Tomb Raider is a popular action-adventure video game franchise that follows the adventures of Lara Croft, an intelligent and skilled archaeologist. The series has been around since 1996 and has since become a staple in the gaming industry. The game is known for its engaging storyline, challenging puzzles, and intense combat mechanics. Players must use their wits and physical abilities to navigate through ancient tombs and ruins while fighting off dangerous enemies. Tomb Raider has inspired a multitude of games that follow a similar premise, providing players with the chance to explore exotic locales and uncover hidden treasures.
Games like Tomb Raider often feature strong female protagonists who must use their wit, strength, and intelligence to overcome obstacles and uncover ancient artifacts. Games like Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Assassin’s Creed all offer a similar experience to Tomb Raider, with immersive gameplay, breathtaking graphics, and thrilling storylines. Players are taken on an adventure through history and culture, exploring new worlds and unlocking mysteries along the way. Games like Tomb Raider provide players with the chance to experience epic adventures and become fully immersed in the world of gaming.
Uncharted: drake’s fortune
- Features: Adventure, Action-Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Third Person, Action
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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is a third-person action-adventure computer game developed by American company Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 game console. A re-released version of the game for the PlayStation 4 console was released on October 7, 2015. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is part of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, which also includes parts two and three.
The gameplay of Uncharted combines elements of third-person action and 3D platforming. The player controls the main character Nathan Drake. While moving around the level he can jump, cling to ledges, swim, use ladders, grab hold of ropes and vines and swing at them, and perform other acrobatic tricks that allow getting to different parts of the game world. At certain points, it is necessary to solve puzzles, the clues to which are contained in Francis Drake’s diary.
Control
- Features: Action, Adventure, Protagonist, supernatural, Deep story, Third party, horror
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Control is a third-person shooter computer game developed by Finnish company Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games. The game was released on August 27, 2019 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms, and the Cloud Version was released on Nintendo Switch on October 28, 2020.
Like previous Remedy projects, Control is controlled in the third-person. Players will have to fight against enemies using Director’s gun, which can be transformed into different forms. The gun can also be upgraded to increase its combat effectiveness. In addition, players will have access to various supernatural and telekinetic abilities. For example, the protagonist can use debris to form a protective shield and throw objects toward enemies, using them as weapons. Players can acquire the abilities of Force Items by completing side quests or exploring the game world. These are items that can be used to unlock new skills, such as Jesse’s ability to levitate.
Star wars jedi: fallen order
- Features: Action-Adventure, Souls-like, Third Person, Swordplay, Open World, Story Rich
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure PC game developed by American studio Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts in November 2019 for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; the game was re-released for ninth-generation consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, in June 2021. This is Respawn Entertainment’s first game in the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person action-adventure with elements of Metroidvania. The player controls the Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis. He explores seven planets of the Galaxy, each of which is a large “semi-open world” – Bracca, Bogdano, Zeffo, Kashiik, Datomir, Ilum and Noor. On all the planets the player explores, solves puzzles and fights enemies – Cal faces imperial stormtroopers, droids, hostile monsters and bounty hunters.
Horizon zero dawn
- Features: Open World, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Singleplayer, Action, RPG
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Horizon Zero Dawn is an open-world action/RPG computer game developed by Dutch studio Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 game console in 2017; the Windows version of the game was released on August 7, 2020. Horizon Zero Dawn is set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by robots; few humans live in primitive tribes. Throughout the game, the protagonist Eloi, armed with a spear and a bow, explores the world around her, visits various settlements and hunts mechanical beasts whose bodies she can disassemble to obtain useful resources; hunting often requires the player to hide from opponents, set traps and choose the best time to attack.
Horizon Zero Dawn is a third-person action/RPG. The player controls a young hunter named Eloi in a post-apocalyptic open world populated by mechanical “machines”. Along with the story quests, there are many side quests, and Eloi can explore the game world in isolation from the story missions. There is a dynamic change of weather, day and night.
Just cause
- Features: Action, Open World, Shooter, Third Person, Singleplayer, Adventure
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Just Cause is a third-person action computer game developed by Avalanche Studios and released by Eidos Interactive. It was released on September 26, 2006. According to the game’s plot, the protagonist, CIA special agent Rico Rodriguez, is sent to the small tropical state of San Esperito to overthrow the corrupt power of the country’s president, Salvador Mendoza, at any cost.
The game is similar to the Grand Theft Auto series. In the game, you can freely drive around the country, skydive, perform various stunts, break the law, etc. The player starts the game as Rico Rodriguez, an agent of the American Central Intelligence Agency. He is assisted by two other agents, Tom Sheldon and Maria Kane. There is no tutorial in the game, the controls are standard – W, A, S, D. The player performs many different stunts during the game. Unlike Grand Theft Auto, Just Cause has a “Cat” hook, with its help Rico can cling to various game objects (cars, helicopters, boats, etc.). The command can help Rico – to deliver weapons and transports.
Last of us
- Features: Story Rich, Action, Zombies, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Singleplayer
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The Last of Us is an action-adventure computer game with elements of survival horror and stealth action, developed by Naughty Dog Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was released in 2013 exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console. An updated version of the game for PlayStation 4, The Last of Us Remastered, was released in 2014. On September 2, 2022, a remake of the original game was released for PlayStation 5, called The Last of Us Part I.
The Last of Us is a third-person action-adventure game. Throughout most of the game, one character, Joel, is under the control of the player, while Ellie and other companions are controlled by the game. The Last of Us is broken up into extensive levels – such as a city block or an abandoned subway line – in each of which the player is tasked with getting to a certain point, overcoming obstacles and destroying enemies encountered on the level or bypassing them unnoticed.
Darksiders 3
- Features: Hack and Slash, Action, Female Protagonist, Adventure, Singleplayer, Souls-like
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Darksiders III is a computer game in the slasher, action RPG and action-adventure genres. The game was developed by Gunfire Games Studio and published by THQ Nordic. The game was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows platforms in 2018. Darksiders III is the sequel to the PC game Darksiders II and the third installment of the Darksiders game series.
The events of the game begin when Fury, one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse featured in previous episodes of the game, is summoned by the Charred Council, also mentioned in previous installments of the game. When Fury presents herself to the Council, she sees a prison in the residence where her brother War is imprisoned, whose story was the subject of one of the previous games in the series. The charred Council informs Fury that War is the traitor who broke the seventh seal, resulting in the apocalypse.
Batman: Arkham
- Features: Action, Open World, Superhero, Stealth, Adventure, Third Person
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Batman: Arkham is a series of computer adventure games based on the Batman comics. The story for the first two games (Arkham Asylum and Arkham City) was written by Paul Dini, the writer of the original Batman animated series.
The first game, Batman: Arkham Asylum, focuses on Batman, who must prevent Gotham City’s population from being destroyed by a deadly toxin after the Joker has taken control of the Arkham Psychiatric Hospital and destroyed almost all of its staff. The second game, “Batman: Arkham City,” is a sequel to the first installment. This time the action takes place in Arkham City, a prison for extremely dangerous criminals, which is a part of Gotham separated from the rest of the world. The third game, Batman: Arkham Origins, takes the player several years before the events of Arkham Asylum and tells the story of the still inexperienced Batman, whose head is put on the bounty by the famous villain Black Mask. The fourth game, “Batman: Arkham Knight,” completes the Batman story, released on PC on June 23, 2015 and developed by Rocksteady Studios.
A plague tale: innocence
- Features: Story Rich, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Stealth, Medieval, Atmospheric
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A Plague Tale: Innocence is a stealth action-adventure computer game with horror elements, developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game was released on May 14, 2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.
The main feature of the game is the constant lack of light, which plays a big role in the success of the game. There are two main characters in the game, and you can play both Amicia and in one of the episodes as her brother Hugo. Amicia can give her younger brother and other companions errands and small tasks. The fundamental structure of the gameplay is built on three pillars: plague rats, soldiers of the Inquisition, and light. All three fundamentals are interconnected and affect each other. For example, if you go in daylight, the rats will only be in dark places and corners, so they will be useless against the soldiers of the Inquisition.
Assassin’s creed odyssey
- Features: Open World, RPG, Singleplayer, Assassin, Action, Adventure, Historical
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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a multiplatform Action/RPG computer game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. It is the eleventh game in the Assassin’s Creed series of games. It was released on October 5, 2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch (Japan only).
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey places even more emphasis on the role-playing component than previous games in the series. The game features an interactive dialogue system, non-linear quests, various endings, and the ability to have an affair with characters of any gender, regardless of the player’s gender. The player can choose the gender of his character. Unlike Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, it is not possible to switch between characters, the choice is only made once at the beginning of the game. It is also cosmetic in nature and will not affect the story or gameplay in any way.
Prince of Persia
- Features: Action, Adventure, Parkour, Platformer, Third Person, Singleplayer
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Prince of Persia is a series of computer games in the action-adventure genre. The first game of the series was created by Jordan Mechner and Brøderbund. Subsequent games in the series have different names, they were developed and published by different companies.
The sultan is at war, and in his absence, the evil vizier Jaffar tries to seize the throne. Jaffar captures the princess and gives her time to think: to become his wife or to die. The hero of the game is the true love of the princess; he must escape from prison, kill Jaffar and save the princess before the deadline. This is what the Prince of Persia does, bravely fighting with swords against the guards, his shadow, and finally Jaffar himself. After being freed, he marries the princess and becomes the Prince of Persia.
