Mass Effect 3 continues (or restarts) the story of galactic defense by Commander Shepard against impossible odds. It's a mix of role playing, action, a little bit of strategy and not too much repetitive grinding. It's available on popular consoles (PS3 and XBox 360) and Microsoft Windows PCs. On XBox 360 it is enhanced with Kinect (voice commands only). The game was published in the US on March 6, 2012. It was developed by BioWare and published by Electronic [...]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the third game in the Deus Ex first-person role-playing video game series, and a prequel to the original game. ... Human Revolution contains elements of first-person shooters and role-playing games, set in a near-future where corporations have extended their influence past the reach of global governments. The game follows Adam Jensen, the security chief for one of the game's most powerful corporations, Sarif Industries. After a devastating attack on Sarif's headquarters, Adam is forced to [...]

Echo Bazaar is a Twitter connected, turn based browser game produced by Failbetter Games Ltd. Set in the city of Fallen London, a mile underground and a boat down the river from Hell, where people are either piecing together the mystery of what exactly happened, trading souls, or just politely murdering other people. (description via tvtropes)

L.A. Noire is a video game developed by Team Bondi in conjunction with Rockstar Games. It is set in "a perfectly re-created Los Angeles" of 1947, with players being given an open-ended challenge to solve a series of murder mysteries. The player assumes the role of Cole Phelps, an LAPD officer who rises through the ranks of the department. (via wikipedia)

Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software. It was released for Windows, Xbox 360 and PS3 in October 2009. The game is set on the barren world of Pandora, filled with run-down settlements. Various corporations have set up mining operations on Pandora, hoping to unearth not only valuable minerals, but also alien technology. Treasure hunters also come to Pandora, seeking the legendary "Vault," which is said to have been left [...]

Minecraft is a sandbox building indie video game written in Java originally by creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. The game is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world. The game has two variants – free Classic and paid Beta – where Classic is focused entirely on construction with unlimited material supply, while Beta requires players to acquire [...]

A cult hit that spawned a series, Fallout is often hailed as one of the best open world RPG's. Sometimes described as the spiritual successor to Wasteland. Fallout is set in the post-apocalyptic future of an alternate past, and centers around the adventures of the Vault Dweller. The Wiki has a great deal of useful information, and it can still be purchased from GOG

Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The game is a sequel to Mass Effect, and the second game of the series. After the events of the original game, Commander Shepard is killed in an ambush by a mysterious alien species called the Collectors. Shepard is revived two years after the attack by a pro-human extremist organization called Cerberus, and is tasked with finding out more about the Collectors and why [...]

Originally released as "UFO: Enemy Unknown", X-Com is one of the milestone titles in the history of turn-based tactical combat games, in no small part for the way in which it incorporated its escalating human-vs-invaders combat events into a larger, dynamic strategic arc. When they weren't conducting tense search-and-destroy isometric sorties against a variety of alien nasties, players built and managed and stocked bases, ran research projects, engineered equipment, and struggled to remain solvent under the sometimes miserly funding of an [...]

Sid Meier's Civilization V (also known as Civilization 5 or Civ 5) is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Firaxis, released on Microsoft Windows in September 2010. In Civilization V, the player leads a civilization from prehistoric times into the future on a procedurally-generated map, achieving one of a number of different victory conditions through research, diplomacy, expansion, economic development, government and military conquest. The game is based on an entirely new game engine with hexagonal tiles instead of [...]

Crusader Kings 2 is part grand strategy game, part RPG, and part historical simulation, taking place across Europe and nearby environs in the years 1066 through 1453. Players can choose from one of many noble families and follow that dynasty through the decades, trying to ensure a place of honor for themselves and their descendants. Released in 2012 by Paradox Interactive, it is the sequel to 2004's Crusader Kings.

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to Valve's previous Team Fortress Classic, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360. A PlayStation 3 version then followed on November 22, 2007. The game was later released as a standalone package for Windows on April 9, 2008. Team Fortress 2 is distributed online through the [...]

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good. Also there are Star Wars references and you die a lot.

Portal 2 is an upcoming first-person action/puzzle video game , developed by Valve Corporation . It is the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2007 video game Portal and was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game. Though initially slated for release in the last quarter of 2010, the game was postponed to the week of April 18, 2011 which was updated to be April 19, 2011 at 7AM PST on April 10, 2011 [...]

League of Legends is a game inspired by the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. It was first announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009. The game was in a closed beta from April 10, 2009, to October 22, 2009. It then transitioned to open beta until release. Steve "Guinsoo" Feak, the previous designer of the popular Warcraft III: The Frozen [...]

The latest installment in the post-apocalyptic future of a different past, New Vegas introduces the need to eat and drink to survive, ammo weight, and several other things modded into Fallout 3. In addition to the generic karma meter, New Vegas also tracks faction reputation for a more rounded approach to things.

Deus Ex is a cyberpunk-themed action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games. Set in a dystopian world during the year 2052, the central plot follows rookie United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition agent JC Denton, as he sets out to combat terrorist forces, which have become increasingly prevalent in a world slipping ever further into chaos. As the plot unfolds, Denton [...]

The Witcher (from Polish: ''Wiedźmin'') is a computer role-playing game for the PC developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO and published by CD Projekt in Poland and Atari for the rest of the world. The game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt, one of a few remaining "witchers" — traveling monster hunters for hire, gifted with [...]

Monday Night Combat (abbreviated MNC) is a downloadable third-person shooter video game developed by Uber Entertainment. It was published by Microsoft Games Studios on the Xbox 360 and by Uber Entertainment and Valve Software for Microsoft Windows. It was released on August 11, 2010 on the Xbox 360 as part of Microsoft's 2010 Xbox Live Summer of Arcade and is distributed through Xbox Live Arcade. It was released on January 24, 2011 for Windows via Steam. MNC is a class-based [...]