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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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Glaciered
Glaciered

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A TPP action adventure game in which we sail across vast oceans. Glaciered takes us 65 million years into the future, when the Earth was hit by another glaciation and the new ecosystem was dominated by Tuai - descendants of birds and successors of dinosaurs.

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Everywhere
Everywhere

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A sandbox game developed by Build A Rocket Boy, a studio founded by Leslie Benzies - former president of Rockstar North. Everywhere can't be classified under a single genre, as it offers many different experiences.

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Assassin's Creed: Hexe
Assassin's Creed: Hexe

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The fourteenth major installment of Ubisoft's series. The place of its action is Germany of the second half of the second millennium. It is the darkest Assassin's Creed ever - there is no shortage of white and black magic and witch hunts.

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The Store is Closed
The Store is Closed

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Survival horror FPP, in which we find ourselves in the SCP universe known from creepypastas. The action of the game The Store is Closed takes place in a huge furniture store, where we try to survive by fighting the mutated staff and other creatures living inside the building.

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Marvel's Iron Man
Marvel's Iron Man

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A TPP action adventure game in which we take on the role of the titular superhero. Marvel's Iron Man was developed by Electronic Arts-owned studio Motive, which previously delivered Dead Space (remake) and Star Wars: Squadrons, among other games.

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Cyber Slash
Cyber Slash

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An action game from Polish studio One More Level, known for such productions as God's Trigger and Ghostrunner. At the time of its release, Cyber Slash was the largest project in the output of the Krakow-based team. It was released by Take-Two Interactive, under the Private Division brand.

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Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Action TBA (early access since 2025)

An action adventure game with survival elements, which is a spin-off of the Into the Dead series. In Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, we play the role of an ordinary man who, along with others like him, fights for survival in a world overrun by the living dead.

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Pragmata
Pragmata

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A TPP action game by Capcom. Pragmata has us playing as a futuristic armored hero taking care of a little girl named Diana. We must traverse various locations, fight robots, complete objectives and protect us both from danger.

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Tom Clancy's The Division 3
Tom Clancy's The Division 3

Action TBA

The third installment in a popular looter shooter series by Ubisoft. The game was developed by Ubisoft Massive, the same studio responsible for the previous two games.

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Gears 6
Gears 6

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Gears 6 (hypothetical title) will be the sixth main installment of the series started in 2006. The game should continue the story and expand on the mechanics from Gears 5. The Coalition studio is leading the production and this new entry will run on Unreal Engine 5.

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Valheim
Valheim

Action TBA (early access since 02 February 2021)

Survival action game that takes us to a universe inspired by Nordic mythology. In Valheim, we play the role of a warrior who goes to the Valheim to win the favour of the gods and, consequently, to the mythical Valhalla.

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Star Wars Jedi 3
Star Wars Jedi 3

Action TBA

The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, once again following one of the last Jedi, Cal Kestis. Star Wars Jedi 3 is an action adventure game focused on exploration, lightsaber combat and Force powers.

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Light No Fire
Light No Fire

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A third-person action adventure game by the creators of No Man's Sky. Light No Fire is set on a procedurally generated planet, which players can explore in various ways, including atop flying beasts. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer.

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Marvel's Blade
Marvel's Blade

Action TBA

A third-person action game by Arkane Lyon, creators of Dishonored 2 and Deathloop. Marvel's Blade stars the titular vampire hunter, dealing with an outbreak in quarantined Paris.

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PLAN 8
PLAN 8

Action TBA

PLAN 8 is a MMO shooter embedded in the reality of science fiction. Production takes players to a robot-controlled world where mankind has to fight for survival. Pearl Abyss studio is responsible for the development of the game.

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Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House

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An expansion to Alan Wake 2, a third-person survival horror game. Alan Wake 2: The Lake House has the titular hero and Saga Anderson join forces once again to investigate the titular research facility and the secret experiments conducted within.

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Just King
Just King

Action TBA (early access since 21 July 2022)

An action game with roguelike elements made in pixel art style created by the debuting VISH studio. In Just King we form and develop our own team of heroes, with which we fight battles against terrible kings and their powerful armies.

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System Shock 3
System Shock 3

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The third major installment in a cult series of first-person action-adventure games with RPG elements, whose first two parts were released back in the 1990s. System Shock 3 was developed by OtherSide Entertainment, previously known only for a fantasy RPG, Underworld Ascendant. However, the team also included people who worked on the first System Shock and all sorts of AAA games. The characteristic feature of the series is the skillful combination of an FPS with RPG and adventure elements (i.e.

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Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs

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An expansion to Alan Wake 2, a third-person survival horror game. Alan Wake 2: Night Springs is set within the world of the titular TV show, a tribute to The Twilight Zone.

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Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2

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A prequel to the iconic Beyond Good & Evil, developed by an Ubisoft's in-house studio led by Michel Ancel. The game takes players on a journey to a planetary system called System 3 – the center of intergalactic trade and the most wretched hive of piracy and illegal business. Players get at their disposal an enormous open world, comprising gigantic planets and moons; however, before exploring it, one has to create their own character.

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Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream
Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream

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The second installment in a metroidvania series originating from 2018. Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream stars Auria, traversing a fantasy world to save it from destruction and protect her son.

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Arma 4
Arma 4

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Arma 4 is the fourth installment of the shooter series from Bohemia Interactive. The title uses a completely new graphics engine.

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BioShock 4
BioShock 4

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BioShock 4 is the fourth instalment of the popular series of action games, created by developers working on the three previous parts. The game introduces a completely new world, heroes and ideas, while remembering the key gameplay elements of the predecessors.

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Resident Evil 9
Resident Evil 9

Action TBA

The ninth mainline entry of the Resident Evil series, started in 1996. According to the rumors, Resident Evil 9 should offer an open world for the first time. It would be made possible thanks to the RE Engine, also used in Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma II.

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