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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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Shadow Company: Left for Dead
Shadow Company: Left for Dead

Action 15 April 1999

Shadow Company: Left for Dead is a tactical action game produced by Sinister Games studio. The player plays the role of commander of an elite group of mercenaries, to whom the most dangerous missions are commissioned. The key to victory is the proper use of the skills, armour and equipment of each member of the unit. The creators decided to introduce a number of innovative elements into the game, such as realistic missile trajectory.

PC

Breed
Breed

Action 19 March 2004

Commander the cosmic destroyer UCS Darwin, with huge firepower, fighters, ground vehicles and armored infantry, which is the last hope of humanity in the fight against the aggressive Breed race.

PC

Harbinger
Harbinger

Action 25 February 2003

Become one of the three heroes belonging to a community of survivors from the annihilation of the entire solar system by the unknown spacecraft Harbinger and fight for survival and freedom in its forgotten depths.

PC

Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive
Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive

Action 23 September 2003

Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive is a first person shooter (FPS) whose action is set in the Wild West. The player takes on the role of a lawless revolver who has to face the rewards hunters lurking for his life. The game was created by the development team of Jarhead Games studio.

PC

Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare
Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare

Action 22 June 2004

Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare is a continuation of the FPS game CTU: Marine Sharpshooter - One Shot One Kill. Again, the role of the hero is played by an exquisite shooter, operating in the depths of an enemy territory. The overriding premise of the game is to save the President of the Republic of Burundi from local rebels and outside mercenaries.

PC

LifeLine
LifeLine

Action canceled

LifeLine is an innovative action-adventure game, in which we put aside the controllers in the form of a keyboard or mouse, and the virtual hero is controlled by a special headset.

PC

Super HIND
Super HIND

Action 09 September 2008

Flight simulator, in which we take control over the title Russian assault helicopter. We participate in dangerous missions, eliminating enemy tanks, fighters and submarines.

PSP

Sniper: Path of Vengeance
Sniper: Path of Vengeance

Action 20 September 2002

Dynamic action game, viewed from a first-person perspective, including elements of adventure and RPG, based on LithTech, one of the most famous and stable graphic enginas in the world.

PC

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

Action 15 November 2001

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Touch the Dead
Touch the Dead

Action 15 May 2007

Touch the Dead is an FPS item, prepared for a two screen pocket console from the Nintendo stable. The user takes on the role of Rob Steiner, prisoner number 1809, who at some point realizes that he is the only person in the whole prison. The rest of the people in unexplained circumstances turned into zombies.

NDS

Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations
Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations

Action 08 November 2006

Terrorist Takedown: Secret Operations is a first person shooter (FPS) produced by City Interactive's development studio. The action of the game was set in South America. The player takes on the role of Lieutenant Jake Morche, a member of a special unit to fight drug cartels. Its task is to help colleagues understood by an influential criminal organisation.

PC

Metathrone
Metathrone

Action 04 December 2008

Metathrone is a science fiction-based action game with elements of sneaking and first person shooter (FPP). The plot presents a vision of the world in which people coexist with the mysterious Alta. However, peace between the two races is endangered when an unexpectedly powerful artifact - the title Megathrone - is discovered. The game was produced by Orion Software studio.

PC

MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries

Action 09 November 2002

Another game from the series of tactical and simulation action games - MechWarrior. The player can once again move into the world of Battle Tech and this time as a mercenary working for money, fight using 100-ton combat robots.

PC

Syndicate Wars
Syndicate Wars

Action 30 October 1996

Action game containing strategic elements, in which we lead a group of cyber-warriors to a number of dangerous missions. It has an interesting graphics, specific atmosphere and undeniable playability.

PCPS1

MDK
MDK

Action 21 May 1997

MDK is a well received third-person perspective action game developed by Shiny Entertainment. The player assumes the role of Kurt Hectic, who uses intellect and inventions of doctor Fluke Hawkins to face an alien race that attacks Earth.

PCPS1

Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Savage: The Battle for Newerth

Action 09 September 2003

Savage: The Battle for Newerth is a fantasy action game with elements of first person shooter (FPS) and real-time strategy (RTS), developed by S2 Games studio. The player takes on the role of a fearless warrior who tries to unite people under the flag of the Legion of Man and oppose the clan commanded by Beast Queen. The game was designed mainly for multiplayer clashes, in which up to 64 people can participate.

PC

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles

Action 14 November 2006

Developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, the third-person walker brawler is based on the cult manga and anime about the adventures of a young ninjutsu student, Naruto Uzumaki. The game takes us through a series of different locations, facing off against waves of enemies, while the range of our moves is limited to jumping and delivering weak and strong attacks - both on the ground and in the air.

PS2

Wolfschanze 1944: The Final Attempt
Wolfschanze 1944: The Final Attempt

Action 28 April 2006

A first-person shooter developed by Studio Calaris. The story of Wolfschanze: The Final Attempt was inspired by historic events – the player assumes the role of count Klaus Schenk von Stauffenberg, a German military officer that attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in order to dispose the Nazi party of power and stop the war. As we know from history, the plot was unsuccessful, but the game offers an alternative, more spectacular version of the events.

PC

Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of the Ancient Arts
Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of the Ancient Arts

Action 12 February 2008

Typical representative of the hack'n'slash species. We take control of a team of warriors by exploring randomly generated dungeons and defeating creatures we meet.

PSP

Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach

Action 14 September 2010

The next instalment of the legendary Halo series developed by Bungie Software. Halo: Reach is a prequel to the entire series and tells the story of the titular planet Reach, which faces annihilation due to the invasion of the Covenant race.

PCX360

Fate/Unlimited Codes
Fate/Unlimited Codes

Action 18 June 2009

Fate/Unlimited codes is a game based on Fate/Stay Night, a game known from PeCets and stationary consoles. Fans of anime created on the basis of this game will find here most of the characters known from it and, of course, the main theme - the fight for the Holy Grail.

PSP

Dementium II
Dementium II

Action 04 May 2010

Full-fledged continuation of the brutal and dark horror of 2007 created by Renegade Kid studio. We walk through dark corridors, fighting terrifying enemies and solving various riddles.

PCNDS

Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)

Action 12 May 1993

Multimillionaire John Hammond creates a unique park on Isla Nublar Island (off the Costa Rican coast), whose main attraction is the real dinosaurs. In order to prove the safety of the complex, the scientist invites a group of specialists, headed by a well-known palaeontologist, Dr. Alan Grant, to visit the complex.

PC

The Way of Cossack
The Way of Cossack

Action 10 April 2009

The Way of Cossack is an action game with elements of cRPG produced by Burut studio. Its plot is based on the motifs of "Taras Bulba" directed by Vladimir Bortko. The title takes players back to the times of nobility, when the Zaporozhsky Cossacks clashed with Poles and Tatars in battles in the borderlands of the Republic of Poland.

PC