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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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Project L33T
Project L33T

Action 2026 (early access since 30 June 2024)

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Demonsomnia
Demonsomnia

Action June 2024

An FPS survival horror, focused on coop and built on Unreal Engine 5. The action is Demonsomnia is being observed through the body-cam attached to the mercenary we're controlling. The hero must explore an irradiated forest full of aggressive people and various mutants.

PC

Selaco
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.

PC

Assassin's Creed: Hexe
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.

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Crab Champions
Crab Champions

Action 2025 (early access since 01 April 2023)

A TPP looter shooter starring a valiant crab. Crab Champions lets players fight their way through exotic islands, gaining better gear to face hordes of enemies. The game supports singleplayer and co-op for up to four people.

PC

Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior

Action 13 February 2024

An isometric hack'n'slash game starring a protagonist capable of rewinding time and summoning echoes of herself onto the battlefield. Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior was developed by Sand Door.

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Project CW
Project CW

Action 2025

A multiplayer shooter by Wargaming, in which we control tanks. Project CW isn't reminiscent of just World of Tanks, but also hero shooters like Apex Legends and Overwatch.

PC

Deadside
Deadside

Action 2025 (early access since 14 April 2020)

Multiplayer shooter with elements of survival, set in an open, postapocalyptic world. Deadside is a Bad Pixel studio game that was originally released on the Steam platform in early access.

PC

Tribes of Midgard
Tribes of Midgard

Action 27 July 2021

Tribes of Midgard is a co-op action adventure game in which we play the role of a viking defending his village during the end of the world. The game was developed by Norsfell Games studio.

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Star Wars: Hunters
Star Wars: Hunters

Action 04 June 2024

Star Wars: Hunters is a free team-based game in which players compete on a limited arena, taking on the role of their favourite character from the Star Wars universe. The game was developed by Lucasfilm and Zynga.

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We Are Legion: Rome
We Are Legion: Rome

Action 2025

Action adventure game with RPG elements, developed by Polish studio Titanite Games. We are Legion: Rome allows us to take the role of a legionnaire and participate in bloody battles, in which tactical skills are as important as agility and reflexes.

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Baldr Sky
Baldr Sky

Action 20 December 2019

A mecha action game in the style of Japanese anime. In Baldr Sky you play as a cybernetic officer, Kou Kadokura, trying to solve the mystery of a tragedy that has disturbed his once peaceful life. Game was developed by GIGA studio.

PC

Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad
Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad

Action 08 October 2003

Sequel of the three-dimensional tactical action game TPP, which was released in 2002 and honored with the prestigious international EMMA (Electronic Multimedia Award). The story again shows us the first armed conflict in the Gulf region in the early 1990s.

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Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho

Action 23 October 2007

Clive Barker's Jericho is another (after Clive Barker's Undying, Demonik and Nightbreed) action game in the production of which the creator of the film Hellraiser: The Messenger of Hell. We take control of several different characters exploring various hellish mysteries.

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Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008)

Action 02 May 2008

A dynamic action game, clearly referring to the film under the same title. We play the role of a superhero endowed with powerful powers, dealing with the liquidation of the villains.

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Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4

Action 05 September 2003

PeCet conversion of the fourth installment of the world-wide popular series of dynamic action games from Koei, i.e. Dynasty Warriors. The plot of the described production again refers to selected historical events from the so-called Age of Three Kingdoms (the period of breaking up China into three dynasties: Wei, Wu and Shu).

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Painkiller (2004)
Painkiller (2004)

Action 09 April 2004

A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.

PCXBOX

Tribes 2
Tribes 2

Action 29 March 2001

Tribes 2 is a sequel to Starsiege Tribes action tactical action game, released in 2008 and maintained in the climates of science fiction. The story shows the struggle of the once conflicting fractions of Blood Eagles, Phoenix Children, Diamond Swords and Star wolves against the mutated BioDerm race. The game was developed by Dynamix studio for multiplayer online gameplay, in which over 50 players can participate at the same time.

PC

Batman: Vengeance
Batman: Vengeance

Action 11 September 2001

Batman's latest adaptation of his adventures, based on a series of films rather than comic stories, in which the hero and defender of Gotham City becomes the target of another dark conspiracy.

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Red Faction: Armageddon
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.

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Orcs Must Die!
Orcs Must Die!

Action 05 October 2011

Orcs Must Die! Death of Orcs is a dynamic combination of arcade and RTS. Orcs Must Die! takes place in the land of fantasy, where the greatest threat to the inhabitants are the hordes of orcs. We play the role of an unlucky magician, who has to repel the invasion of green leather on an extremely important fortress. The game approaches the subject with a pinch of salt and its graphic design is maintained in a cartoon style.

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Halo 3
Halo 3

Action 25 September 2007

The third installment in the bestselling Halo series of FPS shooters, marking the series' debut on 7th generation consoles. In terms of the story, the title is a kind of crowning of the trilogy, telling the story of the human race's fight against the Covenant civilization in a futuristic world. The action of the game begins in the eastern part of the African continent, where our hero's ship crashes.

X360

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Action 23 March 2004

An expanded version of the popular online shooter Counter-Strike, distributed as an official game add-on. Condition Zero's main goal was to add a single-player mode to the original game in order to reach players who don't like or have the opportunity to participate in multiplayer battles. In the single player version, we take part in the story campaign consisting of 19 missions, impersonating members of elite special forces, such as Navy SEALS, GIGN, Specnaz or SAS.

PC

Hard Reset
Hard Reset

Action 13 September 2011

First person shooter maintained in the cyberpunk atmosphere. The action takes place in the distant future, and we play the role of a soldier defending the inhabitants of Bezoar against bloodthirsty robots. The game bets on a dynamic fight with a large number of opponents. The authors focused on the single player campaign and omitted multiplayer mode.

PC