Dark Souls

Dark Souls isn't your traditional RPG. Though stats do feature, they aren't quite mandatory, and the focus is on action rather than story. However, in the end, it's way too good to pass up on this list. The game's brooding dark fantasy atmosphere is hard to rival, as is its addicting core concept: to kill you. In any way possible. This game is filled with gigantic bosses, traps, undead, and hundreds of other creatures that will try to defeat you. You will die consistently, and with every restart learn a new way to approach the problem. It forces you to explore, both in the world and in your playstyle. That exploration leads to an organic uncovery of the games brooding atmosphere and dark story. Dark Souls has few cutscenes and little dialogue, yet the From Software manages to build an immersive world that surpasses many story-based titles.