>>> IMPORTANT: This is a linear scale, not logarithmic like most, mind the annotations at the tiers. FPS = First Person Shooter 3rdPS = 3rd Person Shooter FPC = First Person Combat Storydriven = Game relies heavily on Story Storyrich = Storytelling is an important part of the game with Story = There is Storyteling but it's not the main focus of the game MinecraftStyle = A game in which you search for ressources and build something with it TelltaleStyle = A game with little to no mechanics and mostly Dialogselection WaveDefence = You defend against a big chunk of enemies that are much weaker than you Rougelike = A game with only one life, usually with items to collect, often different on each playthrough God Tier: (9-10) Life is Strange 10.0 Storydriven 3rd Person WalkingSim Freelancer 9.5 Single Ship Storyrich Space FPS X3-Reunion 9.5 Multiple Ships Storyrich Space FPC This War of Mine 9.0 (Meta-)Storydriven 2D Timemanger Forged Alliance 9.0 SiFi RTS Dungeon Siege 2 9.0 Top-Down Storyrich RPG Deus Ex Human Revolution 9.0 Storydriven SiFi Stealth FPS with RPG Elements Tier 1: (8-8.5) (Instant Classic) Insurgency 8.5 Tactical Teambased Hardcore FPS Star Wars Battlefron II 8.5 fast paced large scale shooter Dishonored 8.5 Storydriven Stealth Fantasy FPC with RPG Elements Kights of the Old Republic 8.5 Storydriven Round-Based StarWars RPG Mass Effect 1 8.0 Storydriven SiFi 3rdPS/RPG Dungeon Siege 1 8.0 Top-Down Storyrich RPG Sins of Solar Empire 8.0 4x SiFi RTS Borderlands 2 8.0 Comedic Storydriven Coop FPS Looter X3-Albion Prelude 8.0 Multiple Ships Space FPC with Story Anno 1602/1503/1701/1404 8.0 Economy/Buildup/War-Simulation Minecraft 8.0 Minecraft Firewatch 8.0 Storydriven 1st Person WalkingSim Tier 2: (6.5-7.5) (Great) Mass Effect 2 7.5 Storydriven SiFi 3rdPS/RPG Elder Scrolls: Syrim 7.5 Open World Storyrich 3rdRPG Avorion 7.5 MinecraftStyle SpaceSim Grimm Dawn 7.5 Top-Down Storyrich RPG Tom Raider (2014) 7.0 Storydriven FPS Hitman Absolution 7.0 Storydriven Stealth FPS The Wolf Among Us 7.0 TelltaleStyle Digital Novel The Swapper 7.0 SiFi Puzzelgame with Story Dark Star One 6.5 Single Ship Storydriven Space FPS Halo Combat Evolved 6.5 Storydrich SiFi FPS Call of Duty 4 (MW1) 6.5 Storydrich Modern FPS with Multiplayer Tier 3: (5.0-6.0) (Good) Everspace 6.0 Space-Shooter Rougelike Hydrophobia 6.0 Short Storydriven 3rdPS Sacred 1 & 2 6.0 TopDown OpenWorld RPG Race The Sun 5.5 DodgeObstacles (medium) Super Hexagon 5.5 DodgeObstables (very Hard) Project Freedom 5.5 Storydriven Single Ship FPC Trine 2 5.5 Coop-2.5D RPG Dirty Bomb 5.0 Fast Paced Objective Driven Multiplayer FPS Sanctum 2 5.0 SiFi Coop FPS/Turret Defence Waves 5.0 DodgeObstacle like TwinSick Shooter (hard) Tales from the Borderlands 5.0 TelltaleStyle Digital Novel Portal 1 & 2 5.0 Storyrich FP SiFI Puzzeling Elite Dangerous 5.0 Space Sim The Witcher 3 5.0 Storydriven RPG Tier 4: (3-4.5) (OK) Anno 2070 4.5 Economy/Buildup/War-Simulation Payday 2 4.0 Heist Simulator with FPS/Stealth and WaveDefence Elements Tier 5: (1-2.5) (Meh) Mass Effect 4 2.5 Storyrich OpenWorld SiFi FPS/RPG Technomanzer 2.5 Storyrich OpenWorld SiFi FPS/RPG The Stanley Parable 2.5 Story Driven WalkingSim Life is Strange BtS 2.0 Storydriven WalkingSim Kights of the Old Rep. 2 2.0 Storydriven Round-Based StarWars RPG Rise of the Tomb Raider 2.0 Storydriven FPS Just Cause 2 2.0 Openworld 3rdPS with Story Beholder 1.5 2D Time Manager with Story Don't Starve 1.5 Topdown 2.5D Survival Binding of Isaac 1.0 2D RougeLike Magicka 1.0 TopDown RPG with Story Mirrors Edge 1.0 SiFi Runner with Story The Witcher 2014 1.0 Storydriven Sword Combat RPG Batman Arkam Asylum 1.0 3rdPerson RPG/FPC Hitman (2016) 1.0 Storyrich Stealth FPS Tier 6: Garbage (0-0.5): Watch Dogs 0.5 most retarded AAA Story ever Bioshock 1-3 0.5 overrated af Strike Suite Zero 0.5 SpaceSim with lots of explosions Supreme Commander 2 0.0 Don't even fkin.... Warframe 0.0 just boring Path of the Exile 0.0 UberEasy Grinder To be tested: Styx Master of Shadows Pillars of Eternity