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Action games. Wide category of games that require reflex, accuracy and agility. It includes, among other things, shooters (e.g. Call of Duty and Battlefield series) and action-adventure games (Tomb Raider). First and third person perspective (FPP/TPP) is used. In most cases we are playing as a character who has to defeat some enemies and reach a specific point. We can use a wide range of weapons, including pistols, rocket launchers, swords, knives and like. Action-adventure is a particular category within action games genre. Such titles put less emphasis on action and combat, focusing more on story, exploration and puzzles.

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Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

Action 25 January 2022

erious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a standalone expansion for the FPS Serious Sam 4. We take on the role of Sam Stone and find ourselves in Siberia, where our task is to find the treacherous General Brand.

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Pneumata
Pneumata

Action August 2024

An FPP survival horror, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, as well as Resident Evil and Outlast series. In Pneumata we explore dark corners of a gloomy apartment complex. Our character must deal with aggressive monsters, relying on weapons or avoiding confrontations.

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Charlie's Angels Angel X
Charlie's Angels Angel X

Action 03 June 2003

Action adventure game prepared by Sony Pictures Digital Networks especially for the premiere of Charlie's Angels, subtitled Full Throttle.

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Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War
Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War

Action 26 January 2007

Dunes of War is the first official addition to Panzer Elite Action, which debuted on the electronic entertainment market in April 2006 by JoWood. In enlargement, we are following the further fate of two rival army commanders, who this time will fight in North Africa.

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Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Action 04 September 2003

The second official addition to the award-winning action game Battlefield 1942. Thanks to him, the player gets the opportunity to try out several extremely deadly "toys", which were created in German and Allied laboratories during the Second World War.

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Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi

Action 21 October 2003

A game combining the incredible atmosphere typical of survival horror titles, filled with fear and horror. (Resident Evil or Silent Hill series) and the dynamic and brutal gameplay for which first person shooters are famous.

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Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater

Action 29 October 2002

Continuation of a successful team-based action game, in which we command a unit of well-trained soldiers operating during the Second World War. This time we move to the South Pacific, where we take part in twelve combat missions taking place in such exotic places as New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima or Okinawa.

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PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2

Action 20 November 2012

An MMO shooter game played from the first-person view and developed by a studio belonging to Sony Online Entertainment. The game debuted on PCs, but eventually it was also released for PlayStation 4. The game is set on the planet Auraxis, where colonists from Earth are fighting for territory, power, and resources. The players reinforce the ranks of one of the three factions (Terran Republic, New Conglomerate, Vanu Sovereignty).

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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Action 17 August 2010

The sequel to the 2007 third-person action game from the IO Interactive studio. In the game we follow the fates of convicts Kane and Lynch who, after the events presented in the first part, set off to Shanghai to perform their last mission and end their criminal career forever. Our heroes, however, become entangled in a war between Chinese gangs and instead of fighting for their fortune, they are forced to fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

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BloodRayne
BloodRayne

Action 15 October 2002

TPP action game about the adventures of the title character - a sexy agent and a half-vampire. The production takes place in an alternative version of history just after the end of the First World War. Rayne's task is to stop the Nazis who intend to use an ancient power to return to power. Extremely brutal gameplay consists of numerous battles and platform scenes.

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Made Man
Made Man

Action 24 November 2006

An action game in which we get to know the dangerous world of the mafia. We are involved in a number of illegal activities and are in a constant war with the competition. The main character, Joey Verola, is known in the sixties of the twentieth century and we will accompany him for the next two decades, observing the most important moments in his life.

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Constantine
Constantine

Action 08 February 2005

Constantine is an action/adventure game, created by the Bits Studios development studio, whose feature layer was directly based on a film of the same title. The film was based on Hellblazer comic book.

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Infernal
Infernal

Action 23 February 2007

Infernal is an extensive action game created by the Polish studio Metropolis Software known mainly from the Gorky series. The player takes on the role of Ryan Lennox, a super-agent working in the service of his devilish character, hellish equivalent of the well-known James Bond.

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles
Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Action 17 November 2000

The fifth full-fledged installment in the bestselling Tomb Raider series. Again, the player assumes the role of a comely British traveler and treasure hunter by the name of Lara Croft. Contrary to the previous installments, the plot here is based on retrospections and divided into four separate episodes.

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Slave Zero
Slave Zero

Action 17 November 1999

Slave Zero is a Third-Person View (TPP) action game in which players direct the actions of a giant cyborg. The action was set in the distant future, when people and machines became one, and the world was plunged into war. Accolade developers took care of the visual appeal of their work, giving players plenty of freedom to explore and destroy a huge, futuristic metropolis.

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El Matador
El Matador

Action 08 September 2006

El Matador is an extremely dynamic action game in which the main character is observed from the third person perspective (TPP). This title combines elements of such games as Max Payne or Dead to Rights.

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Mortyr 2: For Ever
Mortyr 2: For Ever

Action 22 October 2004

The second part of FPS Mortyr game, created by the Polish developer group Mirage Interactive. We play the role of Sven, who belongs to the same family as the hero of the first Mortyr. The action was set during World War II, and individual levels are set in Sweden, Poland, Slovakia and Greece.

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Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2
Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2

Action 28 July 2000

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.K.2 is an action game referring to the legendary animated film Heavy Metal. The events are shown from the perspective of a third person. Fun mechanics combines exploring the world and solving riddles in the style of Tomb Raider with an extensive hand-to-hand combat system.

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Conflict: Denied Ops
Conflict: Denied Ops

Action 08 February 2008

Conflict: Denied Ops is a FPS game developed by Pivotal Games - a bastion of Conflict series creators (Desert Storm, Vietnam etc.). The game is about the adventures of two brave agents working for the American Central Intelligence Agency.

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Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho

Action 23 October 2007

Clive Barker's Jericho is another (after Clive Barker's Undying, Demonik and Nightbreed) action game in the production of which the creator of the film Hellraiser: The Messenger of Hell. We take control of several different characters exploring various hellish mysteries.

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Damnation
Damnation

Action 22 May 2009

Damnation is an action game released by a company that is mainly associated with the Colin McRae series, or Codemasters. The production developer is Blue Omega studio - one of the winners of the Make Something Unreal competition organized by Epic Games.

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Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green

Action 18 October 2005

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green is another production (after City of the Dead), whose names were borrowed by George A. Romero, the famous director of horrors, who by definition are supposed to introduce us to a mood of horror and horror.

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Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Medal of Honor: Vanguard

Action 23 March 2007

This console-only FPS shooter set in the realities of World War II is a sequel to the best-selling Medal of Honor series. In this part of the game, the developers from Electronic Arts focused on the fate of Corporal Frank Keegan from the American 82nd Airborne Division. Together with him and his comrades-in-arms we first land on Sicily, in order to move with the progress of military operations to the Rhine region and take part in a famous operation codenamed Varsity in March 1945.

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Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers
Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

Action 21 November 2005

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers is an action game from a third person's perspective, produced by the BattleBorne Entertainment development studio. This title was created on a Snowblind engine.

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