10 Most Immersive Action Video Games, Ranked

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Immersion in modern action games today has been evolving with every release, which makes it somewhat tricky to rank the best action games of all time. Some of the more prominent titles, like God of War Ragnarok and , have managed to fully immerse players into their extensively lore-filled worlds and stories without ever being truly recognized.

While every action game has gameplay, music, characters, and settings, it is only after combining every component that a video game that feels the most alive is made. It wouldn't make sense for one of the most immersive horror games about salvaging resources from a post-apocalyptic world to have cheery music in the background while some radioactive beast mauls a player. And this is what and do best. Their themes are always consistent, each game has defined rules that are never broken, and like all the other best immersive action games, the two feature believable worlds and characters.

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The post-apocalyptic experience provides is several times that of any game in the series. Taking the role of a character named Artyom, players are tasked with exploring the nuclear-winter world of the former Russian Federation with constant looming threats over their shoulders.

The only downside to it is that often the player doesn't have much time to take it all in, as the game is eager to throw a group of awful enemies in an otherwise great video game. While the title does present a story, the clear focal point for the player is the world itself as they pass dilapidated structures and areas each possessive of their own stories. In all, it makes for an immersive atmosphere that's slightly eerie yet full of mystery as the player wanders around wondering what