Action Video Games10
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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The Last Faith
Action 15 November 2023
An action platformer metroidvania. The Last Faith stars Eric, traversing a dangerous gothic city, trying to learn the truth about an ancient prophecy and the corruption consuming the land.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Action 04 November 2014
The 11th major installment in an extremely popular FPS franchise, launched in 2003 by the Activision company. As the franchise moved to a 3-year development cycle, the game was entrusted to Sledgehammer Games, a fresh developer studio, employing ex-creators of such game series as Dead Space or The Godfather. The game is set in the near future, where a private military corporation ATLAS tries to restore order in the world consumed by a global conflict.
Call of Duty Classic
Action 29 October 2003
The first installment in one of the most popular series of first-person shooters, created by Infinity Ward. The game takes the player to several different front lines of the Second World War. Throughout 24 missions divided into four single player campaigns, the player assumes the roles of several allied soldiers. The list includes an American paratrooper, a British commando and a Soviet infantryman. The missions bring great amounts of action and diversity as well.
Assassin's Creed
Action 13 November 2007
An action adventure game with stealth elements, created by the Ubisoft Montreal studio. The plot revolves around centuries-long conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. Players take on the role of Desmond Miles, who lives in modern age, but thanks to the machine called Animus he can also relive and control the actions of his ancestor – a Syrian assassin living in the 12th century, Altair Ibn-La'Ahad.
Hitman: Blood Money
Action 26 May 2006
The fourth installment in a popular game series about Agent 47, the perfect assassin, completing various contracts for the ICA organization. When its members are being meticulously eliminated and 47 loses contact with his superior, Diana Burnwood, he reaches the conclusion that he will become the next target. In order to save his skin 47 decides to stop the man behind the killings, Alexander Cayn, and his terrorist organization called the Franchise.
Blasphemous II
Action 24 August 2023
The sequel to a 2019 soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous II retains its predecessor's pixel art and enemy design inspired by medieval Christianity.
Trepang2
Action 21 June 2023
Trepang2 is an FPS expanding upon the ideas present in the F.E.A.R. series. The gameplay revolves around fast-paced combat, letting us wield a wide roster of weaponry, slow down time and beat on enemies in melee.
Dead Space (2008)
Action 14 October 2008
A third-person survival horror action game developed by EA Redwood Shores. The plot of Dead Space is set in the distant future. The main protagonist, Isaac Clark, is given a task of investigating the situation on a mining ship that has just sent a distress signal. Upon arrival, he discovers that the entire crew is dead and the bodies of the dead miners are possessed by a parasitic race of necromorphs.
World War Z
Action 16 April 2019
A cooperative shooter based on the license of a movie by the same title. The players are taken to a world overrun by a zombie pandemic and fight for survival in Moscow, New York and Jerusalem.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Action 05 November 2013
The tenth title in the bestselling first-person shooter series. The title is developed by Infinity Ward studio, currently a part of Activision, in collaboration with Raven Software studio. The campaign is set in an alternative reality of the future where a “Federation” of South America countries invades USA. The player assumes the role of a member of the Ghosts, a unit specialized in conducting dangerous missions behind enemy lines.
Garry’s Mod
Action 29 November 2006
A commercial version of one of the most popular Source engine based mods, created in 2004 by Garry Newman. It lacks any sort of plotline or clearly defined objectives and is a pure sandbox game, employing the unique features of Source and laws of physics, simulated by Havok company’s software. Thanks to that we can single-handedly create any kind of map we want and play on them by ourselves or with other players in unique game modes.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Action 17 April 2014
An action adventure sequel to the 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man. Developed by Beenox Inc, a Canadian studio also responsible for such games featuring the Marvel’s superhero as Spider-Man 3: The Game, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The story in the game loosely translates the adventures from the movie directed by Marc Webb into a video game setting.
Project Reality
Action 30 May 2015
A multiplayer online shooter designed as a standalone version of one of the most popular modifications for Battlefield 2. You can play as a soldier of one of the many available nations of the world (including USA, Russia, UK, Germany, and Poland) and take part in online 8v8 team battles, in one of several different play modes. In contrast to the original game the modification puts more emphasis on realism and encourages tactical gameplay and teamwork.
Starship Troopers: Extermination
Action 17 May 2023
FPS designed for co-op mode. In Starship Troopers: Extermination we play as soldiers whose task is to reclaim the fallen colonies located on the planet Valaka. To do this, they must send hordes of bloodthirsty bugs to the sand.
Max Payne
Action 26 July 2001
Max Payne is a third-person perspective action game developed by the Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment. The protagonist is an undercover DEA agent whose task is to locate the source of Valkyr - a deadly new drug. Personally, Max is also seeking revenge against the murderers of his family. He falls victim to a conspiracy and gets accused of killing his supervisor. The creators were inspired by the crime stories from the 1940s and 1950s, Pulp novels, and the movie, The Matrix.
DMC: Devil May Cry
Action 15 January 2013
A dynamic action game utilizing the third-person perspective. It's the fifth installment in the Devil May Cry franchise and also the reboot of the series. The game was produced by British studio Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West) and the process was supervised by Capcom. DMC: Devil May Cry takes place simultaneously in two worlds: the human one and the infernal one (Limbo).
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Action 06 November 2015
The twelfth major installment in a bestselling shooting game series from Activision company, existing as a direct sequel to the previous editions of the series authored by Treyarch Studio. The story is set 40 years after the events in Black Ops II, in a world reigned by chaos, where climatic changes, diminishing natural resources, and ideological divisions in the society are the leading problems.
Darksiders III
Action 27 November 2018
Darksiders 3 is the third installment in the popular action-adventure game series where we control a super-powered protagonist and face the forces of our enemies. In previous games, developed by Vigil Games, we played as two horsemen of the Apocalypse, War and Death. Darksiders III was developed by Gunfire Games, a studio made of developers who previously worked for Vigil Games.
Left 4 Dead 2
Action 17 November 2009
A sequel to the popular 2008 co-op shooter game by Valve, in which you play as one of the four brand new characters and face hordes of virus-infected mutants, visiting previously unavailable locations in the American Southwest. Compared to the original, the mechanics remained mostly unchanged, while the biggest novelty is the introduction of several kinds of weapons to be used in close quarters combat.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Action 04 June 2021
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is another part of a series of first-person shooters developed by Polish company CI Games. The game allows us to play the role of the marksman.
Hell Let Loose
Action 27 July 2021
A multiplayer World War II first-person shooter. The game is a debut project of an Australian studio Black Matter. Hell Let Loose takes place during the World War II and the player can participate in the Battle of Stalingrad, operation Overlord, Guadalcanal Campaign and other theaters. The player can fight alongside the Allies or the Axis. The game focuses on presenting the war in a realistic way. The battles are played on vast maps based on archives.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Action 23 April 2024
An action platformer metroidvania. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU was created by Surgent Studios, founded by Abubakar Salim, an actor known for his roles as Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins, the Raised by Wolves TV series and many others.
Dead Island 2: SoLA
Action 17 April 2024
The second major expansion to Dead Island 2, a first-person action game. Dead Island 2: SOLA Festival revolves around the titular LA festival, which was meant to raise money for ecological purposes.
Yakuza 0
Action 12 March 2015
Another installment in the popular action game series, known as the Japan’s take on the Grand Theft Auto series. This time, the developers from SEGA created a prequel of the whole series, taking place in 1988, seven years before the events seen in the first installment. The plot of Yakuza 0 focuses on young Kazuma Kiryu, the series' protagonist, as he began his journey to become a legend in the Japanese underworld.