Videogames That Give Me A Distraction
by fregont-99910 | created - 05 Oct 2017 | updated - 09 Oct 2017 | Public- Genres
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1. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Years after the fall of the Orcish Horde to the human Alliance of Lordaeron, the remaining humans and orcs find themselves facing a common enemy: the demons of the Burning Legion and their armies of undead monsters.
Director: Nicholas S. Carpenter | Stars: Michael Barken, Milton James, Michael Bradberry, William Bassett
Votes: 3,797
2. Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Survivors in the reign of chaos try to resolve their differences in a new world, that was shaped after the fall of the Burning Legion.
Director: Nicholas S. Carpenter | Stars: Kevin Beardslee, Michael Bradberry, William Bassett, Piera Coppola
Votes: 3,640
3. Dragon Age: Origins (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After four hundred years since the last Blight, a new Archdemon seeks to destroy the land of Ferelden. It is up to the player - as one of the remaining Grey Wardens - to unite the divided armies of Ferelden and save humanity.
Director: Dan Tudge | Stars: Steve Valentine, Peter Renaday, Kate Mulgrew, Tim Curry
Votes: 8,629
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Joan Allen, Michael Hogan
Votes: 33,689
5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After being freed by the Emperor of Tamriel, the hero must prevent the gates of Oblivion from spreading throughout the Empire.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Sean Bean, Lynda Carter, Terence Stamp, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 13,085
6. Fable (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Once a young boy has obtained a gift for his sister's birthday, bandits attack his home village of Oakvale. A member of the Hero's Guild, Maze, stumbles upon the boy, saves him and takes the boy to the Guild to be raised as a hero.
Director: Peter Molyneux | Stars: Adjoa Andoh, Georg Backer, Emma Butcher, Luke Butcher
Votes: 3,097
7. God of War II (2007 Video Game)
16+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After being betrayed by the gods of Olympus and annulled of his divine powers, Kratos must embark on a journey to meet the Sisters of Fate and take his revenge on Olympus.
Director: Cory Barlog | Stars: Linda Hunt, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Carole Ruggier
Votes: 10,800
8. God of War III (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Armed with his deadly double-chained blades, Kratos must take on Greek mythology's darkest creatures to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.
Director: Stig Asmussen | Stars: George Ball, Adrienne Barbeau, Susanne Blakeslee, Clancy Brown
Votes: 12,908
9. Gothic (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An unnamed hero gets thrown in a colony of prisoners surrounded by a magical barrier.
Stars: Don Delciappo, Stefan Ashton Frank, Armand Hart, Bradley Lavelle
Votes: 872
10. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning follows the story of a mortal known as the "Fateless One", who, having died before the game's outset, is revived in the experimental Well of Souls by the gnomish scientist Fomorous Hugues.
Director: Martin Stoltz | Stars: John Cygan, Abby Craden, Liam O'Brien, Matt Welton
Votes: 982
11. Medieval II: Total War (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, History, War
A diplomatic, strategic war game set between the years 1080 and 1530, focusing on medieval warfare, religion and politics in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Director: Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Greg Baldwin, Tim Bentinck, Steffan Boje, Walter Bonacker
Votes: 1,298
12. Gothic 3 (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Orcs won the war and enslaved the humans that wouldn't acknowledge their rule. There are now three main factions on Myrtana: the rebels, the orcs, and the mysterious assassin guild.
Stars: Crispin Freeman, Jim Tasker, Keith Szarabajka, Clive Revill
Votes: 668
13. Mount & Blade: Warband (2010 Video Game)
T | Adventure, War
A warrior migrates to the divided land of Calradia, and must unite the factions that are at war.
Directors: Ilker Can Karagulle, Joey Bracken | Stars: Joey Bracken, Tassilo Egloffstein
Votes: 928
14. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Set in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, this RTS puts you in charge of the Imperial Space Marine Chapter "Blood Ravens" as they try to contain rising numbers of Ork invaders on the planet Tartarus.
Stars: Brian Dobson, Mark Oliver, Michael Dobson, Nicole Oliver
Votes: 752
15. Heroes of Might and Magic V (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An epic campaign set in Ashan, a brand-new fantasy world with no ties to the old Might and Magic universe.
Stars: Anna Graves, April Stewart, Bob Joles, Chuck McCann
Votes: 882
16. Dragon Age II (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The medieval world of Thedas is invaded by demonic Darkspawn. Hawke and his family are saved by a powerful mysterious witch Flemeth. They end up in a foreign city where racial, religious and political tensions threaten to tear it apart.
Director: Mark Darrah | Stars: Jo Wyatt, Nicholas Boulton, Adam Howden, Joanna Roth
Votes: 5,263
17. Dante's Inferno (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A man must travel the nine circles of hell to save his beloved wife and repent for his own sins.
Director: Jonathan Knight | Stars: Graham McTavish, Pollyanna McIntosh, Richard Moll, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 1,904
18. Pokémon FireRed Version (2004 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A Pokémon trainer adventures through the Kanto Region to achieve their destiny of becoming a Pokemon Champion.
Directors: Jun'ichi Masuda, Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,656
19. Kessen (2000 Video Game)
T
Kessen is a strategy game that tells the story of the events that brought feudal Japan out of a century of civil war and installed the Tokugawa Shogunate as the dominant political entity ... See full summary »
Stars: David Kaye, Paul Dobson, Michael Dobson, Richard Newman
Votes: 41
20. Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is a real-time strategy video game for Microsoft Windows, made by Big Huge Games, and published by Microsoft.
Director: Brian Reynolds | Stars: Steven Barr, Kate Connor, Rick Pasqualone
Votes: 124
21. Far Cry 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
While skydiving, Jason Brody and his friends land on an island overrun by pirates, where Jason is torn between fighting for the Rakyat resistance and rescuing his friends.
Directors: Laurent Bernier, Robert Darryl Purdy | Stars: Lane Edwards, Alex Harrouch, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Kristian Hodko
Votes: 21,634
22. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Reboot of the Castlevania series. Set during the Middle Ages, Gabriel Belmont is in Southern Europe on his quest to defeat a malevolent order known as the Lords of Shadow to resurrect his wife.
Director: Jesús Cobo | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Natascha McElhone, Aleksandar Mikic, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,597
23. Fallout 3 (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Centuries following nuclear war, a teen leaves the safety of an underground vault in order to find their father, who left in hopes of creating a water purifier.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Liam Neeson, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Odette Annable
Votes: 20,388
24. God of War (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After 10 years of endless nightmares and servitude to the gods of Olympus, Kratos is assigned with a final task, to kill Ares, the God of War.
Directors: David Jaffe, Greg Tiernan | Stars: Linda Hunt, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Carole Ruggier, Steve Blum
Votes: 12,111
25. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Crash Bandicoot, Aku Aku and Coco travel through time to stop Dr. Cortex and Aku Aku's evil twin brother Uka Uka from enslaving Earth.
Directors: Andrew S. Gavin, Jason Rubin | Stars: Clancy Brown, Brendan O'Brien, Haruna Ikezawa, Mel Winkler
Votes: 2,822
26. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,550
27. Darksiders II (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Death is one of the four horsemen. He embarks on a journey to get back his brother War. On his way he finds various weapons from his other brothers.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Michael Wincott, James Cosmo, Keith Szarabajka, André Sogliuzzo
Votes: 1,974
28. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, History
A video game where you play as sailor, privateer and assassin Edward Kenway exploring on and around the islands in the Caribbean Sea during the early 17th century.
Director: Ashraf Ismail | Stars: Stuart Martin, Ralph Ineson, Kate Fleetwood, Sarah Greene
Votes: 19,723
29. Tropico 5 (2014 Video Game)
T | Adventure
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in this installment of the 'dictator sim' series. Expand your Dynasty's reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing... See full summary »
Stars: Laurence Bouvard, Lachele Carl, Brian Deacon, Ève Karpf
Votes: 195
30. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A proud yet innocent prince is being chased by The Dahaka (Guardian of Time) as a consequence of his actions. He seeks aid from The Empress of Time to escape from the notion that he cannot change his fate.
Directors: Keith Arem, Mo Davoudian, Richard M Dumont, David Jankowski, Felix Rocque | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Claudia Besso, Thor Bishopric, Mark Camacho
Votes: 4,192
31. Assassin's Creed II (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, History
Desmond Miles is trained to become a modern-day Assassin through the resurrected memories of ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who uncovers a massive Templar conspiracy in Renaissance Italy leading to the new Pope.
Directors: Sylvain Bernard, Shea Wageman | Stars: Roger Craig Smith, Kristen Bell, Nolan North, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 25,865
32. God of War: Ascension (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Kratos, the former servant of the God of War, Ares, who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and child, renounces Ares, breaking his blood oath to the God. For this act, Kratos is imprisoned by the three Furies.
Director: Todd Papy | Stars: Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Susanne Blakeslee, Brian Bloom
Votes: 3,486
33. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (I) (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young prince with expert fighting skills acquires the Dagger of Time, and unknowingly releases the powerful Sands of Time with it. Now he is trapped in a palace with sand creatures and must undo the unfortunate deed he has done.
Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Joanna Wasick, Barry Dennen, William Frederick Knight
Votes: 5,444
34. The Rise of the Argonauts (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jason, a Greek king set out for the quest to seek the Golden Fleece to bring back his wife Alceme from death.
Director: Ed Del Castillo | Stars: Xander Bailey, Susanne Blakeslee, Brian Bloom, Steve Blum
Votes: 162
35. Mega Man 3 (1990 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Dr. Wily has reformed, but while he and Dr. Light create a peacekeeping robot, eight Robot Masters have stolen important components that Mega Man must recover.
Director: Masayoshi Kurokawa
Votes: 874
36. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Control one of the three mercenaries and seek revenge on the man who betrayed you and tricked you into starting a civil war.
Directors: Cameron Brown, Mo Davoudian, Douglas Carrigan, Ali Donovan | Stars: India Dupré, Peter Stormare, David Agranov, Matthew R. Anderson
Votes: 605
37. Gothic II (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rescued from the ruins of the temple of the sleeper, the nameless hero faces another great challenge when Beliar, one of the three gods, summons a tremendous army in the mine valley.
Stars: Renier Baaken, Michael Deckner, Sabine Mièl Fischer, Dieter Gring
Votes: 859
38. Spider-Man 2 (I) (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spider-Man/Peter Parker struggles between his personal life which involves Mary Jane Watson and his superhero life where he joins up with a vigilante known as Black Cat battling a series of foes including the mad Doc Ock.
Directors: Tomo Moriwaki, Yoshitomo Moriwaki | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 5,656
39. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (I) (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf and Sam as you battle for the fate of Middle-earth.
Directors: Bret Robbins, Chris Tremmel | Stars: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Billy Boyd
Votes: 3,015
40. Total War: Shogun 2 (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
The Total War series return to Japan, where it began once. Feudal intrigues and power over the whole country are already waiting for a player.
Director: Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Tasio Alonso, Ashley Alymann, Ruggero Andreozzi, Marco Balbi
Votes: 723
41. League of Legends (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Assume the role of an unseen summoner and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions in the immensely popular multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends.
Directors: Tom Cadwell, Jessica Kent | Stars: Daniel Amerman, Laura Bailey, Krizia Bajos, Bob Beal
Votes: 3,189
42. Mortal Kombat (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise with a retcon to the earliest periods in the series, featuring a multitude of game modes.
Director: Dominic Cianciolo | Stars: Ronald M. Banks, Dana Lyn Baron, Ed Boon, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Votes: 4,432
43. Soulcalibur IV (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Fantasy
Sixth installment in the Soulcalibur series with improved graphics, guest characters from the Star Wars franchise and new modes.
Directors: Katsutoshi Sasaki, Jaehyung An, Stephanie M. Fernandez, Keiichiro Miyoshi, Daishi Odashima, Katsuhiro Harada | Stars: Yûko Kaida, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Kôsei Hirota, Masumi Asano
Votes: 1,042
45. Total War: Rome II (2013 Video Game)
Action, History, War
Second installment of the Rome Total War series. This game spans the rise of the Roman empire, and has many different historical factions you can play.
Directors: Iskender Bingol, Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Mark Strong, Michael Maloney, Rufus Jones, Chris Webster
Votes: 838
46. Soulcalibur V (2012 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Family
"Two swords, two generations.....one destiny". The dawn rises on a new era in Soulcalibur V as Patroklos and Pyrrha, heirs of Sophitia, take up arms in the eternal fight between the mighty Soul swords.
Stars: Kenichiro Ohashi, Nozomi Sasaki, Kenta Miyake, Hitomi Nabatame
Votes: 555
47. X-Men: Next Dimension (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Sci-Fi
Prime Sentinels retrieves the head of Bastion with his desire to wipe out all mutants.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jenette Goldstein, Tony Daniels, Don Morrow
Votes: 173
48. Shadow of the Colossus (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man brings a deceased woman to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.
Director: Fumito Ueda | Stars: Kenji Nojima, Kazuhiro Nakata, Kyôko Hikami, Naoki Bando
Votes: 4,579
49. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Nolan North, Troy Baker, Richard McGonagle, Emily Rose
Votes: 36,089
50. Undertale (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Enter the Underground, a massive subterranean cave where monsters who once lived harmoniously with humans on the surface have been banished after losing a war with humanity.
Director: Toby Fox | Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, Toby Fox, Willard Scott
Votes: 4,696
51. Viking: Battle for Asgard (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Enter the fictional world of Asgard and battle your way through hordes of enemies in your quest to return light to the darkened world. A fantastic single player button masher with plenty of challenges.
Stars: Sean Barrett, Tim Bentinck, Brian Blessed, Timothy Block
Votes: 135
52. Burnout Paradise (2008 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Crime, Sport
Welcome to Paradise City, a huge racing battle ground with plenty of traffic to wreck and billboards to smash.
Stars: Mark Hildreth, Jules de Jongh, Carima Amarouche, Slimane Bounia
Votes: 2,214
53. Outlast (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
Freelance journalist, Miles Upshur, is requested by an anonymous individual to investigate the Mount Massive Asylum, only to find it overrun by the asylum's deranged patients.
Stars: Shawn Baichoo, Chimwemwe Miller, Andreas Apergis, Alex Ivanovici
Votes: 5,752
54. Ratchet & Clank (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When an evil chairman's moneymaking scheme puts the entire galaxy at stake, the only ones who can stop him are the unlikely duo of a lone mechanic and a defect war machine but can the galaxy really be saved when the duo can't get along?
Director: Perelandra Beedles | Stars: Mikey Kelley, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Kevin Michael Richardson
Votes: 1,994
55. Assassin's Creed III (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, History
The American Colonies, 1775. It's a time of civil unrest and political upheaval in the Americas. As a Native American fights to protect his land and his people, he will ignite the flames of a young nation's revolution.
Directors: François Daubet, Shea Wageman | Stars: Noah Watts, Neil Napier, Robin Atkin Downes, Adrian Hough
Votes: 18,686
56. Minecraft (2009 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Welcome to the world of Minecraft where you can build, brew potions, enchant your armor and tools and adventure other biomes. Visit the Nether, or even defeat the Ender Dragon in the End.
Director: Agnes Larsson | Stars: Pierre Coffin, Katie Crown, CW21, Luke Harrison
Votes: 14,118
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