Action Video Games37
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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Wasteland Survival
Action 27 September 2018
Wasteland Survival is a free-to-play survival game. The action is set in a world in which, due to a mysterious infection, most of humanity has turned into zombies. The player's task is to survive in adverse conditions.
Synced
Action 08 September 2023
A third-person multiplayer shooter by NEXT Studios. Synced is set in Meridian, the only source of Nerva, a priceless substance. The players wield firearms, gadgets and control defeated monsters to gather as much Nerva as possible.
The Devil Within: Satgat
Action 09 April 2024
A 2,5D metroidvania with action platformer elements. The Devil Within: Satgat allows us to play the role of a hero fighting demons who invaded his homeland. The protagonist can absorb powers of defeated Arch Devils, gaining powers and losing humanity as a result.
Gundam Breaker 4
Action 29 August 2024
The fourth main installment of the TPP action series involving mechs and based on the cult anime. Gundam Breaker 4 allows us to control our Gunpla mech and participate in dynamic skirmishes, tearing off parts of enemy machines and then installing them in our mech.
Blade Chimera
Action May 2024
An action platformer metroidvania. Blade Chimera has us playing as the warrior Shin, traversing a dystopian sci-fi world, cutting down hordes of monsters while trying to remember his past.
Crow Country
Action 09 May 2024
A retro survival horror action adventure game. Crow Country stars Mara Forest, traversing a closed amusement park, facing horrifying danger while searching for answers.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
Action 14 February 2024
A remastered compilation of the first three Tomb Raider action adventure games. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered features refreshed visuals, new character models and textures.
Contra: Operation Galuga
Action 12 March 2024
A remake of an iconic 1987 shoot 'em up, developed by WayForward and published by Konami. Contra: Operation Galuga features thoroughly refreshed visuals and modernised mechanics.
The Precinct
Action 2024
An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.
Assassin's Creed: Hexe
Action TBA
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.
Selaco
Action 31 May 2024 (early access since 31 May 2024)
Retro shooter with F.E.A.R. inspired combat running on a modified Doom engine. Action takes place in an outpost which is one of the last shelters of humanity after the fall of Earth. We try to discover the secrets of the titular planet and fight off hordes of alien invaders.
Exfil
Action 2025 (early access since 2025)
An online FPP extraction shooter, inspired by Delta Force and Operation Flashpoint. In Exfil teams of players are assigned the task of retrieving intel data from a downed helicopter. The game offers various seasons, weather conditions and a realistic day-night cycle.
Furi
Action 05 July 2016
A dynamic action game developed by French studio The Game Bakers. The title has a combat system based on Japanese hack-and-slash games. Furi takes place in an original fantasy realm and the player assumes the role of a warrior who tries to escape from a gigantic prison. Many guards are standing on his way and he must defeat them in order to obtain the keys to his freedom. The gameplay is focused on combat with the use of melee weapons and guns.
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Action 25 August 2015
A remastered edition of a famous Xbox 360 shooter game prepared for PC and the eight generation consoles by The Coalition Studio, which comprises largely of the creators of the original release. The game takes you back to the war-devastated planet of Sera, which fell victim to an invasion of an alien race, commonly known as the Locust. Playing as Marcus Fenix, a convicted deserter, you and your team are sent to stop the invaders. The game employs third person perspective.
Postal 2: Paradise Lost
Action 17 April 2015
Postal 2: Paradise Lost is the second official expansion for Postal 2. It was released twelve years after the base game was released, which is quite unusual, to say the least. The game takes place eleven years after the events of the first expansion, Apocalypse Weekend. Once again, we end up in Paradise City, ruled by chaos and anarchy after the nuclear attack. Our job is to bring back peace and order. To do so, we have to face the self-proclaimed separatists.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Action 14 October 2014
The third installment in the Borderlands series, offering an insight into the events happening during the period between the storylines of Borderlands and its sequel - Borderlands 2. The Pre-Sequel! was developed by 2K Australia cooperating with Gearbox Software. The action takes place on the moon of Pandora, and the players assume the roles of characters working for Hyperion - a corporation belonging to Handsome Jack.
Syndicate
Action 21 February 2012
Inspired by the 1993 cult tactical game Syndicate, a first-person shooter set in cyberpunk reality. Starbreeze studio, known from such games as The Darkness or The Chronicles of Riddick, is responsible for its creation. The action of the title takes us to the year 2069, where three megacorporations are constantly competing with each other.
Midnight Ghost Hunt
Action 21 March 2024
A first-person asymmetrical multiplayer action game, in which players play as ghosts or hunters. Midnight Ghost Hunt's gameplay is reminiscent of hide and seek. It was developed by an indie studio Vaulted Sky Games.
Secret Neighbor
Action 23 October 2019
A multiplayer action game with adventure game elements, in which the players take on the role of children trying to free a friend held in the basement by a neighbor. The situation is further complicated by the fact that one of the characters is a man in disguise, and his task is to make the lives of the other characters miserable.
Red Faction
Action 21 May 2001
An action game, developed by Volition, combining the features of a classic FPS game with extensive adventure game elements. The plot of Red Faction has been set in the year 2100, and takes place on Mars. In one of the mines, a rebellion breaks out against the ruthless regime of the Ultor Corporation, and is further fueled by a virus decimating the workers.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Action 03 June 2008
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is another title from Traveller's Tales, which previously enchanted us with LEGO Star Wars games. After reworking the history of Star Wars, it is time for the adventures of the most famous archaeologist in the history of cinema.
Red Faction: Armageddon
Action 07 June 2011
A science-fiction based TPP shooter, which is the fourth installment in a popular series by Volition. The plot of Red Faction: Armageddon takes place fifty years after the events shown in the previous game. The humanity on Mars has been forced to descend to hide underground. The protagonist, Darius Mason, accidentally causes an alien race to wake up from their slumber. As it turns out, the aliens are aggressive and bloodthirsty, taking over subsequent human colonies.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Action 19 July 2011
The third installment in the FPS series by Polish studio, Techland. This time the game’s setting was shifted to modern times, and the story is focused on the struggle with the eponymous drug cartel. The players control a special team that was established to solve the problem of cartel bosses. The team consists of Kim Evans, Eddie Guerra and Ben McCall – a descendant of Ray McCall. The game’s foundation is, again, the story campaign, which can be played either solo or in cooperation.
El Matador
Action 08 September 2006
El Matador is an extremely dynamic action game in which the main character is observed from the third person perspective (TPP). This title combines elements of such games as Max Payne or Dead to Rights.