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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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Door Kickers: Action Squad
Door Kickers: Action Squad

Action 10 September 2018

2D retro shooter and spin-off to the Door Kickers series. Door Kickers: Action Squad has you play as a member of an elite anti-terrorist squad. You take part in a series of missions, which usually require you to infiltrate a building and save hostages. This, however, is not easy, as your character can die at the hands of all sorts of criminals: sprinters armed with knives, terrorists wearing bomb vests, or mobsters armed to the teeth.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

Guacamelee! 2
Guacamelee! 2

Action 21 August 2018

A sequel to the well-received game Guacamelee!. The players once again assume the role of Juan Aguacate who faces a global threat.

PCXONEPS4Switch

PixARK
PixARK

Action 31 May 2019

PixARK is a sandbox game inspired by ARK: Survival Evolved. The game lets the player explore a fantastic park, made entirely out of voxels. The park is inhabited by many magical animals and dinosaurs, that can be tamed by the player.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Far Cry 3: Classic Edition
Far Cry 3: Classic Edition

Action 29 May 2018

Special edition of Far Cry 3 game, developed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One devices. Far Cry 3: Classic Edition lets us play as Jason Brody, who must save his friends from the hands of psychopathic pirates terrorizing Rook Islands.

XONEPS4

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Action 16 October 2012

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a multiplayer only action game developed by the independent studio Torn Banner. In the game, we take on the role of medieval warriors and take part in a bloody conflict between the Mason Order and the Agatha Knights. Up to 32 players can partake in spectacular battles. On each battlefield each player controls one warrior. Every available character has different equipment and plays a different role on the battlefield.

PCXONEPS4X360PS3

NOMBZ: Night of a Million Billion Zombies
NOMBZ: Night of a Million Billion Zombies

Action 25 March 2008

NOMBZ: Night of a Million Billion Zombies is a simple shooter, which serves as a relaxing, several-minute interlude to more ambitious titles. While playing, we play as one of the five heroes and hit the streets of the city attacked by endless crowds of corpses.

PC

Chernobyl: Terrorist Attack
Chernobyl: Terrorist Attack

Action 04 April 2011

A budget action/FPS game by the Polish studio Silden. Terrorists take control of the Chernobyl power plant and threaten to detonate the bomb. One man enters the action - an elite soldier. A total of seven powerful weapons are at our disposal, among which there are well-known models of rifles or pistols.

PC

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda

Action 14 December 2010

A two-dimensional combination of an action game with a platformer. We play the role of the combat robot Ares, which has to deal with aggressive machines in a certain space station. The player's only ally is Vakyl, a probe equipped with a powerful gun. While playing, we explore levels and fight enemies.

PC

Twin Sector
Twin Sector

Action 17 September 2009

Twin Sector is a first-person action game created by the development team of Headup Games studio. The plot presents a gloomy vision of the world of the future, destroyed by many years of wars. Most people have been frozen in cryogenic chambers, hoping to survive until their living conditions on Earth have improved. An unexpected system fails, and the only chance for mankind to survive is the awakened Ashley Simms from sleep, which can remove the cause of the failure.

PC

White Gold: War in Paradise
White Gold: War in Paradise

Action 24 October 2008

White Gold: War in Paradise is a dynamic action game with strong cRPG elements, in which we observe events from the first person perspective (FPP). In many ways this title resembles such games as Far Cry, Just Cause or Boiling Point.

PC

Battlefield Play4Free
Battlefield Play4Free

Action 04 April 2011

A multiplayer-only strategy FPS game by EA, being mostly a free version of the popular Battlefield 2. Unlike the cartoonish and more arcade-like Battlefield Heroes (2009), Battlefield Play4Free strives to be more realistic, which makes it similar to the major installments of the franchise. The mechanics of the game are a combination of those of the classic Battlefield 2 (most popular maps) and those of Bad Company 2, released a year before (character classes and weapons).

PC

Tenchu: Time of the Assassins
Tenchu: Time of the Assassins

Action 23 June 2006

Tenchu: Time of the Assassins is the next installment of the series, launched in 1998 on the first generation PlayStation desktop platform. This time, developers from the Far East company From Software focused exclusively on the PlayStation Portable handheld console.

PSP

N.O.V.A.
N.O.V.A.

Action 22 December 2010

Port of production considered to be one of the best FPS for iPhone 2009. This time the same title can be played on PSP, and the main distinguishing feature of both versions is control using buttons instead of a touch screen.

PSP

Noddy and The Magic Clock
Noddy and The Magic Clock

Action 03 March 2006

Noddy and The Magic Clock is an action adventure game, thanks to which children can play the role of a character known from the TV series - a small wooden boy living in the Land of Toys.

PC

God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Action 04 March 2008

The next installment of the legendary God of War slasher series, which was prepared for PlayStation Portable. The authors use the power of the device to provide spectacular action and graphics that were impossible to achieve on competing mobile devices at the time.

PSP

Marine Sharpshooter III
Marine Sharpshooter III

Action 28 May 2007

The third part of the dynamic action game. This time we operate in Iran. We have two team members to choose from - a heavy weapon expert and a sniper. You can switch between these characters at will.

PC

Medal of Honor: Heroes
Medal of Honor: Heroes

Action 23 October 2006

Medal of Honor: Heroes is a FPS game from the famous Electronic Arts series, designed exclusively for the PlayStation Portable handheld console. The developers introduced us to the adventures of Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson, Sergeant John Baker and Lieutenant William Holt, which have never been presented before.

PSP

Killzone
Killzone

Action 02 November 2004

A sci-fi action shooter developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by Guerrilla Games. Killzone is set in the near future, where the player-controlled protagonist becomes entangled in a war between two factions: Helghasts and ISA. There are 11 different missions at our disposal, additionally divided into smaller stages. During the game we take care of a four-person squad of warriors with different specializations, but we can control only one of them at a time.

PS2

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Action 17 November 2009

A sequel to the popular Assassin's Creed series, developed by Ubisoft for owners of the PlayStation Portable handheld console. Set between the events of the first and second installments in the series, the game sees players take on the role of Desmond Miles once again as the legendary Assassin Altair and embark on new adventures revealing new aspects of the story known from the first game.

PSP

Mad Dog McCree
Mad Dog McCree

Action 12 June 1993

A game of the so-called "rail shooters" genre, popular in the early 90s. A fearless cowboy stands in front of Mad Dog McCree, the leader of a ruthless group of carnivorous people.

PCPS33DS

MAG
MAG

Action 26 January 2010

A network shooter whose main feature is a large-scale battle involving both infantry and vehicles. More than 200 players can take part in them at the same time. Each of the participants of the game has their own statistics and results, they can also develop their character in several ways, thus gaining access to new elements.

PS3

Soul of Darkness
Soul of Darkness

Action 05 July 2010

Soul of Darkness is an action game for the pocket console Nintendo DS created by Gameloft. Players take on the role of a knight who sets out to help his beloved, kidnapped by a powerful ruler of vampires. The gameplay is maintained in the convention of a scrolled 2D beat up platformer, enriched with RPG elements.

NDS

Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword

Action 12 September 2007

A fantasy third-person perspective action hack-and-slash game developed by the British studio Ninja Theory. The story of Heavenly Sword centers on the titular sword, the owner of which gains great power. When owner of the sword, Shen, is captured by the evil king Bohan who wants to obtain the artifact, Shen’s daughter Nariko decides to exact revenge on her father’s torturer. The gameplay of the game focuses mostly on dynamic combat against numerous opponents simultaneously.

PS3

Tenchu: Dark Secret
Tenchu: Dark Secret

Action 16 August 2006

Dark Secret is the subtitle of the next installment of the series of games, representing the so-called stealthy games genre. The plot takes us to feudal Japan. Again, we have the opportunity to play the characters characteristic of the series, namely Rikimaru and Ayame.

NDS