Action Video Games76
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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Spellsworn
Action 13 March 2018
A multiplayer action game, in which the players control powerful wizards fighting on an arena.
Tanki X
Action 13 March 2018
A free-to-play multiplayer shooter developed by the independent studio AlternativaPlatform. The players fight online battles on virtual battlefields while steering various tanks.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins
Action 12 March 2018
The fourth and the last DLC included in the season pass for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – a first-person shooter game developed by Machine Games and published in fall of 2017. The main protagonist of The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins expansion is the character the players got to meet in the first expansion called Episode Zero. This time around, the titular Captain Wilkins fights Nazis on Alaska and is tasked with stopping them from executing a secret Operation Black Sun.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Action 08 March 2018
A sequel to Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide from 2015. The title is a first-person perspective action game focused on cooperation mode. The players use various weapons to fight beasts living in the Old World.
The Wizards
Action 08 March 2018
The Wizards is a VR action-adventure game developed by the Polish studio Carbon Studio. The game takes us to a fantasy world where we play as one of the titular mages. Our job will be to travel in time in order to save the Kingdom of Men from the impending doom. We observe the action from a first-person perspective. As we play, we will explore all kinds of diverse locations, where we will face your typical fantasy beasts and enemies.
Dead Dozen
Action 07 March 2018
Dead Dozen is a first-person action game revolving around asymmetric multiplayer matches. During the game, eleven players assume the roles of humans armed with firearms, while one player controls a ghoul with the task of hunting down the other eleven. The monster can kill his enemies, eat them, and infect them, which turns them to his side.
Bravo Team
Action 06 March 2018
A first-person shooter developed by Supermassive Games. The title was created for the PlayStation VR set. The plot of Bravo Team takes place in a fictional East European country. The player assumes the role of a member of the titular military squad and is tasked with escorting the president. When the situation becomes dire and a coup starts, the protagonist and his companion are tasked with saving the country.
Battlefield 1: Apocalypse
Action 06 March 2018
The last expansion for Battlefield 1 developed by DICE studio. Add-on lets us participate in the fiercest battle of World War I. Battlefield 1: Apocalypse also adds five new maps, more vehicles, weapons and gadgets, as well as an additional game mode – Air Assault.
Way of the Passive Fist
Action 06 March 2018
Way of the Passive Fist is a brawler game set on a planet called Eiectus. In this inhospitable world, the player assumes the role of The Wanderer – a mysterious warrior who mastered an original, defense-focused martial art. As befits a true brawler game, in Way of the Passive Fist, the player has to continuously go rightwards and fight hordes of enemies by blocking and dodging both their attacks and counterattacks.
Fear Effect Sedna
Action 06 March 2018
The third installment in the Fear Effect series of action games. Both the previous installments were released for the PlayStation console. The game was created by Kronos Digital Entertainment, under the auspices of Square Enix - the owner of the franchise. Contrary to its predecessors, Fear Effect Sedna is a tactical action game played from an isometric view and inspired by Shadowrun Returns - a role-playing game. The action takes place in a cyberpunk world featuring fantasy elements.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2
Action 02 March 2018
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a sequel to the 2015 game Guns, Gore & Cannoli. Both games were developed by the Belgian studio Crazy Monkey. Once again, we play as the mobster Vinni Cannoli. Fifteen years have passed since the Thugtown city massacre. Mysterious affairs from the past have forced our protagonist to go to Europe, right in the middle of the Second World War. There, we will have to deal with our problems in the most traditional way – killing everything and everyone in our way.
Battlezone: Combat Commander
Action 01 March 2018
A remastered version of 1999 Battlezone II: Combat Commander, which combined elements of RTS titles with those of a dynamic mech simulator. The player takes on the role of a recruit at the International Space Defence Force - a combat unit created by the Soviet Union and the United States in order to fight invaders from space. Apart from a story campaign, the game offers an extensive multiplayer mode.
Z1 Battle Royale
Action 28 February 2018
An MMO shooter with survival elements, set in a world after a zombie outbreak, developed by the Daybreak Game Company studio. The title is one of the two alternative versions of the survival sandbox game formerly known as H1Z1 that was divided into two independent productions during the early access stage.
Mulaka
Action 27 February 2018
An action-adventure game featuring elements of platforming, set in a fantasy version of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara. The game was inspired by legends and cultural achievements of the Tarahumara tribal people living in the region. Sukurúame, the protagonist and a shaman, sets out for a long journey aiming to gain the trust of gods watching over the region. The mission is to save the inhabitants from total destruction that is already on its way.
One Hour One Life
Action 27 February 2018
One Hour One Life is an indie sandbox survival game developed by Jason Rohrer. Gameplay focuses on taking care of your family and helping to expand your civilization. Take control of your character and live your whole life in just an hour.
Past Cure
Action 23 February 2018
Inspired by the Inception movie, Past Cure is a third-person action game with elements of stealth and horror. It is also a debut project of the German developer Phantom 8 Studio. The main protagonist of the game is Ian - an ex-soldier, who for years has been locked in prison and subjected to mysterious experiments that resulted in him acquiring supernatural abilities that enabled him to control human minds and use telekinesis.
All Walls Must Fall
Action 23 February 2018
A tech-noir tactical action game with a spy thriller setting. All Walls Must Fall is set in 2089, in an alternative reality in which the Berlin Wall never fell and the Cold War still lasts. To make things worse, the rivalry between the East and the West has resulted in a nuclear disaster. You play as a group of intelligence agents, who travel back in time and get one night to prevent the catastrophe from happening.
Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match
Action 22 February 2018
A three-dimensional action game based on the popular anime series Girls und Panzer. The players participate in spectacular duels of panzer teams that use World War II tanks. The game recreates the story of the original television series and the first motion picture.
Armored Warfare: Assault
Action 22 February 2018
Armored Warfare is a multiplayer action game with tanks, developed for mobile devices by Pushkin Game Studios. It offers high-quality visuals created with Unreal Engine 4.
Skautfold: Usurper
Action 21 February 2018
An action RPG metroidvania. Skautfold: Usurper is set in alternate 1898 London, after the appearance of the Citadel - an otherworldly structure. We play as a hero tasked with sending it back where it came from.
Apex Construct
Action 20 February 2018
An action game with certain adventure elements that takes the players to the future. The main protagonist is tasked with surviving in a world overtaken by robots. The game is designed for virtual reality headgear and requires players to own both the googles and dedicated motion controllers.
Metal Gear Survive
Action 20 February 2018
A spin-off to the popular series from Konami, mixing cooperation-oriented play style with stealth and survival elements. Metal Gear Survive creates an alternative version of the events seen in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, in which the oil rig housing the self-appointed country has been destroyed by XOF, a ravenous military wing of CIA.
Hacktag
Action 14 February 2018
An original stealth game developed by the independent developer Piece of Cake Studios from France. The story in the game is set in 2029 - the world now belongs to big corporations that intend to expand their sphere of influence by hook or by crook. During the game, the player assumes the role of a freelance hacker tasked with stealth infiltration of the opponents’ headquarters and completing various, not entirely legal assignments.
