Action Video Games67
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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Hyper Light Breaker
Action August 2024 (early access since August 2024)
TPP action adventure game, set in the universe of the Hyper Light Drifter. In Hyper Light Breaker we go to the land of Overgrowth, which we wander, facing many dangers. Game lets you play solo or in co-op.
Marvel's Black Panther
Action TBA
An open-world action game in which we find ourselves in the Marvel universe of Black Panther. Black Panther: The Game is the work of an Electronic Arts-owned studio in Seattle, headed by Kevin Stephens - former vice president of Monolith Productions.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
Action 28 July 2022
The third main part of the action platform game series from Inti Creates studio. In Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, we play both the series' protagonist Gunvolt and a new character, the battle priestess Kirin.
Code: To Jin Yong
Action TBA
An open-world TPP action game based on the works of Chinese writer Jin Yong. In Code: To Jin Yong we explore a vast land and fight fierce fights with enemies.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
Action 30 June 2023
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is an action game with detective elements developed by the creators of Danganronpa. It's set in a city deeming with unsolved mysteries, tasking us with conducting investigations and traversing dangerous labyrinths.
Kaku: Ancient Seal
Action August 2024 (early access since 04 May 2023)
A TPP action adventure game with an open world and RPG elements. In Kaku: Ancient Seal, we play a boy who travels through a fantastic land to confront the lords of the four elements who have overrun it.
Oblivion Override
Action 25 January 2024
Platform action game with roguelike elements. In Oblivion Override, we play as a robot who roams the Dulce base and eliminates enemies, learning more and more about the fate that has befallen humanity, as well as the limitations imposed on machines by their creators.
Evercore Heroes
Action October 2024
Evercore Heroes is an unusual online MOBA action game in which players compete not in direct combat, but in a race to a powerful boss, and make life difficult for enemies by boosting mobs that attack other teams.
Outbreak Island
Action 2024
Outbreak Island is a survival game set on a mysteriously contaminated island. Our objective is to survive and learn the cause of the catastrophe.
Revita
Action 21 April 2022
An action platformer with twin-stick shooter and roguelike elements. Revita's protagonist, Revita Kid, climbs a desolated clock tower to regain their lost memories, facing hordes of enemies along the way.
Vernal Edge
Action 14 March 2023
Vernal Edge is a 2D fantasy metroidvania platformer. The game emphasizes exploration and combat against hordes of enemies using melee weapons and destructive spells.
Marathon
Action TBA
An online FPS set in the distant future and the next installment in the Marathon series, developed by Bungie since 1994.
Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds
Action 06 December 2022
Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds is the fourth major expansion for Far Cry 6, featuring roguelike elements. In it, we find ourselves in a world torn by rifts, full of oddities and dangerous enemies, including shardfaces.
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.
Combat Champions
Action 2024
A multiplayer FPS, in which we participate in a spectacular game show, battling enemies on elaborate arenas. Combat Champions requires the player to be effective in combat and entertaining to the crowds.
SlavicPunk: Oldtimer
Action 28 June 2023
An isometric shooter set in the cyberpunk universe known from a Polish novel series, SybirPunk, by Michal Golkowski. The game was developed by Polish Red Square Games.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Action 23 February 2023
An action adventure platformer metroidvania. In Grim Guardians: Demon Purge we play as demon hunters, traversing a dark castle and eliminating forces of evil.
Rainbow Six: SMOL
Action 20 February 2024
A spin-off of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series. Rainbow Six: SMOL is an isometric shooter with roguelike elements and a cartoonish style. We lead a group of operators in various missions, facing not only human enemies, but also demons, dragons and other creatures.
Kingmakers
Action TBA (early access since 2024)
A combination of a strategy and a TPP shooter, in which we fight medieval battles as a modern day soldier. Kingmakers takes place in England in 1461, allowing to influence the conflicts from the Medieval Ages using modern rifles, grenades, vehicles or helicopters.
Half-Life 3
Action TBA
The third installment in a bestselling series of first-person shooters, its current status still unclear. There's been lots of unofficial leaks surrounding Half-Life 3, rarely commented on (and usually shot down) by Valve.
Out of Action
Action 2024
A cyberpunk-themed FPS in which we use bullet time and perform Max Payne-style moves, including slow-motion jumps and slides. The game features futuristic weapons and gadgets. Out of Action supports singleplayer, but it's primarily meant for multiplayer combat.
Thorgal
Action TBA
An action adventure gamed with RPG elements, based on the popular comic book series created by Grzegorz Rosinski and Jean Van Hamme. Thorgal allows us to play as the titular viking, dealing with various enemies and gods while trying to protect his family.
Whisper Mountain Outbreak
Action 2025
An action survival horror game, using an isometric view and focused on online coop gameplay. Whisper Mountain Outbreak is about eliminating waves of enemies, solving puzzles, searching for clues and ultimately escaping from the Mount Bisik where the action takes place.
Industria 2
Action 2025
A sequel for the "narrative FPS" from 2021, heavily inspired by Half-Life and created using Unreal Engine 5. A researcher named Nora is once again the main protagonist. In Industria 2 she's trying to escape from a parallel world and return to 1989 version of eastern Berlin.