Best linear games?

With Hellblade 2 just around the corner, bringing an alternative to the barrage of current open world games.

What linear games have you enjoyed?

I quite like guardians of the galaxy and alien isolation amongst others

Inside comes to mind.

Not Hellblade 2.

@hardwenzen: keep on topic.

Uncharted games and ff7 Remake.

How is it not? To those expecting it to be one of the best, i am telling them that there's ZERO chance.

Too many to list. Could think of well over 100+ from the NES, SNES, and arcade alone. I am very much looking forward to Hellblade II though.

@hardwenzen: the topic is about best looking games. Name some or bugger off

Guardians of the Galaxy was a really nice looking game. I also had a great time playing it as well.

* Syphon Filter 2

* Freespace 1 and 2

* Perfect Dark

* Mass Effect 1 2 and 3.

* Baldur's Gate.

* Dragon Age Origins

* Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Also the Metal Gear Solid series.

Too many. Linear games are always better than some of open world

• Doom and Doom Eternal
• Max Payne games
• Metro 2033 and Last light
• FEAR
• Resident Evil 4 remake
• Alan wake 1
• Robocop Rogue city

Doom isn't linear. It has secrets levels, therefor non-linear paths.

best linear games are one with non linear paths.

FEAR is extremely linear office corridor but HOLY CRAP!! its most replayable game of all time like. I rather replay it over and over again than any of 90s shooter.

90's shooters are superior. The genre has fallen.

Last gen: DMC5, Nioh 1 + 2, Ori 1 + 2, Astrobot

This gen: None...?

A lot, but since no one has mentioned it, The Last of Us.

There are thousands! Lol... Ill write the first three that popped into my head.

Portal 2

Super castlevania IV

Metal Gear rising revengence

It comes up on steam for 15 bucks and I always "almost" buy it. Lol... I've never watched a marvel movie after Spiderman 2 with Toby Mcguire and so the stories and characters mean little to me. As a game though.... You'd recommend it?

@TheEroica: Oh yeah, I’d definitely recommend it at that price.

Good thing the I did not by Guardians of the Galaxy during a Steam sale, as it was given away for free on EGS the very next week. Tried it, deleted after a couple hours - just a noisy mess.

As for actually good linear games, I'll add SOMA and Metal Hellsinger to the list.

yes but FEAR is better than any of 90s shooter when it comes to gameplay.

Every time I play FEAR I quit after 30 minutes because the guns look rather basic and don't feel powerful, what am I doing wrong?

Call of Jaurez Gunslinger

Every single Wolfenstein game

Metro games

Uncharted and TLOU series

Far too many to mention really considering the majority of favourite games are linear.

1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. The Last of Us
3. Metal Gear Solid 2
4. The Last of Us 2
5. Devil May Cry
6. Metal Gear Solid 3
7. Resident Evil 4
8. Uncharted 2
9. Bioshock Infinite
10. Metal Gear Solid

This is not including semi-open, games like Bloodborne, DS3, GoW, GOWR, BG3, D2, FFX, Sekiro, ME2, DA: Origins, etc.

And obviously not open world: Elden Ring, MGS5, RDR2, GTA:VC, Oblivion, etc.

Dead Space Remake. :P

Portal and Portal 2.

Halo Reach.