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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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Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge
Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge

Action 08 June 2001

Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge is an arcade game designed by Bizarre Creations studio. The PlayStation 2 title is a refreshed version of a product that appeared on the Dreamcast console a year earlier, gaining a large group of fans.

PS2

Gotcha!
Gotcha!

Action 31 July 2004

Gotcha! is a three-dimensional paintball simulator, in which the feature layer does not play an important role, as the title can also be classified as an action game in terms of genre.

PC

Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens
Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens

Action 02 March 2007

Redneck Kentucky and the New Generation of Hens is a humorous action game developed and published by Polish development studio City Interactive, presented in a first-person perspective, in which our task is to shoot crazy, devilish hens. Considering the fact that the company has produced mostly war and flight simulators (including Combat Wings: Battle for Britain and Raid on Berlin: Siege), we have to admit that this is a rather unusual item in its output.

PC

Max Payne: Antologia
Max Payne: Antologia

Action 08 June 2007

Max Payne: Anthology is a complete set of products, treating the fate of Max Payne, a talented detective of the New York Police Department. This package includes both the first and second part of the famous series of Finnish band Remedy Studios.

PC

MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries

Action 09 November 2002

Another game from the series of tactical and simulation action games - MechWarrior. The player can once again move into the world of Battle Tech and this time as a mercenary working for money, fight using 100-ton combat robots.

PC

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

Action 15 November 2001

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Air Raid: This is not a Drill!
Air Raid: This is not a Drill!

Action 14 June 2003

Three-dimensional arcade game set in the realities of World War II. The program allows the user to take over the function of an on-board shooter operating a 40mm anti-aircraft gun on board the U.S.S. Missouri.

PC

Liquidator
Liquidator

Action 09 December 2005

Liquidator is a typical first person perspective (FPP) action game, which in many ways is similar to such positions as Nosferatu, Serious Sam or Will Rock.

PC

Starsiege: Tribes
Starsiege: Tribes

Action 22 December 1998

Focusing on multiplayer fun on the web, the first-person shooter, whose action is set in the well-known EarthSiege series universe of Metaltech. Players take on the role of one of 32 warriors belonging to four rival factions, and their task is to defend the territories and individual interests of each of them.

PC

MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance

Action 17 November 2000

MechWarrior 4: Vengeance is an epic game in which the player fights for control of an alien planet by directing incredibly armored, huge combat machines weighing more than 100 tons.

PC

Brothers in Arms: DS
Brothers in Arms: DS

Action 06 June 2007

Brothers in Arms: DS is another game from the popular series, set in the realities of World War II. We are dealing here with a position, achievable only on the Nintendo DS platform and quite different from the rest of the series. Developers from Gearbox Software did not serve us a typical FPS, but an action game, shown from a third party perspective.

NDS

Sky Rogue
Sky Rogue

Action 24 August 2017

Dynamic aerial shooter in minimalist graphic design, reminiscent of flight simulators from the early 90s. In the game we sit at the helm of modern fighters, and our task is to eliminate numerous air, ground and surface targets in the procedurally generated world.

PCXONESwitch

City Shrouded in Shadow
City Shrouded in Shadow

Action TBA

Survival action game for PlayStation 4 consoles. In the production we get to know the fate of people who try to survive in a world dominated by powerful and mysterious creatures called Giant Shadows.

PS4PSV

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

Action 07 October 2015

A PlayStation 4 bundle comprising of the three major installments of the action-adventure game series released over the years 2007-2011. The remastered versions were developed by Bluepoint Games in cooperation with the original creators - Naughty Dog.

PS4

Crossout
Crossout

Action 30 May 2017

A digitally distributed free-to-play MMO developed by Russian studio Gaijin Entertainment – creators of such titles as X-Blades, Wings of Prey, and War Thunder. Gameplay mechanics combines large-scale battles known from World of Tanks with post-apocalyptic setting inspired by the Mad Max movies. Crossout is set in a future world devastated by an alien invasion and genetic experiments. Players have to survive in this hostile environment and take part in rivalry of armored vehicles.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4

Modern Combat 5: Blackout
Modern Combat 5: Blackout

Action 24 July 2014

Produced by the Gameloft team, this is a FPS game. We play the role of a soldier of a secret special unit, on whose shoulders falls the obligation to thwart the plans of a powerful terrorist organisation. The authors have prepared feature-length singleleplayer missions and an extensive multiplayer mode.

PCSwitchANDiOSWP

Call of Duty: Zombies
Call of Duty: Zombies

Action 16 November 2009

A spin-off of the popular FPS game series by Activision, developed by Ideaworks Game studio for iOS mobile devices. The game is focused entirely on the multiplayer Nazi Zombies mode from Call of Duty: World at War, in which the players team up to fight the oncoming waves of the living dead. The gameplay takes place in enclosed locations that can be prepared for the attack, e.g. by nailing up doors and windows.

iOS

theHunter: Primal
theHunter: Primal

Action 31 March 2015

A standalone expansion to the online hunting simulator The Hunter, prepared in collaboration between Expansive Word and Avalanche Studios (Just Cause creators). Gameplay combines all features you would expect from a hunting simulator with MMO elements focused on online multiplayer competition. Unlike the original game, in which you hunted ordinary animals living in our times, in theHunter: Primal you hunt all sorts of bloodthirsty prehistoric dinosaurs.

PC

STALKER Apocalypse
STALKER Apocalypse

Action canceled

Being a spiritual heir of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series postapocalyptic shooter with RPG and survival horror elements. Game was prepared by West-Games studio, which consists of people involved in the production of such hits as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Metro: Last Light. The action takes us to a bleak universe, suffering as a result of the fall of a mysterious meteorite and the action of a strange, cosmic substance called metamorphite.

PCXONEPS4WiiU

Gunscape
Gunscape

Action 02 March 2016

A game which combines first-person online shooter mechanics with elements of sandbox games such as Minecraft. It was developed by the independent studio, Blowfish. The game features unique, pixel art visuals and a single player story campaign which can be completed either by sticking to the storyline or re-shaping it by taking different actions.

PCXONEPS4SwitchWiiU

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn

Action 19 December 2013

The next installment of the side series of Dynasty Warriors series, in which we control mechs known from TV series and films. The action was placed in the Gundama universe. Players again fight hordes of opponents, both in single and multiplayer mode, developing the abilities of selected pilots and improving their machines.

PS3PSV

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus

Action 28 February 2013

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus is available for PCs Japanese action game. The story tells the story of the rivalry between the three ninja schools. The game focuses on fighting spectacular battles, during which we perform impressive stunts and use a variety of attack techniques.

PCPSV

Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive

Action 28 February 2012

One of the DLC packs for the action game Assassin’s Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft. The Lost Archive allows the player to learn more about the past of Lucy Stillman and Subject 16 – the mysterious assassin who, similarly as Desmond Miles, is a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The expansion leads the player through a series of environmental riddles based on the Animus action puzzles. Animus is the machine for the virtual projection known from the base game.

PCX360PS3

Survarium
Survarium

Action 05 January 2015

A first-person MMO shooter developed by the Ukrainian studio Vostok Games. Survarium is set in a post-apocalyptic universe of a near future, where human civilization lost a war against the forces of nature. Players take command of one of the remaining humans, who now gather in small groups in order to survive in this hostile environment. The players meet up in instances, and the missions they have to undertake often require cooperation in small teams.

PC