Team Fortress 2

team fortress 2

This game is another first person shooter, but can be a nice break from the seriousness of other titles on this list. Two teams representing rival corporations, Reliable Excavation & Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU) compete against one another for various objective determined by the mode of gameplay. Some maps involve arena/team deathwatch mode, where players do not respawn after they've been killed, but others are focused on objective similar to "capture the flag", where both each team is trying to steal information from the other team's base, or are attempting to capture and defend a specific point on the map. All the while, teams are berated by the voice of an unnamed woman who is clearly in charge of something, but exactly what it never made completely clear. She is voiced by none other than Ellen McClain, who Valve fans will recognize as GLaDOS.
Play as one of 9 character classes, each with unique weapons that encompass at least one ranged and one melee each. This game can be good for killing a whole evening, but is also fun for a few casual matches. Its comic style provides a welcome contrast to the gritty realism depicted in many other shooters.