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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is CD Projekt RED's 2011 PC action RPG (Xbox 360 2012), sequel to The Witcher, starring Geralt of Rivia, with two mutually exclusive Roche/Iorveth paths, 16 endings, and over 15 million copies sold.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon) is CD Projekt RED's 2015 open-world RPG starring Geralt of Rivia hunting Ciri. Sold 6 million copies in six weeks, won 2015 Game of the Year, and received a 2026 Remastered edition.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone

Hearts of Stone is the first paid expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, released October 13, 2015 by CD PROJEKT RED for PC, Xbox One, and PS4, adding over 10 hours of story in No Man's Land and Oxenfurt.

Thief (2014 video game)

Thief (2014) is a first-person stealth game by Eidos-Montréal, published by Square Enix, rebooting the Thief series with Garrett in a Victorian City; released February 2014 on PS3/PS4, Xbox 360/One, PC, Mac; light-and-shadow stealth, no multiplayer, mixed reviews.

Thief (series)

Thief: stealth game series starring master thief Garrett in the City, begun by Looking Glass with The Dark Project (1998), continued by Thief II, Ion Storm's Deadly Shadows (2004), and the 2014 Eidos-Montreal reboot.

Thief: The Dark Project

Thief: The Dark Project (1998), by Looking Glass Studios and Eidos Interactive, is a first-person stealth game starring master thief Garrett, pioneering light-and-shadow stealth, sound-based AI, and the immersive sim, later expanded as Thief: Gold.

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a 2022 fantasy first-person looter shooter by Gearbox Software and 2K, a Borderlands spin-off set in Tiny Tina's tabletop game, with a six-class multiclass system and the randomized Chaos Chamber dungeon as its endgame.

Titan Quest

Titan Quest is a 2006 action RPG by Iron Lore Entertainment and THQ, set in mythological Greece, Egypt, and China; Diablo-style hack-and-slash with eight masteries, Metascore 77, and a sequel in Early Access since 2025.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) is a Ubisoft Montreal third-person stealth game starring NSA operative Sam Fisher of Third Echelon, first released on Xbox November 17, 2002, then PC and PS2 in 2003; a remake is in development at Ubisoft Toronto.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, sixth Splinter Cell game by Ubisoft Toronto, released 20 August 2013 on PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U; Sam Fisher's Fourth Echelon hunts the Engineers via Ghost, Panther, and Assault playstyles.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) is Ubisoft Montreal's third Splinter Cell stealth game starring Sam Fisher of Third Echelon, adding knife kills, a sound meter, and spies-versus-mercenaries multiplayer.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a 2010 Ubisoft Montreal stealth-action game, the fifth Splinter Cell entry, for Xbox 360 and PC, known for Mark and Execute, cover-based stealth, and Deniable Ops co-op.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (2006) is a stealth game with Sam Fisher infiltrating the JBA for the NSA, using dual trust meters. It shipped as two different games: Ubisoft Shanghai's Xbox 360/PS3/PC version (Metascore 85) and Ubisoft Montreal's Xbox/PS2 version (89).

Tom Clancy's The Division

Tom Clancy's The Division is Ubisoft Massive's 2016 online open-world looter-shooter set in pandemic-stricken Manhattan, released March 8, 2016, grossing $330 million in five days and spawning The Division 2, Resurgence, and Heartland.

Toys-to-life

Toys-to-life: video game genre where NFC/RFID-chipped figurines placed on a portal appear in-game. Started by U.B. Funkeys (2007), popularized by Skylanders (2011), then Disney Infinity, amiibo, Lego Dimensions; declined after 2016.

Transistor (video game)

Transistor is a 2014 isometric sci-fi action RPG by Supergiant Games, also called Transistor (Supergiant action RPG), starring mute singer Red wielding the sentient Transistor sword against the Process in Cloudbank, with Turn() tactical combat and a Darren Korb soundtrack; Metascore 83.

Turn-based role-playing game

Turn-based role-playing game: RPG genre where combat proceeds in discrete turns (ATB, CTB, press-turn variants). D&D-derived, dominant in JRPGs; revived by Baldur's Gate 3, Metaphor, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Tyranny (video game)

Tyranny is a 2016 isometric CRPG by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Paradox Interactive, set in a world where Kyros the Overlord's evil has already won; the player is a Fatebinder judge in the Tiers, with a reputation system, sigil spellcrafting, and an unfinished story.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a 2017 Naughty Dog action-adventure game for PlayStation 4, starring Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross in a standalone Uncharted 4 expansion.

Until Dawn

Until Dawn: 2015 interactive survival horror by Supermassive Games, PS4 exclusive; eight teens on Blackwood Mountain, butterfly-effect choices, permanent deaths; remade in Unreal Engine 5 by Ballistic Moon for PS5/PC in 2024; 2025 film adaptation.

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is a 2016 Supermassive Games horror rail shooter and PSVR launch title, a roller coaster spin-off of Until Dawn set inside a character's nightmares, unplayable on PS VR2, succeeded by Switchback VR.

Vagrant Story (ベイグラントストーリー)

Vagrant Story (ベイグラントストーリー) is Square's 2000 PlayStation action RPG directed by Yasumi Matsuno, following Ashley Riot through Leá Monde; known for its RISK meter, chain combat, weapon affinity crafting, and Famitsu 40/40 score.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is a role-playing game developed by The Chinese Room, set in modern Seattle, and starring elder vampire Phyre and Malkavian detective Fabien.

Vampyr (video game)

Vampyr (DONTNOD, Focus, 2018) is an action RPG set in 1918 London during the Spanish flu, starring vampire doctor Jonathan Reid; feeding on citizens drives progression, Metacritic 72-73, Steam Mostly Positive.

Viewtiful Joe

Viewtiful Joe is a 2003 side-scrolling beat 'em up by Capcom for GameCube, with a PlayStation 2 port, known for cel-shaded visuals and time-manipulating VFX powers.

Visage (video game)

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game by Quebec's SadSquare Studio, Kickstarter-funded in 2016, in Steam Early Access 2018, fully released October 30, 2020 on PC, Xbox One, and PS4; a P.T.-inspired haunted-house game with a sanity system and four chapters.

Warframe

Warframe is a free-to-play cooperative third-person looter shooter by Digital Extremes, in open beta since March 2013, with 80M+ players, cross-platform play and save, and 2025's The Old Peace update leading to a Tau expansion.

Wasteland (video game)

Wasteland (1988) is Interplay's post-apocalyptic party-based RPG, published by EA for Apple II, C64, and DOS; set in 2087, it inspired Fallout and received Wasteland Remastered in 2020.

Wasteland 2

Wasteland 2 (2014) is a post-apocalyptic squad-based tactical RPG by inXile Entertainment, direct sequel to the 1988 Wasteland that inspired Fallout; Kickstarter-funded with $2,933,252 from 61,290 backers, later re-released as the Director's Cut.

Wasteland 3

Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment, 2020) is a turn-based, party-based post-apocalyptic tactical CRPG set in frozen Colorado, sequel to Wasteland 2, funded on Fig, released Aug 28, 2020, with co-op and two 2021 expansions; Metacritic 85.