Action Video Games36
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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Tomb Raider: Chronicles
Action 17 November 2000
The fifth full-fledged installment in the bestselling Tomb Raider series. Again, the player assumes the role of a comely British traveler and treasure hunter by the name of Lara Croft. Contrary to the previous installments, the plot here is based on retrospections and divided into four separate episodes.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Action 25 January 2002
Sequel action/FPS game Serious Sam: The First Encounter. Players take on the role of the muscular commander "Sam Stone" and follow the story which is a close continuation of the plot of the previous part.
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.
Second Sight
Action 03 September 2004
Second Sight is another proposal of Free Radical Design studio, which became famous mainly due to the TimeSplitters series released on the platforms of the new generation as well as the hit Goldeneye 007 on Nintendo 64.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Action 28 September 2007
An online first-person shooter that combines the universe of the cult Quake series with the gameplay mechanics of the free modification to Return to Castle Wolfenstein entitled enemy Territory. It was developed by Splash Damage in cooperation with if Software. The action takes place in 2065 after the merciless Strogg land on Earth with the aim of obliterating its inhabitants.
Postal 2: Paradise Lost
Action 17 April 2015
Postal 2: Paradise Lost is the second official expansion for Postal 2. It was released twelve years after the base game was released, which is quite unusual, to say the least. The game takes place eleven years after the events of the first expansion, Apocalypse Weekend. Once again, we end up in Paradise City, ruled by chaos and anarchy after the nuclear attack. Our job is to bring back peace and order. To do so, we have to face the self-proclaimed separatists.
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.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Action 16 June 2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a beat'em up licensed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The mutant ninja turtles once again have to face Shredder's thugs, fighting alone or in four-player co-op.
XDefiant
Action TBA
An online free-to-play 6v6 FPS revolving around faction combat. Players compete against each other in various modes and on different maps.
Horizon: Forbidden West - Burning Shores
Action 19 April 2023
A story expansion to Horizon: Forbidden West, set in the ruins of Los Angeles. Unlike the base game, which is available on the PS4 and the PS5, the DLC is exclusive to the PlayStation 5.
Roboquest
Action 07 November 2023
FPS with roguelike elements, in which we play the role of a robot exploring postapocalyptic Earth and fighting hordes of hostile machines. In Roboquest you can play solo or in a cooperative mode designed for two players.
Leaden Sky
Action 2025
Science fiction horror platform action game. In Leaden Sky we play as a soldier trying to destroy the Tower - a structure generating force field creating various anomalies and causing strange mutations in people.
Avatar: Reckoning
Action 2024
Avatar: Reckoning is a shooter MMO based on the movie license. The game offers single player story missions, cooperative challenges and PvP battles against other players.
Silica
Action 2024 (early access since 03 May 2023)
A sci-fi combination of an RTS and a shooter. Silica is set on a resource-rich planet, where humans and aliens battle for dominance. The player can freely switch between commanding their units and directly controlling a unit.
Delta Force: Hawk Ops
Action 2024
A free-to-play first-person shooter by TiMi Studios, the creators of Call of Duty: Mobile. It's a reboot of Delta Force, based on Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott, featuring a story campaign and many multiplayer modes.
Crysis 4
Action TBA
Crysis Next is a free FPS battle royale that was developed for multiplayer mode. The game allows players to fight in the arena in nanosuits, which are the trademark of the Crysis cycle. Crytek studio is responsible for developing the game.
River City Girls
Action 05 September 2019
Spin-off of the Kunio-kun series (in the west known as River City), in which the brave girls Kyoko and Misako face a host of thugs lurking in the streets of the title city. River City Girls can be played alone or in the company of a second player, in local cooperation.
9 Days
Action 08 March 2024
An action adventure TPP game with an open world and a sci-fi setting. 9 Days features the titular time limit for us to prepare to face the ultimate threat. We are free to choose where we want to go, who we want to fight, and how our hero will gain new skills and items.
PayDay 3
Action 21 September 2023
The third installment of the series of co-op, online action games, in which players play the role of criminals, carrying out successive daring raids. The game was created by the team at Overkill Software, i.e. the creators of the two previous parts of the cycle.
PUBG Lite
Action 10 October 2019
PUBG Lite is a free-to-play version of the Playerunknown's Battlegrounds online shooter, which made Battle Royale mode popular. This release has been adapted to lower specification PCs and has lower hardware requirements.
Void Bastards
Action 29 May 2019
Void Bastards is a hybrid of FPS and strategy. We command a gang of prisoners who have to break through a nebula full of shipwrecks. The player makes decisions about subordinates, direction of travel and management of raw materials, and the exploration itself takes place in the style known from FPS.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Action 16 November 2010
An action game based on the highly-popular series of books and movies about the adventures of Harry Potter. The newest interactive adaptation makes the young wizard face the merciless Lord Voldemort. The developers focused on dynamic battles and some additional action-adventure features.
Unreal Tournament III
Action 12 November 2007
The next installment of the bestselling series of FPP shooters, focused mainly on multiplayer gameplay. Unreal Tournament 3, developed by Epic Games, is not an improved version of the previous installments, but a completely new game. The title introduces a number of previously unavailable elements, and employs the third generation of the powerful Unreal Engine.
Ninja Blade
Action 29 January 2009
Action game, shown from the perspective of a third person. We play the role of a ninja warrior who has to fight hordes of various opponents. The hero can use a wide range of tools such as katana, shuriken or rope to jump from tall buildings.