4. Rise of the Tomb Raider

This video game by Crystal Dynamics was actually a better release than their Tomb Raider reboot, and one of the best action-adventure games in years. And while this was criticized for not featuring enough tomb raiding and too many Uncharted-style shootouts, Rise of the Tomb Raider features massive optional tombs and great environmental puzzles reminiscent of the earlier Tomb Raider games.

The game is no slouch when it comes to combat though, with heroine Lara Croft being able to use a variety of weapons and even her climbing axe to deal with unsuspecting foes. And even if the Indiana Jones-style story wasn’t so great, the game’s huge open areas of Siberian forest offered plenty of optional quests, while hunting for relics or lost documents could keep players engrossed for hours, turning this into one of the year’s top video games.

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