11. Mass Effect 2
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Two years after preventing the Reapers from wiping the known galaxies of all life, Commander Shepard has been brought back from the dead by The Illusive Man and the group known as Cerberus. As remote human colonies are harvested by the mysterious race known as the Collectors, Shepard must gather an elite squad to embark on a suicide mission to follow the Collectors and once again prevent the Reapers from going through with their genocide.
12. Mass Effect 2
Platform: PC (Steam)
US Release Year: 2010
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Two years after preventing the Reapers from wiping the known galaxies of all life, Commander Shepard has been brought back from the dead by The Illusive Man and the group known as Cerberus. As remote human colonies are harvested by the mysterious race known as the Collectors, Shepard must gather an elite squad to embark on a suicide mission to follow the Collectors and once again prevent the Reapers from going through with their genocide.
13. Mass Effect 3
Platform: PC (Steam)
US Release Year: 2012
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Commander Shepard and his crew will return... but not all will survive. Earth has been decimated by The Reapers - an alien race bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of against the entire galaxy. Whether importing a game or starting new, each decision you make will determine not only your fate, but that of the galaxy.
14. Borderlands 2
Platform: PC (Steam)
US Release Year: 2012
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K
Synopsis: Welcome back to Pandora, stranger. Your quest for revenge and redemption begins on the frozen tundra and leads right up to the top: Handsome Jack, founder of the Hyperion Corporation. Come out guns blazin' as the hybrid FPS/RPG brings out the big guns: new environments, new enemies and the new Gunzerker class (who can dual wield the weapon of his choice) await you. Featurs online and LAN multiplayer support.
15. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Platform: PlayStation 4
US Release Year: 2015
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Elements), Action (Sandbox)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: CD Projekt Red Studio
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Synopsis: An ancient evil has awakened - bringing terror and abducting the young - spoke only in
whispers, The Wild Hunt has returned. Led by four wraith commanders, the group
seeks only to bring misery to the world. But for Geralt, the battle is personal, as they
have targeted the one person he considers his soul mate and he will stop at nothing to
bring them down. As with past Witch games, decisions you make will have an affect on
the NPCs and cities around you. Stunning next-gen graphics with a dark fantasy
atmosphere are brought to life. The game serves as both a stand-alone story with
hints and allusions to past games for those who have played the series from the
beginning.
16. Horizon: Zero Dawn
Platform: PlayStation 4
US Release Year: 2017
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: Aloy has lived a sheltered life, but the hunter and archer is about to find out what the
world really holds. The future is lush with beautiful forests, grand mountains and clear
rivers. But the future is also filled with dangerous machines - machines that now roam
and seemingly control this vast world. The machines have the advantage, but Aloy has
the speed and intelligence to take them down. She will explore this world, the surviving
factions, ancient relics and mysterious buildings to find out how this world came to be -
and if there is any way to change it.
17. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Platform: PC (Steam)
US Release Year: 2014
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: 2K
Publisher: 2K
Synopsis: Being bad has never felt so good - before the events of Borderlands 2 - this Pre-Sequel follows Handsome Jack on his rise to power - new characters, Wilhelm the Enforcer, Nisha the Lawbringer, and Athena the Gladiator and a combat-ready Claptrap - will assist this rise. But the moon of Pandora is very different - the gravity will have you leaping in bounding in new ways and all-new laser and ice-based weapons gives a new twist on taking out the enemy. Plus new enemies, new vehicles and a completely new setting (but still a whole lot of loot) - it's the Pre-Sequel you've been waiting for.
18. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Platform: Wii
US Release Year: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Beat ‘Em Up), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Vanillaware
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment, Marvelous Entertainment
Synopsis: Experience two intertwining stories in this beautiful game by VanillaWare. Momohime is a princess possessed by the spirit of an evil master of the Oboro Sword Style. Kisuke is a renegade ninja hunted by his own kind. See how these two fates connect and help these characters escape their unhappy destinies.
19. Fallout 3
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Sandbox), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
20. Borderlands 2
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K
Synopsis: Welcome back to Pandora, stranger. Your quest for revenge and redemption begins on the frozen tundra and leads right up to the top: Handsome Jack, founder of the Hyperion Corporation. Come out guns blazin' as the hybrid FPS/RPG brings out the big guns: new environments, new enemies and the new Gunzerker class (who can dual wield the weapon of his choice) await you. Featurs online and LAN multiplayer support.
