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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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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection

Action 28 January 2022

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is a set including graphically refreshed Uncharted 4: Thief's End and the Lost Legacy expansion pack.

PCPS5

Crysis 2
Crysis 2

Action 22 March 2011

Crysis 2 is a sequel to the science fiction FPS created by Crytek studio. The game is set three years after events of the first installment and takes place mostly on the streets of New York City, where we face members of an alien civilization and hostile soldiers of the C.E.L.L. corporation. In the title, we control a completely new character – a commando named Alcatraz who dons the sane suit the hero of the first part did, drawing attention of opponents.

PCX360PS3

Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Opposing Force

Action 03 December 1999

The official expansion for Half-Life, Valve's bestselling debut from 1998. Gearbox Software, a young but experienced studio, was chosen to create the expansion. The Opposing Force storyline presents the events known from the original from a completely different perspective. We play as one of Gordon Freeman's opponents - a marine sent to cover up an incident at Black Mesa laboratories.

PC

Death Must Die
Death Must Die

Action 2024 (early access since 14 November 2023)

An arena survival game reminiscent of Vampire Survivors, being a cross between a roguelike, action RPG and a bullet hell shooter. Death Must Die has us playing as adventurers traversing the Afterlife, cutting down hundreds of enemies along the way.

PC

Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Action 17 November 2017

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a sequel to the 2015 multiplayer FPS game and the fourth game in the cult series that was started eleven years earlier by Pandemic. Unlike the previous game, Battlefront II offers both a complex multiplayer mode and a single player campaign set right after the destruction of the second Death Star. Iden Versio, the game's protagonist and the leader of the Empire's special forces, is given the task of avenging the Emperor.

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World War Z
World War Z

Action 16 April 2019

A cooperative shooter based on the license of a movie by the same title. The players are taken to a world overrun by a zombie pandemic and fight for survival in Moscow, New York and Jerusalem.

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Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman: Blood Money

Action 26 May 2006

The fourth installment in a popular game series about Agent 47, the perfect assassin, completing various contracts for the ICA organization. When its members are being meticulously eliminated and 47 loses contact with his superior, Diana Burnwood, he reaches the conclusion that he will become the next target. In order to save his skin 47 decides to stop the man behind the killings, Alexander Cayn, and his terrorist organization called the Franchise.

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Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

Action 29 August 2002

A 3D action game that takes the players to the 1930’s USA, the time when criminal underground flourished. The game was created by Czech developer Illusion Softworks, mainly known for the highly acclaimed tactical shooter Hidden & Dangerous. The story focuses on a rookie gangster named Tommy, who takes his first steps on the path of criminal life by doing jobs for an influential mafia family.

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Max Payne
Max Payne

Action 26 July 2001

Max Payne is a third-person perspective action game developed by the Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment. The protagonist is an undercover DEA agent whose task is to locate the source of Valkyr - a deadly new drug. Personally, Max is also seeking revenge against the murderers of his family. He falls victim to a conspiracy and gets accused of killing his supervisor. The creators were inspired by the crime stories from the 1940s and 1950s, Pulp novels, and the movie, The Matrix.

PCPS4PS3ANDiOSPS2XBOXGBA

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

Action 25 April 2017

The third installment in a popular first person shooter developed by Polish developer CI Games. Unlike the previous games in the series, most of the development process was done by a second party studio, comprised of creators of game franchises like Sniper Elite, Full Spectrum Warrior, and Killzone. The game features a growing conflict between Russia and the United States.

PCXONEPS4

Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation

Action 07 October 2014

An atmospheric FPP survival horror game set in the iconic universe of Alien. It has been created by Creative Assembly, known from their strategy game series, Total War. The game takes place after the events of first movie, and the developers adapted not only the movie's visual style, but also the it's characteristic atmosphere. We play as Amanda, daughter of Ellen Ripley, the main protagonist of the movie. She sets on a journey to find out what happened to her mother after the Nostromo incident.

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Blasphemous II
Blasphemous II

Action 24 August 2023

The sequel to a 2019 soulslike action platformer. Blasphemous II retains its predecessor's pixel art and enemy design inspired by medieval Christianity.

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The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2

Action 13 October 2017

A direct sequel to the successful survival horror, The Evil Within. Both titles have been developed under the watchful eye of Shinji Mikami, the author of such video game series as Devil May Cry and Resident Evil. In The Evil Within 2, players yet again assume the role of detective Sebastian Castellanos, who travels to a seemingly idyllic town in search for his daughter. What he does not know, however, is that the town hides a horrible secret.

PCXONEPS4

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Action 10 October 2007

The second official expansion pack to Half-Life 2 that shows the following adventures of the two characters known from the previous installments – Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance. This time the action focuses on the secret data which the two protagonists obtained while escaping from alien citadel. In this episode the player visits much more varied locations (forests, a military base and an abandoned mine). The developers introduced a new 2-person vehicle and a completely new weapon.

PC

Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2

Action 04 June 2021

Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is another part of a series of first-person shooters developed by Polish company CI Games. The game allows us to play the role of the marksman.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts

Action 05 November 2013

The tenth title in the bestselling first-person shooter series. The title is developed by Infinity Ward studio, currently a part of Activision, in collaboration with Raven Software studio. The campaign is set in an alternative reality of the future where a “Federation” of South America countries invades USA. The player assumes the role of a member of the Ghosts, a unit specialized in conducting dangerous missions behind enemy lines.

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Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight

Action 24 February 2017

Hollow Knight is a 2D metroidvania game developed by the indie studio Team Cherry. The game takes us to a fantasy underground world located bellow the city of Dirtmouth. The place attracts numerous adventurers, who disappear without a trace when they enter it. We play as an adventurer who decides to face the challenge and find riches, fame, and the answers he is looking for in that underground world. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.

PCXONEPS4Switch

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Action 17 April 2014

An action adventure sequel to the 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man. Developed by Beenox Inc, a Canadian studio also responsible for such games featuring the Marvel’s superhero as Spider-Man 3: The Game, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The story in the game loosely translates the adventures from the movie directed by Marc Webb into a video game setting.

PCXONEPS4X360PS3ANDiOSWPWiiU3DS

Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved

Action 15 November 2001

Halo: Combat Evolved is a futuristic FPP/TPP shooter that was a launch title of the Xbox console and became Microsoft's first system seller. It was developed by Bungie Software, a studio previously known for the Myth series. The game tells the story of a conflict between humans and aliens that are bent on annihilating our kind. We play as a genetically modified soldier and a member of an elite military unit that was established in order to defeat the alien threat.

PCXBOX

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Action 30 November 2022

A co-op FPP shooter for up to four people, set in the Hive Tertium. The Fatshark studio, known from the Warhammer: Vermintide series, developed Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

PCXSX

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

Action 11 January 2024

The fifth game in the Momodora series, a continuation of the third installment. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is an action platform metroidvania in which we play as a priestess named Momo, and our task is to fight off the demons.

PC

Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Action 20 October 2023

The second installment in a bestselling Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games. The game was developed with the PS5 in mind and features two playable characters - Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

PS5

DMC: Devil May Cry
DMC: Devil May Cry

Action 15 January 2013

A dynamic action game utilizing the third-person perspective. It's the fifth installment in the Devil May Cry franchise and also the reboot of the series. The game was produced by British studio Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West) and the process was supervised by Capcom. DMC: Devil May Cry takes place simultaneously in two worlds: the human one and the infernal one (Limbo).

PCX360PS3

Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4

Action 29 October 2013

Fourth main entry in the bestselling FPS series created and developed by the EA DICE team. The solo campaign shows a vision of military conflict between the United States, Soviet Union, and China. The story takes place in 2020 on the territory of the People’s Republic of China. Player takes on the role of a member of the US Marine Tombstone Squad, which is given the task of rescuing several high-ranked officials from the unsettled Shanghai.

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