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Video game 2008

AION

Once united around the Tower of Eternity, the world of Atreia was shattered by a war against the Balaur. The cataclysm split the planet into two opposing lands: Elysea, bathed in light, and Asmodae, plunged into darkness. The player chooses to join the Elyos or the Asmodians before ascending as a Daeva, an immortal being capable of spreading their wings. Between exploration, faction warfare and the struggle against …

• Action
• Adventure
• Fantasy

Video game 2026

Arknights: Endfield

On Talos-II, a planet where human populations are struggling to develop their civilization amid hostile territories, the Endministrator resumes leadership of Endfield Industries' operations after a long period of stasis. Accompanied by Operators with diverse abilities, the Endministrator sets out to secure regions threatened by the Blight and Ankhors while developing the infrastructure needed for their survival. Thr…

• Action
• Adventure
• Science fiction

Video game 2012

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

In 1765, Louisiana is going through a period of political transition after shifting from French influence to Spanish control. The American Revolution is developing farther north, but New Orleans has tensions of its own, where colonial rivalries, trade, slavery and the hidden ambitions of the Templars intersect. Aveline de Grandpré is the daughter of a wealthy French merchant and Jeanne, a woman of African desce…

• Action
• Adventure
• Science fiction

Video game 2023

Baldur's Gate III

Kidnapped aboard a mind flayer ship, your character wakes up with an illithid parasite implanted in their brain. This creature should trigger a ceremorphosis, an irreversible transformation that would turn its host into a new mind flayer. After the ship crashes, several survivors discover that they share the same problem. Among them are Shadowheart, Lae'zel, Astarion, Gale, Wyll, and Karlach, characters with very d…

• Action
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2013

Battlefield 4

In 2020, tensions between the United States, China and Russia threaten to trigger a global conflict. Sergeant Daniel Recker, a member of the Tombstone Marine squad, takes part in a series of military operations as China's political situation descends into chaos. In Shanghai, Admiral Chang seeks to seize power while American forces attempt to evacuate several threatened individuals. Alongside his fellow soldiers, Rec…

• Action
• FPS
• Simulation

Video game 2016

Dead by Daylight

Trapped within the Entity’s realm, four survivors are forced to take part in a succession of trials whose outcome always seems to return them to the same nightmare. In each match, they must repair several generators in order to power the gates that will temporarily allow them to escape. A killer hunts them throughout the environment. Their objective is to capture the survivors and offer them to the Entity by placin…

• Action
• Horror
• Strategy

Video game 1996

Diablo

In the kingdom of Khanduras, the village of Tristram has lived in fear since a series of disturbing events struck the region. King Leoric descended into madness, his son Albrecht disappeared and demonic creatures began emerging from beneath the ancient cathedral overlooking the village. An adventurer arrives in Tristram and agrees to descend into the depths to discover the source of the corruption. Warrior, Rog…

• Action
• Horror
• Fantasy

Video game 2025

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

On the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Han China is going through a period of famine, corruption and growing unrest. A young amnesiac warrior travels across the land with no knowledge of his own past and gradually becomes caught up in the conflicts that will lead into the Three Kingdoms era. From popular uprisings to the Battle of Chibi, he crosses paths with figures such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, builds…

• Action
• RPG
• Hack and slash

Video game 2010

Fable III

Fifty years after the events of Fable II, a new generation takes place in the heart of Albion. The player plays the child of the Hero from the previous episode and begins a journey that will lead him to the throne of the kingdom. This new adventure continues the story of Albion through the direct descendant of the character of Fable II. His journey no longer consists only of becoming a recognized Hero: he is now par…

• Action
• Adventure
• Comedy

Video game 2015

Fallout Shelter

In a world devastated by nuclear war, Vault-Tec entrusts the player with responsibility for a new underground Vault. As Overseer, the mission seems simple: build a thriving shelter and ensure the happiness of its residents, far from the dangers of the surface. There is, however, no central hero or major imposed quest. The story is the Vault itself. New residents arrive, work in different facilities, develop their …

• Science fiction
• RPG
• Simulation

Video game 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

For years, the Shinra Electric Power Company has supplied the world with energy by drawing from the Lifestream, the flow from which all existence comes and to which it returns. After leaving Midgar behind, Cloud and his companions set out on a journey across the wider world, travelling through vast grasslands on chocoback without knowing exactly where their path will lead. Meanwhile, Zack reaches Midgar after sur…

• Action
• Adventure
• Fantasy

Video game 2023

Fire Emblem Engage

One thousand years after the war that sealed away Sombron, the Fell Dragon, Alear awakens with no memory of their past. As the ancient enemy's seal begins to weaken, the Divine Dragon must travel across the continent of Elyos to gather the twelve Emblem Rings. These artifacts allow legendary heroes such as Marth, Sigurd and Celica to lend their power. Accompanied by princes, princesses and warriors from the differen…

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2022

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

A lone mercenary, Shez sees their group wiped out by the formidable Ashen Demon and survives only thanks to the intervention of a mysterious entity named Arval. Determined to get revenge, Shez soon crosses paths with Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude, the future leaders of Fódlan's three major powers. Choosing to join one of their houses then changes the course of history and draws the continent into a war different from…

• Action
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2019

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

A mercenary fighting alongside their father Jeralt, Byleth saves three young nobles destined to play major roles in the future of Fódlan: Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude. Recruited as a professor at the Officers Academy of Garreg Mach Monastery, Byleth must choose one of their three houses and train the students both in their studies and on the battlefield. But beneath the political tensions, the influence of the Churc…

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2012

Mass Effect 3

After the events of Mass Effect 2 and with the Reapers’ arrival now certain, Shepard is on Earth when the invasion begins. The enormous machines attack several worlds simultaneously and strike directly at the galaxy’s major powers. Shepard leaves a planet already at war aboard the Normandy with an urgent mission: convince the different civilizations to combine their forces before they are destroyed one by one. On M…

• Action
• Adventure
• Science fiction

Video game 2018

Metal Gear Survive

After the destruction of Mother Base at the end of Ground Zeroes, a soldier who took part in Big Boss's evacuation narrowly escapes being pulled into a mysterious wormhole. Six months later, he is sent through this anomaly into a hostile and distorted world where the remains of military facilities stand alongside dangerous creatures. To find a way home, he must explore this unknown environment, gather resources, bui…

• Action
• Adventure
• Science fiction

Video game 2023

Minecraft Legends

Minecraft: Legends begins when the player is approached by Action, Knowledge and Foresight, three beings known as the Hosts and entrusted with watching over the Overworld. A war is raging between the Nether and the Overworld. The Hosts ask the hero to join their world and help resist the piglin invasion, as the attackers begin assaulting villages and expanding their presence. Transported into this threatened O…

• Action
• Fantasy
• Strategy

Video game 2023

Persona 5 Tactica

Following a strange incident, the Phantom Thieves find themselves transported to an unknown kingdom where the population lives under the oppression of an army known as the Legionnaires. Quickly surrounded and placed in danger, they are rescued by Erina, a mysterious revolutionary leading a resistance movement. Erina then offers the Phantom Thieves a deal in exchange for their help. The group joins her rebellion a…

• Fantasy
• RPG
• Simulation

Video game 2016

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

In Sid Meier's Civilization VI, the player takes control of a historical civilization and guides it from its earliest settlements to the major advances of the modern era. Exploration, scientific research, cultural development, diplomacy, religion and military power gradually shape an empire whose cities expand directly across the map. Facing other leaders and city-states, the player must exploit the territory, choos…

• Fantasy
• Historical
• Simulation

Video game 2025

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

In Sid Meier's Civilization VII, the player takes control of a historical leader and builds an empire meant to endure across several major periods of human history. From Antiquity to the Modern Age through the Exploration Age, each transition reshapes the economic, scientific, cultural and military possibilities of the campaign. The leader remains at the center of this long journey, while the civilization they repre…

• Historical
• Simulation
• Strategy

Video game 2012

SoulCalibur V

Seventeen years after the events of SoulCalibur IV, Patroklos Alexandra travels across Europe in search of his sister Pyrrha, who disappeared during their childhood. Convinced that he is fighting beings corrupted by Soul Edge, he serves Graf Dumas before discovering that the conflict surrounding the cursed sword is far more complex than he imagined. When his path finally crosses Pyrrha's, Sophitia's two children bec…

• Action
• Fantasy
• Fighting

Video game 2026

Star Wars Zero Company

During the final year of the Clone Wars, Hawks, a disgraced former captain of the Galactic Republic who took responsibility for a devastating defeat against the Separatists, leads Zero Company, a unit made up of mercenaries and fighters from diverse backgrounds. Operating from a hideout known as the Den on the Ring of Kafrene, the crew survives by taking dangerous contracts while accumulating debts to the Hutts. Whe…

• Science fiction
• Strategy
• Tactical

Video game 2016

Stellaris

A civilization has just mastered interstellar travel and is preparing to leave its home system to explore a galaxy that remains largely unknown. Science ships set out to chart new systems, investigate anomalies and discover worlds suitable for colonization, while the empire gradually encounters other peoples with different ideologies, ambitions and technologies. Diplomacy, alliances, rivalries and wars then shape th…

• Science fiction
• Simulation
• Strategy

Video game 2026

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition

While the Fellowship of the Ring begins its journey toward Mordor, another threat is growing in the north of Middle-earth. Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean serving Sauron, gathers an army in the ruins of Fornost to extend the Dark Lord's influence. The ranger Eradan, the Elf Andriel and the Dwarf Farin form their own fellowship and travel across the northern regions to confront Agandaûr's forces, support threatened peop…

• Action
• Adventure
• Fantasy

Video game 2016

Total War: Warhammer

In an age of endless conquest, thousands of warriors clash while entire peoples fight for domination of the Old World under the command of powerful leaders. Karl Franz gathers the forces of the Empire and seeks to unite the Elector Counts against their common enemies. The Greenskins, Orcs and Goblins hungry for battle, rally around Grimgor Ironhide. High King Thorgrim leads the Dwarfs out of their mountain stronghol…

• Action
• Fantasy
• RPG

Video game 2017

Total War: Warhammer II

Several millennia after the creation of the Great Vortex, originally designed to repel the forces of Chaos, the immense magical maelstrom dominating Ulthuan begins to lose its stability. As the world once again risks falling into catastrophe, several powers seek to influence its fate. Prince Tyrion leads the High Elves in an attempt to stabilize the Vortex, while the Slann Mage-Priest Mazdamundi mobilizes the Lizard…

• Action
• Fantasy
• Strategy

Video game 2022

Total War: Warhammer III

The roar of Ursun, the dying bear-god of Kislev, tears open the boundary between the mortal world and the Realms of Chaos. Rifts begin to appear as the four Ruinous Powers — Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Slaanesh — extend their influence. Kislev and Grand Cathay are drawn into the crisis, while a Daemon Prince consumed by vengeance gathers the forces of Chaos. The powers involved in the conflict seek to enter the dom…

• Action
• Fantasy
• Strategy

Video game 1995

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

After the fall of Azeroth during the First War, the surviving Humans cross the sea to reach the kingdom of Lordaeron. The Orcs decide to conquer these lands in turn, triggering the Second War. Both sides have now gained new allies and additional capabilities, including naval and air units as well as more powerful spellcasters. Initially favoring the Horde, the conflict shifts when the Humans and their allies regain …

• Fantasy
• Strategy
• Real-time strategy

Video game 2002

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Several years after the wars between Humans and Orcs, an uneasy peace has settled over Azeroth. The defeated Orcs languish in internment camps while the Human Alliance begins to fracture in the absence of a common enemy. But the Burning Legion, the demonic army that once corrupted the Orcs and caused their invasion of Azeroth, is preparing a new assault. Three destinies eventually intersect. Arthas Menethil, a young…

• Fantasy
• Strategy
• Real-time strategy

Video game 1994

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

The first entry in the Warcraft series, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans depicts the arrival of the Orcish hordes in the peaceful human Kingdom of Azeroth. Summoned through a dark portal, the Orcs clash with the Humans and trigger a war for control of the land. Players can side with either faction through twelve scenarios per race, most of which revolve around destroying the opposing forces. Progress depends as much on comba…

• Fantasy
• Strategy
• Real-time strategy