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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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Guncraft
Guncraft

4.5 Game Score

A combination of sandbox Minecraft style game with first person shooter (FPP). Players have the ability to produce objects, transform space and construct any object on large boards, and then duel with artificial intelligence or living enemies. The title was produced by independent Exato Game studio.

PC

Dead Island: Ryder White
Dead Island: Ryder White

4.5 Game Score

Ryder White is a feature addition to the Polish action game Dead Island, in which we fight against zombies conquering the tropical island of Banoi. We play the full version of Ryder White and we can look at the famous events from a different perspective.

PCX360PS3

Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Rodea: The Sky Soldier

4.5 Game Score

A 3D action game by the famous Japanese developer Yuji Naki, the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the most popular video game characters in history. Released for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, Rodea: The Sky Soldier takes place in the fantasy land of Garuda. A girl called Ion accidentally wakes up a mechanical warrior named Rodea, asleep since 1000 years before. The warrior comes back to life, but his memory is lost, and his right arm is damaged.

WiiU3DS

Umbrella Corps
Umbrella Corps

4.5 Game Score

An online FPP/TPP shooter from set in the survival horror universe of the Resident Evil franchise, developed by Capcom. Game mechanic combines the elements of the rather coldly received Operation Racoon City and popular online shooters like Counter-Strike. The gameplay revolves around fast and eye-catching skirmishes with teams of armed mercenaries representing powerful corporations competing on the field biological weapon development.

PCPS4

Shenmue III
Shenmue III

4.5 Game Score

Sequel to a japanese action-RPG series started in 1999 for Dreamcast console. Yu Suzuki, father of the series, is responsible for the production of Shenmue III in cooperation with Neilo studio. Since the game was released more than ten years after the debut of previous part of the series, it has been released for PC and PlayStation 4 console. Although the project had Sony’s backing, is was finished thanks to the support of fans on Kickstarter.

PCPS4

Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity
Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity

4.5 Game Score

The first official expansion pack for Battlefield Hardline. The DLC was created by the developers of the original Battlefield Hardline - Visceral Games. It focuses mainly on the multiplayer mode. With this expansion, the players receive four new maps: The Beat (an impoverished city district), Black Friday (a shopping mall), Code Blue (a nightclub), and Backwoods (an old sawmill turned into a drug factory). Moreover, the expansion introduces a new game mode called Bounty Hunter.

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Predator: Hunting Grounds
Predator: Hunting Grounds

4.5 Game Score

Predator: Hunting Grounds is an online action game based on a film license. Offers asymmetric multiplayer gameplay, where one player plays the role of a silver-screen alien hunter, while the other players play the role of human soldiers trying to survive.

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Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Zombie Army 4: Dead War

4.5 Game Score

The fourth part of the spin-off of the Sniper Elite series - TPP shooter set to co-op mode for up to 4 people. While playing Zombie Army 4: Dead War, players have to face hordes of living corpses in an alternative version of World War II.

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Tom Clancy's The Division: Underground
Tom Clancy's The Division: Underground

4.5 Game Score

Underground is the first paid expansion that comes as a part of the season pass for The Division, a multiplayer online action game by Ubisoft Massive. Initially, the DLC was made available for Xbox One and after a month-long period of exclusivity, it came out for other platforms: PC and PlayStation 4. The division is a political thriller the action of which takes place in a plague-torn New York.

PCXONEPS4

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers

4.4 Game Score

A side-scroll action game by independent French studio Magic Pockets, in which you play as the characters from popular cartoons by the Cartoon Network Channel. In the game, characters from such series as Uncle Grandpa, Clarence, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball and Adventure Time team up to defeat the nefarious shard creatures and bring back peace to the world. You can play as six characters, each of them using distinct attack techniques and abilities.

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Stranger Things 3: The Game
Stranger Things 3: The Game

4.4 Game Score

A two-dimensional walking beat'em up which action is set in the Stranger Things universe. The plot of this production is related to the third season of the series. BonusXP studio is responsible for its creation.

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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

4.4 Game Score

A shooter that parodies battle royale games. In Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, the players participate in violent battles. Only one person can survive the match. The fights are running on a physics engine that frequently generates absurd situations.

PC

Paladins: Champions of the Realm
Paladins: Champions of the Realm

4.4 Game Score

A multiplayer-oriented first person action game developed by Hi-Rez. The action takes place in a slightly unusual fantasy world featuring advanced technology, including firearms and vehicles. Ironically, all of the technological advancements present here are powered by magic. The gameplay focuses on online battles between small groups of players controlling characters belonging to different available classes, each having distinctive weapons and four unique skills.

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F.E.A.R. Online
F.E.A.R. Online

4.4 Game Score

A spin-off of the popular FPS game series intended for multiplayer play, which skillfully combined elements of modern sci-fi shooters with characteristic features of Asian horror films. The production was prepared by the Korean studio Inplay, and the work on the game used the source code, graphic elements and modified engine of F.E.A.R. 2.

PC

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

4.4 Game Score

Not too complicated arcade game referring to the famous action film. We play the role of the title Terminator sent to save the leader of the resistance movement, John Connor. In the game we visit many locations known from cinema production.

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Quantum Theory
Quantum Theory

4.4 Game Score

Quantum Theory is a dynamic sci-fi action game with a third person view (TPP), maintained in the climates of science fiction. Players learn the fate of Syd and Filena, who, in defense of a handful of survivors from the global catastrophe, set off on a mission to destroy a living tower - the source of the spread of a deadly dangerous substance called "erosion". The title was produced by Team Tachyon development studio.

X360PS3

Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction

4.4 Game Score

Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction is a typical action game presented from the first person's perspective. Kuju Entertainment group is responsible for its implementation.

PC

CTU Marine Sharpshooter
CTU Marine Sharpshooter

4.4 Game Score

An FPS game that allows you to become a member of an elite military group called the Counter Terror Unit, delegated by the U.S. government to fight global terrorism.

PC

Drakengard
Drakengard

4.4 Game Score

An arcade action game in the fantasy world, in which we fly a dragon and sow pogroms among countless enemies. As a former prince of the Union, we intend to inflict a powerful blow on the sinister Empire as compensation for earlier murders and destruction. During the game we can ride a flying mount, use dozens of spells and various weapons.

PS2

Home Alone
Home Alone

4.4 Game Score

Home Alone is an item designed primarily for the youngest PlayStation 2 owners, but older players can also enjoy it. This game was inspired by a film of the same name (Polish title: Kevin alone at home). However, the plot of this production slightly differs from the original.

PS2

Exoprimal
Exoprimal

4.4 Game Score

A multiplayer third-person shooter developed by Capcom. Exoprimal has us playing as soldiers equipped with futuristic exoskeletons, defending the Earth from a dinosaur invasion.

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Alan Wake Remastered
Alan Wake Remastered

4.4 Game Score

A refreshed version of the hit action game by Remedy Entertainment studio, whose source of inspiration was the prose of Stephen King. The most important advantage of Alan Wake Remastered is the improved graphics which support 4K resolution.

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Crysis Remastered
Crysis Remastered

4.3 Game Score

A remastered version of Crysis, developed by Crytek and Saber Interactive studios. Crysis Remastered has gained numerous visual improvements, including refreshed textures and ray tracing support, as well as graphical effects absent from the original.

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Resident Evil Survivor 2: Code Veronica
Resident Evil Survivor 2: Code Veronica

4.3 Game Score

Side-scroller of the Resident Evil series - in contrast to the classic games of the series, the production developed by Capcom was realized in the form of a target on rails. Action is set on Rockfort Island, known from Resident Evil Code: Veronica X, and extermination of hordes of bloodthirsty zombies is the mainstay of the game. We have two characters at our disposal - Claire Redfield and Steve Burnside - differentiated by available weapons.

PS2