What game do I HAVE to play?

[MacSalad]

I'd say Deadspace 1&2. Unfortunately Deadspace 3 bombed. Also Darksiders 1-3. I've played the first two and I haven't picked up third yet but plan on it.

[Dagons_pet_gamer]

Persona 5, mass effect 1/2/3 (3 might not be as good as the others but I still enjoyed it) yakuza franchise (they're working on remastering 3/4/5 right now the older ones are already remastered) LA noir, borderlands 2

[Spawn]

Fallout New Vegas with Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road DLC's I play this game so much and with its dialogue trees it has huge replayability Its one of my favorite RPG's./games of all time

[Zaiven]

Of the one not mentioned here. I'll say Valkyria Chronicles. Honestly I've never really found a game that scratched quite the same itch and if it weren't because I was in the middle of moving I would have tried out the recently released fourth one. It's probably also one of the most interesting ways to mix fantasy and WW2. I would suggest anyone to try it at least once and it should be pretty cheap and available on PC now.

[CuppaJoe]

Good pick Valkyria Chronicles is legit such an under-appreciated RPG, with strong story and intense tactical strategy combat.

[Noobc0re]

I'd say "Thomas Was Alone" is a game well worth playing if you're after a good story based game.

[Soullless Twilight]

If you ask me, i would recommend you play Dark souls 1-3, i think they're all pretty good in gameplay, and the lore it's sooooo gooood (at least it feels that way to me).
If you wanna play some things with a little less lore but still fun, i would say things like Iconoclast, Dead cells, Enter the gungeon, Darkest dungeon, they all have some good lore, and they're all so much fun!
Anyways, i hope you can find hapinness in any of the games i recommended!

[TheDarkMaster2]

I can say you should probably play Evo: The Search for Eden if only for it's exploration of ideas ahead of it's time

[JHaller]

Persona 5: The most stylish RPG made to date in my opinion. The story is engaging, the characters are mostly well written, the combat is super fun and make dungeon crawling fun and not feel like a chore.

Witcher 3 + Expansions/DLC: I think CDPR put more love into this game that translates to a fun player experience than maybe any other studio I've ever seen. Geralt is a badass and you feel like one playing him, while also combining interesting characters, a deep engaging story, and side quests that are fun/interesting and will add plenty of hours to your play time to give you more bang for your buck.

Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2: This RPG series completely surprised me with how good I found it. The best thing I found about this is the characters. They're written very well and you find yourself caring for them by the end. The game is almost fully voice acted, it has a very fun battle system that evolves and is fun in the first game, but also changes and gets better in the 2nd, and the story is interesting enough to keep you going with how serious/political it gets but also goes back to a more light hearted feel at times because at the end of the day, your main characters are high school kids. Underrated series that is hopefully going to get an english port for the 3rd and 4th games that are currently out in Japan.

[Trout]

Saints Row IV. Its more or less the mid-late seasons of the tv show Archer as a video game. Adult humor, fun characters, and a system that says "f it, do what you want" and actually lets you. The DLCs are actually worth it too, no horse armor or 15 minute mission crap.

[Kobi]

Divinity Original Sin: 2 is a wonderful game to play. It is a perfect entry game into the series that guarantees at least 50 hours. It is one of the closest newer games to come out that is similar to the DnD experience. It has turn based combat that encourages the player to take advantage of the synergies that can arise from the use of spells and abilities. For example, one of the classes, Geomancer, has an ability to throw a meteor-like ball of dirt that covers the area where it lands in oil, making the perfect spot for another character to follow up with a fire spell.

In Divinity Original Sin 2, you can have a party of up to 4 players (Either AI controlled or if you have 3 friends) and every NPC will react differently to each member in your party, depending on their race/traits/honor. While D:OS2 has the top down camera angle that a lot of people don't like, once you get used to it, you will enjoy this game. I gotta be honest, I've recommended this game almost everyone who asks me for recommendations that aren't super mainstream and underrated.

Good luck in your search for a fun game, wish you the best!

[CuppaJoe]

Mad Max is great fun. It has a simple storyline, engaging cast of characters, fun cinematic ground combat like Batman or Assassins Creed, and excellent vehicular combat. Ever wanted to build your own post apocalyptic muscle car? Mad Max has you covered. I believe it's currently on sale on Humble Bundle for 5$

[Aimway921]

If you're into apocalypse and post-apocalypse type of games (or want to try them out), I'd highly recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and and Metro series.

Don't get thrown off S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s age and old graphics, it is still highly atmospheric and immersive. Shadow of Chernobyl is the first game in the series, and Call of Prypiat is the third and the next one you should play. Skip the second game Clear Sky because it's an unplayable heap of bugged rubbish. There are also rumors circulating of the devs making a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game. Btw, the game is made in the same country where it takes place, which is my Homeland. Also, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is where the Cheeki Breeki meme originated from. Oh, and, if you ever decide to pick up any of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. books, such as Roadside Picnic, don't be thrown off that the book and game universes are completely different.

Metro games are much newer than S.T.A.L.K.E.R., completely seen in the graphics. Has a very nice and deep story. Metro 2033 is first, then Metro Last Light. The Redux versions are just basically a nicer set of graphics, nicer designs of some items, some bug fixes, etc. And just as S.T.A.L.K.E.R., a new one is being made - Metro Exodus, albeit this is confirmed, including the approximate release date. Metro is too based on books which, if you like the games, you should definitely read.

Also fun fact: some of the developers of Metro games used to develop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games.

Finally, one drawback for non-Russian speakers is the translations. For S.T.A.L.K.E.R. all you can really hope for are subtitles and text translations, while all voice acting will still be in Russian. Metro has it better - both subtitles and dubs, the characters will speak English with a heavy Russian accent. Although I personally find the Metro translation horribly inaccurate in some instances.

[Whiskycat]

Here's a list of my personal favourites that I recommend to anyone to try on PC (or any other platform if they're available there).

* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Star Wars: Knight of The Old Republic
* Half-Life series
* S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series
* Metro 2033 series
* Warcraft series
* Devil May Cry 3
* Amnesia: The Dark Descent
* Penumbra series
* SOMA
* Fahrenheit
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Dishonored
* Dead Space 1 & 2
* Deus Ex series
* Alien: Isolation
* Alpha Protocol
* Bioshock series
* The Council
* Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
* Dragon's Dogma
* Dark Soul series
* F.E.A.R.
* Hitman: Blood Money
* Kingdom Come: Deliverance
* L.A. Noire
* Layers of Fear
* Cry of Fear
* The Longest Journey
* Mafia
* Mirror's Edge
* Murdered: Soul Suspect
* Overlord series
* Red Comrades series ( I recommend only the first 3 )
* Resident Evil 7
* Sleeping Dogs
* Spec Ops: The Line
* Stellaris
* To the Moon
* Underhell mod for HL2EP2
* The Wolf Among Us
* Yakuza 0

[JackofTears]

If you want a very unique gameplay experience I encourage you to play "Senua's Sacrifice", which tackles issues of mental illness in a fantasy game. Having first hand experience with the subject matter, I can say that it is handled both respectfully and about as accurately as possible for a video game.

[ethansito]

Slay the Spire- a fun card game about climbing to the top of a spire and... slaying it.
Mirror's Edge- Parkour and gun fights
Deponia- Amazing point-and-click adventure game that has a lot of charm
Darkest Dungeon- A long journey through the depths of an old mansion. Assemble a party of mercenaries and fight back the horrors that lie in the darkness.
Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion- A meme game that will make you howl with laughter and with fear. I still can't get over the trauma of the cardboard cutouts.