2015 · Survival Horror, Action · PC / Steam
Dying Light pairs the best first-person parkour in gaming with a terrifying day-night cycle that makes Harran feel alive and dangerous in equal measure, and while its story stumbles through familiar zombie tropes, the sheer thrill of its movement and combat loop keeps players coming back years after release.
2020 · Action · PC / Steam
Ghostrunner distills cyberpunk action into pure speed and precision, creating a first-person parkour slasher where every death takes a fraction of a second and every victory feels earned. The movement system is exceptional, the one-hit-kill design creates exhilarating tension, and the cyberpunk tower setting provides a striking backdrop. Boss fights and some late-game platforming sections don't reach the same heights as the core combat, but the best levels offer some of the most satisfying action sequences in recent memory.
2014 · FPS / Action · PC / Origin
Titanfall arrived in 2014 as the most kinetic thing the shooter genre had seen, wall-running pilots calling twenty-foot war machines down from orbit mid-firefight, built by the exiled architects of Call of Duty's golden era. Its movement rewrote an entire genre's expectations and its pilot-titan rhythm remains one of the great multiplayer loops. It also shipped multiplayer-only with a campaign stapled into lobbies, and a decade of delisting and dwindling servers turned a landmark into a memory its sequel had to vindicate. Reviewed as history, it's foundational. Purchased today, it's a museum with the lights half on.
2023 · Action · PC / Steam
Ghostrunner 2 expands on its predecessor with new abilities, motorcycle sequences, and a longer campaign, but the additions don't all land with the same precision as the original's focused design. The core movement and combat remain thrilling when the game lets them breathe, and the new skills add welcome variety. However, pacing issues, underwhelming motorcycle sections, and a story that takes itself more seriously than it should dilute the experience. It's a good sequel to a great game, which makes the gap between them feel larger than it is.
2022 · Action RPG · PC / Steam
Dying Light 2: Stay Human offers some of the best first-person parkour in gaming and a sprawling open world that rewards vertical exploration. The co-op experience remains a blast, and years of post-launch updates have smoothed out the roughest edges. But the story never finds its footing, the choice system fails to deliver on its ambitious promises, and combat can feel repetitive over the long haul. Players who loved the original's movement and want more of it will find plenty to enjoy here. Those expecting a meaningful narrative or deep RPG systems will come away disappointed.