Action Video Games95
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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No Man's Sky
Action 09 August 2016
A science-fiction, sandbox action game with a focus on multiplayer mode. It was created by Hello Games, company known for the colorful arcade production Joe Danger. The game is set in the distant future in the yet uncharted parts of the cosmos, and the gameplay is presented in two forms. We explore the successive corners of the universe piloting a spacecraft, like we do in typical space-sim productions. Upon landing on a newly discovered planet, the game switches to first-person view.
Near Death
Action 02 August 2016
Developed by Orthogonal Games, a first-person perspective action game emphasizing survival aspects. In Near Death you assume the role of a woman whose plane crashes near an abandoned research station in Antarctica. In the middle of a blizzard, with temperature falling below -70 degrees Celsius, the protagonist tries to find a way of to survive and escape, which will require her to restore the station to operational status.
Space Rift
Action 02 August 2016
An adventure action game that tells the story of a pilot of a spaceship. It is a debut game of the studio Vibrant Core and it was created for the virtual reality technology. The story of Space Rift – Episode 1 takes place in the future, where the humanity was forced to leave Earth and colonize Mars. The main protagonist of the game is one of the employees of a greedy corporation that controls the society. He is wrongly accused of treason.
Toukiden 2
Action 28 July 2016
A sequel to the 2013 action game Toukiden: The Age of Demons, created by Japanese studio Omega Force (known for e.g. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors). Unlike its predecessor, which was only available for portable devices, Toukiden 2 was also released for PlayStation 3 and 4 home consoles. The game's mechanics are similar to those of the first installment, so it's still a hack and slash with RPG elements.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault
Action 28 July 2016
A cyberpunk online FPS game based on the popular Ghost in the Shell franchise, and more precisely, on the animated TV series Stand Alone Complex. This title was created by a Nexon company’s subsidiary who specialize in online games. The story is set in the year 2030 in New Ports, a fictional Japanese city. Most of the society has enhanced their bodies with implants or even exchanged their bodies for fully mechanical shells.
Ratz Instagib
Action 27 July 2016
First-person shooter, focused on multiplayer mode and offering dynamic gameplay, based on a set of rules offering equal opportunities to all participants. An independent developer, Lino Slahuschek, is responsible for the development of this title. The publisher is Rising Star Games.
Chambara
Action 26 July 2016
An action game developed by Overly Kinetic and focused on local multiplayer mode. The prototype of the game was created during the Dare to be Digital 2014 competition. Chambara takes place in an unusual, two-colored world in which the player assumes the role of a ninja warrior and uses colors to hide and attack enemies from surprise. For example, if the player is a black character, then by positioning himself close to a wall of same color he becomes invisible to the enemies.
A.W. Phoenix Festa
Action 26 July 2016
A science fiction action-adventure game by Bandai Namco, based on the manga and anime series known outside Japan as The Asterisk Wars. A.W. Phoenix Festa takes place on an island, the surface of which is mostly occupied by a modern metropolis and the campuses of six rival magic schools. You can play as either the series' protagonist, Ayato Amagiri, or an anonymous Seidoukan school student.
8DAYS
Action 22 July 2016
Developed by independent Spanish studio Santa Clara Games, 8DAYS is a 2D twin-stick shooter. The game is set in an alternative future, in which the world is controlled by two powerful organizations: an army of mercenaries on the government’s payroll known as G.O.D. and the eponymous 8DAYS, a newspaper which spreads propaganda that favors the ruling class. In the game you control two soldiers, whose job is to nip any developing conflicts in the bud.
Death Road to Canada
Action 22 July 2016
An retro-stylized action adventure game with survival elements, developed by the Rocket Games studio. In Death Road to Canada the player's task is to travel the eponymous route from Florida to the city of Ontario in Canada and to survive the hordes of zombies attacking us along the way. In the game we control a team of up to five characters (human or animal), each of which has its own unique virtues and vices.
Starbound
Action 22 July 2016
An exploration game that eludes standard genre classification, developed by independent studio Chucklefish. Starbound combines elements of a 2D sandbox platformer and a strategy game. As you play, you explore and colonize other planets, provide for their inhabitants, construct useful items and vehicles, as well as fight hostile aliens. The game is set in a procedurally generated world,providing a great amount of freedom to the players.
Shattered Skies
Action 21 July 2016
An online survival game developed by Free Reign Entertainment, a studio established by the creator of Infestation: Survivor Stories and Romero's Aftermath. The action of Shattered Skies takes place on Earth, devastated by a space cataclysm — the Moon was smashed to pieces by a comet, while our planet was infested with an alien life form that degraded the environment and turned people into monsters.
Zombie Night Terror
Action 20 July 2016
Zombie Night Terror is an old-school action game with elements of strategy, developed by French studio NoClip. Players become the brains of a zombie apocalypse of the purest form, and their task is to spread the epidemic across the whole world. The main issue is the intelligence of our subjects, or rather the complete lack of it. The mechanics of gameplay in Zombie Terror are inspired by a cult classic series called Lemmings.
Trials on Tatooine
Action 18 July 2016
Trials on Tatooine is set in the universe of Star Wars. It's a free, experimental action game developed with Virtual Reality sets in mind. It was created by ILMxLAB, which consists of some members of the legendary studio, Industrial Light & Magic, which worked on CGI for over three hundred movies. The story of the game is set in between the 6th and 7th episode of the Star Wars saga. The protagonist is a Padawan of Luke Skywalker, whose task is to help Luke in restoring the Jedi Order.
Suicide Squad: Special Ops
Action 14 July 2016
A mobile first-person perspective shooter based on the movie Suicide Squad which, in turn, was based on the popular comic series Suicide Squad. The story of the game is loosely based on the plot of the movie. However, it is just an excuse for the actual gameplay. During the game the player assumes the role of one of the members of the titular Suicide Squad, a secret task force consisting of supervillains forced into submission.
NVIDIA VR Funhouse
Action 14 July 2016
A collection of seven mini-games designed specifically for VR goggles. The player is taken to the titular funhouse, which is filled with different amusements. The game offers a shooting range (firearms and bows), challenges for fans of boxing (hitting objects with fists), or competitions based on fencing (the player's goal is to hit balloons filled with confetti). What's more, the game features a mode which requires the player to shoot clowns using pistols loaded with sticky, green liquid.
Mobile Legends: Bang bang
Action 14 July 2016
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a mobile MOBA game (teams of 5 players face each other) developed by Moonton. Representatives of all kinds of specializations can meet on the game's arenas. Nothing stands in our way if we want to play as a tank, taking almost all of the enemy damage, a ranged mage or archer, a stealthy assassin, or a support that uses defensive abilities to aid his team in battle. Matches are five minutes long.
Uppers
Action 14 July 2016
A third-person brawler, in which we fight against hosts of adversaries, gaining more and more popularity among the cheering girls. In Uppers, we take control of two of the thirteen warriors and lead them to victory in seven chapters of the storyline.
MilitAnt
Action 12 July 2016
An arcade 2.5D action game developed by Mexican studio Xibalba that tells the tale of highly-advanced insects. MilitAnt takes place in a fantasy world inspired by such movies as Ant Z and A Bug’s Life. However, the title was developed for older players. The main protagonist is an ant who protects its home from an invasion of merciless termites that attack the ant colony in search for precious crystals - an irreplaceable energy source.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Descent
Action 12 July 2016
Third DLC expansion included in the season pass for 2015’s shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III developed by Treyarch studio. Descent does not strand from the path that long-time fans got used to, offering four new maps for the multiplayer mode: Empire, Cryogen, Berserk and Rumble.
Song of the Deep
Action 12 July 2016
An arcade, metroidvania genre action game developed by Insomniac Games studio, known for, among others, Sunset Overdrive, and series such as Spyro, or Rachet & Clank. In Song of the Deep, we assume the role of Merryn, whose father has disappeared during a fishing trip. When one day she has a dream that her father has been imprisoned in the sea depths, the little heroine decides to build a small submarine and embark on a rescue mission.
Anarcute
Action 12 July 2016
A crazy action game created by a group of five French students. Anarcute is a riot simulator of sorts, taking the player to a fictional world ruled by powerful corporations. The players assume the roles of citizens wishing to take stand against the technocratic dictatorship as they leave their homes to give voice to their disapproval. The player begins having only a small group of demonstrators.
Necropolis
Action 12 July 2016
A third-person action game featuring roguelike elements. After the Shadowgrounds series, it is the second major game developed by Harebrained Schemes, an independent American studio. Necropolis is set in a vast, magical, procedurally generated dungeon complex that constantly changes its shape.
Kill Strain
Action 12 July 2016
A free-to-play team online shooter that employs an unusual gameplay premise: 5 vs 5 vs 2. The game was developed by the few dozen members comprising the team at Sony San Diego. The action of Kill Strain takes place on the icy tundra where various factions fight for valuable energy sources. Three rivaling teams face each other, two of which are five-member mercenary groups, while the third one is a duo of mutants with incredible abilities.