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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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Star Wars: Battlefront - Ultimate Edition
Star Wars: Battlefront - Ultimate Edition

Action 18 November 2016

A complete edition of Star Wars: Battlefront, the third entry in a popular online shooter series set in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: Battlefront – Ultimate Edition contains the base version of the game, along with a bunch of digital bonuses, including all add-ons: Battle for Jakku, Outer Rim, Bespin, Death Star and Rogue One: Scarif. Players can choose from several multiplayer modes, in which soldiers of Rebellion and forces of Empire compete with each other.

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Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot

Action 26 July 2019

Wolfenstein Cyberpilot is an action game developed for PCs using virtual reality devices. The player takes on the role of a hacker who helps the Parisian resistance movement to fight the Nazis by breaking into German systems and taking control of their combat robots.

PCPS4

Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist
Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist

Action 15 November 2019

Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist is an action game based on the popular manga. The game focuses on multiplayer matches in which teams of ghouls face teams of humans. In addition to a PvP mode, the game features a cooperative mode.

PCPS4

BattleRush 2
BattleRush 2

Action 18 October 2018

An original FPS, the action of which is set on the eastern front of the Second World War. BattleRush 2 is distinguished by its gameplay, containing elements of survival, as well as by its high level of possible environmental destruction.

PC

Ultracore
Ultracore

Action 23 June 2020

Metroidvania production, maintained in the shoot'em up convention, which was almost ready in 1994; more than twenty years later, the project was taken over by Strictly Limited Games, completed and shipped to new platforms. Ultracore takes us to the universe of science fiction, and while having fun we have to face an army of robots.

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VALHALL
VALHALL

Action 2024 (early access since 22 October 2020)

VALHALL is a battle royale for 50 players, which takes place in the Middle Ages, and players have the opportunity to take on the role of Vikings fighting for Odin's famous weapon, able to protect the world from the approaching Ragnarok.

PC

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Action TBA

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D platformer from Team Cherry, a continuation of the hit of 2017. The game offers a great world with a partially open structure, a crafting system and an extensive dexterity combat system, based on acrobatic maneuvers.

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Gods Remastered
Gods Remastered

Action 03 December 2018

A remastered version of the platform action game from 1991. Gods Remastered takes us on a journey to ancient Greece, allowing us to take on the role of a daredevil working for the Olympic deities. In return for completing the task entrusted to him, the hero is to become immortal and take a place among the gods.

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Tunche
Tunche

Action 02 November 2021

Two-dimensional beat'em up with elements of roguelike and beautiful, hand-drawn graphics. The production also offers a 4-person local cooperation mode. Developers from Leap Game Studios are responsible for its creation.

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Journey to the Savage Planet
Journey to the Savage Planet

Action 28 January 2020

An action adventure game in which we play the role of a daredevil exploring the newly discovered planet and conducting a research if the planet may become inhabited. Game is maintained in a light tone, emphasized by the colorful graphics design.

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Fog of War
Fog of War

Action 18 June 2018

A first-person shooter in which players are taken to a front of the World War II, right in the middle of the fight between USSR and Third Reich. Fog of War focuses on multiplayer matches, with players being able to choose from specialized characters. Choosing a class determines weapons, battle skills and vehicles available on the battlefield.

PC

Total Eclipse Turbo
Total Eclipse Turbo

Action 29 August 1995

A rail shooter that is one of the PlayStation 1 starting titles. In Total Eclipse Turbo, we sit at the helm of a futuristic fighter and fight against the sinister Drak-Sai race, which intends to lead to a premature supernova sun. The action is observed from the camera following the ship, and the struggle takes place both over the surface of the four planets, as well as in their underground tunnels.

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Xevious 3D/G
Xevious 3D/G

Action 30 June 1997

The fourth part of the popular Japanese shoot'em upów series, and the first installment of the series, which has been presented in a three-dimensional graphic design. Xevious 3D/G made its debut on slot machines, but after a year it also hit the PlayStation 1 console. The title allows us to become the pilot of a spacecraft, which was the last hope of humanity when the Earth found itself on the target of the aggressive Xevian race.

PS1

Apocalypse Cow
Apocalypse Cow

Action July 2024

Arcade 2D platformer, in which we play the role of a girl capable of stopping time for a moment. This skill is used to avoid traps and in combat.

PCXONE

Psyvariar Delta
Psyvariar Delta

Action 30 August 2018

A remastered version of an arcade title Psyvariar Revision. Psyvariar Delta is a classic shoot’em up game, in which we control a futuristic fighter and eliminate everything in our way.

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Atomega
Atomega

Action 19 September 2017

Another experimental project developed by the British studio Ubisoft Reflections, the creators of unusual action games Grow Home and Grow Up. The title is an unusual arena shooter focused not on combat itself, but on collecting matter and evolving. The title focuses on online competitions for up to eight players. Each of them starts the battle as a single atom that can absorb mass.

PC

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 - The Sabotage
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 - The Sabotage

Action 05 September 2017

An expansion for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. It's set before the events of the original game. CI Games allows the players to become Robert North, brother of Jonathan who was the main hero of the Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. His task is to set foundations for a separatist revolution by sabotaging Georgian army controlled by Otar Leonidze. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 – The Sabotage doesn't make any bigger changes to the gameplay.

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Battlefield 1: Revolution
Battlefield 1: Revolution

Action 21 August 2017

A complete edition of one of installments in the popular first-person shooter series from DICE that was originally released in 2016. This time the player arrives at the battlefields of World War I as one of soldiers fighting in that great conflict. Gameplay in Battlefield 1: Revolution is a bit different from several previous games, bringing back larger, more open maps and the freedom known from the first entries in the series.

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Subterrain
Subterrain

Action 21 January 2016

A survival game in which we find ourselves in a city located under the surface of Mars, controlled by bloodthirsty mutants. The player's task is to discover the mystery behind the events of the past and to find a way to escape. Of course, before the hero is able to accomplish this mission, he has to fight for survival, taking care of his body condition and creating useful elements of equipment.

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Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol

Action 05 June 2000

A tactical action game in which we lead a two-person branch of American rankings, performing various missions in different parts of the world. One of the distinguishing elements of production is the cooperation mode for two players on a split screen.

PS1

The Walking Dead: Our World
The Walking Dead: Our World

Action 12 July 2018

A unique action game based on The Walking Dead TV series, produced by AMC. What makes the production distinct among other games is the fact that you battle hordes of zombies in the real world — like in the popular Pokemon GO, the opponents appear near the you, in an environment observed through the camera of your tablet or smartphone.

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Dark Devotion
Dark Devotion

Action 25 April 2019

Dark Devotion is a two-dimensional action game by French team Hibernian Workshop. Production takes us to the gloomy fantasy land, ruled by omnipotent church. Players control the warrior trained by the religious order, sent on a mission to purify the cursed temple. During the game we deal mainly with exploration, solving puzzles and most of all fighting. Skirmishes are played at a slow pace, requiring the right timing of attacks and effective anticipation of enemies' movements.

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Akuji the Heartless
Akuji the Heartless

Action 31 December 1998

Three-dimensional action game with a view of TPP, in which console owners play the role of a murdered warrior and voodoo priest, trying to escape from hell and save his loved ones.

PS1

Titanfall Online
Titanfall Online

Action canceled

Network free-to-play shooter based on the first part of the Titanfall series. In the game we fight with pilots, i.e. soldiers of the future using special mosses summoned during the skirmish.

PC