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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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Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs

Action TBA

An expansion to Alan Wake 2, a third-person survival horror game. Alan Wake 2: Night Springs is set within the world of the titular TV show, a tribute to The Twilight Zone.

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Mad Bullets
Mad Bullets

Action 14 July 2014

Mad Bullets is a rail shooter. During the game, players take on the role of a cowboy who wanders through the Wild West, eliminating the hosts of enemies. The game is created by the isTom Games Kft studio.

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Chivalry 2
Chivalry 2

Action 08 June 2021

Chivalry II is a continuation of the multiplayer first-person action game from 2012. Again, we are taking part in online clashes in a reality reminiscent of the Middle Ages. This time, however, they are on a larger scale and we can use horses in them.

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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond

Action 11 December 2020

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is a first person shooter using virtual reality technology. The action takes place during the Second World War and we play the role of an agent of the American intelligence. The game is mainly about fighting against hordes of enemies.

PC

9 Years of Shadows
9 Years of Shadows

Action 27 March 2023

Metroidvania realized in the convention of a platform action game. In 9 Years of Shadows, we are in an abandoned orphanage. We walk through it as a warrior named Europe, and our task is to unravel the mystery of missing orphans and crack down on the forces of evil.

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Metal Slug: Awakening
Metal Slug: Awakening

Action 22 August 2023

Metal Slug Code: J is an old-school shooter with platformer elements. It is a mobile version of a popular cycle from arcade machines and consoles. The game retains the two-dimensional gameplay of the classic parts of the series, but offers a three-dimensional graphic design that retains the brand atmosphere.

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Vigil: The Longest Night
Vigil: The Longest Night

Action 14 October 2020

Vigil: The Longest Night is a classic metroidvania set in a universe of dark fantasy, characterized by a high level of difficulty, challenging combat, grotesque monsters and an interesting graphic design. Glass Heart Games is responsible for the creation of the game.

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MisBits
MisBits

Action canceled

Unusual online free-to-play action game. In MisBits, players control toys in a variety of game modes (from racing, to football variation, to deathmatch), trying to gain an advantage over their opponents.

PC

Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy
Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy

Action 18 March 2021

Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy is a compilation of all three games about Lara Croft's beginnings (Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider) by Square Enix. The trilogy is both a prequel and a reboot of the series about the adventures of the archaeologist.

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Samurai Warriors 5
Samurai Warriors 5

Action 27 July 2021

The fifth part of the popular slasher series with tactical elements. In Samurai Warriors 5 we go to Japan of Sengoku period and take part in great battles. In comparison to its predecessors, the game stands out thanks to the cartoon graphics made in cel-shading technique.

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Binary Smoke
Binary Smoke

Action 2025

A science fiction action adventure game in which we take on the role of one of the so-called Binaries - digital life forms equipped with supernatural powers. In Binary Smoke we travel through a futuristic city and fight against the forces of the ruling elite of society.

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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends

Action 16 October 2020

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is a DLC introducing online co-op mode for up to four players, available for free to owners of the original Sucker Punch studio game. The developers were inspired by Japanese mythology when creating it.

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ExoMecha
ExoMecha

Action June 2024

ExoMecha is a futuristic FPP shooter with huge robots, focused on online gameplay, whose action takes players to the exotic Omecha planet. The game is based on a free-to-play model with optional micropayments.

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Escape from Naraka
Escape from Naraka

Action 29 July 2021

Platform FPP action game, developed by independent Indonesian studio Xelo Games. In Escape from Naraka we find ourselves in a gloomy labyrinth, through which we rush at a truly frantic pace, avoiding traps, jumping on platforms and facing the monsters awaiting us.

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Project Warlock II
Project Warlock II

Action 10 June 2022

Project Warlock 2 is a retro FPS, inspired by first-person shooters from the 90s. Compared to the first part, it introduced, among others, three playable characters, improved AI and much more complicated maps in terms of architecture.

PC

Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine

Action TBA

An action adventure game set in the Marvel comic universe. Its main hero is Wolverine, the most popular member of X-Men team. Game was developed by Insomniac Games, the studio responsible for the popular Marvel's Spider-Man series.

PS5

OTXO
OTXO

Action 20 April 2023

A brutal and very dynamic shooter with roguelike elements. OTXO was inspired by the Hotline Miami and its top-down view. The game has play a character who ends up inside a mansion filled with various enemies. We use a diverse arsenal and skills to kill them and survive.

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Raw Metal
Raw Metal

Action 19 March 2024

An unusual combination of a stealth game, a third person beat'em up and a dungeon crawler. Raw Metal offers a sci-fi world in which we explore the mining complex called Katabase 6. Our character steals various items and learns the secrets of the hostile megacorporation.

PC

Awaken: Astral Blade
Awaken: Astral Blade

Action September 2024

An action platformer with elements from RPGs and metroidvania games. Awaken: Astral Blade features Tanya as the protagonist - a bionic girl who explores rainforests and other areas of the Horace Islands. The game allows to make choices to influence the story and its ending.

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Deep State
Deep State

Action 2025

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy

Action 06 March 2024

A compilation of the first three FPP games from the STALKER series, originally created by GSC Game World and modified for console players with the help of Mataboo studio. The package contains STALKER: Shadow of Chornobyl, STALKER: Clear Sky and STALKER: Call of Pripyat.

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Slavania
Slavania

Action 14 March 2024

A 2D platformer metroidvania, set in a fantasy world taking inspirations from the Slavic mythology. Slavania has us play a hero equipped with a spear used both for combat and exploration. Bosses were prepared in a unique way, because they hunt us instead of staying in one spot.

PC

Paint the Town Red
Paint the Town Red

Action 29 July 2021

Paint the Town Red, depending on the selected mode, is a brawler or a roguelite game. Production takes us to the world of brutal fights, where everything can be used as a weapon. Game was developed by South East Games studio.

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Core Decay
Core Decay

Action 2024

Immersive sim in the style of an old-school FPS. In Core Decay we explore expansive locations, eliminate enemies using an extensive arsenal, hack security systems and develop the character, increasing its combat potential.

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