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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. more

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Star Wars: Outlaws
Star Wars: Outlaws

Action 30 August 2024 (early access since August 2024)

A TPP open world action adventure game based on the Star Wars license. Star Wars: Outlaws stars Key Vess, a smuggler working for numerous factions of the criminal underworld. The game features numerous explorable planet as well as space travel.

Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2

Action 04 February 2022

A sequel to the popular open-world game created by the Polish developer, Techland. The players get to explore a ruined city infested by zombies.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action 11 June 2021

An action game set in the Star Wars universe. In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order the action is set between episodes III and IV of the movie saga. Players assume the role of a Jedi Knight who is being ruthlessly hunted by the forces of the Empire.

Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4

Action 24 March 2023

Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the cult horror game of the same name, announced at Sony's State of Play event in 2022. Resident Evil 4 has received graphical improvements, among other things.

Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb

Action 11 August 2022

A roguelike developed by Massive Monster, in which we play as a possessed lamb, saved from a miserable fate by a mysterious stranger. To repay his debt, the hero of Cult of the Lamb must build and maintain a sect that is strong and loyal to him.

Chernobylite
Chernobylite

Action 21 April 2022

Survival horror created by Polish studio The Farm 51 - authors of, among others, Get Even shooter released in 2017. The game is set in the so-called Exclusion Zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Action 23 May 2023

Boltgun is a bloody first-person shooter in a 1990s style, set in the fantasy-science universe of Warhammer 40,000. The game was developed by Auroch Digital, an independent studio.

Tunic
Tunic

Action 16 March 2022

Tunic is an isometric action-adventure game. We play as a anthropoid fox who explores a fantasy land full of treasures and monsters. The game's plot is told mostly through pictures and events as most of the lines are written in unintelligible, fictional language. In Tunic, we explore big, partially open maps, gather items, and fight many various enemies, including powerful bosses. Developers created an arcade combat system that allows us to execute various attacks and dodges.

Doom: The Dark Ages
Doom: The Dark Ages

Action 2025

Judgment
Judgment

Action 23 April 2021

An action adventure game in which we play the role of a detective conducting complex criminal investigations. Project JUDGE was created by the authors of the popular Yakuza series, i.e. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. As a former lawyer of Takayuki Yagami, we deal with the prosecution of criminals.

Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2

Action 14 June 2022

A remake of the second part of the famous survival-horror franchise Resident Evil, which debuted on the PlayStation console in 1998 and was later ported to other consoles and PC / Windows. Resident Evil 2 Remake was developed by the Capcom’s leading team, R&D Division 1, for the latest gaming platforms. The game is based on the original plot with slightly modified mechanics.

Lost Judgment
Lost Judgment

Action 24 September 2021

A spin-off of the popular Yakuza series, and a sequel to 2019's warmly welcomed Judgment. In Lost Judgment, the main character is once again Takayuki Yagami, a private detective investigating a mysterious murder case in Yokohama.

Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2

Action 21 April 2023

The second installment of an FPP action series set during the zombie apocalypse. Dead Island 2 takes place in Los Angeles, where a few lucky survivors turn out to be immune to the zombie virus. They thus attempt to learn the origin of the epidemic by traversing the city, completing quests and wiping out hordes of undead.

Remnant II
Remnant II

Action 25 July 2023

Remnant II is a TPP action game with RPG elements, supporting singleplayer and co-op. It revolves around arcade combat, letting players wield melee weapons, firearms and various different powers.

Valheim
Valheim

Action 14 March 2023

Survival action game that takes us to a universe inspired by Nordic mythology. In Valheim, we play the role of a warrior who goes to the Valheim to win the favour of the gods and, consequently, to the mythical Valhalla.

Hell Let Loose
Hell Let Loose

Action 05 October 2021

A multiplayer World War II first-person shooter. The game is a debut project of an Australian studio Black Matter. Hell Let Loose takes place during the World War II and the player can participate in the Battle of Stalingrad, operation Overlord, Guadalcanal Campaign and other theaters. The player can fight alongside the Allies or the Axis. The game focuses on presenting the war in a realistic way. The battles are played on vast maps based on archives.

Level Zero: Extraction
Level Zero: Extraction

Action TBA

Level Zero is an asymmetrical survival horror game inspired by the Alien series. The game depicts the struggles of players who take on the role of members of a space expedition or the monsters that hunt them.

Ghostwire: Tokyo
Ghostwire: Tokyo

Action 12 April 2023

GhostWire: Tokyo is the new game from the legendary Shinji Mikami, announced at the Bethesda conference at E3 2019.

Gears 5
Gears 5

Action 10 November 2020

The fifth installment in the popular TPS series, in which the players assume the role of Kait Diaz, a character featured in Gears of War 4. The main protagonist sets out to the far reaches of planet Sera to solve the mystery behind nightmares that are haunting her and learn more about the origins of Locust.

XDefiant
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.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Action 05 September 2024

Produced by the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World continuation of the action game S.T.A.L.K.K.E.R.: The Shadow of Chernobyl once again takes players to the post-nuclear world inspired by the novel by the brothers Arkadija and Boris Strugatsky "Picnic on the edge of the road".

Saints Row
Saints Row

Action 23 August 2022

The fifth installment of the famous Saints Row action game series. The production offers an intensive action and a powerful dose of humour. Volition Inc. is responsible for its development. The publisher is Deep Silver.

Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite

Action 08 December 2021

The sixth main entry in the very popular series of first-person shooters. The game was developed by 343 Industries. In Halo Infinite, the players once again assume the role of Master Chief, who is tasked with saving humanity.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Action 04 October 2023

A co-op FPP shooter for up to four people, set in the Hive Tertium. The Fatshark studio, known from the Warhammer: Vermintide series, developed Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.