Here are some great games to begin with.
Here are some great games to begin with.
If you're into zombie kills, BF4 action, CSGO or GTA, Darksiders in third person, Witcher deals now, Binding of Isaac is great, South Park is awesome, enjoy Age of Empires background if you're watching or relaxing online.
Here are some titles that caught my attention, along with brief notes on each:
- Mass Effect trilogy
- Dragon Age trilogy
- The Witcher trilogy (third one coming soon)
- Fallout 3 & Fallout New Vegas
- Skyrim (mod version)
- Black Mesa Vampire
- The Masquerade: Bloodlines
- Far Cry 3 & 4
- Bioshock trilogy
- F.E.A.R. trilogy
- Metro 2033
- Metro Last Light
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy
- Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 1 & 2
- System Shock 2
- Max Payne trilogy
Let me know which ones you'd like to explore further!
It seems to fit into the action section, though it blends with other themes like horror and post-apocalyptic elements. Check out some reviews to form your own opinion—everyone enjoys things differently!
Based on your gaming preferences (organized under playstyles), Kerbal Space Program Cities: Skylines, Farming Simulator 15, Siege, Gmod, Rust, and Half-Life series (with your new GPU lying around) makes sense. Honestly, more folks should give Racer a shot—though unfortunately the community is losing cars quicker than the official download server can supply the game.
It's primarily a shooting experience rather than an action-oriented one. The distinction hinges on individual preferences and personal experiences with each title. Not every shooter feels the same; there are many variations. For example, Metro stands apart from Call of Duty, while Bioshock diverges significantly from Team Fortress 2. Despite these differences, they all fall under the shooter category.
From the atmosphere perspective, Metro comes closest to Bioshock among the three, even though its setting feels post-apocalyptic—more reminiscent of Fallout in marketing terms. Fallout usually leans toward humor, while Metro maintains a heavier tone. Unlike Skyrim, Metro isn’t a shooter (unless you interpret it that way), and it’s far more linear than Skyrim’s open-world experience. It shares some mood with the Stalker series, though they differ in style—Metro is story-driven and fixed-path, while Stalker is an open-world survival game.