10 best action-adventure games of the 2010s (one for each year)

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Action-adventure games are a genre of video games that have been prevalent since the inception of the industry. Providing players with a highly octane action-packed story, along with fun engaging gameplay, action-adventure games are a favorite among people who enjoy a good adrenaline rush as well as a nice amount of critical thinking.

Looking back, these action-adventure games were some of the best sellers of the past, generally ending up being commercial hits. In the time period between 2010 and 2019, action-adventure games were similarly very popular, and captivated players for hours, until completion.

While listing them all here would take ages, not to mention long-winded, an attempt has been made here to include one popular action-adventure game from each year of the past decade. Thus, without further ado, here are 10 of the best action-adventure games from the 2010s, one for each year.

Note: This article reflects the writer's opinions.

Developed by Remedy Entertainment, Alan Wake is an action-adventure game in which players take on the role a writer looking to get over his writer’s block. This leads Wake to the town of Bright Falls, where he and his wife retire to a rented cabin.

However, things start to go awry when a mysterious force drags Alan’s wife into the resident water body known as Cauldron Lake. Wake must now figure out where his wife has been taken to while fighting off shadowy figures. Things will turn topsy-turvy more than once in this psychological horror experience of a video game.

The core gameplay in this action-adventure game is a third-person shooter style with a small caveat. Shadow creatures, who are the primary enemies in this game, first need to be stunned using a light source, like a flashlight or