16 Best Standalone Games

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, developed by “Rockstar San Diego” and published by “Rockstar Games” is an Action, Horror Survival and a Western Style Shooting video game. The story of the game revolves around the character of the protagonist “Jhon Marston” who tries to find out the cure for a zombie plague that erased half of the population on earth. The game features different kinds of zombies like “Humanoid, animalistic and mythical creatures” and a game-play with a third-person perspective in which the protagonist roams in an open world fighting and killing the zombies. As the protagonist mostly travels on foot, he interacts with different game objects and engages in combats using the melee tactics and weapons and where required, he uses different firearms to kill the enemies in a western style shootout spree. “Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare” provides with a well written storyline, an engaging game-play and rich graphics along with single and multiplayer gaming modes. “Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare” is available to play on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming platforms. You can try this game as one of the best alternatives to “Resident Evil 5”.

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a Cyberpunk, Action, RPG and First Person Shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Ubisoft Shanghai and published by Ubisoft. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is set in a nuclear war torn world in the year 2007 in which you assume the role of a super-soldier laced up with the super abilities of Cybernetics. Sergeant Rex “Power” Colt and another soldier Spider travel to an unclassified island in search of the rogue Colonel Sloan. Upon their arrival to the island, Colonel kills Spider and knocks down Colt. Colonel’s doctor betrays him and frees Colt and he then starts the search of Sloan who is planning to revert the world into stone age. Colonel Sloan unleashes his super soldiers against Colt and Colt fights them off with his super abilities and finally reaches to Sloan. Sloan tries to fear Colt with his bio creations of new species like zombies but colt manages to use all of his creations against him. He inverts the whole system of the island against Colonel and flees the vicinity. Island self-destructs with the colonel and all the deadly creations of his delusional mind. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon offers a great story, cool visuals and mechanics and a totally immersive game-play to enjoy.

XCOM: Enemy Within is a Downloadable Content Pack for the XCOM: Enemy Unknown released for multiple platforms developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. The DLC pack introduces new gameplay elements, as well as features new themes of transhumanism. The gameplay and plot remain the same like the original title with some extra features. In the game, the player needs to manage the headquarters of XCOM in real-time, but most of the gameplay comprises turn-based combats against rogue human faction and invading aliens. The game includes the Meld (the new resource), the player must lead his army to fight enemies while securing Meld. Single-player campaign consists of forty-seven maps and introduces thirteen maps in multiplayer mode. XCOM: Enemy Within offers core features such as New Soldier Abilities, New Equipment, and Weapons, Strategic Resources, Multiplayer (Maps, Units, and Abilities), etc. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Kojima Productions. It is the 9th entry in the series and 11th overall. The game takes place in the historic year in 1984, after the events of Ground Zeroes. The story centers on the mercenary leader as he attempts to get into the border of Kabul Province and the Angola Zaire to take revenge from those people who killed his forces. The game features open environment and lets the player explore the environment from a third-person perspective. The player can use traditional weapons to take down enemies using stealth elements and cane earn points by completing a set of missions. The player can manipulate the world either on foot or by horseback. The player needs to sneak from different points in the exciting world, avoid enemy guards, and remain undetected. It features day/night cycles and introduces weather system to make the game challenging. The game rewards the player with points per kill. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain includes prominent features such as Open World, Lots of challenging Missions, Stealth elements, Melee Combat, and more. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the best game for hardcore players.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game serves as the stand-alone expansion pack for the Uncharted series and the first title not to introduce the protagonist named as Nathan Drake. The game revolves around the struggle of the fortune hunter named Chloe Frazer, who are searching for the Tusk of Ganesh in India’s mountain in the midst of the civil war. The player can navigate the stimulating environment from a third-person view and can use firearms and melee weapons to take down enemies. During the gameplay, the player needs to solve mind-bending puzzles, use melee and stealth elements to defend himself against hostile foes. It offers a brilliant gameplay by combining narrative, platform, puzzle, adventure and third-person perspective elements. The player can perform acrobatic actions and is capable of running, climbing, swimming, swinging, and jumping his or her way to fulfill the objectives. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy includes prominent features such as improved Graphics, different Locations, powerful Enemies, and more. Try it out.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is an Action-Adventure, Stealth, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game serves as the 3rd title in the series of Dishonored and revolves around the former assassin named as Billie Lurk, the female protagonist. According to the story, the protagonist is searching for her mentor Daud and assists in his quest to slay the Outsider, who is a supernatural being. During the gameplay, the player can use different gear and gadgets like hook mine which can be played on any surface including ceilings, walls and can grab enemies and towards it. After accomplishing the first mission, the player can get access to three supernatural abilities, which cost energy to use. The energy regenerates to full over the time. The primary task of the player is to explore the land from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies and crush them to score the points. During the gameplay, the player can take optional contract at black markets and can fulfill the requirements of each one to become the master. With advanced mechanics, graphics and controls, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is the best game to play and enjoy.

Alan Wake, a Third Person Shooter, Action-Adventure Video game by Remedy Entertainment. The game is set in the fictitious town of Bright Falls and the story of the game revolves around the character of the protagonist Alan Wake, a novelist by profession who suddenly loses his wife and sets out to find the truth about her disappearance. You get into the character of Alan Wake and start your journey, interact with The Taken, the most bizarre, creepy and murderous entities to find out the clues about your wife’s disappearance. You must fight them in order to fulfill your desire of revenge. The game lets you use different weapons, skills etc. to encounter the Taken. Alan Wake features a hardcore, action-packed and psych-horror game-play along with super dynamic 3D graphics, an open world environment and an engaging game-play and story. Alan wake is based on episodic play and it offers an amazingly twisted game plot that strongly binds the characters with the story and features a marvelous blend of Action-Adventure, Horror and Shooting elements. Try it out and you’ll love everything this game has to offer.

The Last of Us: Left Behind created by Naughty Dog and published by SCE is an Action-Adventure, and Horror Survival video game for PlayStation platform only. The game was released in 2014, as a Downloadable Content Pack for the original game The Last of Us. The player explores the environment from a third-person view and uses firearms like modern weapons and stealth elements to defend against zombies and hostiles. A terrible virus has been affected humanity and turned the almost human population into a zombie-like creature. It features a new mode called Listen mode that enables the players to locate foes through a sense of spatial awareness and hearing. Using crafting system, the players can customize several weapons and can upgrade them using their experience points. The game is a mixture of melee combat, gunfights, and cover system. The player controls the main protagonist named as Ellie, who must complete a variety of missions to progress through the game. With improved graphics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, The Last of Us: Left Behind is the best game to play for hardcore players.

Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry takes you to an amazing journey of being a Slave turned Assassins. This Wonderful Action-Adventure, Stealth, Hack and Slash and shooting video game is basically a DLC Pack for the popular Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and it allows you to be Adewale, the protagonist who is born a slave but is destined to be a great Assassin. In the game, you as Adewale will see yourself involved in a shipwreck in Saint-Domingue. With no weapons or tools, your task is to rise and gather up your own crew, acquire a ship, and take your men to free the slaves and assassinate the culprits responsible for the crimes against the slaves. Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry provides with wonderful skills, weapons, combats and epic fights between you and the enemies. With super Ultra HD graphics, an amazingly involving story and an engaging game-play, Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry is a great new Action-Adventure, Stealth, RPG, Shooter and Hack and Slash video game to play and enjoy.

inFAMOUS First Light is a Standalone DLC (Downloadable Content) Pack Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Sucker Punch Productions. The game puts the player in the role of the female protagonist named as Abigail Walker, a young woman who possesses superhuman powers. The plot takes place in the stunning world played from a third-person view. During the gameplay, the player uses her neon powers to take down enemies and travel the land while completing a variety of levels. The game focuses on the fictional version of Seattle and the prison known as Curdun Cay. It mixes the Open World, Action-Adventure, and Third-person elements. The player must complete levels, defeat foes, and accomplish the side missions to become the master. The player can fly in the air, jump from building to building, and navigate the city to reach the certain location. There are numerous missions available, and each mission needs a completion of certain objectives. With prominent features, addictive gameplay, and detailed graphics, inFAMOUS First Light is the incredible game to play and enjoy.

Forza Horizon 2 is a remarkable Car Racing video game by Playground Games and Microsoft Studios. Being part of the Forza series, Forza horizon offers similar game-play to its predecessors and add up new enhancements to visuals, mechanics and core game-play. Great new features of the game include, a number of new cars from the most prominent manufacturers around the world such as Lamborghini LP610-4, Veneno, McLaren, LaFerrari, Agera and Super Sports, countless new racing tracks, beautiful locations, Super cool graphics, Open world gaming environment and single and multiplayer gaming modes etc. Like all the Forza series games, players can be racers or cops upon their liking. With enhanced mechanics, an open World and an addictive game-play, Forza Horizon 2 is one of the best games in the series and offers loads of entertainment for all the hardcore gamers. Try it out and you’ll definitely be amazed at what this cool game has to offer.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus brings an Action-Adventure, FPS (First-person Shooter), and Single-player gameplay for those players who love playing Action-packed Shooting games. It is the 8th title in the series of Wolfenstein and serves as the sequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order, released in 2015. The game takes place in the alternate history and centers on the Nazi Victory of the World War II. In the game, you take on the protagonist’s role named as William Blazkowicz, and the plot revolves around his struggle to battle against the Nazi Regime in the fictional United States. You navigate the environment from a first-person perspective, and your primary job is to defeat enemies using a huge arsenal of weaponry and explore the most levels on foot. The story is split into several chapters, and each chapter offers a variety of missions to accomplish. The game introduces a cover system and divide the health system into several sections. You will receive points for each completed missions and can use these points to enhance your abilities. With advanced features, highly graphic details, and smooth controls, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the best game to play and enjoy.

Dead Rising 2, is an Open World Action, Horror Survival and Beat em’ Up video game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom for multiple platforms as Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is set in the fictitious settlement of Fortune City, Nevada and features the protagonist Chuck Greene a former Motocross Champion who combats with the hordes of Zombies in order to survive and finish the game objectives. Mostly involving in the melee combats, you as the protagonist take control of some custom made, traditional or futuristic weapons like guns with multiple functionalities, swords, axes etc. As the protagonist mostly travels on foot in the game world, he engages in close combats with zombies and uses the melee weapons and melee fight techniques to fight off the zombies and save himself from becoming like them. Alongside killing the zombies, protagonist collects different power-ups and weapons and items that complete the world map. From start to the end, this game is a total blast and the presence of almost 7000 zombies on the same time while you are fighting against the zombies, makes the game a fast-paced and madness filled thriller that is enough to give you chills. You should totally try it out if you love playing Apocalyptic games.

Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack is an engaging, Platform, Action, and Single-player game created by Insomniac Games. It the marvelous entry in the series of Ratchet and Clank Future and allows you explore the game world with the help of the Protagonist, complete a series of challenging missions, fight against antagonist and his helper to save your world and find the murderer of your friends. The game offers exciting story revolving around the hero. Your character can run, punch, jump and attack enemies to defeat them. Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack is available to play on PlayStation platform and the series of the game consists of various titles. Use weapons and upgrade them with experience points. With time watch the protagonist can record his action and can see replays anytime. Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack is a brilliant game to play.

Dungeon Siege is a 2002’s top trending Action, Adventure and RPG video game. Published worldwide by Microsoft Game Studios, Dungeon Siege is set in the Kingdom of Ehb and follows the story of a Humble Farmer whose life shatters down as the attack of a deadly creature of The Krugs attacks the farming community. In the game, the players are tasked to seek help from the neighboring settlements and kill the Krugs before it’s too late. Failed to stop the intrusion of The Krugs, the player must now turn himself into a Hero and travel to the Kingdoms Capital to the Castle of Ehb, fight off the Seck, a mysterious race of monsters with humans like appearance. The castle is in a state of emergency, and the only way to save it is to fight off all the deadly creatures including The Krugs, giant spiders, hordes of zombies, goblins, and all the other dangerous wild creatures. Dungeon Siege offers Multiplayer Co-Op mode for the players to enjoy the game even more by completing the campaign (Utraean Peninsula), defeat monsters while being part of a team and enjoy exploring the world. Furthermore, Dungeon Siege offers a number of fantastic mods for the game. The mods include both the company and player created content and can be downloaded from the internet. The most popular modes for Dungeon Siege include Ultima V: Lazarus, Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, The Ultima VI Project, and Ultima VI: The False Prophet.

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death serves as the 2nd Downloadable Content Pack for Heroes of Might and Magic III video game, developed by New World Computing and published by The 3DO Company. It mainly revolves around Turn-based Strategy elements and offers the similar gameplay to original title. The DLC pack comes with seven new campaigns with the ability to change the settings. It offers twelve new artifacts, eight new terrain types, and two hero types such as Moral and Magic. The plot focuses on the protagonist named as Sandro, who recently reached on the Antagarich’s continent, following the events of Heroes and Might and Magic II. In the start of the game, the player must choose his campaign, factions and a playable hero to explore the world from an isometric perspective to dominate the enemies. There are multiple new quests available and the player needs to accomplish each one to advance through the plot to become the master. Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death offers key features, exciting gameplay and smooth controls.