Here are a few more that may or may not have been mentioned. I went through the thread but didn't read every post. These are some of the lesser known(but still pretty well known for the most part) games i've played. Old games, with great mods to bring some aspects of them up to date (graphics/etc...) System Shock 2 (maybe the best story of any game, the spiritual ancestor of Bioshock) Deus Ex Spec Ops: The Line (seems like your average war game for a bit but the story takes you somewhere else) The Darkness 2 (decent shooter with a decent story, nothing great but if you're desperate...) Condemned: Criminal Origins (one of the scariest games ever) Protoype (like a sandbox super hero game, decent enough story but frustrating gameplay) Beyond Good and Evil (good story, decent gameplay. lots of people love this one) LA Noire (great story) Alan Wake (good story, visuals, kinda creepy) Darksiders (if you like zelda games, you might like this) S.t.a.l.k.e.r. (saw this mentioned earlier. it also has several expansions that are good, with Call of Pripyat being the best.