Action Video Games81
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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Omega Strike
Action 04 October 2017
Two-dimensional action adventure game, belonging to the sub-genre of metroidvania. At Omega Strike we have several characters to choose from and we travel through a vast open world. An independent Woblyware studio is responsible for creating the game.
Let Them Come
Action 03 October 2017
A dynamic shoot'em up game requiring the player to fight invaders from space. The protagonist uses a heavy machine gun located on the left and the enemies approach the player from the right. Alongside progression, the player gains points which can be spent on both upgrades and additional weapons, such as a chainsaw, grenades or molotov cocktails.
Garena Free Fire
Action 01 October 2017
A mobile multiplayer shooter belonging to the popular battle royale sub-genre. The game is about fighting, and the clashes take place on increasingly shrinking maps. Up to 50 people can take part in each game at the same time. The game was released in a free-to-play model. Garena International is responsible for its creation.
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters
Action 29 September 2017
The third version of the second entry in the jRPG series from Level-5, after Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls. Players again take control of Nathan or Katie, who suffered from the attack of a mysterious Yo-kai (supernatural being). The spirit erased memories of heroes and their Yo-kai friends, forcing both characters to once again take the special watch that lets them communicate with those beings and try to find the culprit.
Last Battleground: Survival
Action 29 September 2017
A third-person perspective battle royale game. Fifty players land on a large island fighting for survival and equipment – the match is won by the last man standing.
Stick Fight: The Game
Action 28 September 2017
Developed by Landfall, Stick Fight: The Game is an arcade game that allows the players to participate in duels of stick people.
Modern Combat Versus
Action 28 September 2017
Yet another installment in a popular mobile FPS series started in 2009 by the French company Gameloft. Unlike the previous installments, which offered quite elaborate story campaigns, Modern Combat Versus focuses mostly on the multiplayer experience. Up to eight players can face each other across diverse maps in one of the several available game modes.
Home Sweet Home
Action 27 September 2017
Home Sweet Home is a first-person perspective horror inspired by Thailand’s mythology and beliefs. Since his wife has gone missing, Tim has hit the bottom. One night, the protagonist wakes up in an unknown, locked and closed residential facility. A young woman covered in blood lurks in the darkness. Is it a demon, part of his broken psyche, or maybe the soul of his lost loved one?
Fortnite
Action 26 September 2017
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play multiplayer action game developed by Epic Games. The game is based on the battle royale formula and is similar to e.g. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A hundred players are transported onto an island with almost nothing in their inventory. The player is tasked with finding or looting weapons, traps, and other pieces of gear.
DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles
Action 26 September 2017
An action game based on the Netflix TV series Voltron. The title was created by Digital Domain. The main protagonist of the game is Lance, the pilot of the Blue Lion – one of the five machines that are part of the titular Voltron, a giant, unstoppable robot. During his space adventures the protagonist discovers an abandoned ship and accidentally releases an ancient power that threatens the entire universe. Now he must stop this mysterious power.
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash
Action 26 September 2017
A spin-off of the Senran Kagura series and a third-person shooter that sees us take part in water battles. In Peach Beach Splash, the female ninja adepts take part in a water gun tournament – the victorious team will have its single wish granted. The players are given a wide arsenal consisting of ten types of weapons, each equipped with two firing modes that can be switched at will.
Megaton Rainfall
Action 26 September 2017
A first-person action game and at the same time a rather peculiar superhero simulator - Megaton Rainfall is the debut project from the independent Spanish developer Pentadimensional Games. The action of the game is set more or less in the modern times, when the Earth falls victim to an invasion of aliens who want to exterminate all humans. The player assumes the role of an immortal superhero exhibiting supernatural abilities. They are tasked with facing the alien aggressors.
Ruiner
Action 26 September 2017
A cyberpunk tactical top-down shooter game inspired by the Syndicate series. It's the first title created by Polish studio Reikon Games, previously involved in the production of such games as Dead Island: Riptide, Dying Light and the Witcher franchise. The game takes place in a futuristic world plagued with violence, injustice and oppression. You play as a lower-class citizen, a sociopath plugged into virtual reality, who declares war on the corporation ruling his city.
RAID: World War II
Action 26 September 2017
First-person shooter developed by an independent Croatian studio Lion Game Lion and published by the Swedish company Starbreeze AB. It is noteworthy that the developer and publisher both collaborated on The Bomb DLC for the bestselling game PayDay 2. RAID: World War II is built upon cooperative gameplay mechanics. Players form four-person teams and take part in some of the most important battles of the World War II.
Project Nimbus
Action 26 September 2017
A dynamic science-fiction TPP shooter developed by GameCrafter studio. The game focuses on mech battles. The story of Project Nimbus takes place at the end of 21st century. After a great war that ravaged almost the whole surface of the planet, the remaining humans escaped to the orbit and split into three hostile factions that are constantly fighting each other over resources.
Spacelords
Action 22 September 2017
A science-fiction action game created by MercurySteam Entertainment. The game is set in distant future in the titular world, where a long time ago a mysterious substance was discovered, that allowed for substantial increase of capabilities of living organisms. In the wake of this discovery, the place soon was turned into fertile ground for rivalry among numerous criminal organizations aiming to seize control of the deposits, and in the long run of the entire galaxy.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
Action 22 September 2017
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is a platform action game released along with The LEGO Ninjago Movie. Just like the previous LEGO games, it was developed by Traveller's Tales. The story in The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is based on the movie's plot. The evil Lord Garmadon brought the Ninjago City to its knees. Lead by the wise Master Wu, a group of fearless warriors decides to face Garmadon and bring peace and order back to the city.
Heat Signature
Action 21 September 2017
An independent tactical arcade game developed by Suspicious Developments, known for creating an espionage platform game called Gunpoint. In the game the player assumes the role of a thief-assassin and completes numerous assignments aboard procedurally generated space stations. Sometimes, one has to steal something or eliminate a VIP; however, most of the time one is bound to spend on fighting multiple enemies. Combat combines the elements featured in Hotline Miami and SUPERHOT.
Auto Age: Standoff
Action 21 September 2017
A representative of the MOBA genre, created by Phantom Compass - an independent developer. Among other MOBA titles, the game stands out both with its single player story campaign and an artistically original game world. The players are taken to post-apocalyptic United States ruled by motorized gangs. Assuming the role of such a group's member, the player gains access to an extensive system of car modifications, allowing them to work on the chassis, body, armor or weaponry of their vehicle.
MEG 9: Lost Echoes
Action 21 September 2017
An action game with strategy game elements and plot written by William Gibson, the legendary science-fiction writer, known as the father of cyberpunk subgenre. MEG 9: Lost Echoes takes us into distant future, to an alternative dimension created for scientific purposes. When the communication between the research facility located in the research area and Earth gets cut off, the player enters action as a pilot of a massive battle vehicle to find out what is going on.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
Action 20 September 2017
A side installment of the series of dynamic and very brutal FPP shooters developed by CroTeam. This installment was created exclusively for virtual reality sets. Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope shows the beginnings of the great war with the forces of series’ main antagonist Mental, who wants to break the resistance of nations by destroying ancient temples and other places of cult.
Morphite
Action 20 September 2017
A combination of a first-person shooter, adventure game and 3D platformer inspired by Metroid, Ratchet & Clank and the Turok series. In Morphite, we play as a young woman called Myrah, who embarks on a journey through space. During her adventure the players can visit many randomly generated planets using a a space ship. When we are on the planets' surfaces we can, e.g. jump on platforms, drive various vehicles, solve environmental puzzles, find resources and fight with enemies.
Hidden Dragon: Legend
Action 19 September 2017
Hidden Dragon: Legend is a 2.5D platform game developed by MegaFun Games and published by the Chinese company Oasis Games. The game is set in a fantasy version of ancient China, where historically accurate elements where combined with legends and beliefs of that period. We play as a warrior who, as a result of the machinations of a mysterious organization, was turned into a mindless killing machine with the help of an ancient artifact.
Battlefield 1: In The Name of the Tsar
Action 19 September 2017
Battlefield 1: In The Name Of The Tsar is the second DLC (and a part of the game's season pass) for the best-selling first-person shooter Battlefield 1. The DLC, just like the base game, was developed by DICE, a studio that for years has been responsible for the Battlefield series. Just like Battlefield 1, the add-on takes place during the World War I.