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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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Action 25 August 2023
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a third-person mecha shooter. The game revolves around fast-paced melee and ranged combat, as well as modifying and constructing new machines.
RoboCop: Rogue City
Action 02 November 2023
A first-person shooter developed by the Polish studio Teyon, known for Terminator: Resistance. RoboCop: Rogue City stars the titular cyborg, fighting crime on the streets of Detroit.
The LEGO Movie Videogame
Action 07 February 2014
An action game with elements of 3D platformer, based on a popular franchise of toy bricks. This game was developed by Traveller’s Tales, known for such titles as LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and LEGO The Lord of the Rings. The plot in The LEGO Movie Videogame is based on the corresponding movie. The main protagonist, named Emmet, is an ordinary young man, who gets mistaken for a superhero. Together with his friends Emmet has to challenge the cruel Lord Business.
Carnivores 2
Action 11 March 1999
Carnivores 2, like the original released a year earlier, will allow you to play the role of a hunter who sets off on a planet millions of light years away from the Earth and tries to hunt for creatures living there, confusingly similar to "our" extinct dinosaurs.
Crackdown
Action 20 February 2007
Crackdown is another, after All Points Bulletin, production of Real Time Worlds development studio, which was founded by David Jones - the father of the famous and controversial Grand Theft Auto series. This time we are dealing with a dynamic action game/TPP.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Action 06 September 2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space marine is an action game with a third-person perspective. The action takes place in the popular space fantasy universe.
Outcast: A New Beginning
Action 15 March 2024
Second part of action adventure game series, launched in 1999. In Outcast 2: A New Beginning we once again find ourselves on the planet Adelpha and, as Cutter Slade, we try to save its inhabitants from a robot invasion.
Tails of Iron
Action 17 September 2021
Action adventure game with RPG elements and solutions specific for soulslike games. In Tails of Iron we play the heir to the throne of the rat kingdom, who must face the invasion of sinister frogs.
Night of the Dead
Action 28 August 2020
TPP survival game, in which we try to survive in a zombie-controlled world. In the Night of the Dead during the day we look for resources necessary for survival and useful items, while at night we defend ourselves against hordes of zombies.
Muck
Action 05 June 2021
FPP survival game, developed by youtuber known as Dani. In Muck we find ourselves on a procedurally generated island and while during the day we explore this piece of land in search of resources and supplies, at night we fight for survival, repelling attacks of enemies.
HoloCure
Action 24 June 2022
HoloCure is a free-to-play pixel-art roguelike heavily inspired by games like Vampire Survivors and Magic Survival. Acquire powerful weapons and experiment with builds to create an invincible character! Face off against monster-transformed fans and free them from their trance.
Convrgence
Action 22 April 2024
An FPS intended for VR headsets, heavily inspired by the STALKER series. In Convrgence we end up in an exclusion zone where daredevils look for valuable artifacts. It's a dangerous place in which we must watch out for bandits and mutants. We have a dog as a companion.
Transformers: War For Cybertron
Action 22 June 2010
Transformers: The Cybertron War is an action game set in the comic and film universe of variable shape robots. The plot shows the events that took place before the Autobots and Deceptikony reached Earth. Developers from the High Moon studio have planned two solo campaigns (one for each faction) and several other fun options, including multiplayer mode.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Action 14 November 2002
The second installment of the video game series following the adventures of Harry Potter based on the books written by J.K. Rowling. Young wizard, who is about to start his second year at Hogwarts, is bound to encounter new challenges.
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
Action 25 March 2003
Another, fourth game from the Delta Force series. The action was based on authentic events connected with military operations "Restore Hope" and "Task Force Ranger" which took place in 1993 in Somalia.
The Darkness II
Action 07 February 2012
The game provides a continuation to the successful action title developed by Starbreeze AB. Contrary to the first installment (2007), the sequel was created by Digital Extremes - a developer that co-created BioShock 2 and Dark Sector. In The Darkness II, the player assumes the role of Jackie Estacado again, who returns as the Godfather of the Franchetti crime family.
Prey (2006)
Action 11 July 2006
A science-fiction FPP shooter, known as the legendary „in-development” game from the 90s. Human Head Studios, a new developer, had taken over the project from the legendary 3D Realms. The main protagonist of Prey is Tommy, a Native American, who along with his girlfriend and granddad has been kidnapped by Aliens. After waking up on board of an alien spaceship, Tommy decides to takes matters into his own hands and destroy all aliens in his path.
Spider-Man 3: The Game
Action 04 May 2007
An action adventure game based on the third Spider-Man movie directed by Sam Raimi. The action is set in the city of New York, recreated with great attention to details. We assume the role of the eponymous superhero, who has to undertake a myriad of various quests. However, the story does not impose any specific path on us, letting us decide the mission order on our own.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition
Action 03 November 2009
An expanded version of a third-person action game set in the universe of Star Wars, which launched in 2008 on popular stationary and portable consoles. This time, also the PC players got to assume the role of Darth Vader’s apprentice, as he explores different planets and spreads the influence of the Dark Side of the Force. Moreover, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition offers three bonus scenarios set between the events of the third and the fourth episode of the movie saga.
SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
Action 24 February 2006
An official expansion for SWAT 4, a tactical action game that presents the work of special police forces. The add-on’s story is focused on fighting the Stetchkov family syndicate that supplies the streets with more and more illegal weapons as well as all kinds of drugs. In SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate, there are seven new missions to play, both in single- and multiplayer mode. In the latter, two 5-member teams fight against one another.
Get Even
Action 23 June 2017
An FPS created by Polish developer The Farm 51, mainly known for the NecrovisioN franchise and the latest installment in the Painkiller series. The game tells a story of a man whose profession involves tying up loose ends for governments and influential persons. The protagonist’s situation complicates when one of his potential victims decides to fight back. The story is presented from the twin perspectives of the two rivaling characters.
Starbound
Action 22 July 2016
An exploration game that eludes standard genre classification, developed by independent studio Chucklefish. Starbound combines elements of a 2D sandbox platformer and a strategy game. As you play, you explore and colonize other planets, provide for their inhabitants, construct useful items and vehicles, as well as fight hostile aliens. The game is set in a procedurally generated world,providing a great amount of freedom to the players.
BioShock: The Collection
Action 13 September 2016
A special bundle that includes the revamped editions of three installments in the bestselling BioShock series, designed by 2K Games company for the eighth generation consoles. Each game in the trilogy, which is often described as the spiritual successor to the cult System Shock, is set in different settings and features different main characters.
Enlisted
Action 10 November 2020
An online shooter which is a debut project of the Latvian studio Darkflow Software, created in cooperation with Gaijin Entertainment, the studio responsible for War Thunder. Enlisted takes place during World War II. The initial phase of the project is marked by two extensive campaigns released separately: Operation Typhoon (Battle of Moscow), and Operation Overlord (Battle for Normandy), while the next campaigns are in development.