The best PC and console games of 2016 according to Lifehacker

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26

Lifehacker and cashback service have chosen the best games of 2016, which no self-respecting gamer has the right to miss.

Overwatch

Any Blizzard game becomes a hit and leads the esports pantheon. Overwatch is no exception - a fun and reckless team shooter. The variety of abilities of the heroes, coupled with ease of learning and provided the game with high popularity.

Sid Meier's Civilization 6

Six long years have passed since the release of the fifth part of "Civilization". But the fans' expectations were justified: the old mechanics, diluted with many interesting innovations, and the refreshed graphic design again forced millions of fans of the historical strategy to try to launch the Scythians into space, build Big Ben in Russia and lead the Aztecs to world domination. Artificial intelligence, unfortunately, has remained the same stupid.

The witness

The Witness is somewhat off our list. Superblockbusters are everywhere, AAA-class projects, and here is a mundane puzzle from Jonathan Blow. But it would be a crime not to mark it in our top, because the simplicity here is only superficial. Behind hundreds of, as it seems at first glance, monotonous mysteries, there are many design and gameplay solutions, as well as an immense field of philosophical topics that no other interactive fun will push you to think about.

Hitman

The return of the bald hitman took place with a roar of fanfare and a timpani battle. The famous stealth shooter is back to its roots. Wide variability of actions, tactical depth, well-thought-out vast locations - this is what Agent 47 once fell in love with.

Doom

If you include good old jazz in some trendy youth club today, what will be the reaction of the audience? Someone will begin to spit, someone will listen with interest to the unusual harmony, but there will also be those who will scream in ecstasy from the surging waves of nostalgic happiness. It was with such a jazz chord that Doom burst onto the screens of consoles and PCs. Non-stop drive, overwhelming dynamics and only the formal presence of the plot - today, shooters do not do that. But in vain.

Titanfall 2

Titanfall 2 has fixed the bugs of its predecessor. The game finally has a single player campaign. Yes, and what! Hurricane, ultra-dynamic action with jetpacks and running along the walls, taking place against the backdrop of a dramatic development of the relationship between the protagonist and his iron friend, has become one of the most unexpected surprises of this year. The multiplayer component was also a success. The game was unlucky with only one thing - with the release date, which happened exactly after the release of the next member of our top.

Battlefield 1

How many topics are not devoted to video games! Can you name at least one straight away that tells about the First World War? Before Battlefield 1, not everyone would have done the job. However, now the gaps are filled, the topic is revealed, so much so that no one will forget for many years. The degree of epic and spectacularity on the battlefields in Battlefield 1 reaches such a high level that no other more modern shooters have dreamed of this.

Final fantasy 15

Final Fantasy is the game that generations of gamers have grown up on. But for most modern players, this is just a legend, because the last part has been in development for over 10 years. And, unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy manages to captivate everyone: both old-timers and newcomers. Epic, beautiful, non-standard - this is exactly what millions have been waiting for her, and this is how she appeared before the public.

Dishonored 2

"Execution cannot be pardoned" is an expression that perfectly reflects the essence of Dishonored 2. Everyone places the commas himself: the possibilities of passing the game are simply endless. The creation of Arkane Studios allows you to become both a killing machine that destroys all life in its path in dozens of sophisticated ways, and a graceful invisibility, tactfully bypassing opponents in the shadows. All player actions affect the state of the world and the story ending, which greatly enhances the sense of interactivity.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

World conspiracies, political intrigues, acute social problems - Deus Ex again appeared to the public with all its heavy thematic baggage. Traditional gameplay with lots of dialogue, gadgets and cybernetic abilities just got deeper. The complete nonlinearity in each solution, as well as the filigree game world, once again give the representative of the legendary series the title of one of the best games of the year.