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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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TMNT Mutant Melee
TMNT Mutant Melee

Action 15 March 2005

TMNT: Mutant Melee is an extension of an idea that started in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and continued in a sequel titled Battle Nexus.

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Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre

Action 20 January 2004

The first official extension of the action/FPS game entitled "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down" (pol. "Delta Force: Helicopter in Fire"). Plugin offers us two new campaigns dedicated to single player gameplay and a number of upgrades to multiplayer mode.

PCPS2

Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II

Action 27 February 2004

A virtual adaptation of a cinematic image under the same title, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the leading roles. During the actual game, we lead one of the two main heroes policemen from a drug squad in the U.S. city of Miami.

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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Action 23 March 2004

An expanded version of the popular online shooter Counter-Strike, distributed as an official game add-on. Condition Zero's main goal was to add a single-player mode to the original game in order to reach players who don't like or have the opportunity to participate in multiplayer battles. In the single player version, we take part in the story campaign consisting of 19 missions, impersonating members of elite special forces, such as Navy SEALS, GIGN, Specnaz or SAS.

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Future Cop L.A.P.D
Future Cop L.A.P.D

Action 31 August 1998

A dynamic TPP action game in a science-fiction setting, in which we face criminals as a police pilot of a modern combat vehicle.

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Battle Engine Aquila
Battle Engine Aquila

Action 27 October 2003

Skillful first person shooter, in which, by controlling a state-of-the-art and destructive combat machine, we oppose hundreds of different enemy units.

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Wild Metal Country
Wild Metal Country

Action 04 October 1999

Wild Metal Country is a three-dimensional action game, in which our task will be to defeat the rebellious machines, controlling three different planets of the Tehric system, using a small, but extremely complicated tank.

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God of War: Origins Collection
God of War: Origins Collection

Action 13 September 2011

A compilation of two God of War spin-offs, originally released only on the PlayStation Portable console, made for PlayStation 3 users. The first of these, Chain of Olympus, is a prequel to the entire series and takes place before the events shown in the first game, when the protagonist of the series, Kratos, is still a Spartan warrior.

PS3

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record

Action 11 October 2011

Standalone expansion for Dead Rising 2 - open-world third-person action game with survival horror elements, created by Capcom in cooperation with Blue Castle Games studio. In this supplement photojournalist Frank West known from the first part of the series returns. Armed with his camera he goes to the town Fortune City. The main axis of the game is of course elimination of the hordes of zombies, which at one point can appear on the screen in thousands.

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Stranglehold
Stranglehold

Action 05 September 2007

Stranglehold is an action game produced under the watchful eye of the famous director John Woo. This product is a de facto continuation of the 1992 film Hard Boiled (the Polish title is Children of Triad) - it was the last work of this cinematographic creator, shot in Hong Kong before moving to Hollywood.

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Alien Rage
Alien Rage

Action 24 September 2013

A science-fiction first-person shooter developed by City Interactive, a studio from Bydgoszcz, Poland. The production draws inspiration from the FPS classics such as Unreal and Quake. In the distant future, humanity and a technologically advance alien race fight for an invaluable mineral—Promethium. When the aliens conquer the asteroid Deimos 875, which is rich in this raw material's deposits, an elite soldier is sent in.

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Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2

Action 11 May 2010

Continuation of a great action game telling the story of a conflict taking place on an ice-covered planet. Again, we have to face an alien race of Akrid, using, among other things, mechs.

PCX360PS3

Red Faction
Red Faction

Action 21 May 2001

An action game, developed by Volition, combining the features of a classic FPS game with extensive adventure game elements. The plot of Red Faction has been set in the year 2100, and takes place on Mars. In one of the mines, a rebellion breaks out against the ruthless regime of the Ultor Corporation, and is further fueled by a virus decimating the workers.

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Action 18 August 2010

An unusual spin-off to the legendary Tomb Raider series. The game was developed by Crystal Dynamics - the creators of the franchise's latest installments. The game follows the adventures of a beautiful female archeologist and her friend - a Mayan warrior by the name of Totec. The characters set out for a journey, searching for a mysterious artifact known as Mirror of Smoke, which is to be used against the evil Xolotl, who has gained the power to control other spirits.

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SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle

Action 18 November 1999

SWAT 3 combines elements of a tactical and strategic game with a classic action game. The effect of such a combination is an extremely interesting game, both in single and multiplayer mode.

PC

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Action 25 August 2015

A remastered edition of a famous Xbox 360 shooter game prepared for PC and the eight generation consoles by The Coalition Studio, which comprises largely of the creators of the original release. The game takes you back to the war-devastated planet of Sera, which fell victim to an invasion of an alien race, commonly known as the Locust. Playing as Marcus Fenix, a convicted deserter, you and your team are sent to stop the invaders. The game employs third person perspective.

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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Action 08 November 2023

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is an action adventure game set between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza 7. Kazuma Kiryu returns as the protagonist, the gameplay focusing on real-time combat.

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Moonscars
Moonscars

Action 27 September 2022

Moonscars is a metroidvania action platform game about a clay warrior Grey Irma, who wanders the dark world in search of the truth about herself. It was developed by Black Mermaid, an indie studio.

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Avatar: Reckoning
Avatar: Reckoning

Action 2024

Avatar: Reckoning is a shooter MMO based on the movie license. The game offers single player story missions, cooperative challenges and PvP battles against other players.

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Dread Hunger
Dread Hunger

Action 26 January 2022

Multiplayer survival FPP game with solutions taken from the popular Among Us. In Dread Hunger we go to the Arctic, where we fight for survival as members of the crew of the nineteenth-century ship.

PC

BlazBlue: Entropy Effect
BlazBlue: Entropy Effect

Action 31 January 2024

An action platformer with roguelike and slasher elements, and a spin-off of BlazBlue. BlazBlue: Entropy Effect has us traverse various areas, taking down enemies using different weapons and abilities transferable between different playable characters.

PC

Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

Action 16 July 2024

Platform action game enriched with RPG elements. In Gestalt: Steam & Cinder as Aletheia we discover the dark secrets of the steampunk city of Canaan, exploring various levels and facing mechanical opponents.

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Axiom Verge 2
Axiom Verge 2

Action 11 August 2021

Axiom Verge 2 is the second installment in a series of metroidvania games launched in 2015. The production is an independent whole and has been designed in such a way that knowledge of the previous part is not required. Thomas Happ is again responsible for production.

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Zelter
Zelter

Action October 2024 (early access since 22 October 2020)

Zelter is a two-dimensional top-down survival game in which we try to survive in the world after the zombie apocalypse. The game was developed by G1 Playground studio and released by Super.com.

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