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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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War Tech Fighters
War Tech Fighters

Action 25 July 2018

An action game in which we sit at the helm of a moss and take part in dynamic clashes in space. While playing in War Tech Fighters we develop the combat potential of our machine, gaining new levels of experience and various percussions and upgrades. In addition to the fictional campaign, the title has a survival mode and special challenges for veterans.

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The Persistence
The Persistence

Action 24 July 2018

A hybrid of survival horror and a roguelike game, designed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. Developed by Firesprite, The Persistence takes the players to the year 2521, when the interstellar voyages are a part of people’s everyday life. The main protagonist is a member of a spaceship crew, which, as a result of an unsuccessful experiment, has been turned into bloodthirsty mutants.

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Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings

Action 24 July 2018

An action title with elements of classic arcade shooters and roguelike productions. Developed by Blindflug, the game is a continuation of Cloud Crashers. The action takes us to a dieselpunk world. The main protagonist, Amelia, lives in the flying city Granaria. To make a living, the girl catches fish dwelling high in the clouds, and she is aware of the social inequalities of this sky utopia.

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Soviet Lunapark VR
Soviet Lunapark VR

Action 23 July 2018

A first-person shooter game, set on an island full of retro-futuristic inventions created in the alternate Soviet Union. In Soviet Lunapark VR, you try to escape a facility controlled by rogue machines and zombies.

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Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars
Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars

Action 17 July 2018

An expansion for the 2018 FPS game Far Cry. The DLC is set on the red planet Mars, where you face dangerous aliens. The expansion was developed by French company Ubisoft, known for e.g. Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs.

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Mugsters
Mugsters

Action 17 July 2018

A mix between an adventure and a dynamic action game, in which the players save enslaved humans from the clutches of space invaders.

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Mothergunship
Mothergunship

Action 17 July 2018

A roguelike FPS, in which the players must exhibit great skill and quick fingers, fighting and dodging a storm of bullets from many ships of a hostile armada. Randomly generated levels provide more and more challenges, while the unique weapon creation system lets us create true avatars of destruction in gun form, like ten-barrel rocket-launcher or welded miniguns.

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Tempest 4000
Tempest 4000

Action 17 July 2018

Another entry in a classic s-f representative of the so-called tunnel shooters genre. The game was developed by Llamasoft, led by Jeff Minter, who also created a remake of the original arcade version of Tempest for Atari Jaguar back in 1994. Just like in the earlier games from this series, this one is also about controlling a "claw-shaped" space ship that moves in a network of tunnels.

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Gene Rain
Gene Rain

Action 17 July 2018

A shooter presenting a dystopian vision of the future, in which the modification of the human genotype led to a global catastrophe. In Gene Rain, the player takes control of the heroes trying to restore the old order before the world meets its final annihilation.

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Thief of Thieves: Season One
Thief of Thieves: Season One

Action 16 July 2018

Thief of Thieves is an action-adventure game by Rival Games, released in an episodic model. The first season consists of four episodes. The production was based on the comic by Robert Kirkman.

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Earthfall
Earthfall

Action 13 July 2018

A first-person shooter designed for cooperation mode for up to four players. The game enables the players to face an invasion of terrifying aliens by using a variety of futuristic weapons.

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Out of Reach
Out of Reach

Action 13 July 2018

A sandbox MMO game which emphasizes the survival aspects, developed by polish studio Space Boat with the financial help from Indiego’s users. Players take roles of castaways, who land on one of the islands of an unknown archipelago, and their main task is to survive in a foreign, unknown environment. To achieve this, we explore the diversified open world in search of a shelter and materials, which will allow us to craft basic tools, weapons, armor, and other useful items.

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The Walking Dead: Our World
The Walking Dead: Our World

Action 12 July 2018

A unique action game based on The Walking Dead TV series, produced by AMC. What makes the production distinct among other games is the fact that you battle hordes of zombies in the real world — like in the popular Pokemon GO, the opponents appear near the you, in an environment observed through the camera of your tablet or smartphone.

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Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale
Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale

Action 12 July 2018

An online first-person shooter introducing a massive multiplayer mode inspired by the Japanese novel/manga Battle Royale and The Hunger Games. We assume the role of the participants of sadistic games held by a race of barbarous, high-tech aliens. The story is just a pretext to the actual game, though, as Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is a multiplayer-only title with gameplay modes for up to 100 players.

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Super Destronaut DX
Super Destronaut DX

Action 11 July 2018

A shoot’em up inspired by genre classics like Space Invaders. In Super Destronaut DX, the players assume the role of a pilot of a spaceship who is tasked with elimination of hordes of enemies.

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The Culling 2
The Culling 2

Action 10 July 2018

The Culling 2 is a sequel to the 2017 game going by the same title. The players fight against one another during brutal multiplayer battles, with only one goal in mind - to be the last man standing.

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Defiance 2050
Defiance 2050

Action 10 July 2018

Defiance 2050 is an MMO shooter that shows a catastrophic vision of the Earth invaded by aggressive aliens. Players take on the role of space technology seekers who, using their unique skills, will explore the ruins of San Francisco.

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AirMech Wastelands
AirMech Wastelands

Action 06 July 2018

An action RPG with real-time strategy game features. During the game, the players are taken to a post-apocalyptic America. There, they control the titular machine and gradually become more popular among the local community. They are trying to determine the cause of the constant attacks on humanity. The players are traveling through an open world, completing missions, and fighting enemies. The battles are fought by using an AirMech that is adapted to combat on the surface and in the air.

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Identity V
Identity V

Action 05 July 2018

A multiplayer action game inspired by the Dead by Daylight game that is available on PC and consoles. During the game, four players are acting as victims trying to escape a dark mansion while the fifth player assumes the role of a murderer that is trying to stop them.

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Dead Island: Survivors
Dead Island: Survivors

Action 04 July 2018

A mobile tower defense title and a spin-off of Dead Island series. We build and expand our base to defend the survivors against hordes of zombies by using traps and melee weapons.

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Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

Action 03 July 2018

A remastered edition of Red Faction: Guerilla developed by THQ Nordic. In comparison to the original, the game features improved visuals, higher resolution, as well as more detailed textures, shadows, and lighting.

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The Walker
The Walker

Action 03 July 2018

The Walker is an action game developed by the Chinese developer Haymaker Games exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. The player assumes the role of a descendant of an ancient house, whose members are proficient in martial arts and exhibit magical abilities. The main objective of the game is to save Shanghai from the attack of bloodthirsty monsters that crawl throughout the streets of the metropolis.

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Mayhem Combat
Mayhem Combat

Action 28 June 2018

A mobile team action game created by Vivid Games – a Polish studio, known for, among others, the Real Boxing series. In Metal Fist: Urban Domination, we assume the role of various characters, each having unique attacks and abilities, who fight for domination in a number of single player and multiplayer modes.

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Call of Duty: WWII - United Front
Call of Duty: WWII - United Front

Action 26 June 2018

An expansion to the 2017 entry in the popular FPS series Call of Duty. The add-on introduces three new maps (Market Garden, Stalingrad, and Monte Cassino) for online PvP matches, each set on a famous battlefield of World War II. United Front also offers a mission for the War mode and another adventure for cooperative zombie mode.

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