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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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Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom

8.4 Game Score

A third-person action game developed by experienced Japanese developer Omega Force (Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors) and an adaption of highly popular anime TV series and manga, originally known as Shingeki no Kyojin. The plot is based on the comic books and takes us to grim, post-apocalyptic world, in which the remnants of humanity enclosed themselves in a series of towering walls after being nearly driven to extinction by gigantic Titans.

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Assassin's Creed Origins
Assassin's Creed Origins

8.4 Game Score

The seventh major installment in the Ubisoft's best-selling action game series. Plotwise, Assassin's Creed: Empire is a sort of prequel to the entire series, taking players so far back in time as none other installment did - to the ancient Egypt, long before the two opposing orders of Assassins and Templars were founded. Players play the part of a slave, a distant ancestor to Altair - the protagonist of the first Assassin's Creed.

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Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together

8.4 Game Score

A standalone expansion for the 2013’s well-received survival sandbox game, Don’t Starve. The main goal of the add-on is to transfer the core premise of the original title into cooperative multiplayer gameplay. In the game, we still explore the world, gather food, build a shelter, fight various enemies, and take care of the protagonist’s physical and mental health.

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Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis
Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis

8.4 Game Score

Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis is the first story DLC released for the fourth installment of the best-selling FPS series Far Cry. The game takes place in Himalayas, in the titular Yeti Valley, where a helicopter with our hero crashes. In this cold and inhospitable land, Ajay Ghale, known from the base game, will have to face new enemies, spearheaded by the brutal local cultists and mighty Yetis. That, however, is only the beginning of a darker story.

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Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1

8.4 Game Score

Another full-fledged installment in one of the most popular series of war shooters played from the first-person view and developed since 2002, as the effect of cooperation between Electronic Arts and DICE. With its flamboyant title, Battlefield 1 introduces the series to the realities of the First World War. The story campaign depicts this global conflict through the eyes of several independent characters, who participate in twentieth-century's first modern military conflict.

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Vainglory
Vainglory

8.4 Game Score

Multiplier MOBA, in which we take part in clashes of two five-person teams; our task is to destroy the crystal in the base of enemies and defend our own. On all platforms Vainglory is distributed in a free-to-play model.

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Resistance: Burning Skies
Resistance: Burning Skies

8.4 Game Score

New version of the series of popular first person shooters, in which we have to fight against the alien species Chimer. The title was prepared from the ground up for the portable PlayStation Vita console and tells the story of the events that took place before the second part of the cycle.

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Renegade X
Renegade X

8.4 Game Score

An online FPS which is a spiritual successor to the 2002’s Command & Conquer: Renegade. The game was developed by Totem Arts, a studio established by the fans of the series, and its action is set in the popular C&C universe. The title offers a short single player campaign, but it focuses primarily on multiplayer competition.

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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

8.4 Game Score

Continuation of a three-dimensional platformer based on themes known from Disney's animated films. The player takes on the role of Mickey Mouse, which encounters many dangers on its way and has to face different opponents. The production is signed with the name Warrena Spectora.

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Titanfall
Titanfall

8.4 Game Score

A spectacular action FPP game, focusing on the multiplayer mode, produced by Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts. The story takes place in the far future, and the plot revolves around the conflict between powerful corporations and people living on colonized planets. The players take on the roles of soldiers piloting the eponymous Titans, which are huge, armed mechs. The game features only a complex multiplayer mode, allowing for up to 12 players to participate in a single online match.

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7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die

8.4 Game Score

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.

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Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear

8.4 Game Score

Cry of Fear is a horror in which we direct a boy who is in a strange and dark reality. The title was originally a free Half-Life modem, but with time developers decided to turn it into a stand-alone product.

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Consortium
Consortium

8.4 Game Score

Consortium is a FPS shooter enriched with very strong RPG elements. The whole campaign takes place on board one aircraft, whose crew reacts dynamically to our actions and choices during dialogues.

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Killzone Trilogy
Killzone Trilogy

8.4 Game Score

Compilation of the first three parts of the popular FPS series called Killzone, which also includes all the DLC sets released so far. The first installment of the series, which was originally released on PlayStation 2, has been enriched with trophy support. Its graphics were refreshed, allowing you to play it for the first time in high resolution.

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Hexen II
Hexen II

8.4 Game Score

Another action/FPS game created by Raven Software team. This time, Raven Software developers decided to adapt the engine Quake for the game. Of course, not without minor corrections, after all, the first Hexen was known for the fact that in addition to the traditional portion of devastation, it also offered accents characteristic of adventure games.

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Descent 3
Descent 3

8.4 Game Score

A 3D action game with a first-person perspective that gives players freedom of movement in a state of weightlessness. Working for the PTMC corporation, a material defender tries to stop a nanovirus that turns robots into assassins.

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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D

8.4 Game Score

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is a spectacular action game in the universe of Star Wars. The plot of the title shows the events taking place between Star Wars: New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker, who after the destruction of the Death Star joins the Rogue Squadron pilot unit and as a subordinate general Rieekan takes part in many dangerous missions.

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Toy Story 2: Action Game
Toy Story 2: Action Game

8.4 Game Score

Film toys in action. Astronaut Buzz Lightyear must save the Miracle, a friend kidnapped by the evil Emperor Zurga. Buzz, equipped with special accessories, travels through various worlds fighting evil robots.

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Drakan: The Ancient's Gates
Drakan: The Ancient's Gates

8.4 Game Score

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates allows you to move to a fantastic virtual universe, well known from the game Drakan: Order of the Flame, released in 1999.

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Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow
Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow

8.4 Game Score

Prequel of the well-known tactical-adventure game Gorky 17, created by the Polish development studio Metropolis Software. The action of this title takes place several years before the events known from Gorky 17, and its main character is the Canadian commander Cole Sullivan, a member of the NATO special forces.

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America's Army: Special Forces
America's Army: Special Forces

8.4 Game Score

Released directly by the U.S. Army, the tactical shooter quickly became very popular. "Special Forces" is a continuation of the successful "America's Army: Operations". (this game premiered in 2002).

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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band of Thieves

8.4 Game Score

Band of Thieves is a continuation of the best-selling adventure game entitled Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. The Sly is a thief, a true expert in his trade, who deals only with the biggest jumps.

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Pirates! Gold
Pirates! Gold

8.4 Game Score

Pirates! Gold is an upgraded version of Sida Meier's classic hit, which at the end of the 1980s triumphed on almost all major hardware platforms. In the "Golden Edition", MicroProse has invested primarily in improving the audio-visual setting, which would allow a new generation of players to see what their older colleagues used to be excited about.

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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

8.4 Game Score

Another installment in the popular action adventure game series by Core Design, featuring the sexy archaeologist as the main role. The action of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation starts in Cambodia, in the Angkor Wat temple, but the main part of the plot takes place in Egypt, where the heroine happened to have released the evil god Seth, which threatens the whole humanity.

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