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Video game 2023

Baldur's Gate 3

Larian turns the rules of Dungeons & Dragons into a vast playground for experimentation where a dice roll, a conversation or an absurd idea can genuinely change the adventure.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a turn-based RPG set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Leading a group infected with mind flayer parasites, the player explores a world built around choices, systemic interactions and consequences, with a level of freedom rarely pushed this far in an RPG of such scale.

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive turns the countdown of a doomed civilization into a French RPG where every combat turn demands as much thought as reflex.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 follows Gustave, Maelle and their companions on a desperate mission against the Paintress, an entity that condemns a new generation to disappear every year. Inspired by the French Belle Époque and major JRPGs, Sandfall Interactive's first game combines turn-based combat, real-time dodges and parries, surrealist art direction and a story centered on death, grief and what we choose to pass on.

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2018

God of War

Santa Monica Studio brings the camera closer to Kratos to better reveal what the series had until then almost always hidden behind his anger: a man trying to learn how to become a father.

God of War follows Kratos and his son Atreus on a journey through the lands of Norse mythology to fulfill Faye's final wish. By leaving Greece, the distant camera and part of its former frenzy behind in favor of more physical combat, semi-open exploration and a father-son relationship at the center of the story, Santa Monica Studio profoundly reinvents its series without erasing what made Kratos who he is.

• Action
• Adventure
• Fantasy

Video game 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Commander Shepard crosses a galaxy threatened by the Reapers in a trilogy where decisions, alliances and sacrifices carry over from one game to the next.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition brings together Commander Shepard’s three adventures in a remastered collection. BioWare combines RPG, science fiction, combat and narrative choices whose consequences follow the player throughout the trilogy.

• Action
• Adventure
• Science fiction

Video game 2019

Persona 5 Royal

In Tokyo, a high school student becomes the leader of the Phantom Thieves and lives a double life between classes, relationships and corrupted desires.

Persona 5 Royal follows a group of high school students able to explore a world shaped by human desires. Atlus combines turn-based JRPG combat, time management and social life in an expanded version of Persona 5.

• Adventure
• Supernatural
• JRPG

Video game 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2

Arthur Morgan rides with the Van der Linde gang through a disappearing American West, between survival, loyalty and personal choices.

Red Dead Redemption 2 follows Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang in 1899, as the age of outlaws approaches its end. Rockstar combines western, open world and ensemble storytelling in an adventure where everyday life matters as much as gunfights.

• Action
• Adventure
• Western

Video game 2022

The Last of Us Part I

Naughty Dog completely rebuilds Joel and Ellie's journey to bring a 2013 classic closer to the technical, visual and accessibility standards of its sequel.

The Last of Us Part I is a complete remake of the first The Last of Us, centered on Joel and Ellie's journey across an America devastated by a fungal infection. Naughty Dog preserves the structure and story of the 2013 game while rebuilding environments, characters, animations, controls and accessibility for PS5 and PC.

• Action
• Adventure
• Post-apocalyptic

Video game 2020

The Last of Us Part II

Naughty Dog turns revenge into an uncomfortable, brutal experience deliberately split between several perspectives on the same violence.

The Last of Us Part II continues Ellie's story five years after the first game. Her journey through Jackson and Seattle expands combat, stealth and exploration while building a story about revenge, grief, guilt and the difficulty of looking at a conflict from the opposing side.

• Action
• Adventure
• Post-apocalyptic

Video game 2015

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

CD Projekt RED turns the search for Ciri into a vast journey through a dark fantasy world where the monsters hardest to understand are not always the ones Geralt is paid to hunt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt follows Geralt of Rivia across a war-torn Continent as he searches for Ciri, his adopted daughter, pursued by the Wild Hunt. Between monster contracts, political intrigue, choices whose consequences can surface much later and exceptionally developed side stories, CD Projekt RED builds an open-world RPG that has become one of the genre's major references.

• Adventure
• Dark fantasy
• Action RPG

Video game 2016

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Retired from treasure hunting, Nathan Drake is pulled back into adventure when his brother Sam reappears with a lead to the lost treasure of pirate Henry Avery.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End concludes Nathan Drake’s main story with a quest for Libertalia, the legendary pirate colony. Naughty Dog blends exploration, climbing, stealth, gunfights and intimate storytelling in what was its most ambitious adventure at the time.

• Action
• Adventure
• Third-person shooter

Video game 2015

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered

Nathan Drake’s first adventure returns on PS4 in a remastered version that modernizes the visuals, controls and fluidity without rebuilding the 2007 game.

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remastered revisits the search for El Dorado that introduced Nathan Drake on PlayStation 3. Bluepoint Games adapts the adventure for PS4 at 1080p/60 fps, reworks aiming and grenades, and adds Photo Mode along with new difficulty modes.

• Action
• Adventure
• Third-person shooter

Video game 2015

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Nathan Drake’s first three adventures are brought together and remastered for PS4, from the search for El Dorado to the secrets of Shambhala and Ubar.

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection brings together the solo campaigns of Drake’s Fortune, Among Thieves and Drake’s Deception. Bluepoint Games remasters the trilogy for PS4 with 1080p/60 fps presentation, reworked visuals and several new modes.

• Action
• Adventure
• Third-person shooter