41) Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition 

Great official artwork

Official Release Trailer: 

Have you ever wanted to be the Grim Reaper, Death Himself? Do you like hack and slash RPGs that allow you to do awesome things right from the first minute of your playtime? If so, Darksiders II is the game for you.

Darksiders 2 is an incredibly fun, incredibly fast, incredibly brutal RPG experience. In this game, the player takes control of Death. That’s right, Death.  One of the legendary Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 

The story is set in the Darksiders world. Death’s brother, War is convicted of crimes that Death is sure he’s innocent. Death sets out to prove his brother isn’t guilty. Diving into a world of turmoil.

The gameplay boasts large maps in a semi open-world environment, filled with puzzles to solve, enemies to destroy and items to collect. You can explore these large regions on foot or with the trusty accompaniment of your death horse, Despair.

Despair can be summoned instantly at any given time when you’re out doors and can be banished just as quickly. The combat is one of the main focuses of this game. It’s incredibly fast and very fun. Death is a very quick and powerful warrior, dishing out loads of damage and racking up ridiculously high combos in seconds. There are also a ton of weapons to choose from, each with their own attributes. 

Death about to face off against an enemy

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition is an upgraded version of the original Darksiders II game. It’s an upgrade to accommodate for the move to the new generation of graphics cards and consoles. It features an entirely rewritten graphics renderer and enhanced lighting. Along with higher resolutions and HD texture packs. Along with every single piece of DLC that is available, including armor and weapons.

Here’s some combat gameplay: 

42) Hand of Fate

"Is this your card?"

Official Hand of Fate launch Trailer: 

Hand of Fate is a rather interesting RPG. It operates in a way that’s quite different to most RPGs.

It plays like dungeons and dragons, where a card tells you what happens next. For example: ‘a tree falls into your pathway, you are ambushed and have to fight your way out’ but then the game launches you into a proper battle in those situations. 

The player assumes the role of a hero with no name. This character meets a mysterious card dealer in a cabin in the woods. The dealer takes the role as the game’s narrator. 

Back, foul creature!

In the beginning, the player is gifted a deck of cards, containing items, weapons, hero class and encounter cards. The aim of the game is to progress and to earn more cards by playing the game. You can customize your deck and in turn customize your experience. Then you’ll soon discover that the dealer has his own deck of cards which he can use to make the game more interesting, like throwing out more challenging encounters at you, etc.

Hand of Fate is a pleasant mix of board game and cards, with some classic 3D RPG gameplay integrated in.

Hand of Fate PC Gameplay

43) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition 

Fear the wrath of Talion 

Game of the Year trailer

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, also known as ‘The Lord of The Rings game we always wanted.’ Shadow of Mordor was hyped up, and it surpassed the hype! No disappointment or shortcomings whatsoever. 

Shadow of Mordor takes place in between the story of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It’s a wildly entertaining  fully open-world action RPG. The Game of The Year Edition comes packed with tons of cool stuff. This includes an array of skins like: The Dark Ranger, The Lord of the Hunt, The Bright Lord and more. There are new runes added, tons of missions, challenge modes, and 2 whole new story packs. Not to mention the Oh so glorious camera mode, complete with 360 viewing angles, depth of field options and even filters.

The gameplay of Shadow of Mordor is brilliant. You take control of the ranger Talion, who is bonded with a wraith, thus granting him supernatural powers. Using his ranger skills and wraith powers you can run at superhuman speeds, teleport large distances, fire wraith arrows, blast enemies with wraith energy, use stealth to expertly kill or brutalize your enemies. Talion can be upgraded hugely and has a ton of abilities he can learn.

A key part to Shadow of Mordor Combat is the amount of brutal finishers

A key feature to this game, is that every single orc NPC has their own identity, rank and relationships. They will each remember encounters with you and can rank-up in their system as the game progresses
I highly recommend this game if you’re looking for stunning visuals and smooth, fast 3rd person adventure.

Shadow of Mordor Gameplay

44) Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect2  Digital Deluxe edition Image

Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer

The Mass Effect series is revered with massive respect in the action RPG world. 

Mass Effect 2 is a direct sequel to the first Action Sci-Fi Mass Effect game and expands on the original gameplay elements. It’s set in the Milky way galaxy somewhere during the 22nd century. Humanity is under attack by an insect-like race of aliens known as ‘The Collectors’.  It’s your job as the player to take the role of Commander Shephard, a high-class elite human soldier and build a diverse team of warriors to combat the enemy in your mission. 

Shephard, perhaps go around

The gameplay focuses much on a good 3rd person shooter experience, with the player upgrading their weapons and abilities. The weapons range from plasma pistols to miniguns. There is a large variety of space-age weaponry to play with. The story in Mass Effect 2 is gripping and intense, however the developers put in tons of effort into the side missions as well, making them equally as fascinating and intense as the main story. 

A great feature of this game is that if you played Mass Effect 1 and have the save game, it can carry your character over,  along with the choices you made previously. Making an impact on your Mass Effect 2 experience.

The Digital Deluxe Edition of Mass Effect 2 features New Collector Armor and Weapons, the entire game soundtrack, a Mass Effect 2 documentary, a Dark Horse Comic, and a Digital Art book.

I guess you could say that the special abilities are a blast

Mass Effect 2 Gameplay

45) Survivalist

 The many survivors

Survivalist Official Trailer

Survivalist is an open-world survival action RPG set in a zombie-style apocalyptic world. 

You are tasked with surviving the apocalypse by fighting off hordes of zombies. However you can also explore the open world and create allies and enemies.

There are various towns and bases that you can explore and visit. Inside are NPCs that you can interact with. Some will be willing to help you whilst others are wanting to straight up kill you. You can control and grow your own town to help survive the apocalypse. Beware of raiders trying to capture or destroy your town. You will have to defend it.

Buuuuuuurn Zombies

The gameplay is like a twin stick shooter in a top down view with unique cartoony graphics. The combat is quite satisfying, with plenty of weapons that can one-shot kill zombie enemies. You can develop your character and collect loads of weapons, ranging from western revolvers to overpowered shotguns and semi-automatic rifles.
 
So, if you’re looking for a satisfying open world zombie shoot ‘em up, then look no further.

Survivalist Gameplay