Binary Voids

A flat screen on the wall that makes you forget
that there is a wall and a world behind it.
An electronic surface as a window into another world,
fed by abstract, binary data streams.

Me #

Hi! I am Carsten, a professional “real world” photographer from germany. You can find my stuff at carsten-nichte.de external link - feel free to contact me . I am pleased :-)

Project #

Yes, i do virtual Photography too. I love it. My Project Binary Voids is about foreign Virtual Worlds. Its Virtual (Street | Travel | Portrait) Photography - in short: in game photography - but its not limited to that. I explore the virtual spaces with the means of traditional photography, let myself drift and look around as open minded as I can. From what I find and discover, I weave the different worlds together to tell new stories .

What I find particularly exciting are the places where the seemingly perfect, clean, virtual world has its breaks and cracks, where materiality and boundaries become visible.

I collect a few thoughts and further information about virtual photography in general in my notebook:

If you like, follow my ingame photography on

Its AI? #

In Short: No! Virtual photography is a genre in which computer-generated three-dimensional open worlds are explored. It has existed as an art form since computers were invented and today occupies the space between AI photography and traditional photography – familiar from the real world. The emerging field of AI photography is characterised by training models and prompts that describe the desired image result in text form. In contrast, the freely accessible virtual worlds contain cultural landscapes created by humans, just like in real life, as well as natural or random landscapes shaped by ’nature’ – in this case, algorithms. While in AI photography, the computer ultimately shapes the image and humans only influence the result by selecting the training data and text inputs, virtual photography uses traditional photography methods. You have to walk around or travel through the world with a virtual camera, look around, find your subjects, compose the image, select the focal length, aperture and shutter speed, and press the shutter button.

Page #

The Games Section shows an preselected but uncurated index of all the photographs from the series. They provide essentially the foundation from which I develop new stories .

// deepdive

The challenge with this website was to display and organise a vast, vast, vast number of images. This is intended to be both a statement and an experiment. Today’s world is inundated with images, to the extent that individual images scarcely hold any meaning anymore. Here I am attempting a balancing act: on the one hand, there is “sensory overload” caused by the sheer volume of images – including repetition in new combinations and the ever-changing random sorting. One idea here is that, thanks to “pattern recognition”, some images still stick in the mind. On the other hand, there is the highlighting of individual images or series of images… in other words, the attempt to somehow make this mass of images legible after all.

Book #

I am preparing a physical book at the moment. Binary Voids - Volume Zero external link . Klick to flip throught the pages for a preview:

Games #

Some more numbers…

Photomode #

When it comes to photo mode, I’m not very demanding. My guiding principle is I use what I get, but I do value these basic features:

I have only one strict rule: Don´t touch cinematic Cutcenes. They offer too little freedom for own ideas.

Where to start? #

// My 2 Cents

Don’t get too attached to rules. That restricts you far too much. As a photographer, you are primarily an observer. So, capture what you notice. Photography is firstly an exercise in perception and secondyl a way - or artform - of expressing yourself. Have fun - that’s the most important thing. Don’t think too much while taking photos, let your subconscious do some of the work. It’s better to look afterwards at the photographs to find out what worked and what didn’t. This is how you learn from your own pictures, and develop your own and individual point of view. Learning from others is always a good idea. Look at as many photos by other photographers as possible and try to figure out why you like them or not. Stay open and curious. Allow yourself to be surprised by yourself sometimes. Like the real world out there, you can also look at the virtual world as a stage, on which you tell your own stories. And last: Learn and practice the rules, to forget them.

Index #

Each of the virtual worlds has its own special features: A Plague Tale, Alan Wake, Atomic Heart, Battlefield, Cairn, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Control, Cyberpunk 2077, Days Gone, Death Stranding, Deliver Us The Moon, Fallout, Far Cry, Forza Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, Ghostwire Tokyo, Grand Theft Auto, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Hell Is Us, Hellblade, Horizon Forbidden West, InFamous - Second Son, Karma - The Dark World, Kena - Bridge Of Spirits, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Lost Records - Bloom and Rage, Mad Max, Mafia - The Old Country, Mass Effect, Metro Exodus, No Mans Sky, Platform 8, Prey, Red Dead Redemption, Resident Evil - Requiem, Returnal, Shadow Of The Colossus, Sifu, Silent Hill 2, Spiderman 2, Star Wars Outlaws, Starfield, Stray, Sword Of The Sea, Tchia, The Alters, The Invincible, The Last of Us, The Outlast Trails, The Witcher, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, Warhammer 40.000, Watch Dogs, Wreckfest.

1. A Plague Tale #

You are traveling in the late Middle Ages and living through a rather emotional drama with Amicia and Hugo. There is no open world here, but a stringently told story. The photo mode offers a free camera in cut-scenes. I've never seen that in this form before, and it's exemplary. Maybe the other developers will copy this.

2. Alan Wake #

Atmospheric horror with the titular writer. Horror isn't really my thing, but it's about books and head stuff, so I'll do it. Unfortunately, there's no photo mode here either, which means you can concentrate fully on the story and take screenshots in the classic way. Update: There is now a photo mode!

3. Atomic Heart #

Atomic Heart is set in an alternate 1950s Soviet Union filled with advanced robotics and biotechnology. You control special agent P-3 as he investigates a massive facility overrun by malfunctioning machines, mutants, and experimental horrors. There is a lot of action, puzzle-solving, and a realy surreal narrative.

  • Travel time: 13 hours and 9 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Mundfish
  • Publisher: Focus Entertainment
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 32 virtual Photographs

4. Battlefield #

The Battlefield series takes us to the battlefields of the world. Basically, the past 13 parts have covered every possible and impossible military conflict in the world. There is always a campaign that serves as a tutorial for the actual main feature: the online mode. All of this always has the bitter aftertaste of glorifying war, trivializing war itself, and justifying violations of international law, etc. – but let's be naive for a moment: The world would be a better place if these completely senseless battles were only fought on a virtual battlefield instead of in the real world. I would be very much in favor of that. Unfortunately, war and violence are still part of this world, and this is naturally reflected in the virtual world as well. In this series, I primarily used the square as the image format in order to create the impression of a low-quality bodycam with a lot of noise, while at the same time achieving a claustrophobic feeling by restricting the field of view.

5. Cairn #

Why do people climb mountains? Because they are there. The mountain is calling. A mountain is also synonymous with seemingly insurmountable obstacles in life – a metaphor, in other words. In this game, we play the mountaineer Aava as she climbs the never-before-conquered, extremely dangerous, fictional Mount Kami. As players, we have to place our hands and feet individually, maintain our balance and manage resources such as stamina, hunger and thirst. The whole thing is a climbing simulator, a slow-paced, emotionally intense hero's journey that tells a story of self-discovery and obsession. The word cairn comes from Scottish Gaelic (càrn) and literally means 'pile of stones' – a fitting title :-) There's a photo mode here too!

6. Clair Obscur Expedition 33 #

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based computer role-playing game with real-time elements. As a player, you find yourself in a surreal Belle Époque setting, following the volunteers of Expedition 33 as they set out to destroy the mysterious painter, a being who wipes out all humans by reducing their age each year. It's all rather gloomy, but the story is cool - and the photomode also!

7. Control #

Here, everything is essentially limited to the interior of a single, rather dull administrative building in which a surreal story unfolds. You can exert some influence and “reshape” the world. Alan Wake and Control are thematically linked.

  • Travel time: 1 day, 4 hours and 51 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Remedy Entertainment
  • Publisher: 505 Games
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 68 virtual Photographs

8. Cyberpunk 2077 #

We accompany the protagonist V through the megalopolis Night City. Enables almost classic street photography in a rather dystopian virtual city of the future. Great photomode.

  • Travel time: 5 days, 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: CD Project Red
  • Publisher: CD Projekt
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 230 virtual Photographs

9. Days Gone #

Two years after a global pandemic, you steer biker Deacon St. John on a motorcycle through a post-apocalyptic northern USA, modeled on Oregon, and have to deal with infected hordes, looters, wild animals and members of rival factions. The landscape is the real star here.

10. Death Stranding #

As the rather bulky character Sam Porter Bridges, the player moves in Part one through a surreal post-apocalyptic USA, and Mexico and Australia in Part 2 in his job as a parcel carrier. The title is often referred to as a walking simulator and delivering parcels sounds dull at first, but Kojima always knows how to surprise. Quite unconventional, and therefore considered very good. I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff gets a movie adaptation.

11. Deliver Us The Moon #

To be an astronaut on the moon, but without photomode.

12. Fallout #

Fallout is an outdated computer game series, which has now even been given a very good TV series spin-off. There's another post-apocalypse - as the title subtly suggests. But this one is interesting in that it develops out of an alternative atomic scenario from the 1950s and is set in a post-nuclear future. Not all titles in the series have a photo mode.

  • Travel time: 12 hours and 56 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Bethesda
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★☆☆(3 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 4 virtual Photographs

13. Far Cry #

A fictional location with a Cuban flair, which is of course full of clichés and photographic opportunities. As it is a first-person shooter, it is of course also full of violence.

  • Travel time: 14 hours and 13 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Ubisoft
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 14 virtual Photographs

14. Forza Horizon #

This is a classic car racing game. Part 5 is set in an open world representing Mexico, with deserts, jungles, volcanoes and cities. Forza Horizon celebrates cars and the people who drive them in a rather frenetic way. There are tons of races and events surrounding the Horizon Festival, and of course an extensive fleet of hundreds of cars. You can pursue a career in a story-based campaign or simply explore the area, race and collect vehicles. The photo mode is great. Unfortunately, you can't take the camera inside the cars.

15. Ghost of Tsushima #

Here, in the year 1274, you roam the Japanese island of Tsushima as a samurai warrior. A little masterpiece in almost every respect. There is more atmospherically chic foliage flying around than there are leaves on the trees. Actually, the trees should be bare after 5 minutes. The sequel, Ghost of Yotei, follows in the same vein, perfecting and polishing everything a little. The story unfolds approximately 329 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, relocating the action to the northern island of Hokkaidō - then known as Ezo. There, we follow Atsu on her quest for revenge. I love it.

16. Ghostwire Tokyo #

Japan - is a kind of place of longing for me that I would love to visit in real life. Ghostwire Tokyo offers me the opportunity to explore at least a virtual version of Tokyo.

17. Grand Theft Auto #

In Part 5 you are an aspiring gangster in the fictional city of Los Santos, which is based on Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the photo mode is rather inaccessible and impractical.

  • Travel time: 4 hours and 42 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Rockstar Games
  • Publisher: Rockstar Games
  • Rating Photomode: ★★☆☆☆(2 out of 5)
  • Status: pile of shame
  • Visit Gallery - 1 virtual Photographs

18. Guardians Of The Galaxy #

I really liked the movies because they brought a breath of fresh air to the sci-fi movie genre. Reason enough to travel to this world.

19. Hell Is Us #

Hell is Us takes us to the fictional, war-torn country of Hadea, where you play as soldier Rémi, searching for answers about your past amid civil war and supernatural disasters. The game combines intense close combat with exploration and numerous puzzles in a semi-open world, using a unique system without maps or quest markers to encourage intuitive discovery. You ultimately unravel a dark story about human violence and its consequences. The game has a rather gloomy atmosphere inspired by the conflicts of the 1990s and science fiction horror.

  • Travel time: 18 hours and 7 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Rogue Factor
  • Publisher: Nacon
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 60 virtual Photographs

20. Hellblade #

This takes place in the head of a woman with paranoid schizophrenia, symbolized and represented by Nordic mythology. I keep these works in black and white throughout.

  • Travel time: 1 day, 14 hours and 13 minutes
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Ninja Theory
  • Publisher: Ninja Theory
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 125 virtual Photographs

21. Horizon Forbidden West #

There is a huge, futuristic open world to discover here. Photomode available.

22. InFamous - Second Son #

Here you can steer the main character Delsin Rowe through Seattle and do superhero things. Whether you become a good guy or a bad guy depends entirely on your own decisions. The good news: there is a photomode. The bad news is that it is extremely idiosyncratic and makes it really difficult to get a shot in which the protagonist is not the center of attention.

23. Karma - The Dark World #

This is a very leisurely surreal first-person psychological thriller. Heavily inspired by 1984, it is set in a dystopian East Germany in the 1980s. As Daniel McGovern, an agent of the `Thought Office` unit of the omnipresent, controlling Leviathan Corporation, you search for your own identity and fight against memory loss in a world controlled by mother. Mega dark, mega surreal.

24. Kena - Bridge Of Spirits #

Kena stands out from the other titles I have photographed in so far. Visually, it is a beautiful animated film. It's about the souls of the deceased who Kena helps to find peace. There's corruption, lots of woody monsters, and there's the cuddly Rott who support you and who we can accessorize with hats, and there's some really good photomode!

  • Travel time: 17 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Ember Lab
  • Publisher: Ember Lab
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 18 virtual Photographs

25. Kingdom Come: Deliverance #

The year is 1403, and we are traveling as Henry of Skalitz in the Kingdom of Bohemia, seeking revenge for the murder of our parents and, incidentally, getting involved in the civil war between King Wenceslaus IV and the invader Sigismund of Luxembourg. The game still has a few annoying flaws at the moment, but its rough edges make for a great medieval experience. You really feel like you've been transported back to that time. The codex provides a lot of background information. This isn't a game you can just quickly play through; instead, you should travel and experience it at a slower pace, as was customary at the time. Yes, there was a photo mode, but it was, at best - how shall I put it... medieval - which is good enough to take photos. After the update i call it great :-)

  • Travel time: 2 days and 17 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Warhorse Studios
  • Publisher: Deep Silver
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 139 virtual Photographs

26. Lost Records - Bloom and Rage #

Lost Records is a nostalgic, narrative adventure that wraps a coming-of-age story in elements of mystery and supernatural horror. The protagonist, Swann, constantly carries a camcorder with her and films everything. This game is about memories – the 90s and the attitude towards life are wonderfully captured in many authentic details. Those who lived through that era will experience many flashbacks and can relive how much the world has changed since then in many small details. For people like me, who look forward more than back, this is a great thing. Of course, there is a photo mode, but it doesn't work freely everywhere. In cut scenes, there is unfortunately zero freedom of movement. Others can do better than that now! But hey, it's the 90s!

  • Travel time: 3 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Don't Nod
  • Publisher: Don't Nod
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 38 virtual Photographs

27. Mad Max #

The game to the movie, if you will. As is so often the case, there is a post-apocalypse. Anyone who knows the movies knows the ingredients: A desert, a lone warrior, lots of rusty metal, even more nasty characters, but enough gasoline for groovy chases, all spiced up with a rather bulky photomode.

28. Mafia - The Old Country #

This is the prequel to the now four-part Mafia series, set in Sicily in the early 1900s. It sheds light on the origins of the Mafia as we rise through the criminal underworld as miner Enzo Favara. Atmospheric scenario, with quite good photo mode.

  • Travel time: 15 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Hangar 13
  • Publisher: 2K Games
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 157 virtual Photographs

29. Mass Effect #

This is simply a science fiction classic. That's why it belongs on this list.

  • Travel time: 6 hours and 53 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Bioware
  • Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★☆☆(3 out of 5)
  • Status: pile of shame
  • Visit Gallery - 10 virtual Photographs

30. Metro Exodus #

First-person shooter from Ukrainian developer studio, set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic Metro 2033 universe by Russian author Dmitry Alexeyevich Glukhovsky. The photo mode goes like this: After the apocalypse, you just have to improvise - good luck with that.

  • Travel time: 4 hours and 36 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: 4A Games
  • Publisher: Deep Silver
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★☆☆(3 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 27 virtual Photographs

31. No Mans Sky #

A whole universe of generatively created worlds that only emerge and manifest themselves when they are discovered for the first time. Here, the numerous players / inhabitants also become active / creative themselves and help to shape this world. For me, this is almost literally travel photography. My VP journey began with this game.

  • Travel time: 4 days, 9 hours and 2 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Hello Games
  • Publisher: Hello Games
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 116 virtual Photographs

32. Platform 8 #

This is a fairly short minimalistic psychological horror game. You’re trapped on a train endlessly travelling, and must keep an eye out for anomalies to find your way out. No photo mode!

  • Travel time: 1 hour
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Kotake Create
  • Publisher: Kotake Create
  • Rating Photomode: ★☆☆☆☆(1 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 8 virtual Photographs

33. Prey #

Plays on a space station with nasty aliens. There is no photo mode.

34. Red Dead Redemption #

Hi, I'm Arthur Morgan. The year is 1899 and I'm out in the Wild, Wild West with the Van der Linde Gang, to survive! Atmospherical, extremely slowpaced storytelling masterpiece. Photo mode available, but – as usual with Rockstar Games – not really good: Where the hell is the 90 Degree rotation? In RDR Online, you have to earn a decent camera by spending far too much in-game currency. It's almost like real life, and it's not really fun. But why am I complaining? Taking photos in the Wild West wasn't easy either.

  • Travel time: 1 day, 11 hours and 21 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Rockstar Games
  • Publisher: Rockstar Games
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 131 virtual Photographs

35. Resident Evil - Requiem #

The ninth part in the series is reminiscent of previous titles. Players take turns playing two characters: good old Leon S. Kennedy, who is responsible for the action, and Grace Ashcroft, who provides a more classic survival horror experience. Once again, there is no photo mode!

  • Travel time: 6 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Capcom
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 57 virtual Photographs

36. Returnal #

The protagonist is stuck in an endless loop on an alien world. First-class audio-visually, but rougelike - which means you have to fight hard for the photos and be very frustration-tolerant.

37. Shadow Of The Colossus #

This is a timeless masterpiece by Fumito Ueda and his team from 2005, which will hopefully get a refresh in every generation. A photo mode is available, but with a clumsy camera that is difficult to position. However, this applies to the controls as a whole: there is still room for improvement. Photos are still taken, of course.

38. Sifu #

Sifu is a classic Beat Em Up, the story is as thin as in the usual kung fu movies, but that doesn't matter, because the fighting system is very challenging and lives up to its name. There are beautiful backdrops and a stylish photomode. As an old WingTsun-Fighter, I naturally have to try it.

  • Travel time: 8 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Slocap
  • Publisher: Sloclap
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 87 virtual Photographs

39. Silent Hill 2 #

This is the 2024 remake of the 2001 classic, so it's high time I caught up with it - horror, but I have to get through it. Unfortunately, there's no camera here, which makes it difficult to frame your pictures. Bloober team please submit urgently!

  • Travel time: 5 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Bloober Team
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Rating Photomode: ★☆☆☆☆(1 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 29 virtual Photographs

40. Spiderman 2 #

Welcome to virtual New York City. Imagine you live in the same city as Spiderman. How would you as a normal person perceive life in this city? Time for virtual street photography.

41. Star Wars Outlaws #

Action adventure with lots of sneaky interludes. Does everything well that Disney fails to do. There's a really good Star Wars feeling here. A bit repetitive, but still quite solid. Photomode available.

  • Travel time: 21 hours and 28 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Massive Entertainment
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★☆(4 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 32 virtual Photographs

42. Starfield #

A role-playing game that - similar to No Mans Sky - is set in a fictional future and lets the player travel through a whole bunch of solar systems. Starfield is a little out of date in terms of its overall presentation. It tells beautiful stories, but is, for example, the “king of loading screens” - which has become very distracting in terms of immersion. Other studios manage this much better. Nevertheless: I like the theme, I like taking photos here.

  • Travel time: 4 days, 9 hours and 49 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Bethesda
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 45 virtual Photographs

43. Stray #

For a change, you are a cat in a cyberpunk underground city inhabited by robots. Surprisingly, the title is always at its strongest when you get to do classic cat things. The game doesn't have a photo mode, so you have to take screenshots. I like it ...

44. Sword Of The Sea #

Surfing chillingly over sand dunes on a mixture of a surfboard and a sword, transforming dead deserts into living seas—I've always wanted to do that. No lengthy explanations are needed; everything is very intuitive and designed for discovery. I'm sure I don't need to mention that the photo mode is great. Love it!

  • Travel time: 5 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Giant Squid
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 59 virtual Photographs

45. Tchia #

The game Tchia is also a very special one, in short: it's just love. Firstly, the beautifully designed world inspired by New Caledonia and its culture, and then the photo mode. Sure, you can take normal screenshots, but it's much more exciting to use the analog camera that you get later in the game - in chapter 4, “Get to know Louise”.

  • Travel time: 10 hours
  • Platform: PlayStation 5
  • Developer: Awaceb
  • Publisher: Kepler Interactive
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 37 virtual Photographs

46. The Alters #

The game combines survival, base building and role-playing elements with a profound narrative about identity and the consequences of life choices. You take on the role of miner Jan Dolski, who finds himself stranded alone on a hostile planet after a crash landing. A deadly sun is inexorably approaching the planet. To avoid burning up, you must keep a huge, wheel-shaped mobile base constantly moving and gather resources. As this becomes difficult to do alone over time, you use the rare material Rapidium to create alternative versions of yourself. Unfortunately, the clones are based on crucial turning points in your past. One clone might be a talented mechanic, for example, because he made a different decision in his life than the original. Each clone brings its own personality, memories and needs. So while you try not to burn up, you have to expand the base, mediate social conflicts between the different Jans and make moral decisions that influence the course of the story. Genius concept!

47. The Invincible #

It's more of a book in the form of a game than a normal game with lots of action. There's tons of dialogue, great atmospheric graphics, and it has a slow, almost sedate pace. It feels like one of the classic Stanislaw Lem movies. If you like that sort of thing, you'll love this game.

48. The Last of Us #

Postapocalypse, zombies - who doesn't know it - but The Last of Us is a great movie in terms of storytelling and visuals. The transition between cutscenes and gameplay is perfect. It's basically an interactive movie.

49. The Outlast Trails #

Have you ever wanted to be a lab rat? In this bloodthirsty and rather gruesome game, you can work alone or with up to three other players to solve a series of tests set by researchers who treat you like lab rats. Not for the faint-hearted. There is no photo mode.

50. The Witcher #

Set in a medieval setting. Normally I can't do much with that. That's why I find what I find here particularly exciting.

  • Travel time: 4 days, 9 hours and 47 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: CD Project Red
  • Publisher: CD Projekt
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: finished
  • Visit Gallery - 97 virtual Photographs

51. Tomb Raider #

More precisely, the fifth installment in the series: Rise of the Tomb Raider. Unfortunately there is no photo mode here, but there is plenty of eye candy. Games about Lara Croft are real classics.

  • Travel time: 1 hour
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Crystal Dynamics
  • Publisher: Eidos Interactive
  • Rating Photomode: ★☆☆☆☆(1 out of 5)
  • Status: pile of shame
  • Visit Gallery - 1 virtual Photographs

52. Uncharted #

Once around the world in “Indiana Jones” or Tomb Raider action-adventure style. Uncharted is a classic of the genre, and Naughty Dog is simply good at storytelling.

53. Warhammer 40.000 #

In the grim darkness of the distant future, there is only war. We find ourselves in the extremely dystopian, somewhat retrofuturistic science fantasy universe of Warhammer 40k, where, in the 41st millennium, we defend the autocratic Imperium of Mankind against the threat of insectoid Tyranids and other fiends as Space Marines with superhuman abilities. Talking is not theire strength.

54. Watch Dogs #

The plot unfolds in a dystopian London not too far in the future. This is also a great place for street photography.

  • Travel time: 17 hours and 34 minutes
  • Platform: Xbox Series X
  • Developer: Ubisoft
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Rating Photomode: ★★★★★(5 out of 5)
  • Status: work in progress
  • Visit Gallery - 23 virtual Photographs

55. Wreckfest #

A classic car racing game. The nice thing about it is that you can destroy `Germany's favorite child` without hesitation. The photo mode only works in replay mode, which is logical and also good so as not to interfere with the race. However, it could be much better.

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