Action Video Games
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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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Action 2023
Produced by the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World continuation of the action game S.T.A.L.K.K.E.R.: The Shadow of Chernobyl once again takes players to the post-nuclear world inspired by the novel by the brothers Arkadija and Boris Strugatsky "Picnic on the edge of the road".
Resident Evil 4
Action 24 March 2023
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the cult horror game of the same name, announced at Sony's State of Play event in 2022. Resident Evil 4 has received graphical improvements, among other things.
Sons of the Forest
Action 2023 (early access since 23 February 2023)
Sons of the Forest is an FPP survival horror game and a sequel to The Forest from 2018. Once again, the work of Endnight Games takes place on a horrifying island inhabited by foul mutants.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Action 26 October 2018
The third installment in the Western action game series called Red Dead, started back in 2004 with the release of Red Dead Revolver. The success of its sequel, a third-person sandbox game set in the Wild West - Red Dead Redemption - has established the position of the franchise in the video games industry. The game has been developed by Rockstar Games.
The Last of Us: Part I
Action 02 September 2022
The Last of Us is a third-person action game by Naughty Dog. The game is characterized by its cinematic nature, places great emphasis on the plot and the relationships between the characters, and is one of the highest-rated titles for PlayStation consoles.
Grand Theft Auto V
Action 17 September 2013
The fifth major installment in the massively popular action game series developed by Rockstar North in cooperation with Take Two Interactive. Grand Theft Auto V is set in a fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles). The story revolves around adventures of three characters: Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, and Franklin Clinton, men infamous for brushing up against the law.
God of War
Action 20 April 2018
Another major entry in the famous hack-and-slash action game series that is one of the most important franchises available exclusively on subsequent generations of the PlayStation consoles. In previous parts of the series, we have been following a story of Spartan warrior named Kratos, and the gameplay concentrated mainly on spectacular and incredibly bloody action and eye-catching fighting system.
The Last of Us: Part II
Action 19 June 2020
A continuation of one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed action adventure titles created by Naughty Dog and published in 2013 on PlayStation 3. The action of The Last of Us Part II follows the events from the first installment and takes us to the near future in which a deadly epidemic led to the fall of civilization. The title features a comeback of the two well-known characters - Joel and Ellie. However, this time it is the already 19-year-old girl who is the main hero.
Dying Light 2
Action 04 February 2022
A sequel to the popular open-world game created by the Polish developer, Techland. The players get to explore a ruined city infested by zombies.
The Last of Us: Factions
Action TBA
TPP online shooter from Naughty Dog studio set in the universe known from The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Part II. It is the developer's biggest game to date.
God of War: Ragnarok
Action 09 November 2022
The sixth main part of a series of TPP action adventure games, published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. In God of War: Ragnarok we once again play the role of Kratos, who together with his son Atreus takes part in the conflict of Nordic gods and giants.
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure
Action 09 November 2021
A standalone version of the fourth DLC for Borderlands 2. Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure takes you to a fantasy land and embarks on a crazy adventure, eliminating hordes of enemies and acquiring increasingly better equipment.
Far Cry 5
Action 27 March 2018
Far Cry 5 is the fifth installment of the first-person action game series from Ubisoft. Unlike the previous installments of the series that took place in various exotic locations, Far Cry 5 takes the players to Montana, one of the least populated states of the USA.
Horizon: Forbidden West
Action 18 February 2022
Continuation of Horizon Zero Dawn, an action adventure action game with a TPP view from Guerrilla Games studio. Players return to the postapocalyptic world, dominated by mechanical creatures.
Die Young
Action 12 September 2019
An independent exploration game with survival elements from an in-house team of the Indie Gala company. We play as a heroine who found herself on a Mediterranean island, not knowing how, why, and by whom she was kidnapped. She must uncover the truth behind this event and escape. Die Young employs first-person perspective and focuses on exploration. Aside from that, the protagonist must fight for survival, gathering food, water and useful equipment.
The Last of Us
Action 14 June 2013
An action adventure game in a post-apocalyptic survival horror setting, created by the Naughty Dog developer studio (known mainly from the Uncharted series) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The story of Last of Us takes place in the nearby future – 20 years after a mysterious plague decimated the humanity and led to the fall of civilization. Two people – smuggler Joel (controlled by player) and a teenage orphan, Ellie, try to survive in a world filled with dangers.
League of Legends
Action 06 October 2009
An extremely popular MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game, produced by Riot Games. League of Legends is set in Valoran, a fantasy world that has been torn by a bloody war for centuries. However, the opposing nations found another way of resolving disputes – duels fought by their representatives in the arenas. The game has been designed with multiplayer mode in mind, based on rivalry between two teams composed of several people. Each player controls one character.
Dead Island 2
Action 21 April 2023
A second major installment in the sandbox action game series created by the Polish studio Techland. This time, the development has been entrusted to Yager Development, an independent developer team mainly known from the shooter Spec Ops: The Line. As far as the plot goes, the game follows the events shown in previous chapter. The plague that transformed people into living dead has gone out of control, and began spreading throughout California.
Far Cry 6
Action 07 October 2021
The sixth main part of the popular FPS series, supervised by Ubisoft. In Far Cry 6 we go to the tropical Yara, and our main task is to get the bloody dictator Anton Castillo out of power.
Valheim
Action TBA (early access since 02 February 2021)
Survival action game that takes us to a universe inspired by Nordic mythology. In Valheim, we play the role of a warrior who goes to the Valheim to win the favour of the gods and, consequently, to the mythical Valhalla.
Marvel's Spider-Man
Action 07 September 2018
An open world action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games. The player assumes the role of the titular Spider-Man who faces the criminal underworld of New York. The gameplay is based on three pillars. The first one is exploration. The second one is completing various main and side missions. The protagonist is a superhero that can crawl and run across walls and use his web to swing on long distances.
Horizon: Zero Dawn - Complete Edition
Action 28 February 2017
A third-person action game with RPG elements created by Guerilla Games, the studio known for Killzone series. The game is set in the distant future, where the world is ruled by intelligent animal-like forms that evolved from the machines responsible for the fall of an advanced human civilization centuries ago; the former rulers of the world survived, but their lifestyle was reduced to that of primitive, isolated tribes.
Forspoken
Action 24 January 2023
Forspoken (originally known as Project Athia) is a TPP action adventure game, in which players find themselves in a fantastic world. The game was developed by Japanese studio Luminous Productions (made up of people responsible for Final Fantasy XV) and released by Square Enix.
Ghost of Tsushima
Action 17 July 2020
An action sandbox game developed by Sucker Punch, the creators of the InFamous series. The player is taken to the titular island of Tshishima, where as a samurai he or she fights the Mongol invaders in order to avenge the death of family and close ones. A direct confrontation isn’t always the best course of action. To effectively eliminate opponents, the protagonist must learn to work in the shadows.