Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Versus Evil for multiple platforms. The title serves as the sequel to Pillars of Eternity, released in 2015. The game is played from an isometric view, and it takes place in the fantasy-based environment. It comes with both returning and new companions, depending upon the selections of the player, which play an option role in the story of the game. This version revolves around seafaring and Island navigation via a ship. Now, the player is capable of hiring a crew to look over and assist in ship combat. Class-based gameplay has been returned from the previous title, and each class in the game has three optional sub-classes with unique abilities. According to the plot, the game is the direct sequel to the previous game, set in the world of Eora. Like the previous game, the player takes on the role of the Watcher, the character wielded with the ability to look into the souls of other people and is capable of reading their memories too, as well as explore their past lives. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is the wonderful game to play.
#1 Dragon’s Dogma
Dragon’s Dogma is another wonderful Action-Adventure, RPG, and Fantasy-based Hack and Slash video game. The game allows you to be the protagonist (Male/Female) who emerges from a deep crater temple after defeating the Chimera, reaches to a village Cassardis where a strange dragon appears, calls him Chosen One, tears out his heart and flies away. The protagonist gets revived without his heart as the Arisen and starts his journey. He reaches to Gran Soren and starts working as a soldier, kills the Hydra and gifts its head to the king of Gran Soren. King sends him to Everfall where he meets Wyrm Hunt. Teams up with Wyrm and starts killing the members of a cult named as Salvation. The cult turns out to be the believer of Grigori (The Dragon). After a great journey The Arisen reaches the lair of the dragon and kills him after a dreadfully long and bloody battle, retrieves his heart and goes on. Dragon’s Dogma offers an amazing combination of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG elements along with beautiful graphics, enhanced mechanics and an impressive game-play.
#2 Darksiders 2
Darksiders 2 is a brilliant Hack and Slash, RPG and Action-Adventure video game by Vigil Games. This game belongs to the Darksiders series and lets you be the protagonist Death, one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The game amalgamates interactive puzzle elements with the super thrilling Action, RPG and Hack and Slash game-play and tasks you to go through various environments consisting of things such as Doors, Elevators, Portals, and Platforms etc. In an open world environment, Darksiders 2 lets you explore the game world on foot or your special Horse named as Despair, traverse through a number of dungeons, complete a number of quests and side quests, engage in epic boss fights along with thrilling PvP melee combats with other enemies and enjoy immersing yourself into a brilliantly engaging game-play. Darksiders 2 offers multiple means of travel and one of them is teleporting from one location to another. Your primary weapons are two sharp edged Scythes that you can use to slice up your enemies or you can use your secondary weapons (Hammers, Axes, Maces etc.) as well. With a very interesting and very well-written story line, fantastic visuals and an immersive game-play, Darksiders 2 is one of the best games of Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash genres. Do try it out.
#3 Risen 2: Dark Waters
Risen 2: Dark Waters is a wonderful Action-RPG and Hack and Slash single player Fantasy themed video game by Piranha Bytes. The game takes you to the fictitious world situated in the Caribbean Tropics, a world divided into a number of Islands that are home to the different Tribal Villages. According to the gameplay, Risen 2: Dark Waters tasks you to get into the character of the protagonist, select and learn new skills and abilities, customize your character but you can not change the physical appearance of your character. Risen 2: Dark Waters allows you to master five main skills such as Blades, Firearms, Toughness, Cunning and Voodoo in order to traverse through the game world and combat against the enemies. Everyone of the skills contains more classes in them that help you learn more sophisticated techniques and “Talents”. The game kicks off with a bloody battle between the two most feared and skilled Titan lords Ursegor and Ismael. meanwhile Calders takes advantage of the two and and unleashes the wrath upon Caribbean tropics and heavy destruction follows. As teh Titan lord you can select any of the two main characters, fight the other and defeat him in order to follow Caldera and kill him after finding him. Once you are able to defeat Caldera, the game will conclude. Risen 2: Dark Waters offers a fantastic Story-driven gameplay, great visuals and an immersive experience. Do try it out if you haven’t yet and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#4 Legend of Mana
Legend of Mana is a wonderful Single and multiplayer Action-RPG video game by Square. The game offers a non-linear game-play and lets you engage yourself into real-time battles with enemies, allows you to manipulate your surroundings simply by using the Land make System, Enjoy going on epic quests and have loads of fun. Legend of Mana is the Fourth main inclusion to the series of Mana that made presence in the markets after the popular Seiken Densetsu 3. The game is set in High Fantasy and allows you to be an unnamed hero who goes on epic quests and tries to restore the Land of Fa’Diel and the Tree of Mana. With its unique gameplay style, Legend of Mana allows you to shape the world around you as you like by using the unique Land Make System, generate and build new Regions of land, enjoy Non-Linear gameplay in epic quests and enjoy it to the limits. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Legend of Mana is a true predecessor of all the games of this specific genre and gameplay style. Legend of Mana offers beautiful visuals, addictive gameplay and loads of fun things to discover.
#5 Deadpool
Deadpool is a Single Player, Action-Adventure and beat ‘em’ up video game by Activision. The game is based on Marvel Comics character of the same name. Deadpool allows you to engage yourself into an epic Action-packed gameplay in which you act as a villain and an antihero character who fights against the Super Heroes and other hardcore villains, and tries to trick people in his cunning and devastating ideas. Armed with Guns and Swords, Hammers, Plasma Guns etc. Deadpool is one of the nastiest Anti-hero characters of the Marvel Comics ever. Deadpool is a combination of fantastic elements such as Fighting, Shooting, hack and Slash and Fist Fighting etc. and allows you to play the game as Deadpool himself, go on a hunting spree and fight off the nastiest villains of the time including the Marauders, Arclight, Blockbuster and Vertigo as well as some of the top tier heroes of marvel universe such as Wolverine, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino and follow the footsteps of your main target, Mr. Sinister. Keep on an action-packed route, meet and team up with Cable who comes from the future to sabotage the devastating plans of Mr. Sinister. Mr. Sinister would definitely defeat you at some point but that would only reunite you with your lover, Death whose guidance would lead you to the Mr. Sinister’s Clones and you’ll have the chance to eliminate them all along with their mentor and boss, Mr. Sinister. Packed with epic combats, hardcore action and thrill, this mind blowing game offers a brilliant combination of all the brilliant elements that a Super cool game like Deadpool deserves. So are you ready to give it a shot and entertain yourself like never before???
#6 Kick Ass 2
Kick Ass 2 is a cool Action-Adventure, beat ‘em’ up and Comedy video game based on the character of the same name. Kick Ass 2 is basically an arena style beat ‘em’ up fighting and Hack and Slash video game that allows you fight against thugs and other criminals. The game provides with three main character (Kick Ass, Hit Girl and Big Daddy) choices and lets you set yourself up into your desired character, provides you with unique character based skills and weapons etc. You can either go alone against the enemies in Single Player mode or you can team up with friends in Co-Op mode and enjoy the game. With cool visuals, NPCs and, open world environment and and addictive game-play, Kick Ass 2 is a wonderful Fighting, Beat em’ Up and Hack and Slash video game to play and enjoy.
#7 Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Devastation takes the Transformers series games to further limits and offers an entirely Unique Concept of Action and Hack and Slash gaming. Developed by the famous Platinum Games, Transformers: Devastation features a fast-paced Brawler, Shooter and Action oriented gameplay and combines it with a brilliant Hack and Slash routine to offer more room for gameplay. With the amazing Comic Book styled visuals and environmental approach, Transformers: Devastation lets the players engage themselves into hardcore Robot action, Vehicular Combats and an entirely immersive experience of Shooting elements. The game offers five playable robot characters (including Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Grimlock) and allows the players to control them to wreak havoc on the Decepticons. Transformers: Devastation offers plenty of room for the gameplay and allows the players to enjoy five different difficulty levels, overhauls for enemy compositions, a unique character and skill customization system, enhanced game mechanics, and loads of other great features, upgrades, and perks. With all the intense combats, action and thrill and the best 3D graphics, Transformers: Devastation is a great game to play and enjoy.
#8 Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4 is the latest addition to the already trending and one of the most played series Devil May Cry. The game offers a marvelous combination of Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements and tells the story of a new character named as Nero. Nero possesses multiple demonic powers and is on a mission to encounter the main character, Dante. In the previous game, Dante assassinates the Demons from the Order of the Sword along with their Leader and removes them from existence. The story starts off where it ended in the previous game, and the player gets to control both Dante and Nero. Both of the main characters are now hunting down the Evil and have similar goals. Devil May Cry 4 focuses on close combats including the Melee and allows the players to use different weapons such as Firearms, Swords and loads of other things to Hack and Slash their way through the hordes of demonic enemies. Devil May Cry 4 offers an engaging gameplay, revamped game mechanics, and new characters and rebuilt graphics and offers a great Action-focused experience to all the hardcore fans of the series.
#9 Killer is Dead
Killer is Dead lets the players enjoy a Futuristic Story that takes place in a world of Technological Advancements and Space Travel. Presenting Hardcore Action, Thrill and Hack and Slash elements, Killer is Dead focuses on the main character named as Mondo Zappa, a skilled Marksman, and an Executioner who works for the Bryan Execution Firm. Bryan Execution Firm is controlled by a Cyborg known as Bryan Roses, who commits himself to finding and killing all the dangerous Criminals in the world. Mondo takes jobs of killing various Criminals from Bryan and acts according to the storyline of the game. The game offers different types of weapons that the players can use while combatting against the criminals. The Weapons include a Katana Sword and various firearms that can be accessed by manipulating the Cybernetic Left Arm of Mondo, the protagonist. With all the amazingly addictive and Fast-paced gameplay, beautiful locations and 3D graphics, Killer is Dead offers a truly remarkable backstory and a futuristic Action and Hack and Slash experience for all the lovers of both Sword Fighting and Shooting genres. killer is Dead is available on various platforms such as Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
#10 Overlord 2
Overlord 2 continues the unique and a bit humorous adventures of the Original Overlord. This time the series offers a more enhanced and quite brilliant version of Overlord game and allows you to be an unnamed Overlord (the son of the Overlord of previous game), who tries to set his mark by overtaking the Glorious Empire. Your task in the game is to simply go against the Emperor Solaris who is keen to remove all the dark magic that is engulfing the whole empire day by day. Overlord 2 offers all the cool things that you enjoyed in Overlord such as your multi colored minions, your towers, all the powers your dad had in the previous game along with your adviser Gnarl. With a number of weapons, all the mean powers and your advanced minions, your task is to simply overthrow the Emperor, seize the throne and continue with the story-line to finish the game. Overlord 2 offers enhanced game mechanics, a new world based on the Roman Empire like environment, Amazing dark powers to experience along with beautifully created visuals and an addictive game-play. Try it out as an alternative to Gothic and you’ll be amazed at what this game will offer.
#11 Demon’s Souls
Demon’s Souls is an Action Role-playing, Single and Multiplayer video game created by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game takes place in the dark fantasy world and lets the player get into the role of the hero who sent to an epic adventure in the fictional world called Boletaria. The game world is invaded by a cursed fog that introduces forth demons who invites the souls of mortals. The gameplay is revolving around the creation of character and gathers loot through combat against foes in various locations. It includes a unique multiplayer system where the player can leave a message or warning for upcoming players. The game lets you select your character and customize it with hundreds of outfits, and dive into the game world where you’ll face horrible monsters, ghosts, and other creatures. To earn experience points you have to complete challenging quests by defeating enemies. Play solo or join your friends and kill them all. Maintain your health bar and refill it when it goes empty. Collect loot by defeating enemies and enhance your abilities to use them. With enhanced gameplay, mechanics, visuals and controls, Demon’s Souls is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#12 Warriors Orochi 3
Warriors Orochi 3 is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is the fourth major entry in the series of Warriors Orochi. The game offers the similar gameplay like its previous titles and borrows its character from Dynasty Warriors 7. It takes place in the parallel Universe filled with different warriors, monsters, and demons. Get into the role of the protagonist who is a warrior and the ultimate task is to fight against foes and take down them to win the battle. Earn experience points by completing objectives and missions and use them to unlock other contents. There are over 120 characters, and each offers its unique abilities, weapons, and skills. The player can team up with up to three characters and immerse himself in team-based gameplay. He can use different combos, counter attack, melee attack and weapons to defeat his enemies. Warriors Orochi 3 offers best graphics, engaging gameplay, and exciting story. Try it out.
#13 God of War: Ascension
God of War: Ascension is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game created by SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is the 7th entry in the series of God of War and set in Ancient Greece loosely based on Greek mythology. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist of the series named Kratos, who is an erstwhile servant of god, who tricked him into slaughtering his beloved daughter and wife. He tried to take revenge from god and captured by three furies who tortured and punished him. With the assist of the oath keeper named Orko, Kratos flees from steel cage and confronts the three Furies to take revenge. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous installment. The game focuses on combo-based combat, puzzle and platforms and the protagonist equips with his main weapons Chaos and Blades. The game is played from a third-person perspective. The player can play as a solo in Single-player campaign or play with fellows in multiplayer mode. It has a set of levels, and each level represents different gameplay, challenges, and objectives. God of War: Ascension offers enhanced gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb controls. Try it out.
#14 Dynasty Warriors 8
Dynasty Warriors 8 is a Fighting, Hack-and-Slash, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force. It is the eighth main installment in the Dynasty Warriors series and requires the player to follow the same gameplay. Throughout the game, the player has to make progress through the battles and improve the character’s ranks.
A new game mode, named Ambition Mode, is where the player has to create a social base for peasants. To raise the tower’s status, the player must participate in different battles such as Skirmish battles and Raid battles. Skirmish battles give materials to construct the tower, whereas Raid battles increase fame.
Large-scale battles allow the player to recruit new partners. The game introduces a bodyguard system, where the player comes with three playable characters instead of one character to battle. The game has five mini-games, and each of the game rewards the player with customizable weapons as the player completes the challenges.
#15 DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition
DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition is an Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game with an emphasis on Hack and Slash elements developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game takes place in the breathtaking world of Lordran, where the player will unearth the storyline when Knight Artorias still lives. It introduces new bosses, online matchmaking system, and PvP Arena. During the gameplay, the player assumes the role of the protagonist who must navigate the environment from a third-person perspective, fight brutal monsters and slay them before they kill the player. A dark fantasy world full of thrilling dungeons, fearsome enemies, and online interaction. The ultimate task of the player to overcome obstacles, avoid murderous traps and progress through the game by killing the numerous monsters and enemies to score the experience points and use them to unlock additional content. DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition includes prominent features such as Network Play, Mastery Earns Progression, Seamless World, Character Development, and more. Try it out.
#16 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, and Single-player video game created by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game mixes the combat and exploration elements and both element made of the acrobatic agility and capability of the Prince. Throughout the game, you as the protagonist must struggle to travel the palace by running across the walls, descending or ascending chasms by jumping back, overcoming obstacles, avoiding traps, jumping from platform to platform, and climbing structures. You can explore the stunning environment from a third-person view where you have to solve mind-bending puzzles, find objects, and battle against foes to kill. In the sequel, the acrobatic skills of the character have been improved, and now the player can launch himself off walls at 45 degrees. The plot takes place after the Price of Persia: Warrior Within’s event, in which the player kills the antagonist named as Dahaka, rescues Kaileena and fend off the Sands of Time from being created. Two Distinct Characters, Choose your Path, Dominate Enemies, Dramatic Story, etc. are prominent features to play.
#17 Blades of Time
Blades of Time is an Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, Single-player and Multiplayer video game, created by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Konami for multiple platforms. The game brings an exciting story, in which the hunter named as Ayumi discovers herself trapped on the mysterious island. In the game, the female protagonist is wielded with dual sword which he can use to take down enemies. As the player advances through the plot, soon she finds that there are thousands of deadly secrets are buried on the island. During the gameplay, the player must struggle to find a way to take down the insane armies of menacing villains while avoiding treacherous traps to break free of the possessed grasp of the island. The game introduces a new ability, known as Time Rewind, in which the player turn back in time and creates a clone that replicates the last actions, the player has created. The player manipulates the environment from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies, score the points and face the brutal bosses to advance through the game. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and brilliant mechanics, Blades of Time is the wonderful game to play.
#18 Beowulf: The Game
Beowulf: The Game is an Action, Hack-and-Slash, and Single-player video game developed and published by Ubisoft. The game offers exciting gameplay based on the movie of the same name and offers a compelling storyline, revolving around the protagonist. According to the story, the protagonist and his fellows slay crabs, and then he races with Thane in the sea, where the serpent attacks him. During the game, the player battles the serpent on the small rock but is taken down and thrown into the water. After that, the mother of Grendel appears and says he is her new hero and blesses him with power. The player takes down the serpent with his power and comes back to the beach. The player takes on the role of the protagonist, who explores the world from a third-person perspective with an objective to save his friends by solving the issue, and battle against enemies using the extraordinary powers to make points. The game becomes challenging as the player advances through it. Check it out, and have fun.
#19 Viking: Battle for Asgard
Viking: Battle for Asgard is an Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, and Single-player video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Multiple Platforms. The game brings the brilliant gameplay loosely based on Norse Mythology, where the massive conflict between the lords has sparked further battles in the mortal realm of Midgard, where the champion Skarin of Freya must command Viking Forces against the lord of Hel. The game set in the stunning world contains three islands, which the player can freely roam. In the game, the player is capable of finding his fellows Viking soldiers and save them, and in return, they can help the player in tough battles. The title comes with several modifications and new content for players to explore. There are dozens of settlements which the player can attack and capture. The player needs to fight a large battles after finishes all the missions in each island, which can be a massive siege or a clash between massive armies. During the game, the player can use several ways to weaknesses his foes like killing their shaman, who summons enemy troops and more. Viking: Battle for Asgard includes core features, engaging gameplay, and superb mechanics, Viking: Battle for Asgard is the best game to play.