is a prequel to the first installment, revolves around the 16-year-old girl named as Chloe Price and her relationship with her schoolmate named as Rachel Amber. It takes place in the stimulating environment, played from a third-person perspective. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and doesn’t support time travel feature anymore. The game introduces a Backtalk feature, enabling the player to call up Chloe to get out of the precarious situation. The player as the protagonist can explore the world from a third-person view, interact with object and environment to complete the missions and score points. As the player progresses through the game, it becomes challenging to play and unlock additional content to enjoy. With enhanced mechanics, graphics, and controls, Life is Strange: Before the Storm is the wonderful game to play.
#11 Last Day of June
Last Day of June developed by Ovosonico and published by 505 Games is an Adventure, Puzzle and Single-player video game available to play on PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. The game offers a thrilling gameplay and story revolve around the couple called June and Carl, who suffer a tragedy when a car accident takes the life of June and leaves Carl in a wheelchair. During the gameplay, the player controls the protagonist named as Carl, who navigates the memories of his life with June and struggle to solve the mind-bending puzzles to change the events’ sequence that led up to the death of June. The game takes place in the beautiful world and introduces a story about love and loss. It has multiple levels, and each level needs a completion of certain puzzles to progress through the story. Last Day of June includes core features such as a Heart-driven Quest, Poetry in Motion, Empathy through Experience, Fate-altering Puzzles, Interactive Storyline, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#12 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.
#13 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.
#14 This Is the Police
This Is the Police is an Adventure, Strategy-based and Single-player video game created by Weappy Studio and published by Nordic Games for multiple platforms. The game places the player in the role of the protagonist named Jack Boyd, who is being forced into retirement by an evil mayor. It takes place in the fictional world set in the late 80s during the final 180 days of Boyd on the force. It is the perfect blend of Real-time Management and Strategy elements where the player commands the hero, a police chief in the locations of the game. The gameplay is offered via text and imagery on an isometric map. In the game, the objective of the player is to make up to $500,000 within six months on the force, through different ways which the player selects. There are numerous levels, and the player needs to complete each one by fulfilling the requirements to become the master. With immersive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, This Is the Police is the best game to play.
#15 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.
#16 Shenmue III
Shenmue III is an Adventure, Detective, and Single-player video game developed by Ys Net. Throughout the game, the player finds himself in a female character’s role named Ryo Hazuki, whose main task is to search for his father’s killer. In this open-world game, the player has to explore every corner of the Guilin to examine the clues.
The player can interact with NPCs to get beneficial information and advance the story. The game has a 3D fighting system where the player needs to learn spectacular moves and defeat the coming enemies. In quick time events, the player must make quick decisions at the right time to succeed.
The female character can earn money by completing the quests offered by mini-games. Along with the fighting, the included tasks are gambling, fishing, wood-chopping, and driving. The player has a stamina bar that gradually declines as the player explores more.
#17 Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection
Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, Single-player, and Multiplayer compilation of two games. It contains two games named Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls with distinctive gameplay. Beyond: Two Souls game lets the player play like a female protagonist Jodie Hordes whose main mission is to explore the surroundings by controlling her from the third-person perspective.
The player can use buttons or a joystick to control the female. The players can switch to an Aiden, who can move through walls, ceilings, and objects and can perform numerous interactions. In a heavy rain game, the player leads an unnamed character to uncover a mysterious killer.
The game includes four playable characters with distinct abilities. In both the game, the player’s decisions matters and can alter the game’s course. The player has to wisely take his decisions through dangerous scenarios to determine the truths.
#18 Life is Strange 2 – Episode 4
Life is Strange 2 – Episode 4 is an Adventure, Story-based, and Single-player video game offered by DONTNOD Entertainment. It serves as the sequel to the Life is Strange 2 – Episode 3 and offers the same gameplay. The game takes place in California, where the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Sean Diaz, who lives with his brother and father.
One day, the protagonist mediates when his neighbor Brett harasses Daniel and accidentally the neighbor as a cop bite to dust. An unexpected blast harms the house, and the player escapes with his younger brother before more police show up. The protagonist chooses to take Daniel to their dad’s Mexican old neighborhood and starts to impact Daniel’s morality.
The player must conclude whether to give up or cross the border, and the outcome depends on the player’s gameplay to prove Daniel’s morality as high or low. Core features of the game are Simulation, Multiple Endings, and Virtual Reality.
#19 Life is Strange 2
Life is Strange 2 is a Graphic Adventure and Single-player video game created by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix for Multiple Platforms. The game acts as the 2nd main installment in the series of Life is Strange game and the first of five episodes, released in 2018, while further two episodes are scheduled to release in 2019. The game is played from a third-person viewpoint, and the player can take on the role of the protagonist named as Sean Diaz. According to the storyline, the protagonist is on the run from the police with his brother named Daniel.
During the gameplay, the player as Sean can interact with the surrounding, NPCs via dialogues, and obtain objects to advance through the game. Decisions in the game will lead the player to different branches in the story and affect the behavior of Daniel. The story starts with a teenage boy along with his younger brother. In the first episode, the main focus is on Sean and his companion, who is a girl named Lyla Park. With prominent features, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Life is Strange 2 is a gorgeous game to play.