Best Games of 2016

The tale of a young boy's friendship with a griffin-like creature who escaped captivity.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.

What's that Isabella can hear in the woods?

Thrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.

You awake on a mysterious island with no goal but to simply traverse the area's multiple landscapes, unlock new pathways and solve all of the puzzles that prevent you from escaping.

After leaving his home city of Insomnia, young prince Noctis embarks on a journey with his closest friends to reclaim his throne.

Fifteen years after the events of the first game, Emily Kaldwin is dethroned by an otherworldly conspirator forcing herself, or her father, Corvo (not canon) to go on a journey to clear her name and reinstate her rightful title as Empress.

The fire is fading. Darkness creeps across the land. The Lords of Cinder charged with watching over the First Flame have abandoned their thrones. The Champion of Ash, an undead is chosen to return them to their thrones.

Light Drifter is a visual narrative of my dreams realized in a surreal world populated by monsters, birds, fish and magical creatures.

Nine people find themselves forced to play a deadly game in a nuclear bunker, where every 90 minutes their memories of recent events are erased. In order to escape, they must kill 6 people via various "decisions."

Set two years after the Human Revolution in 2029, Adam Jensen is faced with the aftermath of the Aug Incident and the impact of his decision on how to resolve it.

Open world racing game in which the player participates in the Horizon Festival, a fictional racing competition set within Southern France and Northern Italy. New modes are also featured.

At the edge of the Frontier, a Titan and a common footsoldier are unexpectedly thrown together in a desperate attempt to prevent a catastrophic event.

Fight your way through battles going from urban combat in a besieged French city to open spaces in the Italian Alps or frantic combats in the Arabic sand dunes. Experience large-scale battles as infantry or piloting vehicles on land, air and sea, from the tanks and bikes on the ground, to bi-planes and gigantic battleships.

On Mars, a massive research facility tapping energy from hell has been overwhelmed by demonic forces. As the last DOOM Slayer, you have been resurrected to do one thing: to cleanse this world and send them back to where they came from.

After two years in juvenile delinquency, Faith Connors is released back into the City of Glass, but has her whole life turned upside down by a diabolical leader, who has a plan to bring the entire city within his domineering grasp.

In 1989, Henry takes a volunteer fire lookout job in the Wyoming wilderness to escape from his troubled past, only to be thrown into plethora of paranoia and mystery.

25 years after the events of Gears of War 3 (2011), a new breed of monsters called "The Swarm" threatens the remaining inhabitants of Sera. Marcus Fenix and a new generation of Gears are the last hope to ensure the survival of their species.

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself.

Ratchet and Clank join together with Captain Qwark and more as you battle your way from planet to planet in order to save the Solana Galaxy from the villainous Chairman Drek.

In San Francisco, hacker Marcus Holloway joins DedSec, to take down a corrupt system by fighting and hacking his way through the entire San Francisco Bay.

In a world where time only moves when you move, the player must bash through villains.

Infinite Warfare returns to the roots of the franchise where large-scale war and cinematic, immersive military storytelling take center stage.

A nameless scuba diver explores the depths of the ocean.