Action Video Games14
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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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
8.5 Game Score
An action-adventure game developed by From Software studio, which takes us the alternate reality of 15th-century Japan. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice focuses on an exploration of complex levels, sneaking and fights that resemble the Dark Souls series. Other features of the game are the grim atmosphere and a high difficulty level.
Terracon
8.5 Game Score
Three-dimensional action game with a view from the perspective of a third person, whose action takes place on several planets of the Solar System. The story tells the story of a cosmic warrior who tries to stop the rebellious artificial intelligence.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Master Trials
8.5 Game Score
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Master Trials is the first expansion for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that was developed by Nintendo. It is a typical game expansion that does not introduce any major changes to gameplay mechanics. Nintendo focused on adding new content to the game and, by doing so, expanding our adventures in Hyrule. The biggest introduction that comes with the expansion is the new adventure called Trials of the Sword.
Blasphemous
8.5 Game Score
A soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous features high-quality pixel art visuals and has us facing down hordes of nightmarish enemies inspired by medieval Christianity.
Fury Unleashed
8.5 Game Score
A dynamic action platform game with roguelike features. The game was developed by the Polish studio Awesome Games. In Badass Hero the action is presented from a side perspective. The game focuses on exploration of a randomly generated comic book-like world, avoiding many traps and obstacles, and on combat with encountered enemies. The protagonist can use various shotguns, machine guns, rocket launchers, and grenade launchers.
Death Stranding
8.5 Game Score
An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title.
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series
8.5 Game Score
A simple adventure game for VR headgear, developed by ILMxLab, the creators of a similar game Trials of Tatooine. The creative team of Darth Vader VR included the famous screenwriter David S. Goyer, and the story he wrote is considered as canon in the Star Wars universe, placing it on par with the comics and the movies. A the title suggests, you play as Darth Vader himself and learn a new original story focused on him.
ECHO
8.5 Game Score
An action adventure game with stealth elements, developed by the independent Danish studio Ultra Ultra. The player assumes the role of a white-haired girl, En, who spent several decades hibernated aboard a spaceship. The task that awaits her after her awakening from cryogenic sleep is to investigate the mysterious complex called the Palace and restore to life the equally mysterious race of its creators with the use of advanced technology.
Darkwood
8.5 Game Score
A survival horror game with a top down view. Darkwood is the first commercial project of a Polish studio, Acid Wizard, and its development has been backed up by users voting on the Steam Greenlight platform. The game takes place in a procedurally generated open world, with the player placed in the role of a character trying to survive the confrontations with supernatural beings without losing his sanity in the eponymous dark wood.
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy
8.5 Game Score
The first of three DLCs constituting the additional story campaign for Assassin’s Creed III. The expansion, called The Tyranny of King Washington - The Infamy, shows an alternative version of history. Consumed by the lust for power, George Washington proclaims himself as the king and becomes a brutal tyrant that intends to gain complete control over the country. Connor, the main protagonist, does not accept that; he decides to stop the madman from ruining the country.
Titanfall
8.5 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.
King Arthur's Gold
8.5 Game Score
King Arthur's Gold is a fun-focused, dynamic action game created under the responsibility of Michal Marcinkowski and TransHuman Design's development team led by him. Players build their own fortress and fortifications, and then try to defend themselves against enemy attacks and at the same time conquer their stronghold. The production is maintained in the 16-bit style.
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
8.5 Game Score
Teleglitch: Die More Edition is a shooter developed by the T3P team, in which the action is shown from a camera placed high above the hero's head. The game takes place at an extraterrestrial research station controlled by animated corpses and combat robots. The fun is enriched by elements of survival horror and roguelike games.
Stalker Online
8.5 Game Score
A first-person MMO shooter set in the post-apocalyptic setting of S.T.A.L.K.E.R., which was based on the motifs from Roadside Picnic, a novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. sZone is the debut production from the Russian studio Cybertime Systems. The players assume the role of stalkers – daredevils brave enough to venture deep inside the restricted area surrounding the destroyed nuclear plant in Chernobyl in search of valuable artifacts.
Matterfall
8.5 Game Score
A dynamic science-fiction third-person shooter created by Housemarque in cooperation with Sony. The action of Matterfall is set at an unspecified time in the future and tells the story of a soldier and his fight against aggressive creatures, whose bodies consist of crystal-like cubes. The beings have turned human technology against its makers. The gameplay mainly builds on fighting off hordes of enemies and players can observe this fast-paced action from a third-person perspective.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
8.5 Game Score
A sequel to the unconventional, multiplayer action game developed under the aegis of Electronic Arts Corporation by PopCap Games - a studio which until then specialized in casual games. The story of the game once again focuses on the rivalry between plants and zombies. This time, the player is tasked with reclaiming a small city called Suburbia from the hands of living dead. The gameplay of Plants vs.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
8.5 Game Score
A PlayStation 4 bundle comprising of the three major installments of the action-adventure game series released over the years 2007-2011. The remastered versions were developed by Bluepoint Games in cooperation with the original creators - Naughty Dog.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
8.5 Game Score
A dynamic, open-world TPP action game inspired by John Woo's films. Sleeping Dogs was created by United Front Games, and the player takes on the role of a police detective who tries to infiltrate the structures of a dangerous crime organization. The experience is filled with spectacular melee combat sequences, shootouts, as well as car chases taking place on the crowded streets of Hong Kong.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
8.5 Game Score
A package of games from the Halo series, which includes: Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 (also in Anniversary version), Halo 3, Halo 4 and Halo 3: ODST. Additionally, the version for personal computers includes a prequel of the cycle, entitled Halo: Reach.
Outcast: Second Contact
8.5 Game Score
A refreshed version of a third-person perspective action-adventure game from 1999. The remake was prepared by Appeal – a reincarnation of the studio responsible for the original version. Outcast: Second Contact takes place in a science-fiction world, inspired by Stargate – a popular fictional universe, depicted in a number of movies and TV series.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
8.4 Game Score
The 11th major installment in an extremely popular FPS franchise, launched in 2003 by the Activision company. As the franchise moved to a 3-year development cycle, the game was entrusted to Sledgehammer Games, a fresh developer studio, employing ex-creators of such game series as Dead Space or The Godfather. The game is set in the near future, where a private military corporation ATLAS tries to restore order in the world consumed by a global conflict.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
8.4 Game Score
A TPP action game set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was developed by Monolith Productions, the creators of Aliens vs Predator 2 and F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon. The plot takes place before the events depicted in "The Lord of the Rings".
The Legend of Korra
8.4 Game Score
Fantasy-based third person action game based on the license for the popular Nickelodeon animated series, screened in Poland as Legend of Korra. The game was created by Platinum Games, a studio known for cult Bayonetta. The action of the game takes place between events shown in the 2nd and 3rd season of the series. We move to the world in which people can control the elements of fire, earth, air or water.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt
8.4 Game Score
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is the first big DLC for the third-person action game developed by Monolith and set in the Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The expansion focuses on the various beasts that roam the lands of Mordor. During our adventures, we will once again meet Torvin, the dwarven hunter, to listen to his stories and take part in the titular hunt for the never before seen beasts, like the toxin-spitting graug.