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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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Urban Chaos
Urban Chaos

Action 15 December 1999

An action-packed game with a view from the perspective of a third person whose story has been set in the near future. As D'Arcy Stern or Roper McIntyre's mercenary, players must liquidate the dangerous governing gang of Union City.

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Anacondas: 3D Adventure Game
Anacondas: 3D Adventure Game

Action 09 July 2004

Anacondas: 3D Adventure Game is an action game produced in Sony studios, in which events are observed from a third party perspective.

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection

Action 27 May 2003

Another installment in the cult series of first-person shooters, the action of which takes place in an alternative version of World War II. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection is a PlayStation 2 port of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Once again the player assumes the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, an American commando who is tasked with stopping Hitler from creating an army of undead super soldiers.

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Death to Spies
Death to Spies

Action 02 March 2007

TPP action game set in the realities of World War II, where the most important element, apart from the shooting itself, is creeping and pushing through enemy bases. We play the role of a Russian spy who carries out a number of missions for a counter-espionage agency. The game is characterized by attention to the smallest details. In addition to the rich arsenal, we can use a variety of vehicles and spying skills.

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Crime Life: Gang Wars
Crime Life: Gang Wars

Action 11 November 2005

An action game in which events are shown from a third person's perspective. We play the role of a young gang member with great ambitions. Fun comes down to spectacular fights. As we move forward, we unlock newer and newer blows and combos, which allow us to deal with our rivals even faster. During the fight we can also use various weapons.

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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action 03 June 2002

In Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project we go back a little bit in time, until some mysterious people decided to discover a new source of radioactive energy, when Duke was busy fighting foreign invaders.

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Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2

Action TBA

A prequel to the iconic Beyond Good & Evil, developed by an Ubisoft's in-house studio led by Michel Ancel. The game takes players on a journey to a planetary system called System 3 – the center of intergalactic trade and the most wretched hive of piracy and illegal business. Players get at their disposal an enormous open world, comprising gigantic planets and moons; however, before exploring it, one has to create their own character.

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Sine Mora
Sine Mora

Action 21 March 2012

Sine Mora is a steampunk action game created by Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture in cooperation with Hungarian Digital Reality. The game refers to classic shoot up shooters, enriching them with innovative elements, including the ability to manipulate time.

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Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie Apocalypse

Action 23 September 2009

Zombie Apocalypse is a dynamic Third-Person View (TPP) action game produced by Nihilistic Software. The story shows a vision of a world where a dangerous virus has turned most people into zombies. The player plays one of the few who resisted the mutation and his task is to survive 55 days of struggle with successive waves of zombies.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth

Action 16 October 2007

Continuation of the game "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Again we play the role of Aang, who is the reincarnation of the title Avatar. We participate in numerous clashes with enemy forces.

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NieR Gestalt
NieR Gestalt

Action 23 April 2010

NieR Gestalt is a third-person action game developed by the popular Japanese company Square Enix. The story is set in a world overrun by monstrous creatures and a virus called Black Scrawl. As the titular Nier, we set out to find a cure for the infected daughter.

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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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Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Spider-Man: Edge of Time

Action 04 October 2011

Another action game with the popular Spider-Man in the lead role, developed by Beenox studio - authors of the last few installments of the series, developed by Activision. The script for the game was written by Peter David - co-creator of the Spider-Man 2099 comic series, and its plot focuses on time travel and its consequences.

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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - DC
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - DC

Action 13 August 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick'. (in Poland known as "Riddick's Chronicles") became an inspiration to create a game under the same title as the screening itself. This is a fantastic story describing the story of a prisoner gifted with the ability to see in the darkness, who gets into the very middle of a galactic war.

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Chameleon
Chameleon

Action 07 November 2005

An ambitious project of Silver Wish Games team belonging to Illusion Softworks, which is famous in the world for producing such hits as: Mafia or Hidden & Dangerous. Chameleon represents the genre of action games, and its plot takes place in the 80s of the XX century.

PC

Descent 3
Descent 3

Action 16 June 1999

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.

PC

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

Action 24 October 1998

Play as Sanjuro Makabe, a UCA soldier sent on a dangerous mission to defeat Gabriel, the rebel leader on Cronus. Kill many enemies and complete your task.

PC

Hellforces
Hellforces

Action 25 March 2005

Hellforces is a classic FPS that takes place at a truly murderous pace. The plot is of secondary importance here, what counts is what the player does with the help of an extensive arsenal of means of extermination. Destruction will be sown among a dozen or so types of enemies, ranging from ordinary cultivators, through zombies, to demonic beings from hell to rhodium.

PC

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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Vivisector: Beast Inside
Vivisector: Beast Inside

Action 30 September 2005

Vivisector: The Beast's Soul is a science-fiction first person shooter (FPS), whose plot refers to Herbert G. Wells' famous novel "Dr. Moreau's Island". The player takes on the role of a man who, as a result of unforeseen circumstances, lands on the terrifying island of Noble. The game was produced by Action Forms development studio.

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Line of Sight: Vietnam
Line of Sight: Vietnam

Action 04 March 2003

Line of Sight: Vietnam is a first person shooter produced by nFusion Interactive studio, the action of which was set in the realities of the Vietnam War. The player takes on the role of sniper of an elite commandos unit, who is delegated to perform a number of dangerous missions. Creators of the game took care of, among others, detailed 3D graphics and multi-player mode of play.

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X-Blades
X-Blades

Action 23 November 2007

The third action game inspired by productions from the Land of the Cherry Blossom (e.g. Devil May Cry). We play the role of a scarcely dressed heroine, who is fluent in wielding two swords and uses deadly magic in combat.

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The Club
The Club

Action 08 February 2008

The Club is an action game developed by the creators of the best-selling racing series Project Gotham Racing. The new work of talented developers from the British studio Bizarre Creations is a shooting game with a rather interesting plot. Well, we have been given the opportunity to play the role of a murderer, participating in a kind of championship of professional murderers.

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Darkwatch
Darkwatch

Action 16 August 2005

"Darkwatch : Curse Of The West" is an action game genre shown from a first person perspective (FPP). The action of this position was placed in the scenery of the Wild West, terribly popular recently among game creators. This position is being created in the buildings of Sammy Studios company, which has, among others, a series of "Guilty Gear" battles.

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