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#1 Dead Effect

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For all those Sci-Fi Shooter enthusiasts who dearly love playing games, Dead Effect is actually a gift. This amazing game is packed with hardcore Action, Thrill, Stealth and Horror-Survival elements and offers a unique game-play experience. The game takes you to outer space and leaves you in a Star Ship fitted with a new FTL technology. The ship’s destination is a planet named as Tau Ceti F and after setting the course, all crew goes into hyper-sleep but when an elite member of Unit 13 wakes up, he finds the ship crowded with the Undead. In order to survive the Zombies, he starts finding the means to save himself and the story goes on. Dead Effect offers amazingly brutal encounters with Zombies, and leaves you alone to survive and to find other survivors. Your task is simple, get up, lace yourself with all the available weapons, start hunting down the undead and use your stealth abilities to prey on your targets. With amazing single-player and long campaigns, exploration, survival, loads of in-game achievements and state of the art weapons, and eerie soundtracks, Dead Effect offers brilliant visuals, a great story and a fantastic game-play.

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#2 XCOM

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XCOM is a Series Multi-genre video games and offers a versatility throughout the series. Strategy, RTS, turn-based tactics, Real-time Tactics, Simulations, Construction and Management, Military and War gaming, Space Flight, FPS, Third-person Shooting, Action, RPG, etc. are all the genres in which XCom offers games. XCom series was originally started back in 1994 by a company known as MicroProse. MicroProse published in total six games with two of them cancelled. The series rocked the markets but soon it lost the business until the series was rebooted in 2005 by 2K Games. The Series once again started with a mega hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown and broke all the previous records. With critically acclaim and commercial success, the company launched an Expansion pack named as XCOM: Enemy Within, back in 2013 and another title XCOM 2 in 2016. From the very beginning to the latest release of the series, XCOM has maintained the standard and the quality of content and is one of the most favorite series of games throughout the world. Players who typically love playing games with Sci-Fi and Action elements, can play the games in the series and enjoy.

#3 Half Life

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Half-Life is a Super Thrilling Sci-Fi FPS (First person Shooter) video game by Valve Corporation. This brilliant game is one of the trend setters in FPS genre and it provided with a wonderful FPS series of games that actually ruled over the world. With a huge following and a worldwide acclaim, Half-Life was one of the best game of its time. Sci-Fi and FPS characteristics, great mechanics and an engaging game-play made the players love this game. The game is set in a Remote Desert situated in the City of New Mexico and it takes you to the premises of Black mesa Research Facility, a Secret Complex that resembles greatly to the Area 51. Half Life lets you be a skilled Scientist and a Theoretical Physicist and tells the story of the events and aftermath of a Black Mesa Experiment gone wrong. The Experiment goes horribly wrong and as a result an undefinable Phenomenon happens that opens up portals in the facility and the Aliens swarm down.No your task is to survive by killing the alien enemies at sight because they have no mercy for humans at all. on the other hand HECU (Hazardous Environment Combat Unit) keeps on struggling against the aliens. In order to stop the widespread chaos and panic HECU tries to suppress the matter by confiscating all of the data and Scientists related to the Incident. Freeman gets barred to but soon with the help of fellow scientists he reaches down to the other end of the portal, in the Xen territory in order to eliminate the Nihilanth, who is keeping the portal opened. Half Life offers a strong and fantastic narrative, great story amazing gameplay as well as loads of fantastic perks, cool weapons etc.

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#4 The Darkness 2

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The Darkness 2 is a wonderful FPS, RPG and Psychological Horror-Survival video game by Digital Extremes. You’ll have to control the character of Jackie Estacado, the leader of the Franchetti Criminal Family. Your task is to act as Jackie Estacado, use your Dark powers against the rival gang that recently attacked you, eliminate them and enjoy engaging yourself into amazingly haunting and psychological horror filled game-play. Exploration, artifacts and items collection, amazingly blasting enemy encounters and the deep prowess of dark powers makes this game more and more involving as you further flow with the story-line. With a great dark setting, unbelievably stressing situations, and your ability to cater with the problems, hardcore encounters with the bizarre creatures and enemies, loads of cool weapons to shoot down the enemies, super fine and dramatic event depictions, eye-catching visuals and a brilliant story, The Darkness 2 is one amazing game to play and enjoy.

#5 Sanctum

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Sanctum is an Action, Strategy and Tower Defense video game by Coffee Stain Studios. The game beautifully amalgamates Tower Defense, RPG and First Person Shooter elements together and provides with an engaging game-play in which your duty is to build towers, pathways like mazes and defend your posts against the intruding enemies by using your skills, best tactically strategic approaches in a 4 player co-op environment. With amazing visuals, engaging game-play and wonderful mechanics, Sanctum offers 87 achievements, a lot of hidden power-ups, upgrades and a lot of other cool things. For a brilliant Tower Defense experience, do try this game. It’ll blow your mind away with all the wonderful things it has to offer.

#6 Jagged Alliance 2

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Jagged Alliance 2 is a Turn-based, Tactical, Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Sir-Tech and published by TalonSoft. It is the 3rd entry in the series of Jagged Alliance and offers the similar gameplay to its earlier games. The game takes place in the fictional country known as Arulco which has under the ruled of a monarch Deidranna. It lets the player control a team of the mercenaries and with the help of citizens. The main goal is to lead a team, fight against enemies using weapons and send the hired team in dangerous missions to conquer other areas of the country. Explore the game world, unearth its secrets and complete a series of challenging missions. The player controls mercenaries who runs, shoots, talks and more. It includes a massive variety of weapons, items, armor, and other equipment for the player use. Jagged Alliance 2 includes core features such as Create your own Team, more than 150 Characters, Recruit teams, 230 new Sectors and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#7 Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut

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Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is a mix of Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, and Role-playing elements developed and published by inXile Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode and the sequel to the original Role-playing game. It introduces two different factions such as the United States and Soviet Union and the game takes place in the historical world and focuses on a nuclear war. Your ultimate task is to select your faction and choose your character to get into the world where you have to fulfill a variety of missions to earn experience points. Through customization features, you can change the appearance of your character using a variety of combinations and can use over 150 weapons to take down enemies. Navigate the open environment from isometric view and command your team to progress through the game. Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut includes prominent features such as Precious Strikes, Quirks and Perks, Decision Making Gameplay, Customization, and more. Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is the wonderful game as compared to other games of same genres.

#8 Heroes of Might and Magic V

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Heroes of Might and Magic V is a role-playing, turn-based, single, and multiplayer video game published by Ubisoft and developed by Nival Interactive. Like other games in the series, you can take on the role of the commander with magical powers, and your ultimate task is to offer your services for a specific faction, creating an army from different settlements. Navigate the environment to learn new skills, upgrade your character, gain experience points, and create several abilities. Each character has two types of skills as regular and racing.

The game has six different factions: Dungeon, Necropolis, Inferno, Sylvan, Haven, and more. Engage yourself in turn-based combat experience and defeat your opponent team to become the master. As the game proceeds, it becomes challenging. After defeating the minions, you have to fight against the boss and defeat him to clear the level. It is the best game to play and enjoy with superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals.

#9 Space Hulk

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Space Hulk combines the Turn-based Strategy, Tactical, Sci-fi, and Board Game elements developed and published by Full Control Studios. The game takes place in the Warhammer 4K Universe and focuses on legendary battles and heroic actions. It lets you manages a small group of a space marine who effort to restore their honor by mounting an assault. You must lead your team, manipulate the environment, make your strategy and struggle to take down your enemies. Participate in turn-based combat and kill the enemy on your turn. There are a series of levels, and each level requires a completion of individual objectives. The game unlocks further content as you progress through the match. You can use your experience points to upgrade your characters. It takes place in the three-dimension world and comprises twelve challenging missions. Space Hulk offers prominent features such as Warhammer 4K Universe, Fearsome Gene Stealers, 3D Environments, Damnation Campaign, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#10 Breach and Clear

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Breach and Clear is an Action Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, and Single-player video game created by Mighty Rabbit Studios and published by Gun Media. The game takes place in the beautiful world and lets the player assume the role of the protagonist who is a leader of four Special Forces units. The primary objective of the player to get into the corrupt area and kill all foes within time. It takes place in the real location around the world and allows the player create his unique team contains up to four players, plan out his missions and dominate the battlefield. There are multiple squads available such as US Army Rangers, Canada’s JTF2, US Navy Seals and more. Multiple enemy varieties with various skill sets and abilities. Through customization features, the player can build his arsenal with hundreds of gun combinations, and equip each soldier with a different mixture of perks, armor and more. Breach and Clear offers core features such as different Modes, exciting and Strategic Gameplay, high-quality Graphics, and more. Breach and Clear is the best game as compared to other Turn-based Strategy games.

#11 XCOM 2: Alien Hunters

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XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is an Expansion Pack for the original game XCOM 2 developed by Feral Interactive and published by 2K. The game mixes the Turn-based Strategy, Character Customization, Aliens, Tactical, and Sci-fi elements and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. The expansion pack enables the player to turn his soldiers of XCOM into an alien squad with new armors and weapons to fight against new Alien bosses that will struggle to pursue his team across the gameplay. There are several playable characters available, and the player can choose one of them before getting into the game where he has to battle against another faction to complete his goals to earn points. The player can participate in the turn-based battle, where he must make a strategy to take down his opponents easily. XCOM 2: Alien Hunters offers core features such as Head to Head Multiplayer Mode, lots of Missions, Tactical Guerrilla Combat, Resistance Fighters and more. With addictive gameplay, futuristic environments, highly-detailed world, and beautiful soundtracks, XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is the fantastic game to play and enjoy.

#12 XCOM: Enemy Within

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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.

#13 XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is a Downloadable Content Pack for the XCOM 2 and focuses on Turn-based Tactics gameplay published by 2K Games and developed by Firaxis Games. The game supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and available to play on cross-platform. The DLC pack changes the campaign structure and brings new hero characters, new enemies, modifiers and more. It includes a new set of aliens called the Chosen, a set of three warriors tasked to defeat the XCOM and capture the commander by the Elders such as the Hunter, the Assassin, and the Warlock each with its unique skills and abilities. The Assassin uses the stealth element and is able to abduct the soldiers of the player directly from the playfield, the Warlock uses the psionic powers and can summon enemies during the fight and the Hunter can use long-range rifles to kill his targets. There are a variety of missions, and each mission needs a completion of specific objectives to progress through the game. As the storyline progresses, the Chosen get access to new abilities over time and become able to release an attack on the Avengers. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen includes prominent features such as New Environments, Mission Objectives, Enhanced Strategy Layer, Customization, Challenge Mode, and more. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#14 Eschalon Book III

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Eschalon Book III is a Fantasy-based, Isometric Role-playing, and Single-player Adventure video game developed and published by Basilisk Games for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the fantasy land and puts you in the role of the protagonist, who is looking for his past. As the protagonist, you must explore the land from an isometric perspective, interact with environment consists of dungeons and virtual wilderness full of danger and secrets. The game introduces plenty of fan-requested features and updates. It offers an open-ended environment where you can move freely to find the truth about your past and face brutal creatures while exploring. The ultimate task is to battle against enemies in turn-based combat and attack with traditional weapons during your turn to save his life. The game rewards you with experience points which can be used to unlock additional stuff and weapons. Eschalon Book III includes core features such as Hundreds of Updates, Build Custom Maps, Single-player RPG Gameplay, Enhanced Environment Effects, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#15 Invisible, Inc. Console Edition

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Invisible, Inc. Console Edition is a Stealth-based, Turn-based Tactics, and Single-player video game with an emphasis on Rogue-like elements, created and published by Klei Entertainment. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, a remote operator for an agency that has threatened by multinational companies. The agency sets out the agents on a secret missions to collect resources and support to enable the relocation of the computer system of the agency to the secure heaven within the time limit. The game focuses on an epic gameplay inspired by X-Com, incorporating elements of espionage and stealth. In the game, the player controls the character to perform various missions around the world to retrieve valuables, information, personnel, equipment and more. The environment of the game takes place in the futuristic year 2074, after multinational companies have overthrown the national governments of the world and taken control of the globe. Character Selection, Deep Customization, Five different Modes, Animated Cutscenes, etc. are prominent features of the game.

#16 Arma Tactics

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Arma Tactics (Stylized as ARMA TACTICS) is a Turn-based Strategy, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by Bohemia Interactive. Unlike the previous titles, the game focuses on turn-based tactical elements where the player commands the team of several operatives. There are four members each with unique abilities in the team of the player. The game has two different modes such as regular campaign and user created missions. Lots of levels available in the game with increasing difficulty. The player needs to command his team and battle against rival enemies in a turn-based system with a task to eliminate the operatives of opposing team to score the points. During the gameplay, the player can use a variety of weapons and can purchase new using his earned points. The game offers complex gameplay, as the player advances through it. Arma Tactics includes core features such as Two Modes, Four-operator Team, Strategy Gameplay, Purchase Upgrades and Gadgets, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Strategy Games.

#17 Lords of Xulima

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Lords of Xulima is a Role-playing and Single-player video game published and developed by Numantian Games for multiple platforms. It mainly revolves around Turn-based RPG gameplay with an emphasis on First-person Perspective. The exploration and movement take place in the 2D isometric perspective, and the player can select his one of nine classes each with its unique abilities, skills and playstyle. At the start of the game, the player has to form a team of six characters and jump into the fantasy-based environment where the player must take his turn, make a strategy and attack enemies to eliminate from the battlefield. The game rewards the player with points and bonuses which the player uses to enhance his skills, abilities, and experience. The environment of the game is navigated from an isometric view, and the player commands a party of six characters. As the game advances, further challenging tasks and levels will be unlocked to experience. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning mechanics, Lords of Xulima is the best game to enjoy.

#18 Halfway

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Halfway is a Role-playing, Turn-based Strategy, 2D Isometric-perspective, and Single-player video game, developed by Robotality and published by Chucklefish for multiple platforms. The game is set a few hundred years ago into the distant future where the humanity has begun to colonize new worlds, and they were alone in the huge galaxy. In the game, the player commands a small team of survivors and face the brutal invasion who are planning to take down the colonies of a human. As the leader, the player needs to command his team of heroes through the terrific and dark corridors of the fleet to slowly take down the enemies. In the game, the player must battle against enemies, face terrible villains and other creatures. The player can compete against enemies in the turn-based system by using cover, equipment, position and skills to his advantage in the battle. There are several playable characters, and each character has its unique abilities and skills as well as personality. Halfway includes core features such as Map Editor, Engrossing Storyline, Unique Characters, Tactical Turn-based Combat, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#19 Invisible Inc.

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Invisible Inc. is a Stealth-based, Turn-based Tactics, and Single-player video game played from an isometric viewpoint, developed by Klei Entertainment. The game is the unique blend of Rogue-like and Stealth elements and offers exciting gameplay where the player assumes the role of the remote operator for an espionage agency. According to the plot, the espionage agency has come under attack from several multinational corporations, and set out agents in major missions, gathering resources to enable the relocation of the computer system to the safe zone within a specific time. The game inspired by X-Com video game and make use of Tactical elements with emphasis on espionage and stealth. There are several levels, and the player assumes the role of the agent in each level for covert operations and has three days, in which he has to complete the final mission. Invisible Inc. includes core features such as Character Selection, Deep Customization, Five Modes, Animated Cutscenes, and more. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, Invisible Inc. is the fascinating game to play.

#20 Eschalon: Book I

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Eschalon: Book I is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Basilisk Games and published by Eschalon. The premise of the game is Isometric Turn-based Combat, and it offers the classic style RPG gameplay, introducing the massive and open explorable environment, brilliant management of character skills and stats, as well as the non-linear story to explore. The game takes place in the fantasy-themed world known as Eschalon. The game is played from an isometric viewpoint with the turn-based battle. In the game, the player commands one character, created at the starting of the game. The plot follows the character who is suffering from amnesia. The player finds out land that is affected by the huge conflict, and the player starts a quest to discover who he is. There are many challenging quests available to complete, and the player needs to fulfil the requirements of each one to advance through it. Eschalon: Book I includes core features such as Turn-based Gameplay, Visual Details, smooth Controls, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#21 Sanctum 2

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Sanctum 2 is a unique blend of Tower Defense and First-person Shooter elements, and it supports both Single-player and Multiplayer options, developed and published by Coffee Stain Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PS3. The game acts as the successor to Sanctum, released in 2011. It takes place in the future on the distant planet named Loek-III where the Britech Foundation has created the massive human colony. Like the previous settlement, Brightholme had been established in the wild environment but had destroyed from repeated attacks by the Lumes. The game puts the player in one of four core Guardians in the game and set out on an epic journey together as a squad with other characters. The player needs to take revenge from enemies who have killed his father in action. There is a huge environment in which the player can explore from a first-person viewpoint and struggle to kill enemies using the weapons. With immersive gameplay, superb mechanics and brilliant visuals, Sanctum 2 is the best game to play.

#22 XCOM 2

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XCOM 2 is a brand new Military Theme, Turn-based, Tactical Real Time Strategy and MMO video game by the popular Firaxis games. XCom 2 is the direct sequel to the 2012’s insanely popular XCom: Enemy Unknown and offers a similar gaming experience with enhanced mechanics and loads of new upgrades and perks. According to the story of the game, The aliens invaded again and this time the invasion was so strong and devastating that it sent the humanity in despair. The seized control over the major facilities and defeated the XCOM and surrendered with the Key operatives hiding in places nobody could know about. Alien’s Puppet ADVENT Administration prevailed, and Years later XCOM became a small resistance and started a new oppressive against the Aliens. This is where you get into the play as a Commander and the story takes another turn that writes the fate of Humanity. Now you must blow the soul back into XCOM and let the Aliens know about What XCOM is capable of. XCOM 2 is set in the future in the year 2035, after the events of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and allows you to get in the role of the Commander of an eponymous Tactical and Military Organization named as XCOM. XCOM 2 tasks you to take Charge of the New XCOM base named as Avenger, gather and train your forces and send them on a number of challenging missions in order to oppose the Alien enemies who have occupied a large area of the game world after the Invasion and are engulfing the world slowly but steadily. You must think strategically, deploy your forces on key spots, build new research and technological facilities, find and team up with Central Officer Bradford and launch a massive attack on Alien bases, gather up the resources such as Elerium Core, get Dr. Richard Tygan rescued and defeat the Aliens once and for all. XCOM 2 offers enhanced game mechanics, brilliant visuals, and a totally immersive gameplay along with all the brilliance it can offer. Do give it a go.