Best Video Games for mission variety

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Best for mission variety

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

4.8 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Split Fiction

4.6 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

007 First Light

6 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

#1 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
4.8
2 reviews

Mission variety is a strength, with reviewers praising diverse main quests, side quests, mysteries, heists, and unique objectives.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system

#2 Split Fiction
4.6
13 reviews

Side stories and mission variety are repeatedly praised as surprising, funny, creative, and often among the best parts of the game.

Pros: cross-play support, platforming precision

Cons: side character depth, matchmaking quality

#3 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.5
3 reviews

Mission variety is supported by side quests, mini-games, new objectives, and constant new tasks across layers.

Pros: load times, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision

#4 Crimson Desert
4.5
2 reviews

Mission variety is praised in the stronger reviews, especially across main and side quests.

Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#5 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
4.5
2 reviews

Mission variety is helped by chapters that introduce different tricks, simultaneous problems, or alternate approaches.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, load times

Cons: platforming precision, stealth mechanics

#6 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
4.5
1 review

Reviewer evidence is strongly positive, with support including “thanks to how wildly varied quests are.”

Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality

Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support

#7 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
4.5
1 review

Mission variety is supported by one hands-on account describing puzzles, free roaming, combat sections, collectibles, dialogue, and multiple characters within a mission.

Pros: voice acting, performance optimization

Cons: multiplayer design, monetization fairness

#8 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.5
4 reviews

Reviewers praised more varied cargo conditions, hazards, objectives, and mission setups that kept deliveries fresher.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: online stability, quest design

#9 007 First Light
4.3
6 reviews

Previewed missions span spyplay, driving, gala infiltration, airfield combat, and international locations.

Pros: soundtrack quality, atmosphere

Cons: AI behavior, camera behavior

#10 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
4.3
1 review

Mission variety was supported by examples like gauntlets and multi-opponent encounters.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, combat system

Cons: user interface design, menu usability

#11 Pragmata
4.2
2 reviews

Mission variety is helped by training simulations and side challenges that reviewers call surprisingly fun or among the better optional content.

Pros: crash stability, bug frequency

Cons: accessibility options, map and navigation design

#12 Directive 8020
4.2
1 review

Previews show dialogue, exploration, stealth, puzzles, QTEs, and action beats, though the total mission variety is still unproven.

Pros: immersion, accessibility options

Cons: onboarding experience, AI behavior

#13 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
4.2
1 review

Mission variety comes from objectives beyond clearing enemies, including VIP protection and targeted enemy defeat.

Pros: handheld play suitability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: multiplayer design, companion AI

#14 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
4.2
1 review

Mission variety includes map-marked side quests and activities between main missions.

Pros: crash stability, frame rate stability

Cons: facial animations

#15 Ghost of Yōtei
4.1
4 reviews

Mission variety is strong overall, with reviewers highlighting varied missions, bounties, side activities, and short stories.

Pros: load times, art direction

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#16 Forza Horizon 6
4.1
4 reviews

Mission variety is broad, covering races, PR stunts, drift zones, speed traps, drag meets, rally, road, dirt, and cross-country events.

Pros: replay value, level design

Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality

#17 Forza Horizon 5
4.1
2 reviews

Mission variety is generally broad, but one later review warns that some races and missions can become repetitive.

Pros: cross-play support, open-world design

Cons: cross-save support, tutorial quality

#18 Doom: The Dark Ages
4.1
4 reviews

Mission variety is generally praised for new enemies, weapons, set pieces, and open-zone objectives, though vehicle missions weaken the mix for some.

Pros: load times, originality

Cons: multiplayer design, co-op experience

#19 Elden Ring Nightreign
4.0
1 review

Mission variety benefits from Remembrance tasks and objective types beyond simple runs.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: cross-play support, flying mechanics

#20 Hollow Knight: Silksong
4.0
1 review

Mission variety exists through wishes, hunting, collecting, fetch tasks, puzzles, and optional routes, though fetch quests are a repeated weak spot.

Pros: value for money, sound design

Cons: loot system, camera behavior

#21 Diablo IV
3.9
2 reviews

Reviewer evidence is positive but qualified: mission variety reviewers find useful strengths while also noting limits or context, because mission variety ranges from unique supporting content to copy-pasted or clichéd...

Pros: cross-play support, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#22 Street Fighter 6
3.7
3 reviews

Mission and side activity variety are mixed: minigames and side quests can teach mechanics, but some tasks are also called tedious.

Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality

Cons: platforming precision, quest design

#23 Monster Hunter Wilds
3.0
1 review

Mission variety was only lightly supported and was tempered by one reviewer describing quest structure as repetitive.

Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere

Cons: dialogue quality, mission design

#24 Assassin's Creed Shadows
2.8
6 reviews

mission variety is a repeated concern, with several reviewers saying strongholds, objectives, and side tasks blur together.

Pros: polish, cross-save support

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#25 The First Berserker: Khazan
2.8
4 reviews

Mission variety is mixed-to-weak, with several reviewers criticizing recycled side missions and samey mission structure despite one positive note.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, value for money

Cons: multiplayer design, character development

#26 Mario Kart World Review
2.5
2 reviews

Mission variety is mixed, with some unique challenges but many repeated templates and uneven difficulty.

Pros: load times, crash stability

Cons: narrative quality, value for money

#27 Dragon Ball FighterZ
2.4
4 reviews

Mission variety is weak because story mode repeatedly sends players through similar clone fights and tutorials.

Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability

Cons: cross-play support, load times

#28 South of Midnight
2.0
1 review

Mission variety is a weakness in several reviews, especially once the recurring run-fight-fill-bottle pattern becomes clear.

Pros: art direction, facial animations

Cons: onboarding experience, mission variety