Hades

Why recommended

• Features robust RPG elements with intricate skill trees and stat allocation, allowing for diverse build crafting and character customization, similar to Hades' boon system but with more permanence.
• Criteria - Offers a 'Strong Story' that unfolds across different eras of Eterra's past, providing lore and narrative context to your journey, delivered through quests and character interactions.
• Engages players with action-packed combat and exploration, where discovering new areas and facing unique enemy types is a core part of the gameplay loop, satisfying the 'Adventure' criteria.

Why recommended

• Presents a 'Strong Story' rooted in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, offering a deep narrative experience with mythological characters and lore.
• Criteria - Delivers a compelling 'Adventure' through its intricately designed world and epic boss encounters, encouraging exploration and discovery within its fantasy setting.
• Features challenging, fast-paced action combat that requires skill and precision, akin to the demanding encounters in Hades, but within a more traditional action RPG structure.

Why recommended

• Criteria - Offers a 'Strong Story' as you awaken as the Rover, unraveling mysteries and interacting with a diverse cast of characters in a post-apocalyptic world, driving the narrative forward.
• Criteria - Core gameplay loop revolves around 'Adventure' in a vast open-world, encouraging exploration, discovery of secrets, and engaging with environmental puzzles.
• Features fluid, action-packed combat with various playable characters and unique abilities, providing a dynamic and engaging combat experience that rewards player skill and strategy.