All Overviews
An expansive open-world action RPG set in the Lands Between, crafted by FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin.
A shinobi revenge tale set in Sengoku Japan with parry-focused combat and no RPG stats.
The culmination of the Souls series — frenetic combat meets haunting interconnected world design.
Victorian gothic horror meets aggressive rally-based combat in FromSoftware's PS4 exclusive.
A loot-driven soulslike set in Sengoku Japan, with supernatural Yokai power stances.
A dark Pinocchio retelling with precise parry mechanics and exceptional boss design.
A dual-realm soulslike bridging Axiom (the living world) and Umbral (the realm of the dead).
A mythological action RPG following Sun Wukong's legend, developed by Game Science in China.
Kratos and Atreus face Ragnarök in the Norse-setting sequel to God of War (2018).
Kratos reinvented — a brutal yet intimate father-son journey through Norse mythology.
A massive open-world RPG with dynamic pawn companions, monster-climbing combat, and emergent storytelling.
The genre-defining monster-hunting RPG that brought the series to mainstream audiences worldwide.
The latest Monster Hunter — dynamic weather ecosystems, seamless traversal and a new roster of monsters.
Diablo returns to dark gothic roots in a sprawling live-service ARPG with five distinct classes.
A story-driven open-world RPG — Geralt's hunt for Ciri, branching choices, and two expansions (Hearts of Stone, Blood and Wine).
A stylish character action game with three playable characters, Nero, Dante and V.
Bayonetta's wildest adventure yet — Multiverse chaos with summonable demons and wild set pieces.
Age through death and master Pak Mei kung fu in this one-man-studio revenge brawler.
Korea's sleek post-apocalyptic action title with precise parry mechanics and impressive visuals.
A dark God of War-inspired descent through Dante's nine circles of Hell with unforgettable imagery.
Insomniac's Spider-Man — fluid web-swinging traversal, combat and an original story.
A breathtaking samurai epic in feudal Japan — beautiful open world, honorable or ghost-style combat.
Nathan Drake's emotional final adventure blends cinematic storytelling with satisfying open combat arenas.
Ellie's revenge story, with a divisive narrative, stealth-and-combat gameplay and a mature tone.
The Arkham series finale with the drivable Batmobile, FreeFlow combat and a final stand against the Arkham Knight.
Assassin's Creed returns to its roots — stealth, parkour, and assassination in 9th-century Baghdad.
Two-protagonist feudal Japan — Naoe's shinobi stealth and Yasuke's samurai combat in an open world.
Rockstar's open-world western following Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang.
Cal Kestis's sequel — expanded soulslike-inspired combat, five lightsaber stances and a darker story.
The full Unreal Engine 5 remake of ARK Survival Evolved — tame dinosaurs, build bases, survive chaos.
A Viking survival game with parry-based combat, procedurally generated biomes and base building.
Parkour-zombie survival sequel with excellent co-op, expansive city, and brutal melee combat.
An underrated open-world zombie epic following biker Deacon St. John and its unforgettable Horde mechanic.
The sequel to The Forest — more survival, a smarter companion (Kelvin), and a mysterious island to unravel.
The defining modern FPS — a strategic puzzle shooter disguised as a power fantasy, impossibly tight design.
Doom's medieval origin story — shield bash, parry mechanics, and the most epic Doom Slayer campaign yet.
Early Access sequel to Hades — Melinoë fights to escape Hades's realm in a roguelite action RPG.
A bullet-hell roguelike shooter — Selene relives the same crash loop on an alien world with Lovecraftian horror.
One-hit-kill cyberpunk parkour — the fastest and most satisfying speed action sequel of 2023.
CD Projekt Red's open-world RPG set in Night City, with first-person shooting and the Phantom Liberty expansion.
Three protagonists, heists and a large open world in Los Santos, with GTA Online.
Yara's revolution — guerrilla combat, exotic weaponry, and Giancarlo Esposito as a terrifying dictator.
Play as anyone in a resistance-run near-future London — unique recruit-every-NPC mechanic.
Pure chaos sandbox in a massive South American open world — grapple hooks, tornadoes, and explosive fun.
A painterly turn-based action RPG from French studio Sandfall Interactive, released in 2025.
The latest entry in Capcom's Resident Evil series — survival horror tension, scarce resources and tight corridors.
Bungie's extraction shooter revival of the classic Marathon franchise with competitive team-based gameplay.
Machine Games channels Spielberg — authentic Indy adventure with puzzle solving and melee brawling.
The spiritual successor in the Ghost universe — a new protagonist, new feudal Japanese era, and Sucker Punch's most ambitious world yet.
Remedy's survival-horror sequel — dual protagonists, the Dark Place and a mind-bending narrative.
FromSoftware's high-speed mech action returns — build your AC and tear through brutal boss fights on Rubicon.
A D&D-based CRPG from Larian — deep turn-based combat, wide player freedom and co-op.
The game that defined a genre — remastered with sharper visuals, the interconnected world of Lordran intact.
A razor-sharp roguelite Metroidvania — fluid combat, endless build variety, and years of free updates.
The breathtaking middle chapter of the FF7 remake trilogy — a vast world, deep combat, and an unforgettable journey.
A darker, action-driven Final Fantasy — spectacular Eikon battles and a mature political fantasy epic.
Zagreus's escape from the Underworld — a roguelite where combat and narrative are intertwined.
Live your Hogwarts fantasy — a sprawling open-world RPG set in the 1800s wizarding world, spells, and beasts.
A hand-drawn Metroidvania — the interconnected kingdom of Hallownest, tough bosses and haunting atmosphere.
A rebooted MK universe — brutal fatalities, the Kameo tag system, and NetherRealm's signature cinematic story.
PlatinumGames + Yoko Taro — slick action, multiple endings, and one of gaming's most profound stories.
A co-op third-person soulslike shooter with procedural worlds, brutal bosses, and deep build variety.
Peter Parker and Miles Morales face Venom in Insomniac's Spider-Man sequel.
Capcom's fighting game — World Tour mode, the Drive system and an active competitive scene.
The King of Iron Fist returns — the aggressive Heat system and a large roster.
Team Ninja's Three Kingdoms soulslike — deflection-focused combat, Chinese mythology, and intense morale duels.
A chaotic four-player co-op shooter where you spread Managed Democracy via stratagem call-ins, friendly fire, and a live Galactic War.
A Warhammer 40,000 third-person shooter — melee and bolter combat against Tyranid swarms, with co-op.
Bloober Team's UE5 remake of the survival-horror classic — James Sunderland, the fog and the town of Silent Hill.
A breathtaking cinematic action-adventure — Senua's journey through Viking-age Iceland, with world-class visuals and binaural audio.
A massive, systemic historical action RPG set in 15th-century Bohemia — skill-based melee, branching quests, and a living medieval world.
The 2024 Game of the Year — an endlessly inventive 3D platformer and joyous celebration of PlayStation history, built around the DualSense.
A punishing open-world survival shooter in the irradiated Chornobyl Zone — anomalies, mutants, factions, and the most atmospheric world of its year.
From the Persona team — a fantasy RPG with an Archetype class system and a turn-based/real-time hybrid battle system.
Obsidian's first-person action RPG in the Pillars of Eternity world — freeform dual-wield combat, reactive choices, and dense handcrafted regions.
BioWare's action-RPG return to Thedas — fast combo combat across three classes, seven deep companions, and a fight against the elven gods.
The first open-world Star Wars game — scoundrel Kay Vess and Nix, syndicate reputation, speeder and space travel across a gorgeous, lived-in galaxy.
The Hollow Knight sequel — play as Hornet through the kingdom of Pharloom in a faster, more aggressive metroidvania.
Hideo Kojima returns to the Beach — Sam Porter Bridges traverses a haunting, expanded world with deeper combat and Kojima's wildest cast yet.
China's answer to character-action — Phantom Executioner Soul wields the Phantom Blade in a wuxia-meets-kung-fu cinematic action epic.
Insomniac's single-player action-adventure: Logan rejoins Team X three years after walking out, with Rage-fuelled claw combat and a Healing Factor.