Action Video Games86
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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Crossout
Action 30 May 2017
A digitally distributed free-to-play MMO developed by Russian studio Gaijin Entertainment – creators of such titles as X-Blades, Wings of Prey, and War Thunder. Gameplay mechanics combines large-scale battles known from World of Tanks with post-apocalyptic setting inspired by the Mad Max movies. Crossout is set in a future world devastated by an alien invasion and genetic experiments. Players have to survive in this hostile environment and take part in rivalry of armored vehicles.
Friday the 13th: The Game
Action 26 May 2017
Focusing around the asynchronous multiplayer mode, a third-person action game adaptation of the classic horror movie Friday the 13th. Known for the tactical simulation series Breach & Clear, Gun Media studio is the developer of the game. The key figures connected with the film series, such as Sean S. Cunningham, Kane Hodder, Tom Savini, and Harry Manfredini, have had their hand in the production.
Everspace
Action 26 May 2017
A space-themed shooter game with roguelike elements and the first production by the team at Rockfish. The members of the studio used to work for Fishlabs, the creators of the mobile series Galaxy on Fire. Everspace is set in the far future, when humanity has colonized myriads of planetary systems. The plot, which is an important element of the gameplay, was written by Falko Löffler, the writer of Jack Keane or the Ankh series.
Last Day on Earth: Survival
Action 25 May 2017
Survival action game in which we find ourselves in a world dominated by zombies. Our goal is survival, but we must fight not only against the undead, but also against other people.
Geneshift
Action 23 May 2017
An action game inspired by cult classic Grand Theft Auto 2. Geneshift is set in a futuristic world filled with mutants that the protagonist of the game must face. We can use the arsenal of over 20 types of weaponry. Like in GTA 2, we observe the world from a top-down view and not only we shoot, but also drive various vehicles. The protagonist can also use supernatural abilities due to his mutation, developed through a complex skill tree. This unlocks e.g.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare
Action 23 May 2017
The second major production by Torn Banner studio from Canada – the creators of the warmly received hack-n-slash multiplayer game, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Mirage: Arcane Warfare utilizes many elements of the previous installment in the series. The gameplay mainly revolves around close combat battles with the use of a wide arsenal of melee weapons.
Impact Winter
Action 23 May 2017
A survival-themed action-adventure game developed by the British studio Mojo Bones. Impact Winter is set in 2018, when the Earth's atmosphere got polluted with a dense layer of dust, due to the planet's collision with a huge asteroid. Sunlight is now almost completely absent, and the player assumes the role of Jacob Solomon, who along with four other survivors has to sustain his existence under extreme conditions for 30 days - it is the amount of time the rescue team needs to reach the place.
Embers of Mirrim
Action 23 May 2017
Developed by the independent team at Creative Bytes, Embers of Mirrim is a platform game with adventure elements inspired by the fantasy movies from the 1980s. In the game, the player travels to a grim fantasy world, where he assumes the role of the eponymous Mirrim - a four-legged hybrid of two separate species representing Light and Darkness.
Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days
Action 18 May 2017
Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days is a top-down shooter based on Quentin Tarantino's movie Reservoir Dogs from 1992. The game tells the story of a group of criminals who do bold heists together. Mr. Blond, Mr. Orange Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Mr. Bronze, and Mr. Blue are all part of that group. Their actions are always brutal and leave a trail of dead bodies in their wake. We can take up to three criminals for a mission.
Detached
Action 18 May 2017
A First Person Experience game, created for virtual reality headsets. It was developed by Polish indie studio Anshar, whose members contributed to such titles as Lords of the Fallen or Sniper: Ghost Warrior. The story takes place in the future, in the age of uninhibited deep space exploration. The discovery of a working artifact of an alien civilization resulted in a bloody conflict between two leading corporations.
Inner Chains
Action 18 May 2017
The debut production from Telepath's Tree, a Polish studio consisting of the former members of CD Projekt RED, People Can Fly, and Flying Wild Hog. The game is a horror first-person shooter that takes the player to a dark world combining biology and mechanics, where terrifying monsters pose a constant threat. The gameplay combines classic shooter mechanics with those of a surrealistic horror. Dealing with enemies requires the player to use bith conventional weapons and the environment.
Farpoint
Action 17 May 2017
An first-person shooter game by American Studio Impulse Gear. The game requires the PlayStation VR headgear and utilizes the PlayStation Move motion controllers, as well as a simplified rifle called PlayStation VR Aim Controller. The game is set in the far future, in which interplanetary flights are a part of daily life. The ship carrying the protagonist crashes on an alien world. It quickly turns out that the planet is inhabited by hostile creatures resembling giant insects.
Phantom Dust HD
Action 16 May 2017
Phantom Dust HD is a remastered version of the 2004 action game released for Xbox. Just like the original, it was developed by one of Microsoft Studios' in-house developers. The game features improved visuals, interface, and controls. Multiplayer mode was also expanded. Phantom Dust HD takes us to a post-apocalyptic world, where Earth is covered with deadly dust that forced what was left of mankind to go underground.
GRIDD: Retroenhanced
Action 16 May 2017
A rail shooter game developed by the independent Italian developer Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced draws its inspirations from both cyberpunk and hacker culture of the 1980s. The player gets to assume the role of an operator of a battle ship that traverses the virtual reality with a task to bypass a computer defense system and defeat a dangerous Artificial Intelligence. During the game, one gets to sweep through procedurally generated maps and fight numerous enemies.
Best Sniper: Shooting Hunter 3D
Action 16 May 2017
A mobile first-person shooter game by T-Bull, utilizing a free-to-play model with microtransactions. Best Sniper: Shooting Hunter 3D takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, when North America became a wasteland after a failed experiment, whose goal was reviving dinosaurs. When the remnants of humanity are being threatened by the bloodthirsty humanosaurs and hungry zombies, the protagonist's only choice is to grab their weapon and face the danger.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles
Action 15 May 2017
An expansion pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, created by Treyarch, the authors of the original game. The Zombies Chronicles add-on is a compilation of remastered versions of the top eight zombie mode levels from the previous Call of Duty games.
Polybius
Action 10 May 2017
A rail shooter created by Llamasoft. The player is placed in control of a combat ship, which constantly goes forward and whether it is over a surface or inside a tunnel, the player's role remains to maneuver to the sides, perform dodges, attack enemies and destroy countless obstacles. The player fights smaller and larger adversaries coming in large numbers.
Strafe
Action 09 May 2017
Set in a science fiction world, an old-school first-person shooter in a retro style inspired by similar productions from the 90s. In this debut project of Pixel Titans, you take control of a scavenger who suddenly loses a huge space cruiser ICARUS from his radar during one of the scouting missions. He decides to see what is wrong and ends up having to fight for his life on the deck of this humongous ship.
Prey
Action 05 May 2017
An in-name-only sequel to a best-selling science-fiction FPS released in 2006. After many perturbations haunting the series, the development has been commissioned to Arkane Studios, the creators of the Dishonored series.
Atomine
Action 04 May 2017
Three-dimensional, isometric twin-stick shooter, characterized by minimalistic graphic design, high speed of action and high simplicity of gameplay. The game offers randomly generated boards.
Battle Bay
Action 04 May 2017
Battle Bay is an online action game with MOBA elements, developed for mobile platforms by Rovio studio, known for the immensely popular Angry Birds franchise. Battle Bay is focused entirely on multiplayer, in which two five-member teams fight. Each of the players controls a motorboat, chosen from an array of models, which in practice serves as classes. The players can choose weapons that suit their style – different kinds of cannons, torpedoes, and grenades are available.
World of One
Action 27 April 2017
An independent action platformer with logic elements inspired by the popular Limbo and the novel The Little Prince. In World of One, you assume the role of a boy living on a small planet, who begins to question his existence. Interested in learning about the reality he lives in, the boy sets out on a journey to different planets. While observing the action from the side-view, the player solves logic puzzles based on physics and fights enemies.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Action 27 April 2017
An action-adventure game in the form of a survival horror, created by TheMeatly Games - an independent Canadian developer. The game was divided into episodes to be released on a regular basis - the first of them can be tried out for free. Henry, the game's protagonist, is a former employee of an animation studio who revisits his old workplace in response to an invitation he received from his previous boss.
Gun Gun Pixies
Action 27 April 2017
A combination of a three-dimensional shooter and a platformer. Players embody two aliens several centimetres long, which were sent with the mission of researching human behaviours and customs. During the game we visit rooms belonging to five different students living in a women's dormitory.