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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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Forgive Me Father
Forgive Me Father

Action 07 April 2022

An old school FPS, in which players travel to a world straight out of H.P. Lovecraft's works. In Forgive me Father we play as a priest or journalist, who are looking for answers to their questions, eliminating hordes of monsters.

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Contraband
Contraband

Action TBA

Contraband is an online co-op action game. Players control criminals operating in the 1970s who undertake robberies and smuggling assignments.

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Project Warlock II
Project Warlock II

Action 2024 (early access since 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

Abandoned
Abandoned

Action TBA

FPP survival horror in which we play as a man fighting for survival in a dark forest. Abandoned focuses on realism in terms of visuals and mechanics.

PS5

Sanabi
Sanabi

Action 09 November 2023

An action platformer set in a dystopian futuristic city. SANABI has us playing as a military veteran, wielding a grappling hook to grapple to the environment and his enemies.

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Mayhem Brawler
Mayhem Brawler

Action 18 August 2021

A beat 'em up in which we play the role of law enforcement officers fighting criminals and monsters on the city streets. In Mayhem Brawler we also have to make decisions affecting the course and end of the plot.

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Immortals: Fenyx Rising - A New God
Immortals: Fenyx Rising - A New God

Action 28 January 2021

First big add-on to the TPP action adventure game with RPG elements called Immortals: Fenyx Rising. In A New God Fenyx goes to Olympos, where he has to face a series of tests prepared by Greek deities to finally challenge Zeus himself.

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RICO London
RICO London

Action 09 September 2021

The second installment of the FPS series from the Ground Shatter studio, launched in 2019. In RICO London, we take on the role of a policewoman who makes her way through the floors of a skyscraper and eliminates hosts of gangsters.

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Glitchpunk
Glitchpunk

Action June 2024 (early access since 11 August 2021)

Polish cyberpunk action game, inspired by GTA 2 and Hotline Miami. In Glitchpunk we are taken to four cities, where as an android opposing tyrannical governments we perform various tasks and spread chaos, taking part in shootouts and chases.

PC

Instinction
Instinction

Action 2025 (early access since 2024)

Action game that takes us to a land overrun by dinosaurs. Moving through the world of Instinction, we face both huge dinosaurs and smaller, but faster and more agile creatures. We eliminate reptiles using an extensive arsenal of firearms and cold weapons.

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Brutal Fate
Brutal Fate

Action TBA (early access since 2024)

Brutal Fate is a first person shooter in retro style, developing ideas from Brutal Doom mod. So we get a dynamic FPS with a rich arsenal of weapons, various enemy galleries and non-linear levels.

PC

4 Minutes to the Apocalypse
4 Minutes to the Apocalypse

Action 2024

An action adventure game with RPG and survival horror elements, which takes us to the secret submarine Arizona-12. During the game in 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse, we travel aboard the boat and learn its secrets, as well as fight the enemies... ...or hide from them.

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In Silence
In Silence

Action 30 October 2021

Survival horror FPP designed for multiplayer action. At In Silence, one of the players takes on the role of a monster called Rake, while the rest of them are people whose task is to get out of the battle with him in one piece.

PC

Akatori
Akatori

Action 2024

Metroidvania game, created in the form of a platformer action. In DeathStick, we play Mako, who traverses a fantastic world, eliminating hordes of enemies and trying to find a way to break the dark ritual that threatens the whole land.

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State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3

Action TBA

State of Decay 3 is another part of the survival action game in an open, post-apocalyptic world full of zombies. Undead Labs studio, the creators of previous scenes, is responsible for the production.

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Zero Hour
Zero Hour

Action 12 August 2020

Zero Hour is a tactical FPS that refers to the well-known SWAT or Rainbow Six in terms of gameplay mechanics. The game is designed for online multiplayer mode. M7 Productions and Attrito are responsible for its development.

PC

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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Remnant II: The Awakened King
Remnant II: The Awakened King

Action 14 November 2023

The first major expansion to Remnant II, a third-person action RPG. Remnant II: The Awakened king is set in the world of Losomn, in the town of Dran, where the player must defeat the mad One True King.

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Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds
Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds

Action 2024

A twin-stick shooter with RPG and roguelike elements, and a spin-off of the Risk of Rain series. Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds has us traverse the Versanto System, dispatching enemy hordes, unlocking new character classes and gathering new equipment.

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Infestation: Origins
Infestation: Origins

Action 2025 (early access since 2024)

A first-person survival horror, in which we'll face horrifying monsters based off urban legends and popular works of culture (such as Mickey Mouse). Infestation 88 is an episodic, co-op focused game.

PC

Son and Bone
Son and Bone

Action 2024

A fast-paced first-person shooter reminiscent of the modern Doom games. Son and Bone has us playing as a sheriff transported into a world full of dinosaurs and other strange creatures.

PS5

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

EVE: Vanguard
EVE: Vanguard

Action 2024

EVE: Vanguard is an online FPS, where players face off against each other and AI-controlled enemies. The game is integrated with EVE Online, the outcomes of its battles affecting the MMO.

PC

Ecumene Aztec
Ecumene Aztec

Action 2025

A TPP action adventure game with RPG, stealth and survival elements. Ecumene Aztec is set in the 16th century Mesoamerica, having us play as an Aztec warrior, needing to choose whether we'll side with our people or support the conquistadors during the war.

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