9. Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 Gameplay

Borderlands 2 is a semi-open world FPS with lite RPG elements and an unquenchable thirst for loot, loot, and MORE LOOT! If DOOM to you is a game about simple “just give me a gun so I can shoot things” values, then Borderlands 2 absolutely deserves your attention.

Picking from a new set of Vault Hunters, you arrive on the planet Pandora a little while after the climactic events of the first, and it’s not long before you encounter the treachery of charismatic professional bad guy Handsome Jack. But you get back on your feet, meet some familiar faces, grab a few of the nearly infinite variations of guns (procedurally generated so the loot never stops!) and set off into a world that is beautiful, charming, varied, hilarious, and all together much better designed than the original.

The name of the game is ‘shoot and loot’, and man is it ever an addicting formula. There is always a way to improve your character’s skills and lethality, and always some new variation of monster to challenge in hopes of finding yet more loot! More so than the first, Borderlands 2 is far more accommodating to those that wish to tackle the massive game on their own, but coop (both online and offline) is always a massively fun option.

Lootin’ and levelin’ up: Each playable character has a unique class with a unique ability and unique skill trees to upgrade.