Action Video Games37
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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Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Action 22 March 2001
Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a crazy first person view shooter produced by Croteam's Croatian studio. The main hero of the game is a soldier of special units, who thanks to the technology called Timelock has a chance to move into the times of ancient Egypt and kill evil, which in the future may destroy all mankind.
America's Army: Operations
Action 11 October 2002
Tactical action game created for the American army. The production focuses primarily on multiplayer gameplay, although it also includes several introductory (training) missions. Up to 32 players, divided into different classes, take part in the fights. The developers of the game tried to render the struggle of soldiers in a quite realistic way, which can be an advantage for many players.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Action 07 April 2017
A remastered version of People Can Fly’s first-person shooter that initially came out in 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition offers, first and foremost, enhanced graphics, while the gameplay core remained unchanged. The action takes place in a distant future, and the player assumes the role of a former special forces operative of the charismatic general Sarrano, now wanted as the public enemy number one.
Beware
Action 2025
An original survival horror, in which we take the role of a car driver whose mission is to gather information during the journey through a gloomy communist country. Beware features a first-person perspective, and the gameplay offers loads of impressive car chases, stealth elements, and thrilling encounters with other drivers.
Neon Abyss
Action 14 July 2020
A roguelike game created in a platform shooter convention. In Neon Abyss, we cross randomly generated undergrounds and fight hordes of enemies. As we progress, we increase our combat potential through the acquisition of increasingly powerful weapons and skills.
Subverse
Action 26 March 2021
Subverse is a hybrid of a shooter and a turn-based strategy with strong erotic elements. Players explore an alien galaxy, complete missions, develop characters and a spaceship. Successes are rewarded with numerous and extensive scenes of sex with subordinates.
Hytale
Action 2024
An interesting production with an open world, reminiscent of Minecraft. The game was created by Hypixel Studios - a company founded by people who over the years created content for the hit studio Mojang AB.
Mega Man 11
Action 02 October 2018
The eleventh entry in the popular platforming series. Mega Man 11 does not introduce revolutionary changes in the gameplay mechanics, but Capcom decided to modernize the graphics.
Ironsight
Action 01 February 2018
A free-to-play online FPS with microtransactions. The action of Ironsight takes place in the not-too-distant future, where people are divided into two factions fighting for the last remnants of natural resources. The player takes one of the sides and goes into battle as a regular soldier. From the first-person perspective, you fight multiplayer battles on various maps. There are over 100 types of firearms, such as machine guns, sniper rifles, SMGs, and shotguns.
The Riftbreaker
Action 14 October 2021
Action game enriched with elements taken from tower defense and action RPG genres, which was created by the Polish team Exor Studios. In The Riftbreaker we find ourselves on an alien planet Galatea, and in order to prepare it for colonization, we have to build a resilient base on it and regularly repel the attacks of its inhabiting, aggressive creatures.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Action 29 October 2019
A remastered version of Yakuza 4; in addition to Kazumy Kiryu, known from the earlier parts of the series, players play here as three other heroes, whose fates are interwoven with each other. In Yakuza 4 Remastered we have to take part in a gang war, the winners of which will take control over the whole criminal underworld of Kamurocho in Tokyo.
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
Action 02 April 2015
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is a remastered version of the dynamic action game Earth Defense Force 2025. In Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair we play as a member of the titular organization that protects our planter from the invading species from space, just like in the previous games from the series. The game takes place in 2025, when Earth is once again attacked by the insectoid alien invaders.
Syndicate
Action 21 February 2012
Inspired by the 1993 cult tactical game Syndicate, a first-person shooter set in cyberpunk reality. Starbreeze studio, known from such games as The Darkness or The Chronicles of Riddick, is responsible for its creation. The action of the title takes us to the year 2069, where three megacorporations are constantly competing with each other.
Unreal
Action 15 May 1998
A first person shooter set in science-fiction world, developed by the team of Epic Games studio, led by James Schmalz and Cliff Bleszinski. We play as a convict whose prison ship crashes on an unknown planet Na Pali, ruled by a hostile Skaarj race. Their representatives took over control of the planet and enslaved its inhabitants.
Alpha Prime
Action 01 December 2006
Alpha Prime is a position representing the genre of first-person action games. The plot of the game, maintained in the SF convention, was created by the Czech writer of the genre, Ondrej Neff. Designers and programmers of the Czech studio Black Element Software, known from Shade: Anger of Angels, are responsible for the development of the game.
Hidden and Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron
Action 21 October 2004
The first official add-on to the tactical action game "Hidden And Dangerous 2" released at the end of 2003, in which we headed a small unit performing various tasks during the Second World War.
Halo 3
Action 25 September 2007
The third installment in the bestselling Halo series of FPS shooters, marking the series' debut on 7th generation consoles. In terms of the story, the title is a kind of crowning of the trilogy, telling the story of the human race's fight against the Covenant civilization in a futuristic world. The action of the game begins in the eastern part of the African continent, where our hero's ship crashes.
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Action 22 November 1999
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.
Heretic
Action 27 February 1995
First person shooter based on the Doom engine. The game is kept in the convention of fantasy, so we use medieval weapons and a wide range of magical objects. The fun is enriched by simple adventure elements in the form of occasional riddles.
Orcs Must Die!
Action 05 October 2011
Orcs Must Die! Death of Orcs is a dynamic combination of arcade and RTS. Orcs Must Die! takes place in the land of fantasy, where the greatest threat to the inhabitants are the hordes of orcs. We play the role of an unlucky magician, who has to repel the invasion of green leather on an extremely important fortress. The game approaches the subject with a pinch of salt and its graphic design is maintained in a cartoon style.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Action 16 September 2008
Third-person action game produced by LucasArts, set in the cult Star Wars universe. The Force Unleashed takes place between the third and fourth episode of the film series, when the Galactic Empire grows stronger before our eyes, and the Rebel Alliance opposes it. In the game we play as a student of Darth Vader himself, whose task is to expand the influence of the Dark Side of the Force.
007: Blood Stone
Action 02 November 2010
Action game with a view from behind the hero combining various elements of the most famous genres and treating the adventures of James Bond. Unlike most cycle productions, this one is not based on any of the films.
Army of Two
Action 04 March 2008
Developed by a Canadian studio belonging to Electronic Arts, Army of Two is a co-op, third-person perspective shooter. Each mission is carried out with the partner controlled by AI or another player.
Painkiller (2004)
Action 09 April 2004
A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.