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45.  Firefall (2014)

‘Exotic open world settings make this shooter a winner’

Developer: Red 5 Studios

Genre: MMO Shooter

Theme: Dystopian world saving

Focusing on immersive world development (located in lush locales like Hawaii and Brazil) and clever quest design, Firefall is an action-packed shooter with vaguely RPG-style tendencies. In its dystopian future setting, society is collapsing, humanity is on the verge of extinction, and you’ve got to blast your way out of it.

The top reason to check out Firefall is its dynamic quest engine. You can get lured into helping a wounding citizen, only to be ambushed by his bandit buddies. Sometimes tornadoes come and transport you to a loot-heavy dimension, always a rewarding experience. You can even create your own personal dynamic events with a special machine called a “thumper”.

Firefall is colorful, exciting, and varied. As dev Red 5 Studios continues to update its intriguing quest generator, we’ll certainly have an eye out for a potential gamechanger.

 ‘The future looks an awful lot like the past here’

44.  Fortnite (2015)

Developer: Epic Games, People Can Fly

Genre: Survival sandbox

Theme: Gather resources, build a fort, and stem the zombie tide

Epic Games founder Time Sweeney describes upcoming Fortnite as “Minecraft meets Left 4 Dead”, a comparison that is sure to have hardcore survivalists and devoted zombie situational response theorists alike salivating in anticipation. Fortnite’s ambitious and innovative gameplay mechanics may just prove Sweeney a prophetically apt metaphor generator.

Played best as a co-op, Fortnite thrusts you into a sizeable, semi-cartoonish sandbox. In it players team up, scavenge items and resources, and build defensive forts and settlements with their spoils. It’s exactly the kind of society-rebuild mechanic that draws so many zombie lovers to the genre in the first place (myself included), and it’s exciting to see somebody finally run wild with the concept.

Fortnite will be released later this year, so zombie fanatics keep your eyes peeled: this free to play option might just be the best one we get.

‘Why can’t real buildings be this fun? Damn you material constraints!’

43.  Realm of the Mad God (2011)

 ‘It’s raiding made easy’

Developer: Spry Fox

Genre: MMO shooter

Theme: Pick-up-and-play option for some cooperative fun

What do you get when you concatenate arcade-style, WASD controlled shooting with the raids that have been a long-time hallmark of the MMORPG genre? One hell of a fun time.

Realm of the Mad God is a Flash based shooter that doesn’t take itself too seriously (as its Flash-written source code would suggest). Players team up and kill monsters to earn experience and fame- which, true to RotMG’s casual nature, is shared rather than split. The game is simple without being brain-dead; its easy to use controls and focus on cooperation over competition make it accessible, while features like guilds, attributes, classes, and loot typical to RPGs add just enough substance to keep you hooked.

Simply put, Realm of the Mad God is loads of fun, both for casual gamers and hardcore types simply looking to relax little.

 ‘Proof that hiding behind graphics will always lose to a genuinely fun experience’

42.  RoboCraft (2013)

‘Redefining what it means to enjoy the fruits of your labor’

Developer: Freejam Games

Genre: Vehicular combat, creative building

Theme: Build a robocraft, break a robocraft

“It’s Lego meets Robot Wars on another planet,” heralds PC Gamer. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Robocraft is a third person vehicular combat multiplayer that pits player crafted robo-vehicles against each other in interplanetary combat. Building your craft is as easy and intuitive as building with Legos, with upgrades being earned through the combat aspect of the game. The building process is presents players with near limitless opportunities for creation, and is easily the highlight of the game. Players can craft their baby and tinker to their hearts’ content.

Maker-gamers, Robocraft beckons you. Its gamer base recently surpassed the 300,000 mark, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Get downloading, and get building.

 ‘Imagine the possibilities…’

41.  Archeage (2014)

‘Closer to a virtual life than an MMORPG’

Developer: XL Games

Genre: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

Theme: The most comprehensive multiplayer gaming world yet?

Upon first glance, Archeage may appear to be nothing more than a (particularly pretty) fantasy MMORPG. Crafting, questing, skill trees, open world travel- all of the earmarks are there. Delve a little deeper, and the intricate world of Archeage will begin to reveal itself.

Have you ever played an MMO with a player-run political system? Have you ever thought this a distant possibility that you would never see? If the answer to either of those is anywhere near “yes”, you need to play Archeage. In perhaps its most ambitious feature, derelict players found accused of crimes, such as theft or assault, get judged by a jury of their peers in a player-run courtroom. If the accused is found guilty, the player gets imprisoned, where he or she can either dutifully serve the duration of the sentence or dig out an escape route.

The judiciary system is just the tip of the iceberg for Archeage. It’s a high-aspiring game that delivers on its goals, and is definitely worth your attention.

‘Court is now in session’

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