The most interesting action games this year
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Gray Zone Warfare
Action 30 April 2024
An online first-person shooter set in the fictional country of Lamang. Gray Zone Warfare focuses on realism, including weapon behavior and effects of injuries.
V Rising
Action 08 May 2024
A multiplayer survival game by Stunlock Studios (the creators of Battlerite). V Rising has us playing as vampires, traversing a dark land, regaining their strength and creating an empire.
Arena Breakout: Infinite
Action November 2024
An online tactical FPP extraction shooter (PvPvE), based on the free-to-play model and published by Tencent. Arena Breakout: Infinite tries to offer a realistic approach to a modern battlefield. The game also allows to heavily personalize weapons and save their favorite designs.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Action 21 May 2024
A sequel of the highly praised action adventure game from 2017. In Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, developed by the Ninja Theory studio under the wing of Microsoft, players once again take on the role of a Celtic warrior named Senua, suffering from deep psychosis.
Nine Sols
Action 29 May 2024
Action platform game set in a universe with elements of cyberpunk and Taoism. In Nine Sols we play as a hero named Yi, who travels through the colorful land and discovers its secrets, trying to take revenge on its divine rulers.
Sons of the Forest
Action 22 February 2024
Sons of the Forest is an FPP survival horror game and a sequel to The Forest from 2018. Once again, the work of Endnight Games takes place on a horrifying island inhabited by foul mutants.
Hades 2
Action 06 May 2024
Sequel of the excellent roguelike from the Supergiant Games studio. The game maintains the ideas of the original, while introducing a new heroine and significantly expanding gameplay.
Sker Ritual
Action 18 April 2024
A cooperative FPP shooter, set in the universe of the game Maid of Sker. In Sker Ritual we play as brave men who face the hordes of monsters called the Silent People. Production was created with co-op in mind, but it also allows to play solo.
Helldivers 2
Action 08 February 2024
A co-op TPP shooter and the second installment in a series originating from 2015. Helldivers 2 has us play as the titular soldiers, defending their planet - Super Earth - from extraterrestials.
Abiotic Factor
Action 02 May 2024
A first-person co-op survival game. Abiotic Factor has us playing as scientists trapped in a facility overrun by paranormal creatures, fighting to survive and gathering resources to use in an extensive crafting system.
Serum
Action 23 May 2024
FPP survival game. In Serum, we play the protagonist, who explores stylized locations, acquires valuable resources, and uses the title substance, which increases his chances of survival while causing various mutations.
Sunkenland
Action October 2024 (early access since 26 August 2023)
A first-person game set in a submerged world. Sunkenland has us exploring oceanic depths and scarce islands, building bases and fighting off pirates.
Selaco
Action 31 May 2024
Retro shooter with F.E.A.R. inspired combat running on a modified Doom engine. Action takes place in an outpost which is one of the last shelters of humanity after the fall of Earth. We try to discover the secrets of the titular planet and fight off hordes of alien invaders.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Action 2024
The next installment in a popular series of first-person shooters originating from 2003. Call of Duty 2024 was developed by Treyarch, a subsidiary of Activition.
Pacific Drive
Action 22 February 2024
Pacific Drive is a first-person survival game in which we explore the transformed terrains of the northwestern coast of the USA with our car. Our expeditions are hindered by anomalies, monsters and forces of nature, and the game is enriched by a system of car upgrades.
The Last of Us: Part II Remastered
Action 19 January 2024
The remastered version of The Last of Us: Part II, utilizing the capabilities of the PS5. The remaster offers better graphics, additional game modes and the chance to visit unfinished levels cut from the full release.
Palworld
Action 19 January 2024
A third-person survival action game with RPG elements. Palworld tasks us with traversing a beautiful world, catching creatures known as Pals and exploiting them in various ways. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer.
Content Warning
Action 01 April 2024
A humoristic FPP game with elements of horror, designed with online coop in mind. Content Warning allows us to become a daredevil who visits haunted places and films ghosts and other supernatural creatures, hoping to get a unique footage and then upload it to the web.
The First Descendant
Action August 2024
Looter shooter TPP, in which we take on the role of the title's heroes fighting alien invaders. The First Descendant can be played solo, but in co-op the title spreads its wings. The game is distributed in a free-to-play model with micropayments.
Gloomwood
Action 2024 (early access since 06 September 2022)
Gloomwood is a steampunk action game with an extensive stealth system. The game offers a first-person view and great freedom of methods of task execution, and advanced artificial intelligence systems make the inhabitants of the virtual world react dynamically to our actions.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Action 14 February 2024
A top-down roguelike shooter. In Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor we play as a dwarf, venturing into the underground of planet Hoxxess to extract its natural resources and face hordes of enemies.
Rotwood
Action 24 April 2024
Action adventure game with hack'n'slash and roguelike elements, developed by Klei Entertainment studio - creators of Don't Starve. In Rotwood we play as heroes who roam the dense forest and eliminate hordes of beasts.
Witchfire
Action 2024 (early access since 20 September 2023)
The second game of The Astronauts, a studio responsible for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person shooter.
Outpost: Infinity Siege
Action 26 March 2024
A sci-fi cross between an FPS, a strategy game and a tower defense game. Outpost: Infinity Siege tasks us with exploring and searching for resources, as well as building and defending our base.
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Action 15 February 2024
A survival game, in which our character is dwarved by squirrels, mice, rabbits and even ants. Trying to find out what shrunk him, he must fight to survive against the wildlife and the weather, struggling against rainfall and heavy winds.
Venture to the Vile
Action 22 May 2024
A 2,5D metroidvania platformer, set in a world combining elements of fantasy and steampunk. In Venture to the Vile we can absorb the power of enemies we eliminate. It's also important to pay attention to the time of day and weather, as they may offer chances to play new quests.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Action 18 January 2024
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure 2.5D platformer. The player must explore different stages, solve puzzles, avoid traps and fight enemies. The time control mechanic is a big part of the game.
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Action 27 May 2024
An action platformer with roguelike elements, developed by Evil Empire studio known for the post-launch support of Dead Cells. The Rogue Prince of Persia offers combat, puzzles and the feature to manipulate time. Levels are procedurally generated and change with each run.
Nightingale
Action 20 February 2024
Nightingale is a survival game set in an open, fairy-tale world with quasi-steampunk atmosphere of the Victorian era. Among beautiful landscapes players have to face fantastic monsters. Game was developed by Inflexion Games studio, founded by Aaryn Flynn.
The Outlast Trials
Action 05 March 2024
A survival horror game and the third installment in the Outlast series, developed by Red Barrels. Unlike the previous games, The Outlast Trials supports both singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.
7 Days to Die
Action June 2024 (early access since 16 August 2013)
A post-apocalyptic sandbox FPS developed by a debuting indie studio The Fun Pimps. The game takes you to a near future, when a nuclear war allowed a dangerous virus to spread across the entire world. The virus kills its victims in 7 days, as the title suggests, and turns them into bloodthirsty zombies. You play as one of the few not infected people, fighting for survival in Navezgane County, Arizona. 7 Days to Die allows you to freely explore its open world, adjusting the story to your actions.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Action 11 January 2024
The fifth game in the Momodora series, a continuation of the third installment. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is an action platform metroidvania in which we play as a priestess named Momo, and our task is to fight off the demons.
The Isle
Action 2024 (early access since 02 December 2015)
A survival sandbox, in which the player assumes the role of a dinosaur. The Isle Development Team enabled the player to control creatures like Austroraptor, Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Gallimimus, Utahraptor, Acrocanthosaurus and Allosaurus. The main and only objective of the game is to survive on an island the size of more than a dozen of square kilometers. Depending on the selected creature, the player must hunt for smaller dinosaurs, hide in bushes from predators etc.
Alone in the Dark
Action 20 March 2024
Reboot of the cult horror series, launched in 1992. In Alone in the Dark we find ourselves in the Derceto mansion, which we traverse in the skin of Emily Hartwood and Edward Carnby. The protagonists investigate the mysteries of the place and confront the monsters that have overrun it.
XDefiant
Action 21 May 2024
An online free-to-play 6v6 FPS revolving around faction combat. Players compete against each other in various modes and on different maps.
Downward: Enhanced Edition
Action 04 June 2024
A refreshed and expanded version of the FPP action adventure game from 2017. Downward: Enhanced Edition features a pilgrim who travels the post-apocalyptic Earth seeking an artifact. We can use various parkour skills and we need to defeat many enemies along the way.