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Lists that rank the best games for Xbox one, from action games to zombie games.

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Dragon Age II

So you've just bought an Xbox One, and are looking to satiate your appetite for role-playing games. Microsoft has never been known for RPGs on their platforms, but there are still a lot of good Xbox One RPGs&nbsp;that are worth your time. What is the best role-playing game for Xbox One? Many will cite The Witcher 3 as the top title, given it's gigantic depth and hours of gameplay that can keep you entertained for hundreds of hours. Other enjoy Child of Light or The Banner Saga, which are a different change of pace but just as fun.What is your favorite Xbox One role-playing game? Vote up the titles below that you would most recommend, and downvote the games you've played but didn't necessarily enjoy. If you think the top Xbox One RPG isn't already on the list, add it so others can vote it up too!

Game Consoles

Gamers everywhere, we&#39;re ranking the most popular <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-xbox-games-2020/ranker-games" target="_blank">Xbox One games in 2020</a>. Featuring both classic games and new games, this list of the most played video games on Xbox One right now includes&nbsp;first-person shooters, Kinect games, racing games, fighting games, RPGs, and sports&nbsp;games. What are the top 10 best video games on Xbox One&nbsp;today?

Microsoft exclusives like Halo 5&nbsp;and Gears Tactics&nbsp;are currently some of the best-selling games on the Xbox One, thanks to&nbsp;professional gamers, esports&nbsp;tournaments,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-twitch-steamers/ranker-games" target="_blank">Twitch streamers</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-gaming-channels-youtube/youtuber" target="_blank">YouTube gaming channels</a>. Other good games on Xbox One&nbsp;trending now include Star Wars: Squadrons, Fortnite, Sea of Thieves,&nbsp;Cuphead, and Forza.

Vote up all the popular&nbsp;Xbox One games everyone should be playing right now.

When it comes to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-pc-action-games-on-steam/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">good action games</a> for Xbox One, there is a pretty good amount of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One action games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the most action-packed&nbsp;Xbox One games&nbsp;is Assassin&#39;s Creed Origins. Released in late 2017, the tenth installment in the Assassin&#39;s Creed series is easily one of the best. If you never played Sea Of Thieves, it&#39;s a must-play action game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include Fallout 4, Far Cry 5, and Mafia III.

Not every action game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Grand Theft Auto V for example, which came out in 2013. However, all these action games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite action game for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

When it comes to online gaming, there&#39;s no denying that the Xbox One is king. The top-notch performance of Xbox Live and the strong library of online-multiplayer games is why so many people continue to buy an Xbox One to this day. However, not everyone wants to play online. For those who prefer hooking up a second controller over a WiFi router, the Xbox One is there for you. With the help of your votes, let&#39;s rank the best local co-op games on Xbox One right now.&nbsp;

While first-person shooters like Halo and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 are best known for their chaotic multiplayer, they also support local co-op for onlookers who want to join in on the fun. For those who prefer a third-person perspective, Gears of War offers&nbsp;exhilarating&nbsp;gunplay through its team-based story campaign and various multiplayer modes. Shoot &#39;em up lovers will get a real kick out of Cuphead, a brutal-yet-addicting 2D side-scroller&nbsp;that looks like a cartoon from the 1930s. For younger players, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 offers simple, oddball fun that anyone can love.&nbsp;

The ranked list below features all the best local co-op Xbox One games that are hot right now - don&#39;t forget to vote up your favorites and even add games to the list if they&#39;re not already here!

Superheroes

When it comes to good superhero games for Xbox One, there&#39;s definitely a lot&nbsp;of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One superhero games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the newest Xbox One games that&nbsp;has you suiting up is Marvel&#39;s Avengers. Released in 2020, it&#39;s an epic action-adventure title featuring everyone&#39;s favorite Marvel heroes.&nbsp;Injustice 2 is another solid choice as it&#39;s a&nbsp;fighting game lets you beat your favorite DC characters to a&nbsp;pulp. If you&#39;ve never played South Park: The Fractured But Whole, it&#39;s a must-play superhero game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include Saint&#39;s Row IV, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.

Not every superhero game on this list is an Xbox One original - take DC Universe Online for example, which came out in 2011. However, all these superhero games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite superhero game for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

If you don&#39;t want to pay full price for&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="/list/most-popular-xbox-one-games-today/ranker-games" target="_blank">most popular Xbox One games</a>, get yourself a subscription and start playing the best Xbox Game Pass games right now. Featuring new Xbox games and older classics, this Xbox Game Pass list of games is constantly being updated with new additions. For less than $10 a month, players have access to a giant library of first-person shooters, fighting games, sports games, and so much more. What are the top games on Xbox Game Pass?

Thanks to Xbox One&#39;s backwards compatibility, many Xbox and Xbox&nbsp;360 games, like Injustice: Gods Among Us and Banjo-Kazooie, are available on Game Pass. If you&#39;re looking for Xbox Game Pass PC games, some of the games below are Xbox Play Anywhere games, so you&#39;re in luck.&nbsp;Other good Game Pass games include PUBG, Doom, Sea of Thieves, Rocket League, and Hitman. The Halo series and Gears of War games are also on Game Pass, too.&nbsp;

Vote up all the best games on Xbox Game Pass, and get to gaming!

Video Game Genres

When it comes to<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/games-like-portal/jess-tyler" target="_blank"> good platformer games</a> for Xbox One, there&#39;s a pretty good&nbsp;variety.&nbsp;One of the newest Xbox One platformers that fits this classic genre is Dead Cells. Released in 2018, this game takes you through procedurally generated levels that offer intense challenges that really feel satisfying when you rise above them. If you&#39;ve never played Cuphead, it&#39;s a must-play platformer for any Xbox One owner. Other options include Unravel 2, My Memory Of Us, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, a fun puzzle platformer and a Microsoft exclusive.

Not every platform game on this list is an Xbox One original - take A Hat In Time&nbsp;for example, which came out in 2017. However, all these platformers&nbsp;are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date.

Vote up your favorite platform game for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

When it comes to good <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-ps4-tower-defense-games/ranker-games" target="_blank">tower defense&nbsp;games</a> for Xbox One, there&#39;s definitely a lot&nbsp;of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One tower defense games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the best Xbox One games that has you defending your lands is Defense Grid 2. Released in 2018, the newest installment in the Defense Grid series goes back to its&nbsp;tower defense roots in a game that is extremely addicting. If you&#39;ve never played Fortnite: Save The World, it&#39;s a must-play tower defense game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include Dungeon of the Endless, Metal Gear Survive, and Fallout 4.

Not every tower defense game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Kingdom: New Lands&nbsp;for example, which came out in 2015. However, all these tower defense games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite tower defense <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-xbox-one-games-today/ranker-games" target="_blank">games for Xbox One</a>, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

The Walking Dead

Wondering what the best Xbox One adventure games are? This list ranks them all, with the help of votes from gamers like you.&nbsp;One of the best adventure games for Xbox One is Rise of the Tomb Raider, the follow-up to the 2013 reboot Tomb Raider that made Lara Croft relevant again.&nbsp;Luckily for Xbox owners, this is exclusive to the console, but will be coming to Playstation 4 eventually. Both <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tomb-raider-games/video-game-info" target="_blank">Tomb Raider games</a> are fantastic adventure games available on Xbox One, basically serving as the Microsoft equivalent to Playstation&#39;s Uncharted series.

Inside is an indie adventure side-scrolling game&nbsp;that has gotten a lot of praise recently, so definitely check that out if you were a fan of Limbo (they&#39;re made by the same developer.) Vote up the Xbox One adventure games below that you would recommend to other XBone&nbsp;owners, and downvote the titles you didn&#39;t really enjoy.

When it comes to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ps4-building-games/ranker-games" target="_blank">good building games</a> for Xbox One, there is a pretty good amount of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One building games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

From planning to construction to management and more,&nbsp;building games let us create a virtual world (sometimes quite literally) from the ground up. One of the newest Xbox One games that&nbsp;has you building from the ground up is State Of Decay 2. Released in 2018, this newest installment in the State of Decay series brings back the base building with a new twist. If you&#39;ve never played Surviving Mars, it&#39;s a must-play building game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include Tropico&nbsp;5, The Sims 4, and Fallout 4.

Not every building game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Kerbal Space Program for example, which came out in 2015. However, all these building games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-pc-base-building-games-steam/ranker-games" target="_blank">favorite building game</a> for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

When it comes to good anime&nbsp;games for Xbox One, there&#39;s definitely a lot&nbsp;of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-games-nintendo-switch/ashley-glenn" target="_blank">anime games</a>, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the newest Xbox One anime games is&nbsp;Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. Released in 2020, it&#39;s the latest installment in the&nbsp;Sword Art Online series.&nbsp;Dragon Ball FighterZ is another popular title.&nbsp;And&nbsp;if you love action&nbsp;games, Attack on Titan 2&nbsp;is simply a must-own anime video game for any Xbox One owner.&nbsp;Other options include&nbsp;Onigiri,&nbsp;One Piece: Burning Blood, and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2.

All <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-cell-anime-games/leo-reyna" target="_blank">these anime games</a> are currently available on the Xbox marketplace,&nbsp;regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite anime game for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

When it comes to good metroidvania games for Xbox One, there is a pretty good amount of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One metroidvania games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the best Xbox One games that&nbsp;has you exploring and backtracking is Ori and the Blind Forest. Released in 2014, this Xbox exclusive has beautiful graphics and an incredible soundtrack that perfectly matches the atmosphere. If you&#39;ve never played Axiom Verge, it&#39;s another must-play metroidvania game for any Xbox One owner. Other&nbsp;options include Ghost 1.0, The Swapper, and Xeodrifter.

Not every metroidvania game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Shadow Complex Remastered for example, which came out in 2009. However, all these metroidvania games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite Xbox One Metroidvania games, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

Metro 2033

So you have&nbsp;an Xbox One and you&#39;re dying to play some good horror games, right? You&#39;re probably wondering what the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-horror-video-games-today/ranker-games?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best horror games</a> for Xbox One are, which is why we&#39;ve created this ranked list of scary games on the console. From Outlast to Blair Witch to&nbsp;Dead Rising 3 and the Resident Evil Remakes, these are the best Xbox One horror games that you can get your hands on right now.&nbsp;

If you&#39;re looking for a few great survival titles, then&nbsp;The Evil Within is a must-play horror game for Xbox One. Bethesda rarely does the gaming community wrong, and they delivered another frightening hit with The Evil Within. Seriously, even the intro of this game is disturbing and tense. It&#39;s hard to find a game that delivers such intensity from the jump, but TEW somehow managed to pull it off.

Vote up all your favorite horror games that are currently available on the Xbox One, and add your own if they&#39;re missing below.

Dead Rising 3

This is an ongoing list of the best Xbox One games that have been released so far, voted on by other gamers like you. Microsoft has released flashy new titles like Titanfall, Destiny, and Watch Dogs, and sequels to the NBA, NFL, and FIFA franchises continue to pull in huge numbers. Released just in time for the holidays in 2013, Microsoft's Xbox One boasted brilliant graphic improvements, along with social&nbsp;media inter-connectivity, improved voice control, and a more powerful Kinect. Although the Xbox One's direct competition is the Playstation 4, exclusive titles like Dead Rising 3 and D4 keep Xbox One fans coming back for more.&nbsp;Vote for the greatest Xbox One games that have come out for the console so far. If your favorite game is missing, you can add it to the list so other people can vote on it too.

When it comes to good <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-xbox-360-open-world-games/reference" target="_blank">open-world games</a> for Xbox One, there is a pretty good amount of variety. One of the newest Xbox One games that has you exploring the&nbsp;universe is No Man&#39;s Sky. Released in late 2016, this game makes gaming dreams come true with jumping from planet to planet. If you never played Sea Of Thieves, it&#39;s a must-play&nbsp;for any Xbox One owner. Other options include The Long Dark, Assassin&#39;s Creed Origins, and Fallout 4.

Not every&nbsp;game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Grand Theft Auto V for example, which came out in 2013. However, all of these popular (and not-so-popular)&nbsp;games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your favorite open-world games for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-switch-open-world-games/kyle-townsend" target="_blank">more titles to play</a>.

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Although Street Fighter V is a PS exclusive, there are plenty of great Xbox One fighting games that are worth checking out. Mortal Kombat X is definitely a fan favorite, especially after they added DLC characters like Xenomorph and Leatherface. Other good fighting games for Xbox One include Tekken 7, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. If pro wrestling is your thing, WWE 2K17 is right around the corner, which undoubtedly be one of the best Xbox One fighting games. Injustice 2 is also a fighting game for Xbox One that fans are looking forward to in 2017.Vote up your favorite fighting games on Xbox One, and downvote the titles you've played but didn't really like.

When it comes to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-beat-_em-ups-list/ranker-games" target="_blank">good beat &#39;em up games</a> for Xbox One, there is a pretty good amount of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One beat &#39;em up games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the newer Xbox One games that has you smashing faces is&nbsp;Coffee Crisis. Released in 2018, this&nbsp;modern side-scroller&nbsp;from an indie developer&nbsp;is both satisfying&nbsp;and fun to play. If you never played Raging Justice, it&#39;s a must-play beat &#39;em up game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include 99Vidas, OK K.O.! Let&#39;s Play Heroes, and Wulverblade, which is a blast when you play 2-player co-op.

Not every beat &#39;em up game on this list is a Xbox One original - take Castle Crashers Remastered for example, which came out in 2008. However, all these beat &#39;em up games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ps4-beat-em-up-games/ranker-games" target="_blank">favorite beat &#39;em ups</a> for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

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Between the Halo franchise, Destiny, Doom, and Overwatch, there's an Xbox One shooting game for every kind of fan out there. The best Xbox One shooter games on this list include multiplayer shooters for Xbox One, single player shooters like Doom, and even third person shooters. In fact, it's pretty easy to say that shooting games on Xbox One offer the most diversity more than any other genre, probably because it's the most popular genre with young gamers today.This list includes first-person shooters for Xbox One like Call of Duty: Black Ops III, as well mech shooters like the newly released Titanfall 2. If you've played a lot of these games, we need you to help improve the lists with your votes. Vote up the Xbox One shooters that you play and love, and downvote any that you wouldn't recommend to other gamers.

Brains are on the menu as we&rsquo;re ranking the best zombie video games for the Xbox One. When it comes to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/zombie-games-free-mobile-pc/chris-abraham" target="_blank">good zombie games</a> for Xbox One. One of the newest&nbsp;games (sort of) about the undead is the&nbsp;Resident Evil 3 Remake. Released in 2020, it&#39;s a graphically updated version of the original 199 game.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard&nbsp;is another popular title. Released in early 2017, the series&nbsp;goes back to its survival horror roots in a game that is both gripping and terrifying. If you never played Dying Light, it&#39;s a must-play zombie game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include The Evil Within 2, 7 Days To Die, and Dead Rising 4.

Not every zombie game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Resident Evil 4 for example, which came out in 2005. However, all these zombie games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date. Vote up<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-zombie-movies-on-netflix/ranker-streaming" target="_blank"> your favorite zombie</a>&nbsp;video games for Xbox One, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-xbox-one-games-today/ranker-games" target="_blank">best Xbox One games </a>of the last decade range from fantasy epics to dystopian first-person shooters and everything in between. While Microsoft&rsquo;s acclaimed Halo franchise may be known for its slick gameplay and stunning graphics, there have been dozens of phenomenal games &mdash;&nbsp;both Microsoft&nbsp;exclusives as well as open titles &mdash;&nbsp;released over the years.

Xbox console exclusives&nbsp;like Gears of War 4 and Forza Motorsport helped redefine their respective genres, while classic games like GTA V and Witcher 3: Wild Hunt&nbsp;are among hundreds of&nbsp;popular titles that&nbsp;run particularly well on the Xbox.&nbsp;

There are tons of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-multiplayer-games-xbox-games-pass/ranker-games" target="_blank">awesome Xbox One games</a> that have been released over the last decade, but which ones are your favorite? Vote up your favorite Xbox One games from the 2010s.

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When it comes to good hack and slash games for Xbox One, there&#39;s definitely a lot&nbsp;of variety. For that reason, we&#39;re ranking the best Xbox One hack and slash games, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;

One of the newest Xbox One games that have you slicing and dicing&nbsp;your enemies is Final Fantasy XV. Released in 2017,&nbsp;the newest installment in the Final Fantasy series goes back to its RPG roots but adds a beautiful open world to explore. If you&#39;ve never played Devil May Cry 4, it&#39;s a must-play hack and slash game for any Xbox One owner. Other options include For Honor, Diablo III, and Deadpool.

Not every hack and slash game on this list is an Xbox One original - take Star Wars: The Force Unleashed&nbsp;for example, which came out in 2008. However, all these hack and slash games are currently available on the Xbox Marketplace, regardless of release date.

Vote up your favorite hack and slash <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-multiplayer-games-xbox-games-pass/ranker-games" target="_blank">games for Xbox One</a>, or simply use this list as a recommendation guide if you&#39;re looking for more titles to play.

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Devil May Cry 5

Devil May Cry 5 is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom, set to be released in 2019. It is the sixth installment in the Devil May Cry series, and first main installment since the release of Devil May Cry 4 in 2008. The game will feature Dante and Nero as playable characters, along with an unspecified third character. The gameplay is similar to the other titles in the Devil May Cry series, focusing on fast-paced "stylish action". The player fights off hoards of demons with a variety of attacks and weapons, and receives a style-rating in combat based on a number of factors, such as move variety, the length of a combo and dodging attacks. Nero is equipped with his Red Queen sword, his Blue Rose double-barreled revolver, and a new robotic arm with a variety of functions such as grabbing enemies from a distance or stopping time to freeze an enemy in place.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an action hack and slash video game developed by Platinum Games and produced by Kojima Productions, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Although a Japanese release for the Xbox 360 platform was planned, that version was canceled. It is a spin-off in the Metal Gear series, set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where players control Raiden, a cyborg who confronts the private military company Desperado Enforcement.
The game focuses on fighting enemies using a sword and multiple subweapons to perform combos and counterattacks. Through the use of Blade Mode, Raiden can dismember cyborgs in slow motion and steal parts stored in their bodies. The series' stealth elements are also optional to reduce combat. The game was originally announced in 2009 under the title of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and was intended to take place between the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This form of the game was to be produced solely by Kojima Productions.

Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom in 2008 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. The game is the fourth installment to the Devil May Cry series. It later on generated a handheld version released on iOS, titled Devil May Cry 4: Refrain. Chronologically, the game is set between the original Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 2.
The story follows Nero, a teenager possessing demonic powers who is on a mission to stop the series' main character, Dante, after he assassinates demons from the The Order of the Sword including its leader. During the game, the player controls both Nero and Dante as they fight enemies in close combat using firearms, swords, and other weapons. Devil May Cry 4 was the first entry in the series to release for multiple consoles at the same time; during its development, Capcom focused on all versions achieving the same visual quality.
Critical reception to Devil May Cry 4 has been positive with praise aimed towards its challenging difficulty and the characters' special moves. However, it has been criticized for its backtracking and a troublesome camera.

Bayonetta

Bayonetta is a third-person beat'em up for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U, developed by Platinum Games in cooperation with publisher Sega. The game was originally released in Japan in October 2009, and in North America and Europe in January 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with the Wii U version released on September 20, 2014, in Japan, followed by worldwide release on October 24, 2014. The Wii U version contains exclusive, Nintendo-themed costumes. Bayonetta centers on its title character, the witch Bayonetta, who uses firearms and magical attacks to fight against angelic enemies. The game's developers designed its characters with modern style and fashion in mind, and it is composed with a largely upbeat soundtrack. Reviews praised Bayonetta for its easily learned yet deep combat, fast pace, boss battles, time slowdown or "Witch Time" mechanic, and character and stage designs. The game has sold 1.35 million units worldwide by March 31, 2010.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to 2014's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective, following from its predecessor. The player controls the game's protagonist Talion, who has several natural athletic and combat abilities as a ranger of Gondor, but also has unique abilities provided by the spirit of the elf lord Celebrimbor, with whom he shares his body. The player uses their combined abilities to complete various missions, typically aimed to disrupt the armies of Sauron. The game includes main quests that drive the game's narrative, and numerous optional quests that can help the player boost Talion's abilities and Followers via the game's "Nemesis System". In contrast to the previous game, which was more of a hack and slash, the game has an action role-playing approach, creating a more personalized experience for each player.

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Darksiders

Darksiders is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. The game takes its inspiration from the apocalypse, with the player taking the role of War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5, 2010 in North America, January 7, 2010 in Australia, January 8, 2010 in Europe and March 18, 2010 in Japan. The Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23, 2010 and in Europe September 24, 2010. A parallel sequel was released on August 14, 2012.

DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Capcom for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth installment of the Devil May Cry series, serving as a reboot. Announced in late 2010 during the Tokyo Game Show, the game is set in an alternative reality in the Devil May Cry series. It focuses on the player character Dante, a young man at the start of his saga.
The reimagination of the Devil May Cry series was requested by Capcom resulting in the game being made with a new story framework in contrast to previous games. Capcom chose Ninja Theory to develop the game, assisting them to ensure that gameplay was reminiscent of previous titles. Early reaction to the game was widely negative, somewhat as a result of Dante's redesign; nevertheless, DmC received positive reviews from gaming websites who praised the gameplay and story of the game.
A remastered edition, titled DmC: Definitive Edition, running at 1080p/60fps and including all DLC, new costumes and new gameplay features such as a manual targeting system, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 10, 2015.

Ryse: Son of Rome

Ryse: Son of Rome is a third person action-adventure developed by Crytek and published by Microsoft Studios as an Xbox One exclusive launch title.

Diablo III

Diablo III is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the third installment in the Diablo franchise and was released in the Americas, Europe, South Korea, and Taiwan on May 15, 2012, and Russia on June 7, 2012, for Microsoft Windows and OS X. A console version was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on September 3, 2013. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were released on August 19, 2014.
In the game, players choose one of six character classes — Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Witch Doctor or Wizard — and are tasked with defeating the Lord of Terror, Diablo.
Diablo III set a new record for fastest-selling PC game by selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, and was the best selling PC game of 2012, selling more than 12 million copies during the year. Across all platforms it has sold 15 million copies.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the second installment of the The Force Unleashed multimedia project, and the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The game was released in the United States on October 26, 2010, and throughout Europe on October 29 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii consoles, as well as the Nintendo DS and iOS portable devices.
Players control a clone of Starkiller, who himself was a secret apprentice to Darth Vader in The Force Unleashed. The clone embarks on a quest to find his identity and find Starkiller's love interest, Juno Eclipse. Production for The Force Unleashed II transpired over an approximate period of nine months; while it possesses some similarities to the previous game, producers modified several aspects such as the sound effects and gameplay. Sam Witwer again provides the voice and likeness for Starkiller, and several cast members return to voice and provide likeness to their respective roles.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a LucasArts action-adventure video game and part of the The Force Unleashed project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on the iOS, second-generation N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds.
The game was released in North America on September 16, 2008, in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17, and in Europe on September 19. LucasArts released downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. An Ultimate Sith Edition of the game, containing new and all previously released expanded content, was released in November 2009, which also came out on Mac OS and Microsoft Windows.
The project bridges the first two Star Wars trilogies, acting as the origin story for both the united Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Civil War depicted in the Original Trilogy.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2014 and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2014. An original non-canon story set in the legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Deadpool

Deadpool is an action beat 'em up video game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The game was developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Former Deadpool comic writer Daniel Way created the game's plot, and Nolan North voiced the character. The game received mixed to positive reviews, with plot elements commonly praised and gameplay elements found lacking.
Deadpool, along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel licence, was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1, 2014.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt, based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Played in an open world with a third-person perspective, players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter known as a witcher, who is looking for his missing adopted daughter on the run from the Wild Hunt: an otherworldly force determined to capture and use her powers.

Darksiders III

Darksiders III is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Gunfire Games and published by THQ Nordic for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. It is a sequel to Darksiders II and the third entry in the Darksiders series. Darksiders III is an action-adventure game with Metroidvania gameplay elements. Players take control of Fury, sister of War and Death, two of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from a third-person perspective. Fury, a mage who is described as the most unpredictable and enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, relies on whips, swords, flails, daggers and magic in combat. Fury can take on multiple different elemental forms in order to enhance her combat capabilities by granting her new weapons, attacks and traversal abilities.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

Dynasty Warriors 8

Dynasty Warriors 8 (known in Japan as Shin Sangokumusou 7) is a hack and slash video game and the eighth official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. The story is based on the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Having more than 82 characters featured in the game, the game largely based its system on Dynasty Warriors 7 and focused on adding more content for replayability while also making several tweaks to the combat system. The story mode retains the same faction-based storyline and returns with seamless cutscenes.[19] In addition, each of the characters of the "Other" faction has one scenario dedicated to them, forming a loose "Other" faction story mode, in a first for the series. Stages now have more freedom of progression for the player, unlike the previous installment, which was strongly preset in means of stage routes.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a dark fantasy action-adventure game developed and published by the British video game development studio Ninja Theory. Self-described as an "independent AAA game", it was created by a team of approximately twenty developers led by writer and director Tameem Antoniades. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in August 2017, with an Xbox One version in April 2018 that was later added to the Xbox Game Pass in December 2018. The game features support for virtual reality, which was added in an update in 2018. A Nintendo Switch version was released on April 11, 2019.

Final Fantasy XV

Final Fantasy XV is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix; the game is the fifteenth main installment in the company's Final Fantasy series. It released in 2016 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and for Microsoft Windows in 2018. The game features an open world environment and action-based battle system, incorporating quick-switching weapons, elemental magic, and other features such as vehicle travel and camping. The base campaign was later expanded with downloadable content (DLC), adding further gameplay options such as additional playable characters and multiplayer.

Disney Infinity 3.0

Disney Infinity 3.0 is an action-adventure sandbox video game published by Disney Interactive Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Apple TV, and is the third and final installment in the toys-to-life Disney Infinity series. Although sharing many key elements, the game's combat system has been redesigned to become more in-depth and complex. The game's combat system is influenced by the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts, Devil May Cry, and most of the Spider-Man's aerial combat-themed video game series (except Ultimate Spider-Man). Lightsabers have been integrated into combat, due to the inclusion of Star Wars characters. Characters who use lightsabers in combat can utilize additional weapons. For instance, playable character Luke Skywalker has the ability to use a blaster and a lightsaber, which used together can juggle enemies in the air.

Darksiders Genesis

Darksiders Genesis is a top-down hack and slash action role-playing video game developed by American studio Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. The game was released for Stadia and Microsoft Windows on December 5, 2019, and was released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 14, 2020. Played from a top-down perspective, the game allows players to can switch between Strife and War at any time. Strife uses his pistols while War uses his sword, Chaos Eater. Alternatively, two players can play the game in a co-op mode with each player taking the role of one of the characters.

Attack On Titan 2

Attack on Titan 2

Attack on Titan 2, known in Europe as A.O.T. 2, is an action hack and slash video game based on Hajime Isayama's manga series of the same name released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. The game features cell-shaded graphics and features the player defeating the titular titans in large, open areas. Key new features over the first title include a story-mode that's entirely playable co-op, as well as a character creator.

Dark Souls II

Dark Souls II is an action role-playing video game. The third game in its series, Dark Souls II was developed for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by From Software, which also published the game in Japan, while Bandai Namco Games published the game in other regions.
Dark Souls II was announced at the Spike Video Game Awards on December 7, 2012. Hidetaka Miyazaki, who served as director on the two earlier games in the series, Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, acted as a supervisor, while the game was directed by Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura. Although set in the same world, there is no direct story connection between Dark Souls and Dark Souls II. The game uses dedicated multiplayer servers.
Taking place in the world of Drangleic, the game features both player versus environment and player versus player play, in addition to having some co-op components. As in the earlier games in the series, it once again features challenging gameplay, but with a more powerful graphics engine and more advanced AI system.
After some initial delays, the game had its official launch in North America on March 11, 2014, with the PC release launching on April 24, 2014.

Path Of Exiles

Path of Exile

Path of Exile is an online action RPG developed by New Zealand based independent developer Grinding Gear Games. It is a downloadable free-to-play game supported by "ethical microtransactions". On January 23, 2013, the Open Beta was released, and by March 2013 the subscriber base reached 2 million players. The game left Open Beta and was fully released both on Steam and on their own website on the 23rd of October, 2013.

Lords of the Fallen

Lords of the Fallen is an action role-playing video game developed by Deck13 Interactive and CI Games. It was released in October 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. A mobile version of the game, which features one-to-one swipe combat controls, was released on February 9, 2017 for iOS and Android, as a paid game with in-app purchases.

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