This game is a compilation of the Mass Effect trilogy: Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 containing single-based player content from all three games, which takes it to a whole new level!

 

Death Stranding is an action-packed game with really good graphics and an excellent plot. It follows Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked to deliver supplies to isolated colonies, researchers and survivalists but… there’s always a but, the game is set following a cataclysmic event that caused destructive creatures to roam around.

The player’s main enemies are otherworldly creatures, a colt of rogue, cargo-obsessed porters attempting to steal deliveries so they can deliver them themselves, and then MULEs who started killing other porters to claim their cargo. There is also rain called ‘timefall’ which can damage the character’s armor.

It’s a great apocalyptic set game and has been praised multiple times for its graphics. Death Stranded was developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment along with 505 games on 8 November 2019.

11. Cyberpunk 2077 (Win / Ps4 / Ps5 / Stadia / Xbox One / Xbox series X/S)

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From the creators of The Witcher Wild Hunt, another great game is released! Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person perspective game that follows a customizable mercenary called V. Now, V can either be male or if you wish a female. 

V can jump, double jump, aim, run, take cover, whatever the player needs the character to do. Cyberpunk 2077 is set in a cyberpunk universe and was praised for its setting, graphics, and narrative, however, it received a lot of criticism after the release and had to be taken down for bug fixes.

It was developed and published by CD Projekt Red and this year 2021, it returned with all glory for gamers everywhere! Yay.

10. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (Win / Ps4 / Stadia / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch / Amazon Luna)

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Resident Evil: Biohazard is another great survival-horror game by Capcom! They’re tackling this list of mine full on. The game follows Ethan as he searches for his long-missing wife. The plantation where he searches is occupied by an infected undead family.

By controlling him, the player is tasked to solve puzzles and fight enemies, while keeping a cool head surviving. Intense graphics with a lot of blood and gore! Talk about goosebumps… It’s the first main series game using a first-person perspective.

As I mentioned it was developed and published by Capcom on 27 January 2017 and has accumulated a variety of fans all over the world!

09. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Win / Ps4 / Ps5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series S/X / Nintendo Swich)

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The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a great adventure game and it’s based on a series of fantasy novels, how cool is that? The game follows the story of Gerald of Rivia a monster slayer that’s for hire and known as a witcher. 

Set in a fantasy world full of adventures the player gets to choose Gerald’s road by making choices on his behalf as he searches for his adopted daughter who’s on the run from The Wild Hunt. This is a game famous among gamers and known for its great effects and graphics.

It has three possible endings as you go on quests collecting experience points and gold! It was developed and published by CD Projekt Red on 19 May 2015 and is still going strong!

08. Detroit: Become Human (Win / Ps4)

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Detroit: Become Human is a great adventure game and is played in third-person view. It has a sci-fi feel as you follow three androids each with its own goal. However, any of them can die during gameplay, which is kinda sad, but the story continues without them.

The player gets clues by highlighting their environment with a super cool augmented vision that allows your character android to reply passed events. An interesting fact or two about this game and its characters is the game is based on Quantic Dream’s 2012 Ps3 game ‘Kara’ who happens to be one of the android characters in Detroit: Become Human.

Fact number two is that Valorie Curry and Jessie Williams provided voices and faces for two of the android characters, which is awesome! It was developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on 25 May 2018.

07. Metro Exodus (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One / Stadia / Luna / Ps5 / Xbox Series X/S / Linux / Mac OS)

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Metro Exodus is a beautiful mix of first-person shooting with survivor and stealth elements. Being set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland the player must cope with hazards and fighting against mutant creatures and hostile humans.

Wielding fully customizable handmade weaponry while fighting off enemies. The player can also craft their weapons through the use of scavenging materials. Metro Exodus also has a great dynamic weather system, turns from day to night and vice versa. 

An excellent fact about this game is that in its release month it claimed the second spot on UK sales charts. That’s how good it is! The game was developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver for the first time in 2019.

06. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch / Amazon Luna)

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a role-playing game set in an open world, which usually means that anything is possible in the game world. It’s set in the beautiful medieval kingdom of Bohemia, with the focus on actual historical facts!

The story takes place during a war in the 14th century, where mercenaries raid a silver-mining village on the orders of their king. After the massacre, a boy survives and wanting justice for his parent’s death. In this effort, he stands to return the rightful king to the throne.

Medieval, war, kings this game has it all! As a history geek, I recommend playing this game ASAP. Kingdom Come: Deliverance was developed by Warhorse Studios and published along with Deep Silver on 13 February 2018.

05. BioShock Infinite (Win / Ps3 / Xbox 360 / Ps4 / Xbox One / OS X / Linux / Nintendo Switch)

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This award-winning first-person shooting game is set in the year 1912, following Booker DeWitt who is sent to Columbia to find a woman that’s been held captive for most of her life. Having gear and weapons while traveling on an adventure he finds the woman Elizabeth and rescues her.

They’re soon involved in the city’s warring factions striving to keep the privileges of White Americans, where he finds out about Elizabeth’s unique abilities to manipulate tears in the space-time continuum, making her the center of the city’s dark secrets.

The graphics of this game is intense and the ‘floating’ cities are something out of this world. If I may state an incredible fact about this game, it has sold over 11 million retail copies overall and received awards even before its release!

Bioshock Infinite was developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games on 26 March 2013.

04. A Way Out (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One)

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A Way Out is an action-adventure game that must be played with another player online or locally! This is fun because it shows both screens side by side as you play. The players control two characters Leo and Vincent who are convicted prisoners and must break out of prison and run from authorities! 

Both stories are told simultaneously in a third-person perspective, but the progress may not be, so one player might control their character while another takes a different approach. Both players need to work together though and communicate with each other as well as other non-playable characters. 

An interesting fact about this game is that it sold over 2 million copies two weeks after release, that’s impressive! It was developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts on 23 March 2018.

03. The Outer Worlds (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch / Xbox Cloud Gaming)

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The Outer Worlds is an action-roleplaying game and at the beginning of the game, the player can customize and create their character and unlock a ship that acts as the game’s central hub space. The game is set in an alternate future, where the U.S president is not assassinated.

During fighting situations, the player can use multiple weapon types such as firearms and melee. These weapons have three different types of ammo being, light, heavy, and energy. The player can use stealth to avoid fighting altogether if you like to play it safe. 

An interesting fact about this game is that it sold more than 2.5 million copies by February 2020, exceeding the publisher’s expectations completely! It was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Private Division on 25 October 2019.

02. Mafia: Definitive Edition (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One)

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This is an action-adventure game and if you just love mafia games, this is one not to miss! Set in The Great Depression, a taxi driver is strong-armed by two members of the crime family into helping them escape an ambush. He’s compensated for his help and offered a position in their gang.

After becoming a made man Tommy the taxi driver begins a relationship with the bartender’s daughter after protecting her from street thugs. The player follows his life as part of the Mafia, covering up crimes and doing hit jobs! 

Mafia: Definitive Edition has the perfect 1930’s atmosphere and the role-playing along with the graphics will blow your mind. It was developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games on 25 September 2020.

01. A Plague Tale: Innocence (Win / Ps4 / Xbox One / Amazon Luna / Nintendo Switch / Ps5 /Xbox Series X/S)

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In a Plague Tale: Innocence the player plays Amicia De Rune from a third-person perspective. Players need to use stealth for the majority of the game and avoid hostile situations. If an enemy catches her they will kill her immediately on site.

Being equipped with nothing but a sling that can throw rocks and create distractions and can also lure rats to a certain point. The game also has a series of puzzles and Amicia can craft ammunition and supplies. Being of noble blood and on the run, she needs a special book to help her brother who’s being blamed for the spreading plague.

An interesting fact is that it sold over a million copies after receiving mostly favorable critiques. The Plaque Tale: Innocence was developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive on 14 May 2019.

And that’s it for my list of Story Rich Games! While doing my research I found a few that I’m adding to my purchase list!