Top 20 Singleplayer Games
Here are my favorite games from over the years.
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- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsJennifer HaleRaphael SbargeRafael FerrerA 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.I grew up with this game. I got it maybe a year after it came out, and to this day, I remember the very first night I played it. It is no doubt one of the best RPGs ever made. The planets and their atmospheres (notably Taris, Dantooine, Manaan, and Korriban), the characters (like Bastila, Canderous, and HK-47), the depth of dialogue (like hearing interesting stories from companions or other characters, as well as the history of the Mandalorian Wars and the Sith lords Revan and Malak), and the immersion in the Old Republic universe are all done incredibly well. The plot is certainly one of the greatest in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and of course, Jeremy Soule's timeless score has me listening 20 years later, even when I'm not even considering another playthrough. It really set the bar for the Mass Effect trilogy that Bioware produced several years later. It's really an essential game for those who want great stories, and a great RPG. If you can get past the clunky turn-based combat, you're in for a phenomenal work of art.
Here is a fully in depth review of it by The Act Man: https://youtu.be/nPr2p7PRI6k - DirectorJason JonesStarsJen TaylorPete StackerTim DadaboSuper-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.Back when Halo 3 came out, I would go over to my friend's house and binge on the campaign. Then while I was at Best Buy, I saw this in the PC games section and asked my dad to get it. The campaign was unlike anything I had ever experienced, even compared to Halo 3. The singleplayer had such a unique feel to it, with the level design and the soundtrack. When I finally got into multiplayer, I must have spent over a thousand hours playing it along with 'Custom Edition' which allowed for mods and custom player-made maps. I met my two best friends on the multiplayer. I then started watching Halo machinimas, and became a huge fan of RoosterTeeth for a good 5 years, as well as Jon Graham's 'Arby 'n' the Chief', which I'm still a loyal follower of to this day. Lastly, Martin O'Donnell's scores sparked my passion for solo piano music, and years later I went on to become a classical music enthusiast and pianist. Halo has been a crucial part of my life.
Here is The Act Man's review: https://youtu.be/40LF5qxMwSE - DirectorTodd HowardStarsMax von SydowChristopher PlummerJoan AllenAfter escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.
- StarsJared ZeusNell MooneyBrian ProtheroeSimon Jarrett finds himself in a mysterious, ravaged facility after seemingly losing consciousness during a new, experimental brain scan which was suggested to him for his brain damage after his car accident.
- DirectorZach HanksStarsAnthony GreenAleksandr VilkovAnatoliy BogushYou play as a scavenger suffering from amnesia inside the exclusion zone of a nuclear power plant in the Ukraine which exploded, creating mutants, and weird paranormal activity.
- DirectorRichard TaylorStarsBilly BoydDominic MonaghanJohn Rhys-DaviesYou play the Elf and the Dwarf nations as they fight their own battles against the forces of Sauron.The description for this game is quite lackluster... but this is the only Real-time-strategy game that I ever fell in love with. Commanding armies from the different factions in Middle-earth and listening to Howard Shore's film scores was the only way I would want to experience playing an RTS. I probably spent hundreds and hundreds of hours even though it seemed like way more. This game is one of the main reasons why I loved Lord of the Rings so much.
- StarsRob WiethoffJosh BlaylockSophia MarzocchiA former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.As far as video games go, this has to be my favourite standalone story ever. I never knew how much I would love the old western genre until I played this. Back when I got my first Xbox 360, I was much more enthusiastic about new games coming out. The trailers looked amazing and I couldn't wait to experience the lively world. The story and characters were perfect. This game really kept the spirit of the west alive.
- DirectorMichael CondreyStarsTonantzin CarmeloJ.G. HertzlerIyari LimonEngineer Isaac Clarke and his crew get stranded on a large, abandoned mining ship. There, Clarke needs to repair the giant ship while battling nasty aliens and solving the mystery of what happened to the ship.Act Man's review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu6kQtxQbqU
- StarsJeff BennettBilly Dee WilliamsMark KlastorinYou guide mercenary Kyle Katarn, who must stop the evil plot of a renegade Jedi by relearning his skills as a Jedi Knight.
- StarsRichard ToppingSam A. MowryBill CorkeryDaniel, a young man, awakes in a dreary castle with no memory of his past and discovers that he deliberately erased his memory and must travel through the dark halls to kill the evil baron Alexander.
- DirectorChris SawyerStarsChris SawyerComplete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur in RollerCoaster Tycoon.Spent countless hours with this in the very early 2000s. Definitely one of the most raw experiences you can have playing a game, based on the fact that Chris Sawyer coded it from the ground up, and the game actually sends instructions directly to the CPU instead of working through windows.
- StarsTim DadaboKeith DavidSteve DownesMaster Chief and the Arbiter must join together to attack the Covenant and destroy the Flood.
- A game where you build a theme park where the limit is your imagination. Sandbox includes freedom to do whatever. Campaign build a park but your money limits and goals are against you. Scenario is sandbox but with money against you.An all-out amusement park sandbox. Planet Coaster is great too, but RCT3 still offered more content and was super innovative for its time. I don't have much more to add, but that I felt complete freedom as a former coaster enthusiast creating any kind of park I wanted.
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsShohreh AghdashlooMaggie BairdAdam BaldwinAfter being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
- StarsDee Bradley BakerJulie BenzHamilton CampAs the alien Covenant invade Earth, the Master Chief must defend humanity's homeworld whilst discovering more about the rings called "Halo."
- DirectorIlker Can KaragulleJoey BrackenStarsJoey BrackenTassilo EgloffsteinA warrior migrates to the divided land of Calradia, and must unite the factions that are at war.
- DirectorMarcus LehtoStarsFreddy BoscheAlona TalJamie HectorA highly-trained branch of the UNSC known as the Noble Team must defend the planet of Reach from a massive Covenant invasion.
- StarsAlan AdlerBhasker PatelCharlie BoyleRico Rodriguez, a CIA agent, travels to the infamous and beautiful island of Panau and joins various tribes bent on destroying each other. What follows is a story of politics, greed and exploration throughout the huge open world of Panau.
- DirectorFredrik OlssonStarsGeorge BlagdenOssian PerretPhilippe SpallAmnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
- DirectorKeith AremAndrew ProkhorovStarsMark IvanirYuri LowenthalBoris KievskyMan has fallen, struggling to survive within Moscow's metro. In the face of a new mysterious threat young Artyom must leave his home station for the first time, making a dangerous journey to the legendary Polis to enlist their help.