Independence Day special: 5 video games that define freedom

Homefront is a first-person shooter game by Kaos Studios. It came out in 2011.

The story shows the resistance of US troops in a nightmarish future. North Korea and South Korea unite under Kim Jong-un and occupies the USA.

The protagonist must fight for his homeland.

The sacrifice and battle will remind you of brave Indian freedom-fighters who took the fight to the British.

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III came out in 2012.

The story follows Connor, an assassin during the American Revolution. Half American-half Mohawk, Connor suffers homelessness.

However, his heroics during the war wins America the freedom but ultimately leaves Connor without a home.

We might remember the people who fought for India's freedom but were similarly left homeless due to the partition.

All the Far Cry games are first-person games where abusive power-structures are destabilized.

However, Ubisoft's Far Cry 4 is close to our homes. The game is set in a fictional place Kyrat in Nepal.

Based on the real Maoist-insurgency, the protagonist has to remove dictator Pagan Min and liberate his homeland.

Gamers can get a feel of the Himalayas while playing this.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands came out in 2017.

The game follows a group of elite US soldiers who seek to destabilize a narco-state in Bolivia. It shows a drug cartel gaining immense power and influencing the politics of the nation.

A tactically brilliant game for stealth and battle, it will remind players how countries should respond to terrorist acts.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus came out in 2017.

The game shows a nightmarish timeline where the Nazis have beaten the Allies.

Injured and on the run, the protagonist is part of a resistance against the Nazis. He is a Polish-Jew and fights them tooth-and-nail.

The protagonist teaches players never to give up, just like our freedom-fighters didn't, even when the situation looks bleak.