A Brief List of Memorable Video Games
A list of interesting video games in terms of their storylines or their design, plus a few others I considered thrown in for list comparison. Most video games are over rated on IMDb, but here is a brief list of the best games ive come across in terms of plot or design.
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- DirectorDavid CageStarsPascal LangdaleJacqui AinsleyJudi BeecherAs a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
- DirectorPetri JärvilehtoStarsMatthew PorrettaLloyd FloydGeoffrey CantorWhile on vacation in the small town of Bright Falls, a struggling writer must investigate the mysterious disappearance of his wife while events from his latest manuscript, which he can't remember writing, begin to come true.
- DirectorAmy HennigBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthEmily RoseClaudia BlackAfter being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.
- StarsRob WiethoffJosh BlaylockSophia MarzocchiA former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
- DirectorDavid CageStarsElliot PageWillem DafoeEric WinterLive the life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through her psychic link to a mysterious invisible entity.
- DirectorAlexandre AmancioStarsRoger Craig SmithCas AnvarNolan NorthEzio travels to Constantinople, at the peak of the Ottoman Empire to discover the truth behind his Ancestor, Altair, which will help him retrieve a powerful weapon hidden within Masyaf, the ancient assassins' fortress.
- DirectorBrendan McNamaraStarsAaron StatonMichael McGradyAdam J. HarringtonCole Phelps, a war hero and rookie cop, moves up the ranks and solves dark cases in 1940s Los Angeles.
- DirectorAmy HennigJustin RichmondStarsNolan NorthRichard McGonagleEmily RoseTreasure hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a quest in search of the Atlantis of the Sands while battling an ancient, sinister organization.
- DirectorWill BylesStarsHayden PanettierePeter StormareRami MalekA group of teenagers spend the weekend in a ski lodge on the anniversary of their friends' disappearance, unaware that they are not alone.
- DirectorDavid SpeyrerStarsRobert GuillaumeRobert CulpLouis Gossett Jr.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.
- DirectorDavid CageStarsDavid GasmanPaul BandeySharon MannA man is forced to go on the run after he unwillingly becomes involved in a series of supernatural crimes that have haunted New York City.
- DirectorFrançois DaubetShea WagemanStarsNoah WattsNeil NapierRobin Atkin DownesThe 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.
- DirectorGabe NewellRandy PitchfordStarsKathy LevinHarry S. RobinsMike ShapiroDr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsTroy BakerAshley JohnsonHana HayesIn a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
- DirectorNick HermanStarsJon CurryHeather HudsonNika FuttermanA smuggler infiltrates Isla Nublar, hunting a canister containing dinosaur embryos, but she collides with park staff trying to evacuate and they become stranded amidst the collapsing park ruins, with the newly-freed dinosaurs on the loose.
- DirectorSylvain BernardStarsRoger Craig SmithKristen BellNolan NorthDesmond Miles continues to travel the memories of Ezio Auditore, bringing him to turn-of-the-century Rome with Ezio rebuilding the assassin order to bring down the tyrannical Borgia rule.
- DirectorNate FoxSean StanekStarsEric LadinCaleb MoodyDawn OlivieriAfter the Beast destroys Empire City, Cole MacGrath flees to the city of New Marais to search for a scientist, who could upgrade his powers.
- DirectorAmy HennigStarsNolan NorthEmily RoseRichard McGonagleTreasure hunter Nathan Drake, embarks in the adventure of his life searching for the legendary treasure, El Dorado while fighting a group of mercenaries.
- DirectorDavey WredenStarsKevan BrightingLesley StaplesAviva PinchasAn omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.
- StarsEllen McLainStephen MerchantJ.K. SimmonsMany years after "Portal," Chell reawakens at Aperture Science and tries to stop GLaDOS once again with the help of Wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility.
- DirectorNina KristensenStarsAndy SerkisLindsey ShawRichard RidingsLoosely based on the classic Chinese novel 'Journey to the West', players are cast as Monkey; a strong, brutish loner who is forced to partner with the tech-savvy yet physically weak Trip on a journey to freedom.
- StarsThomas JaneLance HenriksenBrad DourifGun takes gamers to the untamed West of the late-1800s where greed, lust and murder are rampant.
- DirectorJason JonesStarsJen TaylorPete StackerTim DadaboSuper-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
- DirectorHaden BlackmanSteve StamatiadisMartin StoltzStarsSam WitwerNathalie CoxCully FredricksenDarth Vader's secret apprentice, codenamed Starkiller, is trained in the Dark Side to defeat the enemies of the Empire, but must find his own path when his master betrays him.
- DirectorEric 'Giz' GewirtzStarsG.W. ChildsChris CoxNick JamesonPlay as either the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, or the Rebel Alliance, and lead each faction in the key battles of the Republic age, and the Empire age.
- DirectorScott MorganIan FentonBlade ZavierStarsCornell WomackDarryl KuryloLindsay AmesSgt James Heller, a soldier and grieving husband, must take down everyone responsible for the murder of his family, and have his revenge.
- DirectorRaoul BarbetMichel KochStarsHannah TelleAshly BurchNik ShrinerAn awkward photography student named Max discovers her ability to rewind time, and reunites with her estranged best friend Chloe to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local girl.
- DirectorJosef FaresStarsNorea SjöquistCarl-Magnus LilljedahlAnwar ElbathyAn emotional account of two brothers journey into the wild to bring the medicine for their father's ailment.
- 20156.9 (101)Video GameDirectorWilliam PughStarsSimon AmstellJustin RoilandIt's the hottest summer on record, and all across Europe, valuable objects are disappearing, slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible.
- DirectorIan DallasStarsValerie Rose LohmanMaddie FitzAlex Jebb-QuineEdith Finch travels back to the Finch family home in Washington to explore her ancestral history after recent family events drive her to learn more about herself and the Finches.
- StarsJared ZeusNell MooneyBrian ProtheroeSimon Jarrett finds himself in a mysterious, ravaged facility after seemingly losing consciousness during a new, experimental brain scan which was suggested to him for his brain damage after his car accident.
- DirectorAlexander SeropianStarsMitch ApleyDustin FosterMatt SoellEdward "Stubbs" Stubblefield rises from his grave as a zombie and decides to get his revenge by kill humans and devour their brains.
- StarsSean BarrettTim BentinckBrian BlessedEnter 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.
- DirectorKen LevineStarsTroy BakerCourtnee DraperKiff VandenHeuvelA man is sent to the flying city of Columbia to find a missing girl. However, upon arrival he discovers that the city, its people, and his objective are all not what they seem.
- DirectorAlistair HopeStarsAndrea DeckGeorge AntonKezia BurrowsIn this first person survival horror adventure set fifteen years after the events of Alien (1979), Ripley's daughter becomes trapped on an alien-infested space station which holds answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance.
- StarsAndrew LawsonTom Clarke HillDoug CockleJohn Vattic is awoken from a coma in a secret hi-tech medical facility with a wiped mind and a few bits of memories. Armed with his paranormal and psionic powers he goes off to unravel his past, and destroy the military conspiracy.
- DirectorKyle PeschelDavid WheelerStarsGreg GrunbergEnn ReitelMary Chris WallMichael Swift, a test pilot has been tapped by the US Government to test two new time-control devices.
- DirectorEiji AonumaYoichi YamadaYoshiaki KoizumiStarsNobuyuki HiyamaFujiko TakimotoJun MizusawaA young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.
- DirectorDavey WredenStarsDavey WredenDavey Wreden, creator of The Stanley Parable, presents a collection of games made by his friend, Coda, and tries to establish what they all mean and what significance they have to Coda's thoughts and feelings.
- StarsDavid BatesonUlle Bjørn BengtssonJoost Alexander Van Der BergAfter a failed job, 47 hides in a dark room and while delusional, he dreams about past assignments.
- DirectorMichael CondreyGlen A. SchofieldKeith AremStarsKevin SpaceyAdetokumboh M'CormackAngela GotsSet in the year 2054, private military corporation ATLAS has emerged with the power to rescue humanity from a devastated world struggling to rebuild.
- DirectorRasmus HøjengaardStarsDavid AndrioleDavid BatesonBarbara BernádA larger, more powerful agency is systematically eliminating assassins in a series of hits, who are all from Agent 47's contract killing firm, The International Contract Agency (ICA).
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsJennifer HaleRaphael SbargeRafael FerrerA republic soldier, training to become a Jedi Knight, is given the task of halting the conquest of Darth Malak by discovering the location of a weapon known as the Star Forge.
- DirectorMichael CondreyGlen A. SchofieldStarsBilly MurrayBruce GreenwoodIdris ElbaThe Russian Federation continues its invasion of the U.S., as well as Europe, including England, France and Germany.
- DirectorElisabeth PellenJérôme DesplasOlivier MartineauStarsDavid DuchovnyEveAdam WestA man is rescued by a lifeguard on Brighton Beach. He has suffered a head wound and has no memory of who he is. His only clues to his identity are a tattoo of a roman numeral, XIII and a key to a bank deposit box.
- DirectorYosuke ShiokawaStarsJason BrooksCassidy LehrmanTravis WillinghamA detective, murdered by a serial killer, returns as a ghost and must combine his investigative skills with powerful supernatural abilities to uncover the shocking link between his own death and a series of killings terrifying the town of Salem.
- DirectorDavid JaffeGreg TiernanStarsLinda HuntTerrence 'T.C.' CarsonCarole RuggierAfter 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.
- DirectorKeith AremAli DonovanBlade ZavierStarsBarry PepperLake BellJeffrey PierceYou are Alex Mercer, a shapeshifter with amazing powers of combat, destruction, and deception. Stalk the streets of New York City, searching for the life you lead before. Take the form of anyone in your path out to capture or kill you.
- StarsMarc BiagiDeem BristowBrook ChalmersSet mostly in the year 1922, Jack Walters, a mentally unstable private detective is hired to investigate in Innsmouth, a strange and mysterious town that has cut itself from the rest of the United States.
- DirectorSean ClarkStarsRobert PatrickMari WeissSteve BlumThree humans trapped on a distant planet discover its deadly secret which could be their undoing.Also see 'The Dig' written by Alan Dean Foster (or Audiobook).
- StarsGerry RosenthalPeter VackMatt BushA troubled teen is dropped off at the worst school in the country and must survive by rising through the rankings of the school system.
- DirectorWarren SpectorStarsJay Anthony FrankeBrent AndersonRalph BarbagalloIn a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.
- DirectorEric WeissStarsBrian BloomDave WittenbergGideon EmeryFeaturing a remastered edition of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004), as well as a new full-length campaign, Assault on Dark Athena picks up moments after Riddick's escape.
- StarsSam LakeJames McCaffreyHaviland MorrisA troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
- StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' WhittakerCarl "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.
- StarsMichael BiehnLance HenriksenWaking up unexpectedly from hypersleep, Lisbeth and the rest of the crew must figure out why the spaceship they are on, the Legato, has been diverted to intercept the USS Sulaco leaving LV-426's orbit.
- DirectorJames L. ConwayStarsJohn de LancieBarry LynchJohn CothranThe player is a Starfleet cadet whose father was killed during the Battle of Wolf 359 fought against the Borg 10 years ago. Impish Q shows up and offers him to go back in time to his father's ship during the battle and try to save him.
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsShohreh AghdashlooMaggie BairdAdam BaldwinAfter being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
- DirectorMichael CondreyStarsTonantzin CarmeloJ.G. HertzlerIyari LimonEngineer Isaac Clarke and his crew get stranded on a large, abandoned mining ship. There, Clarke needs to repair the giant ship while battling nasty aliens and solving the mystery of what happened to the ship.
- StarsGunner WrightTanya ClarkeSonita HenrySet three years after the events of the first, Isaac Clarke's fight against a new Necromorph outbreak on the Sprawl, a space station above Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
- DirectorSteve PapoutsisNick LaviersBen WanatStarsGunner WrightRicardo ChaviraSonita HenrySet on the frozen planet of Tau Volantis, Isaac Clarke and John Carver team up as they attempt to end the Necromorph threat once and for all.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsJason CottleCaleb MoodyKimberli ColbourneControl Cole MacGrath as he evolves his newly found ability to control electricity. In a city on lock down due to plague and super-powered psychos, you must choose to act as savior to the people or become the reckless demon of Empire City.
- DirectorMichael E. SimpsonStarsJonathan AthertonGeorge BaladinosAndrew BuchananRome: Total War is a strategy game set during the mid and late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire, with the player assuming control of one of three Roman families.
- DirectorSteve GaynorJohnnemann NordhagenKarla ZimonjaStarsSarah GraysonSarah ElmalehA woman returns home after a long absence. She finds it ominously empty. In an attempt to find out where her parents and sister are, she goes through their things. What she discovers will shock her and fascinate her.
- DirectorDaniel VávraStarsMichael SorvinoWilliam DeMeoGeorge DiCenzoYou play a 1930s mobster as you act out your confession of your rise in the ranks of organized crime.
- DirectorYoan FaniseHerve MasseronPaul TumelaireStarsJames BarriscalePolly EachusDave PettittThis is the story of crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. All of them will try to survive the horror of the trenches following their faithful canine companion.
- DirectorJohn CarmackTomohiko SatoStarsKevin CloudDavid KoserubaChristopher MurveyIn the future, an unnamed marine fights for survival on a space station on Mars where the Union Aerospace Corporation accidentally opened up a physical portal to Hell.
- DirectorCraig HubbardStarsGreg BaldwinJock BlaneySusanna BurneyYou play an elite commando for a unique covert operations unit hunting for a mysterious fugitive who commands a clone army while mysterious things occur around you.
- DirectorFrançois CoulonCory DavisStarsNolan NorthChristopher ReidOmid AbtahiSet in modern day Dubai, massive sandstorms have buried the city. As Capt. Martin Walker, you're sent in to find any survivors and learn what happened to the original rescue and evacuation team led by Lt. Colonel John Konrad.
- StarsRichard ToppingSam A. MowryBill CorkeryDaniel, a young man, awakes in a dreary castle with no memory of his past and discovers that he deliberately erased his memory and must travel through the dark halls to kill the evil baron Alexander.
- DirectorTakayuki KobayashiMasashi TsuboyamaStarsGuy CihiMonica HorganDonna BurkeAfter receiving a letter from his late wife, from Silent Hill, James Sunderland heads towards the town to search for her, only to come across a terrifying road of truth and redemption.
- DirectorJason WestStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDavid SobolovThe Call of Duty series returns this time into a modern day setting. The player takes control of a character nicknamed "Soap," for the majority of the campaign and will need to progress through many modern warfare scenarios.
- DirectorNathan HendricksonCraig HubbardWilliam WestwaterStarsTodd LiceaJock BlaneyJohn ArmstrongA team of scientists have tampered in a realm of space that was to remain untouched. Guarded by a squadron of mercenaries, they find themselves in the middle of a galactic war between aliens and a species known as 'Predators.'
- DirectorTrey WatkinsStarsRobin Atkin DownesKaren StrassmanAndré SogliuzzoSean, an Irish racing driver, must help out the French resistance during WWII. The death of his friend Jules, gives him the reason to risk his life.
- DirectorTim SchaferStarsTony PlanaMaria Canals-BarreraAlan BlumenfeldManuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.
- StarsYuri LowenthalJoanna WasickBarry DennenA 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.
- DirectorFumito UedaStarsKenji NojimaKazuhiro NakataKyôko HikamiA young man brings a deceased woman to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.
- DirectorChris RhinehartStarsMichael GreyeyesCrystle LightningJohn William GaltCherokee Tommy (Domassi) must rescue his girlfriend and grandfather from the clutches of an Alien spaceship orbiting earth.
- DirectorMichael McCormickStarsNolan NorthSteve BlumKari WahlgrenA U.S. Marine captain unravels a mysterious conspiracy while investigating a time anomaly on a remote island in former Soviet Union.
- DirectorShinji MikamiKuniomi MatsushitaStarsPaul MercierCarolyn LawrenceRino RomanoSix years after the events in Raccoon City, Leon Kennedy, now a federal agent, is sent to a rural part of Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley Graham from a sinister cult.
- DirectorDavid CageStarsValorie CurryBryan DechartJesse WilliamsTake control of three androids in their quest to discover who they really are.
- DirectorEmmanuel CornoSergey MohovAn astronaut en route to Europa becomes stranded on board Nautilus, a leisure ship from the 80's, and attempts to get back to Earth with the help of Kaizen-85, the ship's lonely AI.
- StarsTony DanielsKyle DerekLuke MartyAfter running through a corn field with distorted vision, the player's character blacks out, and wakes up to see sentient corn moving boxes out of a pathway ahead. Over the next several hours, the player discovers who made the sentient corn, why there is sentient corn, and helps them to free their society. The entire story is a parody of adventure games like Myst, and the sarcastic text gives the player hints throughout the story, preventing them from getting lost, as frequently happened to players in the old-style adventure games.
- DirectorAlbert ShihStarsMax HowarthPerception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you explore a surreal dream world and solve impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
- DirectorBalthazar AuxietreAlexis MorozStarsAugustin JacobWerner KolkRobert MorganA story-driven puzzle game for VR.