Action Video Games21
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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Don't Starve
8.3 Game Score
A humorous action-adventure game with strategy and cRPG features. The game was developed by Klei Entertainment, the creators of Shank and Mark of the Ninja. The main protagonist of Don’t Starve is Wilson, a Victorian gentleman scientist. The insidious demon Maxwell sends Wilson to the wild where he must use all of his knowledge and intelligence to survive among dangerous beasts.
Killzone Mercenary
8.3 Game Score
Killzone Mercenary is a first person perspective action game, which is a spin-off version of the Killzone series. The title was produced by Guerrilla Cambridge studio with the technical capabilities of PlayStation Vita in mind. The player plays the role of a mercenary, and his task is to perform paid missions, which usually require the elimination of a large number of opponents.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
8.3 Game Score
Self-contained extension for Dynasty Warriors 8. Produced by Omega Force studio, the addition introduces two new heroes, changes in Commander Mode, as well as a system of online rankings. Apart from novelties, the production also has the whole content of the basic version of the game.
Orcs Must Die! 2
8.3 Game Score
Continuation of a well-received action game with elements of the tower defense genre. The creators made sure that the most successful elements of the predecessor are properly polished and the game is enriched with additional content. One of the biggest novelties is the cooperation mode expected by fans.
Deadfall Adventures
8.3 Game Score
Inspired by the new adventure cinema (The Searchers of the Lost Ark, King Solomon's Mines and others) action adventure game with FPP view. The title was produced by The Farm 51 studio from Gliwice, known from NecroVision and Painkiller Hell & Damnation.
Running with Rifles
8.3 Game Score
Running with Rifles is a 2D top-down shooter developed by a one-person Finnish studio Modulaatio Games. The game features open world and RPG elements. We play as a soldier who, along with his company, has to take over an enemy base, and at the same time protect his own from being taken over. Maps on which the game takes place are around one square kilometer big. There are up to fourteen camps, divided between a couple of factions, on each of them.
Prince of Persia Trilogy
8.3 Game Score
Compilation of three parts of Ubisoft's bestselling Prince of Persia series, refreshed for the PlayStation 3 users. The package includes games released originally in 2003-2005: The Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones. The story of these productions, referred to as the new Prince of Persia trilogy, revolves around the mythical Sands of Time and the consequences that, as a result of their release, the main protagonist of the series is forced to face.
Project Reality
8.3 Game Score
A multiplayer online shooter designed as a standalone version of one of the most popular modifications for Battlefield 2. You can play as a soldier of one of the many available nations of the world (including USA, Russia, UK, Germany, and Poland) and take part in online 8v8 team battles, in one of several different play modes. In contrast to the original game the modification puts more emphasis on realism and encourages tactical gameplay and teamwork.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
8.3 Game Score
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an action-adventure platform game set in a gothic horror setting. The game is a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series. The person in charge of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was Koji Igarashi, who previously worked on the Castlevania series over the course of many years. The game revolves around exploring a large castle, which is crawling with demons the players need to fight against, you also develop your character and gather items.
theHunter: Primal
8.3 Game Score
A standalone expansion to the online hunting simulator The Hunter, prepared in collaboration between Expansive Word and Avalanche Studios (Just Cause creators). Gameplay combines all features you would expect from a hunting simulator with MMO elements focused on online multiplayer competition. Unlike the original game, in which you hunted ordinary animals living in our times, in theHunter: Primal you hunt all sorts of bloodthirsty prehistoric dinosaurs.
Outlast 2
8.3 Game Score
The sequel to Outlast, a 2013 first-person survival horror and a successful debut of the Red Barrels studio. As the authors decided to abandon the themes initiated in the first part of the series, the game does not return to the dark psychiatric hospital located somewhere in the mountains of Colorado. Instead, Outlast 2 takes place in a completely new location and tells the story of new characters.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
8.3 Game Score
A third-person action game set in a fantasy world inspired by Celtic mythology. Title was developed by the British studio Ninja Theory, known for Enslaved, Heavenly Sword, and DMC: Devil May Cry. In the game we traverse a dark, mythical world, full of references to popular stories, characters, and monsters born in the imagination of the Celts. Protagonist of the game is a female warrior named Senua, who embarks on a dangerous journey to the land of the dead.
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
8.3 Game Score
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection is an anniversary package of games from the title series created by the Hideo Kojimy team. Most of the productions included in the kit have been adapted to HD resolution and PlayStation 3 standards.
Receiver
8.3 Game Score
Receiver is a first person shooter (FPS), produced by an independent Wolfire Games studio. The place of action is a building filled with deadly traps. The player, equipped only with a gun and a tape, tries to discover the secrets of the place where he found himself. The title is distinguished above all by its high level of realism in the use of firearms.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts
8.3 Game Score
The next installment of a rich series of dynamic hunting games using the official license of the American chain of stores with hunting equipment - Cabela's. In Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts we play the role of a hunter and hunt for wild animals from North America.
Contract Wars
8.3 Game Score
Free, browser-based MMOFPS game, combining the best features of popular multiplayer shooters with an advanced character development system based on RPG productions. In the game we participate in a conflict between two private military companies whose interests converge in Eastern Europe. The advantage of the production is the high quality graphic design, unprecedented in browser titles.
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
8.2 Game Score
The second part of the tactical action game, in which we take control of the powerful, tens of tons of BattleMechs. In the game we can take the side of one of the two competing clans and perform on their behalf a number of consecutive missions of increasing difficulty.
Hyrule Warriors Legends
8.2 Game Score
Three-dimensional spin-off of The Legend of Zelda series, using the gameplay model known from the Dynasty Warriors series. Players embody the heroes of a hit cycle and fight dozens of enemies through large and open locations.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
8.2 Game Score
The fourth major installment in the flagship action adventure series for the PlayStation 3 platform. The game developed for its successor is a reboot of sorts, introducing the series to the next-generation consoles. The game was created by the authors of the entire franchise – Naughty Dog studio. The game once again features the likeable adventurer Nathan Drake – heir to Indiana Jones and the male alternative to the legendary Lara Croft.
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
8.2 Game Score
An enhanced version of the second entry in the God Eater series from Bandai Namco Entertainment, unlike the original also available on PC and PlayStation 4. Aside from the old content, God Eater 2: Rage Burst offers many improvements, both in visuals and gameplay. We still receive a dynamic action game with RPG features, with its story taking place three years after the previous installment. We traverse the land as a nameless hero and eliminate large beasts.
Don't Starve: Giant Edition
8.2 Game Score
Don't Starve is an action adventure game with elements of cRPG and strategy, for which Klei Entertainment studio is responsible. The game contains both the basic version of the game and its extension. In addition, the developers introduced a number of improvements to the interface, adapting it to cooperation with PS Vita.
Enter the Gungeon
8.2 Game Score
A unique mix of a classic dungeon crawler and a dynamic, two-dimensional shooter from the debuting American studio, Dodge Roll. We play as a hero seeking for the legendary weapon that can change the past of a distant planet. To achieve his goal, he must explore the eponymous ancient temple where many dangers and surprises await him. Featuring a top-down view, the game tasks us with exploration of randomly generated levels of the temple.
Monster Hunter Generations
8.2 Game Score
Another installment in the popular third person perspective action series with RPG elements. Since the third game of the series, the franchise is being developed mostly on Nintendo handhelds. Similarly to its predecessors, Monster Hunter X was published by the Capcom company and developed under the supervision of Yasunori Ichinose – the director of the previous portable installments of the series.
Rise of Nightmares
8.2 Game Score
Rise of Nightmares is a dark action game in the survival-horror convention by SEGA. Players play the role of an American tourist, who sets out to rescue his wife kidnapped by a crazy scientist. The title uses the functionality of the Kinect motion controller, which is required for fun.