Top 10 Games With The Most Realistic Graphics

Top 10 Games With The Most Realistic Graphics Soon we won’t be able to tell difference between what’s real and what’s just a game. Welcome to Watchmojo.com, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Games With The Most Realistic Graphics. For this list, we’ll be examining games that push boundaries in the graphical department. Whether the game has fantastic lighting and shadows, vibrant textures, or impeccable attention to detail, if it looks good, it’s eligible for this list. We’re focusing on realism here, so even though games like the remade Shadow of the Colossus are breathtaking to look at, they won’t be eligible.

#10: “Rise of the Tomb Raider” (2015)

As with every game on this list, it’s ideal to play them on a beast of a computer or an Xbox One X or PS4 pro with 4k screens when available. Rise of the Tomb Raider seriously benefits from it, and while the game has incredibly lush jungles, icy mountain peaks, and boiling deserts, there’s no skimping on the smaller stuff. Position the camera right, and you can see each thread in Lara’s tank top. If that doesn’t impress you, we don’t know what will.

#9: “Forza Motorsport 7” (2017)

Maybe it’s because there’s not a lot to render, and maybe it’s because you’re going so fast, but racing games always look so damn good. Forza Motorsport is no stranger to pushing the limits, and it just keeps getting better and better. The cockpits are photorealistic, and the 4k capabilities make you feel like you’re really there, especially if you’re playing on a big screen and seated comfortably on a racing chair. It’s got drastically better lighting than the previous entries in the series, and the dynamic weather effects transform every track.

#8: “Call of Duty: WWII” (2017)

Thanks to the help of its real-life actors and performances, it feels like you’re playing an interactive movie. The dreary aesthetic of wartime is accompanied by graphics that make us feel like we’re participating in the war. Yay? It plays to the game’s strength, as it really nails down the horrors of what it would be like to find yourself in a frantic warzone. D-day is a frightening experience, as we see life-like soldiers getting torn to pieces. On the flipside, watching the sun rise, its rays shining between trees, gives us a moment of serenity before we jump right back into the fight.

#7: “The Vanishing of Ethan Carter” (2014)

When a game has this much environmental storytelling, you’d better hope the environment holds up visually. Thankfully it does. The game looked incredible upon release, and now, there’s a redux version utilizing the Unreal Engine 4 that really blurs the boundaries between the game world and the real one. The foggy backdrop, the mountains in the distance and the lake in between all take our breath away. Soon, we won’t have to take vacations to beautiful places. We can just go there in our games.

#6: “The Last of Us Remastered” (2014)

We love seeing despair and agony in all its HD glory. While The Last of Us pushed the PS3 to its limits, The PS4 allowed it to truly shine. The character models and animations are still steps above many recent games, and the contrast between the city environments and forest areas really highlight the technology gone into the rendering. Vibrant and lush when it needs to be, and grim and desolate when the situation calls for it, no matter where you are, each locale will have a snapshot moment.

#5: “Grand Theft Auto V” (2013)

Not only does the game capture the detail of the vibrant metropolis that is Los Santos, but it also captures the feel. It’s sprawling skyscrapers, colourful individuals, vehicles, and wildlife are all fleshed out thanks to the graphical engine. The weather effects and array of different biomes each convey their own atmosphere. Whether you’re taking a stroll along the beach, engaged in a ferocious firefight, flying a plane to take in the view, or inspecting garbage on the street, it all looks phenomenal.

#4: “Battlefield 1” (2016)

Man, the Frostbite engine is seriously no joke. From foliage to crumbling buildings, there’s no stone left unturned. Every aspect of Battlefield 1 gets full attention. The lighting, in particular, is something to marvel at. If you can put your gun away and just look at a cliffside or an open expanse, you’d have to do a double take. In a game full of destructible environments, the explosions have to look good, and boy, do they ever. Fire and particle effects in general fill the screen at times, obscuring your vision and will have you ducking in real life.

#3: “Assassin’s Creed: Origins” (2017)

Holy mother of draw distance. Origins already passes the test of realism based on how far we can see in the game world alone. It sets a high standard for open-world games. The fact that this game is set in a different era, and that it has so much detail is an outstanding achievement in design. Sailing on the water and watching the sunlight reflect on the surface is mesmerizing. Factor in the sand blowing in the wind, and the shadows looming over the cobblestone steps, and Origins does an expert job at making us feel like we’re in Egypt.

#2: “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End” (2016)

Usually, when a game has environments as big as what’s seen in A Thief’s End, something’s gotta’ give to be able to render it all at a steady framerate. Usually, its textures, but Uncharted 4 has some of the best textures seen in in a video game, and it looks especially immaculate in 4k. As with The Last of Us, Naughty Dog doesn’t skimp on the details. Dusty areas leave marks where ever you go, mud is kicked up and left on your clothes and weapons, and truthfully, there’s not any little thing we can pinpoint to give the game praise. It just does everything amazingly.

#1: “Project Cars 2” (2017)

Why bother going out to race real cars when you can just play this game. It takes photorealism to the next level. Textures are vibrant, the environments are picturesque, and the cars look exactly their real-life counterparts. The dynamic weather effects add variety to what we’re seeing on screen. Every raindrop holds a world of detail, the snow gives us a cold shiver, and night time makes us lean in closer to see where we’re going, demanding we appreciate the game’s lighting and shadows. It’s all a testament to just how realistic Project Cars 2 looks and feels.