7. World of Tanks

Ever wondered how fun a game would be if it was filled with large realistic tank battles? Well, World of Tanks will answer that for you, the popular free-to-play multiplayer game filled with intense and exciting gameplay.

World of Tanks is a tanker’s dream come true. It’s the first team-based online multiplayer game that includes realistic armored tank warfare that is fun for all gamers, even if you know nothing about tanks.

The game includes over 150 historically accurate armored vehicles from many nations, such as the USA, Germany, USSR, UK, and many more. Every tank can be upgraded and completely customized to your way of playing by putting a different paint on, adding different kinds of ammo rounds and upgrades, and so on.

Take control of one of the powerful German tanks.

You can’t just go solo and win. This isn’t a run and gun game. Teamwork is key to victory. Everyone has their part in these intense but short 15 v 15 matches, so give it your best and show the team what you’re capable of.

With well-balanced battles and quick matchmaking, the matches rarely go over 15 minutes. The objective is to capture the opposing teams point, or you can just destroy all the enemy tanks on the battlefield. These matches can be really close wins, or rather easy dominations.

World of Tanks has progressed a good amount ever since its worldwide release in 2011. Improved graphics, more maps, more tanks, more content. The game continues to grow thanks to its straightforward and strategic gameplay that keeps both casuals and pros coming back.

World of Tanks Trailer

8. Counter Strike: Global Offensive

We’ve all heard of Counter-Strike, and have probably played one of the games in the franchise at some point. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Is the fourth game in the franchise, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and published by Valve. The game features small, team-based first person shooter maps where, once you die, it’s over, no re-spawn until the next round. So, be careful what you do, as your death may make the difference between winning, and losing.

As any Counter-Strike game, Global Offensive is an objective, team-based multiplayer FPS (first-person shooter). Join the Terrorist team if you like planting bombs and AK47s, or the Counter-Terrorist team if you like defusing bombs and M4A1s. The game’s objective isn’t just about bombs, though, that’s just one of the game modes the series is most known for. You have other game modes such as Hostage rescue, Deathmatch, and so on. The game has short rounds that end when everyone on one of the teams is dead or the objective is accomplished.

At the start of each match you purchase weapons and equipment using the money that the game rewards you based on how good you and your team did in the previous round. You can lose money if you kill a teammate or hostage, but if you don’t go trigger happy and complete objectives or kill enemies instead of your pals, then you get money. You also get some money after the end of each round, but you get more if you’re on the winning team.

Ah, the good ol' Dust II is back and still remains popular after many years.

Don’t worry about failing at the start. Instead, learn from your mistakes. A few hits are all that’s needed to take you down, so think carefully what your next move will be. The common guns blazing style of regular first-person shooter titles don’t apply here. Teamwork is key.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is, like all the other ones in the franchise, a great team-based shooter.  Improved visuals and more content is enough to keep the game feel a bit more modern yet still keep the old classic Counter-Strike gameplay. Popular on the E-sports scene, this game and the franchise itself continues to remain a classic to this day, to pros and new players alike.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Trailer

9. Windward

Yarr! Looking to sail the seas, matey? Look no further, Windward is the game you’re looking for!

Windward is a multiplayer sandbox game that consists of a large procedurally-generated world.. The story is simple; it’s about a man, his ship, and their endeavor to obliterate everyone within close distance of the beach.

Ready, captain? Get on the ship and set sails on the high seas, plundering awaits at every part of this big randomly generated world. The game can be learned quickly and you have the freedom to experience the game the way you want. Want to complete objectives? You can. Want to trade? You can. Want to sail around as the pirate you’ve always dreamed of and plunder everyone in sight? You can.

Plundering awaits at every corner, yarr!

The game features fun and exciting combat that’s a bit complex yet good enough to be very rewarding.  Sink pirate ships, take out enemy factions, build and capture towns, sentry posts, lighthouses, earn some doubloons (money, yarr) by transporting cargo or passengers from one port to another, and use the precious doubloons and booty to upgrade your ship and crew. Or buy a bigger, better ship for plundering.  The game’s music is really nice as well as the sound effects. And the menus and UI are clean and simple, too.

Windward is great. It’s easy to understand gameplay and charming environment make the game a great sailing experience. Plus, if you play on those public servers long enough, you may find the dedicated game developer himself, sailing the high seas with you.

Windward Release Trailer

10. Kingdom Under Fire II

Kingdom Under Fire II is the long awaited sequel that takes place around 150 years after the events seen in Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders. The game features the two factions from the previous title, The Human Alliance and Dark Legion.

But, this game also introduces a new faction: The Encablossians. The purpose of this faction is to reaffirm the Cycle of Light and Dark Ages by wiping out the current Age of Light, which has been going far longer than it should. Regnier (seen in previous Kingdom Under Fire titles) is the faction leader. He allied with the Encablossa while he was stuck helpless in the Dark Dimension. A new variety of playable characters also appears in this sequel.

One of the many epic boss battles you will face in the game.

Kingdom Under Fire II is a mix of 3 genres. It’s an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) title, it’s a real-time strategy (RTS) game, but it’s also an action RPG (role-playing game). It combines up all these genres and creates a huge battlefield of thousands of troops fighting it out on a massive scale.

In RPG mode you control your hero in third-person view. In RTS mode you get a bird’s eye view of the massive scale of the battle, allowing you to order and control your troops. The “Raid” game mode throws 8 players or more that have to work together to take down computer controlled bosses. There’s also a PvP (Player vs. Player) system where you can show off your skills and prove what a ninja boss you really are.

The game features three classes to choose from: Berserker, Gunslinger and Spellsword. You have full control of your character and, just like any RPG, you can run around and slash your enemies with your fellow troops following and helping you out. As any RTS, you can control your units and use them strategically to take down walls and provide advantages.

With stunning graphics and amazing mix of gameplay, Kingdom Under Fire II is creating such a blend of genres that hasn’t been done before, yet it’s still nailing all the expectations.

Kingom Under Fire II Gamescom Trailer

11. Riders of Icarus

You know how they say: “The sky is the limit”? Well, in this case it’s not. Riders of Icarus gives you the ability to explore a vast world with a variety of creatures, from big flying dragons to fast, savage, ruthless beasts.  Now you can follow the instructions on How to Train Your Dragon. Each creature has its own unique abilities, so gather a group of dragon riders and engage in legendary boss battles.

Riders of Icarus is a free-to-play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that puts players in both land and air battles accompanied with a great action-combo style combat system. Stop the ancient evil from destroying mankind in this vast open-world developed by WeMade Entertainment and published by Nexon.

Take to the skies with your favorite dragon!

The game stands out in the MMORPG genre with great customizable characters, graphics and gameplay. The feature that makes it differ the most from other games is the use of mounts. You can use your mount in 3 different ways once you have tamed it. You can kill the poor mount (how could you do such a thing to that cute creature?) and absorb its soul to boost your stats. You can turn them into a smaller version by petting the cute beast, which will allow them to follow you and help you out in your adventurous battles. Or you can just keep them the big size and use as a mount to travel the realm. You can equip your beautiful mounts with armor to boost their stats and maybe give it a cooler look.

With a great combat system filled with tons of melee combos for both ground and air battles, Riders of Icarus will keep you playing for a long time. Raids, dungeons, tons of beasts to tame and plenty of things to do, you’ll never have a shortage of amazing dragon battles.

Riders of Icarus Official Gameplay Trailer

12. Killing Floor 2

Killing Floor 2 is a game about shooting zombies called Zeds that infected the world in the first Killing Floor, and continue to do so. They come in large numbers and are not exactly the same Zeds we’ve been used to. These Zeds are now smarter, stronger, more strategic and surprising as the game progresses. Can you and your friends survive the endless slaughtering of the Zeds and destroy them all? Or will you all fall, one by one, slowly massacred by the huge hordes of Zeds?

It’s the successor to the popular acclaimed first-person shooter Killing Floor developed by Tripwire Interactive, and it’s currently in Early Access on Steam. This sequel to the original Killing Floor released back in 2009 takes everything it did and makes it look much more grittier and violent, while keeping the same story, which who cares about anyways, it’s a zombie shooter. Body parts everywhere, heads flying, blood all over the place. The gore Is taken to a much higher league. Just, be careful not to get your head ripped off, too.

Burn them, burn them all!

Players are introduced to a new kind of control in melee attacks, allowing you to execute the Zeds in even more bone-breaking, crippling ways. More content, more weapons, from modern and classic weapons, to makeshift and wacky guns, Killing Floor 2 offers much more for all kinds of gamers to enjoy.

Killing Floor 2 E3 Trailer