The Greatest Video Games Ever Made...
by djkynky1 | created - 02 May 2016 | updated - 26 Jan 2018 | PublicMy favourite video games of all time in no particular order.
This list focuses solely on those with story driven narrative. I only really play single player games so as long as there's a decent plot holding the game together then it can be included. Sorry Tetris lovers, it just isn't going to make the grade.
If there are any games you think I should play, leave the title in the comments. I only have PS4 though so don't suggest anything PC/Xbone exclusive.
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1. Grand Theft Auto V (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.
Stars: Shawn Fonteno, Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson
Votes: 71,667
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,470
3. Bully (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled teen is dropped off at the worst school in the country and must survive by rising through the rankings of the school system.
Stars: Gerry Rosenthal, Peter Vack, Matt Bush, John Lavelle
Votes: 6,228
4. Fallout 4 (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts area, you play as the "Sole Survivor" of Vault 111, recently revived from centuries of forced cryostasis, determined to find your kidnapped son.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Brian T. Delaney, Courtenay Taylor, Stephen Russell, Courtney Ford
Votes: 15,105
5. Until Dawn (2015 Video Game)
M | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of teenagers spend the weekend in a ski lodge on the anniversary of their friends' disappearance, unaware that they are not alone.
Director: Will Byles | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Peter Stormare, Rami Malek, Brett Dalton
Votes: 17,119
6. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 76,050
7. Alien: Isolation (2014 Video Game)
M | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In this first person survival horror adventure set fifteen years after the events of Alien (1979), Ripley's daughter becomes trapped on an alien-infested space station which holds answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance.
Director: Alistair Hope | Stars: Andrea Deck, George Anton, Kezia Burrows, Richie Campbell
Votes: 6,268
8. L.A. Noire (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Cole Phelps, a war hero and rookie cop, moves up the ranks and solves dark cases in 1940s Los Angeles.
Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam J. Harrington, Sean McGowan
Votes: 16,620
9. Max Payne (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Stars: Sam Lake, James McCaffrey, Tuuli Reijonen, Haviland Morris
Votes: 16,283
10. The Curse of Monkey Island (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Animation, Action, Adventure
After unwittingly turning his true love Elaine into solid gold with a cursed engagement ring, Guybrush Threepwood must find a map, a ship and a crew, sail to Blood Island and track down an uncursed diamond ring to reverse the curse.
Directors: Jonathan Ackley, Larry Ahern | Stars: Dominic Armato, Alexandra Boyd, Earl Boen, Denny Delk
Votes: 2,837
11. Grim Fandango (1998 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Manuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.
Director: Tim Schafer | Stars: Tony Plana, Maria Canals-Barrera, Alan Blumenfeld, Pamela Adlon
Votes: 3,752
12. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A republic soldier, training to become a Jedi Knight, is given the task of halting the conquest of Darth Malak by discovering the location of a weapon known as the Star Forge.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Raphael Sbarge, Rafael Ferrer, John Cygan
Votes: 9,300
13. Outlast (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
Freelance journalist, Miles Upshur, is requested by an anonymous individual to investigate the Mount Massive Asylum, only to find it overrun by the asylum's deranged patients.
Stars: Shawn Baichoo, Chimwemwe Miller, Andreas Apergis, Alex Ivanovici
Votes: 5,725
14. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
In a world devastated by the undead, a convicted criminal is given a second chance at life when he comes across a little girl named Clementine.
Directors: Sean Ainsworth, Nick Herman, Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Jake Rodkin, Sean Vanaman | Stars: Dave Fennoy, Melissa Hutchison, Nick Herman, Chuck Kourouklis
Votes: 15,122
15. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (2013 Video Game)
E10+ | 750 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the Silver Surfer and his surfboard are knocked out of the sky, shattering the board into bricks that are scattered throughout the Marvel Universe, Nick Fury calls in the heroes of the Marvel Universe to retrieve the "cosmic bricks", before villains, like Loki or Magneto, can take them.
Director: Jon Burton | Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Andrew Kishino, Clark Gregg, Danielle Nicolet
Votes: 4,159
16. Tomb Raider (1996 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Lara Croft, archaeologist and daughter to a rich aristocratic English family ventures across the world in search of three mysterious artifacts known as Scions. During her journey, she stumbles across the lost continent of Atlantis.
Stars: Shelley Blond, Nathan McCree
Votes: 3,250
17. BioShock (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
In 1960, a lone survivor of a plane crash named Jack discovers an abandoned underwater utopia, only to find out that the mystery behind its creation is much more sinister than he first believed.
Director: Ken Levine | Stars: John Ahlin, Greg Baldwin, Jane Beller, Susanne Blakeslee
Votes: 21,970
18. Grand Theft Auto (1997 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime
As a young street hustler you explore the free worlds of Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas while doing jobs and assignments.
Stars: Rhys Davis, Callum Jones, Spike Robinson, Richard Smith
Votes: 4,255
19. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Niko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.
Stars: Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Timothy Adams, Moti Margolin
Votes: 37,939
20. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
Stars: Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 29,491
21. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Play as the foot soldier of the galaxy's greatest factions and wage war across countless planets.
Director: Eric 'Giz' Gewirtz | Stars: Bob Bergen, Christina Rumbley, Corey Burton, David Boat
Votes: 7,329
22. Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
A sequel to Grand Theft Auto (1997), this game once again puts the player in the role of an aspiring thug hoping to climb to the top of the criminal world by completing missions and terrorizing the citizenry.
Directors: Alex De Rakoff, Jamie King | Stars: Gary Penn, Ian Fulton, Innes Ricard, Bruce Kronenberg
Votes: 4,045
23. Grand Theft Auto III (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
Stars: Frank Vincent, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 17,231
24. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2015 Video Game)
M | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The protagonist travels through a world full of mystery, learning about characters and the lives they lived before the world ended.
Director: Kate Saxon | Stars: Matthew Aubrey, Jonathan Bailey, Jamie Ballard, Jason Baughan
Votes: 987
25. Mortal Kombat X (2015 Video Game)
M | 360 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two years after the death of Shao Khan, the heroes of Earthrealm must face their fallen comrades and prevent Shinnok from corrupting the Jinsei, the source of Earthrealm's life-force.
Director: Dominic Cianciolo | Stars: Troy Baker, Ronald M. Banks, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 4,788
26. Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, History
This is the story of crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. All of them will try to survive the horror of the trenches following their faithful canine companion.
Directors: Yoan Fanise, Herve Masseron, Paul Tumelaire | Stars: James Barriscale, Polly Eachus, Dave Pettitt
Votes: 1,681
27. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Johnny Gat and the Saints are in search of the leader of the Saints who has been kidnapped by Satan.
Stars: Daniel Dae Kim, Natalie Lander, Jay Mohr, Eden Riegel
Votes: 1,190
28. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Sport
Choose from up to 55 WWE superstars and wrestle with the 2003 roster. The game features real-life attributes of strength, submission, technique, speed and stamina for each wrestler.
Stars: Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, Dave Bautista, Rodney Begnaud
Votes: 723
29. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Luke Skywalker leads the Rebel Alliance's elite starfighter unit, Rogue Squadron, into battle against the Empire.
Director: Julian Eggebrecht | Stars: Bob Bergen, Robert M. Foster, Olivia Hussey, Neil Ross
Votes: 913
30. We Love Katamari (2005 Video Game)
E | Action, Fantasy
We Love Katamari, known in Japan as Minna Daisuki Katamari Damacy, is a video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2.
Director: Keita Takahashi | Star: Tomu Miyazaki
Votes: 199
31. Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (1997 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Mystery
George Stobbart is an eyewitness to the kidnapping of his girlfriend Nicole Collard. While searching for her, George stumbles into an uneven adventure with no way out.
Director: Charles Cecil | Stars: Rolf Saxon, Flaminia Cinque, Dennis Chinnery, Stephanie Clive
Votes: 854
32. Broken Sword: Circle of Blood (1996 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
George Stobbart, an American tourist in Paris, attempts to unravel a conspiracy when he witnesses a bomb attack on a small Parisian cafe.
Director: Charles Cecil | Stars: Rolf Saxon, Hazel Ellerby, Rachel Atkins, David Bannerman
Votes: 1,186
33. Sleeping Dogs (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Asian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise through the ranks.
Directors: Justin Bullard, Sean Horne, Blade Zavier | Stars: Will Yun Lee, Edison Chen, Kelly Hu, Robin Shou
Votes: 7,745
34. Beautiful Katamari (2007 Video Game)
E | Action, Family, Fantasy
A powerful serve by the King causes the tennis ball to rip through the fabric of the universe and creating a black hole that sucks everything. In order to correct it, the King commands the Prince to create a katamari.
Director: Jun Moriwaki
Votes: 75
35. Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Get ready for the return of the most popular video game hero... of the 1980s. Matt Hazard is staging his "comeback" against all his retro enemies in this hilarious parody of the last 25 years of video gaming!
Director: Douglas Carrigan | Stars: Olivia Hack, Will Arnett, Neil Patrick Harris, Jonathan Lipow
Votes: 112
36. The Wolf Among Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
As Bigby Wolf, the big bad wolf in human form, you will discover that the brutal, bloody murder of a Fable is just a taste of things to come when another dead Fable is found which starts the hunt for a serial killer.
Directors: Nick Herman, Jason Latino, Dennis Lenart | Stars: Adam Harrington, Erin Yvette, Chuck Kourouklis, Melissa Hutchison
Votes: 8,215
37. The Walking Dead: The Game - Season 2 (2013 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Left to fend for herself, Clementine has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad. Many months have passed and she is in search of safety.
Directors: Sean Ainsworth, Jason Latino, Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Graham Ross | Stars: Melissa Hutchison, Scott Porter, Mara Junot, Owen Thomas
Votes: 8,463
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