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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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Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts
Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts

8.3 Game Score

The next installment of a rich series of dynamic hunting games using the official license of the American chain of stores with hunting equipment - Cabela's. In Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts we play the role of a hunter and hunt for wild animals from North America.

PCX360PS3WiiU

Contract Wars
Contract Wars

8.3 Game Score

Free, browser-based MMOFPS game, combining the best features of popular multiplayer shooters with an advanced character development system based on RPG productions. In the game we participate in a conflict between two private military companies whose interests converge in Eastern Europe. The advantage of the production is the high quality graphic design, unprecedented in browser titles.

WWW

MediEvil 2
MediEvil 2

8.3 Game Score

Continuation of the action adventure game released in 1998. Again, we play Sir Daniel Fortesque, a dead knight who was brought back to life to defeat the evil sorcerer.

PS1

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Champions' Ballad
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Champions' Ballad

8.3 Game Score

The second expansion for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This time, the players get a chance to meet the four titular Hyrule Champions. Apart from the new storyline, this add-on introduces another dungeon as well as a new weapon and pieces of gear for both Link and his mount. Another novelty in this DLC is the new means of transport, namely the Master Cycle Zero motorcycle.

SwitchWiiU

Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite

8.3 Game Score

The sixth main entry in the very popular series of first-person shooters. The game was developed by 343 Industries. In Halo Infinite, the players once again assume the role of Master Chief, who is tasked with saving humanity.

PCXSXXONE

My Friend Pedro
My Friend Pedro

8.3 Game Score

Platform action game, in which we play as a dancing hero, with gracefulness eliminating opponents standing in his way. While playing My Friend Pedro, we travel through industrial locations and kill enemies, making use of both firearms (with a pair of pistols at the forefront) and environmental elements.

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Darksiders III
Darksiders III

8.3 Game Score

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.

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theHunter: Call of the Wild
theHunter: Call of the Wild

8.3 Game Score

The sequel to the 2009 hunting simulation game theHunter by Expansive Worlds. You play as a hunter traversing a large (about 50 square miles) area and completing various missions connected with hunting. In the game, you can encounter a variety of animals: from the main targets, deer and boars, through birds, to insects, which are cosmetic only, but add a touch of realism to the game.

PCXONEPS4

Metal: Hellsinger
Metal: Hellsinger

8.3 Game Score

Metal: Hellsinger is a first-person shooter in hell, in which the key to efficient killing of encountered hordes of demons is to shoot to the rhythm of metal sounds, in which we will hear the frontmen of legendary groups.

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Mafia: Trilogy
Mafia: Trilogy

8.3 Game Score

Mafia Trilogy is a package of three Mafia games, refreshed by Hangar 13 studio and released by 2K Games. The developers have modernized all three games for modern PCs and consoles.

PCXONEPS4

Quake
Quake

8.3 Game Score

Remastered version of the cult shooter from id Software studio. Quake Remastered offers both the story campaign and multiplayer mode. The game stands out from the original thanks to refreshed graphics.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4Switch

Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2

8.2 Game Score

The second installment in a bestselling Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games. The game was developed with the PS5 in mind and features two playable characters - Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

PS5

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

8.2 Game Score

A graphically improved extension to the 2018 Spider-Man action game created by Insomniac Games. In Spider-Man: Miles Morales, players take on the role of the main hero, who takes over Peter Parker's legacy as the Spider-Man.

PCPS5PS4

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Kena: Bridge of Spirits

8.2 Game Score

An action adventure game in which we travel through a colourful, fantastic land, fighting opponents and solving environmental puzzles. In Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the girl and her accompanying souls called Rot try to solve the mystery of the fall of an abandoned forest village.

PCPS5PS4

Shadow Warrior 3
Shadow Warrior 3

8.2 Game Score

The next installment of a series of dynamic action FPP games from the Polish studio Flying Wild Hog. This time we go in pursuit of an ancient dragon to stop the end of the world. By the way, we knock out hordes of demons in brutal battles using katana and firearms.

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Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush

8.2 Game Score

Hi-Fi RUSH is a TPP rhythm action game, in which we face off against mechanical foes to the rhythm of music. The game tells the story of Chai, a "defective" aspiring rockstar, traversing a futuristic city with his allies and battling against an evil corporation.

PCPS5XSX

Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus

8.2 Game Score

Metro Exodus is the third installment of the popular FPS series based on the books by Dmitry Glukhovsky and developed by 4A Games. Once again we play as Artyom who ventures through what remains of Russia after a nuclear war that took place twenty years before the action of the game. Metro Exodus is kind of an evolution of what we saw in the series' previous installments.

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BioShock Remastered
BioShock Remastered

8.2 Game Score

A remastered edition of a popular FPS with RPG elements, originally released in 2007 on PC and Xbox 360; the PlayStation 3 version came out a year later. In case of the PC version, BioShock Remastered is available as a stand-alone product, but the game is part of BioShock: The Collection as well. The largest change introduced since the original release lies in the improved visuals, now supporting 4K resolution and using updated textures.

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A Way Out
A Way Out

8.2 Game Score

An action-adventure game developed by Hazelight in collaboration with Electronic Arts, and designed with co-op gameplay for two people in mind. The main protagonists in A Way Out are two convicts: Vincent and Leo. Together they are devising a way to escape from prison and then build their lives anew outside its walls. When it comes to mechanics A Way Out offers quite a variety in gameplay.

PCXONEPS4

Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal

8.2 Game Score

A full-fledged sequel to the 2016's Doom - a well-received reboot of the famous FPS game series. During their adventure, the players have to descend to hell and face new types of opponents using a wide variety of deadly weaponry.

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The Messenger
The Messenger

8.2 Game Score

A hybrid of a classic platform game and of a metroidvania game. The player assumes the role of a ninja warrior who must save his village.

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Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5

8.2 Game Score

Another entry in the famous series of hack'n'slash games that tell the story of Dante – a half-man, half-demon hybrid who fights various creatures.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4

Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis

8.2 Game Score

Spin-off of Darksiders series, realized in the form of an isometric action game with RPG elements and offering the possibility to play in 2 people on a single screen. Darksiders Genesis is the prequel of the cycle, and its main characters are two Riders of the Apocalypse - War and Strife. The production was created by Airship Syndicate studio, which previously gained recognition with Battle Chasers: Nightwar RPG game.

PCXONEPS4Switch

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

8.2 Game Score

The second part of the tactical action game, in which we take control of the powerful, tens of tons of BattleMechs. In the game we can take the side of one of the two competing clans and perform on their behalf a number of consecutive missions of increasing difficulty.

PC