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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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Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3

Action 20 September 2011

The third installment in the futuristic series of shooters developed by Epic Games. The series is the pride of the Xbox 360 console. After the city of Jacinto, the last stand of humanity, is destroyed, COG coalition persists in its fight against the superior forces of the Locust. Marcus Fenix and his companions set out on a journey to find the protagonist's father, who has knowledge of what might be humanity’s last hope to defeat the enemy.

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Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

Action 06 February 2004

Joan of Arc is another game of people from the Enlight Software team, creators of well-known and valued by many players Capitalism and Seven Kingdoms series. This time the player's task is to direct the fate of Joan of Arc, a famous French saint and national heroine living in the 15th century.

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Renegade X
Renegade X

Action 26 February 2016

An online FPS which is a spiritual successor to the 2002’s Command & Conquer: Renegade. The game was developed by Totem Arts, a studio established by the fans of the series, and its action is set in the popular C&C universe. The title offers a short single player campaign, but it focuses primarily on multiplayer competition.

PC

Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior

Action 26 September 2013

An action game shown from a first-person perspective. The game is a remake of hit game that was released in 1997. The title was developed by studio Flying Wild Hog in cooperation with publisher Devolver Digital. The protagonist of Shadow Warrior is a martial arts master Lo Wang who searches for a legendary blade Nobitsura Kage for the Zilla Enterprises corporation. Hordes of demons that managed to get into the human world are trying to stop him.

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Furi
Furi

Action 05 July 2016

A dynamic action game developed by French studio The Game Bakers. The title has a combat system based on Japanese hack-and-slash games. Furi takes place in an original fantasy realm and the player assumes the role of a warrior who tries to escape from a gigantic prison. Many guards are standing on his way and he must defeat them in order to obtain the keys to his freedom. The gameplay is focused on combat with the use of melee weapons and guns.

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Blood: Fresh Supply
Blood: Fresh Supply

Action 09 May 2019

A remastered version of the classic 1997 first person shooter, which offers support for modern operating systems and screen resolution. The title, however, does not change the game's characteristic and original graphic design, combining two-dimensional opponent sprites with vast three-dimensional levels.

PC

Second-Loop
Second-Loop

Action 2025

An FPS with elements of logic games, set in post-apocalyptic industrial world. Second-Loop allows us to engage in dynamic battles, control mechs and other vehicles, solve physics-based puzzles and use the power of telekinesis to construct various machines.

PC

Land of War: The Beginning
Land of War: The Beginning

Action 10 June 2021

Shooter game, whose action was set in Poland during World War II. As a soldier Piotr Kowalski, we take part in historical battles of 1939-1944, as well as spy missions and sabotage actions. The title was developed by the MS Games studio.

PC

Shatterline
Shatterline

Action August 2024 (early access since 08 September 2022)

FPS designed for multiplayer. In Shatterline, we play Operators who fight against a threat from outer space in the form of a superorganism that devours entire planets and transforms all life present on them into its image.

PC

Into the Dead 3
Into the Dead 3

Action September 2024

The third installment in the series of FPP endless runners, in which we fight for survival in a world overrun by the living dead. Into the Dead 3, the action of which takes place ten years after the events of the second installment of the series, is the work of PikPok, which takes care of the brand.

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United 1944
United 1944

Action 2024 (early access since 12 December 2023)

United 1944 is an online first-person shooter set during World War 2, featuring survival elements such as resource gathering, weapon crafting, building structures and developing skill trees.

PC

The Precinct
The Precinct

Action 2024

An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.

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Delta Force: Hawk Ops
Delta Force: Hawk Ops

Action 2024

A free-to-play first-person shooter by TiMi Studios, the creators of Call of Duty: Mobile. It's a reboot of Delta Force, based on Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott, featuring a story campaign and many multiplayer modes.

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Blade Chimera
Blade Chimera

Action May 2024

An action platformer metroidvania. Blade Chimera has us playing as the warrior Shin, traversing a dystopian sci-fi world, cutting down hordes of monsters while trying to remember his past.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Action 28 October 2022

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter from the studio Infinity Ward. The game is a sequel to 2019's CoD: Modern Warfare and, like the first part, offers a story campaign, a co-op mode, and online PvP skirmishes against other players.

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Leaden Sky
Leaden Sky

Action 2025

Science fiction horror platform action game. In Leaden Sky we play as a soldier trying to destroy the Tower - a structure generating force field creating various anomalies and causing strange mutations in people.

PC

Smuta
Smuta

Action 04 April 2024

A Russian TPP action adventure game, running on Unreal Engine 5. The action of Smuta is set in collapsed 1612 Russia. The story follows the adventures of Yuri Miloslawski, who must deal with soldiers and wild animals, as well as carry out various quests.

PC

Ben 10
Ben 10

Action 10 November 2017

An arcade action game based on the license of a popular TV series bearing the same title. The player once again assumes the role of Ben Tennyson - the protagonist has to face the forces of evil threatening the entire world. Ben is not alone however, as both cousin Gwen and grandfather Max support him on his quest. Similar to previous installments of the series, Ben 10 is played from a third-person view.

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Postal 2: Paradise Lost
Postal 2: Paradise Lost

Action 17 April 2015

Postal 2: Paradise Lost is the second official expansion for Postal 2. It was released twelve years after the base game was released, which is quite unusual, to say the least. The game takes place eleven years after the events of the first expansion, Apocalypse Weekend. Once again, we end up in Paradise City, ruled by chaos and anarchy after the nuclear attack. Our job is to bring back peace and order. To do so, we have to face the self-proclaimed separatists.

PC

Zombie Army Trilogy
Zombie Army Trilogy

Action 06 March 2015

A bundle of three installments of the shooter game series Nazi Zombie Army created by Rebellion, based on their most popular franchise, Sniper Elite. Apart from the remastered editions of the games previously released for PC and seventh-generation consoles, the bundle also includes a third, new campaign. The game focuses on fighting the eponymous zombie army created by Hitler in the face of the fall of the Third Reich.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

Action 19 March 2003

The third installment in a tactical action game series that originates back to 1998 and is based on Tom Clancy’s novels. Just like in the previous installments of the series, you are put in command of Rainbow, a fictional special forces unit invented by the writer, during its various military operations all over the world. This time, the tasks you are challenged with include destroying a biological weapon storage facility and cracking down on a gang terrorizing a bank in the heart of London.

PC

Front Mission Evolved
Front Mission Evolved

Action 28 September 2010

A dynamic action game set in 2171 allowing you to sit on the helm of combat robots called Wanderpanzers (Wanzers for short). We observe the action from the perspective of a third person, and the mechanics of the game is extremely dexterity and does not care about any realism. The game offers a single player campaign and multiplayer mode.

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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Action 01 March 2005

Brothers in Arms is a tactical action game, which is the debut part of a special series on military themes. The product was developed by developers responsible for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, James Bond 007: NightFire and PeCet version of Halo: Combat Evolved. The main character is the brave sergeant Matt Baker, who actually participated in the Second World War.

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Action 11 January 2005

Mercenaries is a dynamic action/TPP game thanks to LucasArts and the Pandemic Studios development team, which became famous on the computer entertainment market with titles such as Full Spectrum Warrior and Star Wars Battlefront.

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