The top recommended games with great character customisation.

The best thing about games with character customisation is that you get to create your own original character, or yourself, your family or a friend. And what’s great about creating yourself in a game is that you can really commit to that game. You commit to watching “yourself” fight monsters and live a completely different life to your real one. And you get to torcher your friends in real life by torturing them in the game.

Character customisation games are like reading books, you’re following along with the journey of that character from your perspective. It’s fun, enjoyable and a great way to waste your time living your simulated life and forgetting about your actual life. Who needs an actual life? 

1. The Sims 4 (PlayStation 4, macOS, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, Classic Mac OS)

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If you don’t know about the Sims game series then, where have you been? The Sims 4 is the fourth game in The Sims series, a series of social simulation games where you get to create characters and develop their skills, careers, wealth and relationships. Creating yourself and watching yourself grow old in this game is surreal but watching your children and generations of grandchildren really makes you feel like the God of this game. 

A single-player PEGI 12 game released in 2014, developed by Maxis and The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. 

Steam reviewers agree that the expansion packs are what really make this game great but they’re expensive.

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/ 

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2. Cyberpunk 2077 (Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows)

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Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action game set in the future in a place called Night City where your character V is going after a chip that’s the key to immortality. This game has body modifications options like robotic arms and legs, you basically turn yourself into a cyborg and smash stuff up. It’s pretty fun. This game has great character customisation but as most know, this game was published unfinished.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a PEGI 18 single-player released in 2020, developed and published by CD Projekt and CD Projekt RED.

Steam reviews say that it’s not a bad game and the graphics are beautiful but to wait a year or so before playing it, as it’s buggy and not finished. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/Cyberpunk_2077/ 

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3. Dragon Age Inquisition (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows)

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This PEGI 18 game is a sequel to Dragon Age 2, the developing story and side characters are what really makes this game great. You create your own original character, choosing whether to be a human, an elf or a dwarf and whether you’re a long-distance or short-distance fighter, or a mage. It’s your job as the inquisitor to fix the breach in the sky that’s spilling demons into your world and settle the civil unrest between the mages and the Chantry. 

Dragon Age Inquisition is the third game of the Dragon Age series, it was released in 2014, developed by Bioware and published by Electronic Arts.

Steam reviewers state that this game has great graphics and storyline but there’s too much going on at once which makes the game tough to complete. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222690/Dragon_Age_Inquisition/ 

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4. Baldur’s Gate 3 (Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh Operating Systems)

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It’s the third game in the Baldur’s Gate game series that explores forgotten realms set 100 years after Baldur’s Gate 2. It’s the role of your customised character to find a way to stop the Mind Flayers, aliens set to invade and destroy worlds. So, you make your own badass character and then get them to save worlds.

This PEGI 18 game has single-player and coop options and was released in 2020, developed and published by Larian Studios.

Steam reviewers say that they got lost in this game, that they didn’t want to stop playing, and that this game is a great presentation of D&D. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ 

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5. Monster Hunter: World (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows)

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Make your character and set your eyes on a New World, an untamed wilderness of monsters on another continent. You have to uncover the mysteries of this island and fight your way through it and claim it for humanity. You hunt monsters, sounds pretty badass. 

A 2018 PEGI 16 single player game with multiplayer Co-Op, developed by Capcom and published by Capcom, Capcom USA Inc and CE Europe Ltd.

Steam reviewers state that this is a complex challenging game with a great endgame that’s mixed with nostalgia. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/582010/Monster_Hunter_World/ 

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6. XCOM 2 (PlayStation 4, Android, Xbox One, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux, Classic Mac OS)

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This is a turn-based tactics game and the sequel to 2012’s robot series XCOM Enemy Unknown. In XCOM 2 Earth and humanity are ruled by aliens, it’s your job to start a global resistance to take back Earth and rebuild XCOM. 

A PEGI 18 multiplayer 2016 game, developed by Feral Interactive and Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games and Feral Interactive.

Steam reviewers state that this is a great game but has problems launching and has been known to stop running the game completely.  

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/XCOM_2/ 

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7. Code Vein (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows)

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Set in the post-apocalyptic dystopian from a third-person perspective, in this game you journey through hell to recover your past and escape the apocalyptic nightmare. A mysterious disaster has destroyed the world and it’s your job to stay alive. A blast and a half.

Code Vein is a PEGI 16 2019 multiplayer game developed by BANDAI NAMCO Studios and published by BANDAI NAMCO and Namco Bandai Games America Inc.

Steam reviewers state this game does a lot of things well but also a lot of things poorly and that it’s like an anime Dark Souls. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/678960/CODE_VEIN/ 

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8. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One)

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You and your three Pawn companions embark on a rich adventure where specific skills are needed for certain quests. So, it’s like a normal role-playing game that requires your character to have actual skills in order to grow to complete more quests to get you to the end of your journey. 

A hack and slash single-player PEGI 18 released in 2016, developed and published by Capcom.

Steam reviewers say the storyline is pretty weak but it has excellent combat and gameplay.

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/ 

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9. Elder Scrolls Online (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, macOS, Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh Operating System, Classic Mac OS)

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This PEGI 18 game is the ultimate role-playing game, not only do you get to have a simulated version of yourself battling monsters, you can do it with your friends. Set in the continent of Tamriel, this game follows a separate storyline from the Elder Scrolls franchise. Your conflict is with Daedric Prince Molag Bal and preventing him from merging Mundus and his realm of Coldharbour together. There’s also many wilderness monsters, dungeons and side quests to ravish.

Elder Scrolls Online is a 2014 massively multiplayer game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. 

Reviewers on Steam state that this is one of the best massive multiplayer games. However, they state that the developers are no longer loyal or trustworthy with their personal information.

Steam Rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online/ 

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10. Fallout 4 (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

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Fallout 4 is like the sci-fi version of Skyrim, a futuristic open-world sci-fi where you’ve been frozen for over 100 years and you wake up to a destroyed apocalyptic world that you have to survive. It’s a pretty awesome game. And the awesome part is, you can play as the badass version of yourself. 

A single-player 2015 PEGI 18 game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

Steam reviewers state that this game has a great story, great dialogue options, fantastic factions and significant outcomes to your decisions that make the game an amazing role-playing game. But it can get boring without mods. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/377160/Fallout_4/ 

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11. Black Desert Online (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android)

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This massively multiplayer game takes place in a high fantasy setting and is about two rival nations, the Republic of Calpheon who are materialistic and the Kingdom of Valencia who are spiritual. But like elders scrolls online you’ll get sidetracked by the side quests and skill-building and will probably forget all about the main quest. 

This PEGI 16 2014 game was developed by Pearl Abyss and published by Pearl Abyss, Kakao Games, Kakao, GameNet, Koch Media and GameOn Co., Ltd.

Steam reviewers state that this game has amazing graphics and fantastic combat but inventory space is limited and the enchantment system is a bit lazy. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/Black_Desert/#app_reviews_hash 

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12. Warframe (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows)

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This is a third-person shooter game that is free to play. In this game, you play as the newly awoken warrior race Tenno who finds themselves at war with different factions. This is a gameplay game, you just shoot aliens with your friends. 

A massive multiplayer 2013 PEGI 18 game developed by Digital Extremes and Panic Button Games and published by Digital Extremes. 

Steam reviewers state that you can’t fully review this game because of the many factions that would take hours to explain. But the game is addictive, Steamers warn not to play this game unless you’re willing to grind. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/ 

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13. Bloodborne (PlayStation 4)

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This game is mostly single-player but has online features and follows the player’s character, a Hunter in the Gothic city of Yharnam who has a blood-borne disease. It’s your mission to find the cause of the plague whilst fighting mutant monsters and cosmic beings. 

This PEGI 16 2015 game was developed by FromSoftware Inc and published by Song Interactive Entertainments and Song Corporation.

Reviewers on Metacritic state that this game takes the best parts of Dark Souls and that the art style is amazing. But if you’re new to challenging games and don’t know what Dark Souls is you might not enjoy it as much. 

Metacritic rating: https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/bloodborne 

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14. Injustice 2 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows)

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This game was awarded The Game Award for Best Fighting Game in 2017 and has since had great reviews. The question you have to ask yourself when playing this game is, who out of the DC universe and third-party franchises do I want to see fight each other? And who’d win? Now you can answer that question. 

A 2017 PEGI 16 game developed by NetherRealm Studios and QLOC and published by Warner Bros and Interactive Entertainment. 

Steam reviewers say that this is a real good game but it’s a shame that they added a 15GB forced update that puts ads into the game. 

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/627270/Injustice_2/ 

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15. Biomutant (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows)

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In this third-person game, you get to create your own mammalian warrior in a mutant infested world. You get a range of different weapons to use in the game and your decisions dictate how the story will play out. The main plot is that you have to save The Tree of Life that’s been tainted by oil beneath the soil. 

This 2021 PEGI 12 is a single-player game developed by Experiment 101 and published by THQ Nordic.  

Steam reviewers state that the story is a bit bland but it’s super unique and easy to play.

Steam rating: https://store.steampowered.com/app/597820/BIOMUTANT/ 

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