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2006 PCPlayStationXbox

As photojournalist Frank West you fight a zombie-infested shopping mall against a ticking clock, turning almost anything into a weapon. A tight 72-hour timer, goofy humor and eccentric bosses define the experience.

What defines Dead Rising:

  • Lots of humour
  • Open world
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots to discover

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Tokyo Jungle

87 %

2012 PlayStation

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots of humour
  • Lots to discover

You play as animals in an abandoned, nature-reclaimed Tokyo, fighting to eat, survive and breed as predator or prey. Over 50 playable species, a roguelike-style survival mode and quirky humor make it unique.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Open world

As CJ you return to Los Santos and fight your way across a huge state full of gang wars, corrupt cops and absurd side activities. Vehicles, shootouts, RPG-like stats and a legendary radio soundtrack make it one of the most expansive sandbox classics.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Open world

As Tommy Vercetti you rise from lackey to crime lord in a neon-soaked take on 1980s Miami, with sharp satire, a sprawling city to cause chaos in, and an iconic licensed radio soundtrack.

Grand Theft Auto III

Open world

The landmark that took GTA into 3D: as a silent criminal you climb the underworld of grim Liberty City, stealing cars, running jobs for mob bosses and causing mayhem whenever you like. Satirical radio stations and the freedom of its open city made it the template for the entire sandbox genre.

Maneater

Open world

You play a shark that eats its way through an open-world Gulf Coast, growing and mutating as it feeds. A satirical reality-TV narrator and satisfying evolution upgrades define the experience.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Challenging difficulty

A grounded medieval RPG set in 15th-century Bohemia where you play a lowly blacksmith's son who must learn everything from reading to demanding, timing-based swordplay. Historical authenticity and deep immersion take center stage over heroic fantasy.

Dead Static Drive

Pure single-player experience

A road-bound horror survival adventure where the world collapses around you, and your choices and friendships decide whether you fight, hole up, sneak, or drive away in a stolen car.

We Happy Few

Open world

A darkly satirical survival-stealth adventure set in a retrofuturistic 1960s England where everyone numbs themselves with the happiness drug Joy. Blend in or be hunted as three protagonists uncover the grim truth behind the garish, cheerful facade.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Open world

As mob enforcer Toni Cipriani you work your way back up the Leone family in 1998 Liberty City, a compact GTA III prequel packed with open-city mayhem, driving, shootouts and the series' trademark satire.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Open world

A top-down entry in the GTA series where you rise through Liberty City's Triad underworld, dealing drugs, stealing cars and shooting your way through a revenge plot. Touch-based minigames like hotwiring cars and a dense open-world sandbox set it apart.

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