Everyone is free nowadays due to quarantine which means, no more lessons, exams, work (well for some …), which means a lot more free time. And who says free time necessarily means video games! All the more so with the Steam balances currently in progress, you will be able to enrich your game library at a lower cost. Or in the worst-case scenario, complete the dozens of games you’ve accumulated throughout the year from previous sales, but never had time to complete or even start. In short, we have selected for you the best games of 2020 to spend beautiful hours in front of your screen (at the same time preventing you from getting sunburned)!
THE WITCHER 3: BLOOD AND WINE – Available On (PC, XBOX ONE, PS4)
We must admit that putting a DLC in this list seems a little weird at first. But the point is, Blood and Wine offer more hours of play than some standalone. Last major expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt has succeeded here in offering us a new adventure brimming with new content, with a well-paced main quest punctuated by many side quests, and improvements to the interface. For less than $12, you will have enough to spend a good thirty hours in the company of the witcher game.
OVERWATCH – Available On (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)
Looking for an FPS game that is playable with your friends online, easy to access, offering a variety of gameplay and immediate fun? Overwatch is the perfect game for you! The latest Blizzard title may not be suitable for the most seasoned FPS players, but its nervous gameplay will be enough to get you stuck in front of your screen, provided you have a few friends on hand to play as a team. Do not hesitate any longer, especially since the Origins edition, allowing you to obtain some exclusive skins, is still available!
UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END – Available On (PS4)
Look no further, if you had to buy just one PS4 game, we can only recommend Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The latest installment of the adventures of Nathan Drake, the developers of Naughty Dog offers us here a breathtaking adventure, sublimated by stunning graphics and environments as well as a narration that will captivate you for a good fifteen hours of play. The highly successful online fashion will also be added. It is available for $14.
DARK SOULS III – Available On (PC, PS4, XBOX ONE)
Sensitive souls refrain. The others will find in this conclusion of the Dark Souls saga everything that made the charm of the previous games, namely boss fights always so hardcore, a wide variety of weapons and armor as well as an enormous potential for replayability. Believe me, if, at the end of thirty or forty hours of play (depending on your level) you overcome the final boss, you will finish the title with your head held high. The maturity episode quite simply, It is available for only $60.
DARKEST DUNGEON – Available On (PC, PS4)
We continue on the line of somewhat masochistic games with this title with a so Lovecraftian atmosphere. Darkest Dungeon is a clever mix of sidescrolling RPG and turn-based combat. Be careful, you have to be persistent to take full advantage of the qualities of the title because the gameplay is rich in possibilities but demanding. If so, you’ll be won over by the game’s sublime artistic direction. It is available for less than $7.
XCOM 2 – Available On (PC)
XCOM 2 is the benchmark of the tactical turn-based genre on PC. Well, don’t expect a crazy scenario, the basic speech is quite simple: the aliens have taken control of the earth. The international organization XCOM which aimed to repel them no longer exists, but a group of resistance fighters continue to fight aboard the Talion, a vessel stolen from the invaders which serve as their HQ. You will have to develop this one by adding various improvements, manage your team, and carry out operations on a choice of randomly generated maps. In this game, every choice counts, every mistake makes us cry, every death of one of our units breaks our hearts, like a Fire Emblem. If you don’t get angry easily, go for this game.
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER – Available On (PC)
Are you a fan of real-time strategy games, huge epic battles, and the heroic-fantasy universe of Warhammer? So Total War: Warhammer may give you a great sleepless night this summer! While the campaign mode is not without its flaws and if only four races are available in the base game, the many mods created by the community make this title a must-have for anyone who enjoys the Total War series.
BRAVELY SECOND: END LAYER – Available On (NINTENDO 3DS)
Criticized from all sides for having remained on the achievements of its predecessor, and ultimately being only a kind of ” Bravely Default 1.5 “, Bravely Second: End Layer nonetheless remains one of the J-RPGs of the year. If you enjoyed the first installment on 3DS, you will find the same playing pleasure here, with combat and job systems that are still perfectly oiled and exciting. Lifespan is devilish, and this time around at least the game doesn’t force you to rewrite the last chapters of the game multiple times!
FIRE EMBLEM FATES – Available On (NINTENDO 3DS)
Much like Fire Emblem Awakening, Fire Emblem Fates is a 3DS must-have . Especially since Intelligent Systems has ventured to explore new avenues, by offering a game broken down into three major stories. Conquest and Legacy plunge you respectively on the side of Nohr or Hoshido, in the grip of a conflict, while Revelations acts as a bonus scenario allowing you to interact with both sides, offering yet a third point of view. What to occupy good time lovers of T-RPGs or even neophytes of the genre since the title remains rather accessible.
THE WITNESS – Available On (PC, PS4)
Already in 2008, Jonathan Blow had turned our brains on us with Braid. Six years later, he offers us The Witness, a puzzle well taken from the head as it should be. This time around, through the solo exploration of a mysterious island, the developer takes us with him in a broad reflection on our perception of the world and our existence. More than a fine-tuned puzzle-game, The Witness shows a capacity to surprise and to renew itself. You will be worn for a good forty hours through this demanding, clever, engaging, and quite simply striking work. If you want to heat your brain, take a look at this side.
