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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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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Action 2024

A TPP action game by Capcom, inspired by Japanese mythology. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess has us thrown into the middle of a conflict between the mortal and spirit realms.

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Armored Core: Last Raven
Armored Core: Last Raven

Action 13 June 2006

The fifth standalone expansion to Armored Core 3, continuing the storyline of Armored Core: Nexus. Armored Core: Last Raven has us play as a mech pilot caught up in a conflict between The Alliance megacorp and two groups of Ravens.

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Hawken Reborn
Hawken Reborn

Action 2024 (early access since 17 May 2023)

Hawken Reborn is a F2P singleplayer action game featuring microtransactions. The player pilots an agile mecha, viewing the game from its cockpit, completing quests among the ruins of a colony on an alien planet.

PC

Outbreak Island
Outbreak Island

Action 2024

Outbreak Island is a survival game set on a mysteriously contaminated island. Our objective is to survive and learn the cause of the catastrophe.

PC

Farworld Pioneers
Farworld Pioneers

Action 30 May 2023

Platform action game with survival elements. In Farworld Pioneers, we play as an astronaut who must do everything to survive on an alien planet, as well as find other survivors and together with them build a large, prosperous colony from scratch.

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Death or Treat
Death or Treat

Action 11 May 2023

An action platformer with RPG and roguelike elements. In Death or Treat we play as Scary, facing hordes of enemies to save the spirit of Halloween as well as the entire town of HallowTown.

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Bleak Sword DX
Bleak Sword DX

Action 19 September 2019

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Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

Action 06 March 2023

The largest and most ambitious expansion for Dead Cells, released in 2018. The expansion offers a storyline directly related to the Castlevania series, two new biomes, three bosses and fourteen weapons.

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Star Wars Jedi 3
Star Wars Jedi 3

Action TBA

The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, once again following one of the last Jedi, Cal Kestis. Star Wars Jedi 3 is an action adventure game focused on exploration, lightsaber combat and Force powers.

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SPRAWL
SPRAWL

Action 23 August 2023

A fast-paced FPS set in a dystopian cyberpunk world. SPRAWL stars Seven, creatively dispatching hordes of enemies while seeking a way to overthrow a tyrannical military regime.

PC

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

Action 28 February 2024

A remastered version of a 1995 FPS. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster was developed by Nightdive Studios and features upgraded visuals.

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Starsiege: Deadzone
Starsiege: Deadzone

Action 2024 (early access since 18 July 2023)

A multiplayer FPS, in which we play as mercenaries scavenging in destroyed space stations. Starsiege: Deadzone tasks us with dispatching enemies, avoiding traps and escaping the facility before it's too late.

PC

Quake II
Quake II

Action 10 August 2023

A remastered version of an iconic FPS, featuring new content. Quake II includes the base game and three expansions - The Reckoning, Ground Zero and the brand-new Call of the Machine.

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Spine
Spine

Action 2025

A third-person action game featuring visually spectacular combat. Spine stars a rebellious artist Redline taking on the futuristic regime. Combat is heavily themed around gun fu, letting us fight unarmed, wield firearms and everyday objects as improvised weapons.

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Modern Warships
Modern Warships

Action 13 May 2021

A free-to-play multiplayer action game. Modern Warships has us control ships, planes and helicopters, taking part in naval combat against other players. The game features high-quality graphics.

PCANDiOS

Hawked
Hawked

Action 15 February 2024

A free-to-play third-person online extraction shooter (PvPvE). Hawked has us playing as Renegades, looting the X-Isle for mighty artifacts, fighting the lizardmen defending them as well as other players.

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Bendy: The Cage
Bendy: The Cage

Action 2024

A first-person survival horror game and a prequel to Bendy and the Dark Revival. Bendy: The Cage tells the story of Audrey and her allies escaping the Pit.

PC

Open Country
Open Country

Action 10 June 2021

Action adventure game with simulation and survival elements. In Open Country we take on the role of a former corporate employee who decides to try life in the wilderness. During the game we explore the vast world, perform tasks, hunt and gain valuable resources.

PCXONEPS4

Dandy Ace
Dandy Ace

Action 25 March 2021

A roguelike game in which we explore a constantly changing palace and fight hordes of enemies. In Dandy Ace we collect cards that give us various skills. In addition, we gain upgrades that permanently increase our strength.

PCXONEPS4Switch

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon

Action 09 February 2022

Getsufumaden: Undying Moon is a 2D platformer in which we play as a defender of the living who battles evil spirits in a dark fantasy world. The game was developed by GuruGuru studio.

PCSwitch

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Action 09 March 2023

Action adventure game in which we find ourselves in a strange, fantastic land. We travel through the world of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos as a warrior named Pseudo, who is looking for the artifacts, fighting fierce duels during his journey.

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Replaced
Replaced

Action 2024

A 2.5D action adventure game that takes us to an alternative, retrofuturistic America of the 1980s. In Replaced we play as an artificial intelligence trapped in a human body who learns the dark secrets of dystopian Phoenix City.

PCXSXXONE

Painkiller
Painkiller

Action TBA

Next part of the FPS series, started in 2004 by the People Can Fly team. Painkiller 2022 (working title) was developed by Saber Interactive studio, and its release was taken on by Prime Matter company.

PC

Quake
Quake

Action 19 August 2021

Remastered version of the cult shooter from id Software studio. Quake Remastered offers both the story campaign and multiplayer mode. The game stands out from the original thanks to refreshed graphics.

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