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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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Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami

8.0 Game Score

Developed by independent studio Dennaton Games, a brutal retro-style action game resembling the classic first installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place during the 80s in the titular Miami. The main hero is a muscular ruffian who after receiving mysterious calls recorded on an answering machine commits a series of violent acts. Missions come down to murdering everyone in a given location. The protagonist can execute stealth attacks as well as engage in open combat.

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Monster Hunter 4
Monster Hunter 4

8.0 Game Score

The fourth part of the action RPG game about the fight against powerful monsters. In this version we play the role of a mercenary travelling with a caravan between several villages that need help. The authors of the series have prepared dozens of new items, armour and NPCs. Some ideas for the game were taken from the faster and more dynamic Dragon's Dogma.

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Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason

8.0 Game Score

Dark work of programmers from the Ukrainian Action Forms studio (creators of the Carnivores and Vivisector series, among others). This time we are dealing with a mixture of genres: the elements proper to shooters and action games are generously seasoned with the atmosphere of the best horror movies.

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PayDay: The Heist
PayDay: The Heist

8.0 Game Score

Fun-oriented cooperative first-person shooter, developed by debuting studio Overkill Software. In the game, we assume the role of hardened criminals, whose task is the execution of various types of stick-ups and heists, for example a bank heist or an attempt to rescue a prisoner from a police transport car. During the action, we have to incapacitate the security, secure the hostages, have somebody on the lookout, and deactivate various types of security measures.

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InFamous 2: Festival of Blood
InFamous 2: Festival of Blood

8.0 Game Score

A powerful DLC add-on for inFamous 2. The main character of the previous scenes, Cole McGrath, returns to face the vampires. To liquidate their leader for only 24 hours. The title is distributed only through digital distribution.

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GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

8.0 Game Score

An improved edition of the 2010's GoldenEye 007 - the remake of the classic first-person shooter for Nintendo 64. The player assumes the role of James Bond, the legendary MI6 agent, who travels around the world in search of the eponymous Golden Eye, a mysterious Russian satellite weapon of immense firepower. Although the game is based on the 1995's film, the player will visit locations which were not present in the movie.

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War Inc. Battle Zone
War Inc. Battle Zone

8.0 Game Score

War Inc. Battle Zone is a Third-Person View (TPP) network shooting produced by Warmongers Online Studio. The action of the game was set in 2012. The global economic crisis led to a global catastrophe. The situation is being exploited by corporations waging a ruthless war for influence and wealth among themselves. Players take on the role of mercenaries at the service of one of the international consortia. The game is distributed for free on a "play4free" basis.

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Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III

8.0 Game Score

The third major entry in the action adventure game series, Assassin Creed. Assassin Creed III has been created by Ubisoft Montreal in cooperation with its subsidiaries. It continues the story of the conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. Most of events take place during the American War of Independence (1753-1783). The main character – Connor Kenway – is, once again, an ancestor of Desmond Miles. The half-blood Indian vows to fight tyranny and seek justice.

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Blades of Time
Blades of Time

8.0 Game Score

Blades of Time is a dynamic action game where the main character fights hordes of enemies using a variety of weapons. The game is the responsibility of the Russian studio Gaijin Entertainment, i.e. the authors of X-Blades, which is not very well received on the market.

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Far Cry Classic
Far Cry Classic

8.0 Game Score

A remake of the 2004's PC classic Far Cry, created for the seventh generation of consoles. The original game spawned an incredibly popular series of action-sandbox games developed by Ubisoft. The player assumes the role of an owner of a transport company, who gets trapped on a tropical island while completing one of his assignments. It soon turns out that the island is swarming with unknown military forces.

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Army Rage
Army Rage

8.0 Game Score

Army Rage is a first person perspective (FPS) network shooting set in the realities of World War II. Players fight on maps inspired by war scenes, using a variety of weapons and vehicles from that period. The title was produced by TuyaSoft studio and is distributed on a free-to-play basis (for free) with the option of micropayment.

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Rage: The Scorchers
Rage: The Scorchers

8.0 Game Score

An addition to the postapocalyptic shooter of the creators of the Doom and Quake series. Expansion focuses on the title gang that threatens the city of Hager. The DLC includes six new areas, several missions, previously unavailable weapons and a higher level of difficulty.

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Dirty Bomb
Dirty Bomb

8.0 Game Score

A free-to-play online first-person shooter developed by Splash Damage, the creators of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, ET: Quake Wars and Brink. The action is set in London, destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, which turned into a battlefield of private military corporations. Soldiers of each faction fight for dominance and treasures hidden in the ruins of the metropolis.

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Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition

8.0 Game Score

A refreshed edition of Darksiders – an action-adventure game from 2010, prepared mainly with eight generation consoles in mind (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One). We assume the role of War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As a result of a conspiracy, he initiates the end of the world prematurely, for which he is punished by being stripped of most of his powers and exiled to Earth.

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

8.0 Game Score

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an action adventure game set in the cinematic universe of Avatar. It was developed by Ubisoft Massive, also responsible for games such as Tom Clancy's The Division.

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Sine Mora EX
Sine Mora EX

8.0 Game Score

Developed by THQ Nordic, Sine Mora EX is a remastered version of the well-received 2012 shoot’em up game. The game takes players to a retro-futuristic world engulfed in a continuous war between the forces of the Empire and their adversaries. One gets to pilot diverse airplanes, featuring various weapons and gadgets, and participate in dynamic and spectacular battles against both standard enemy units as well as much more powerful bosses.

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Mobile Legends: Bang bang
Mobile Legends: Bang bang

8.0 Game Score

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a mobile MOBA game (teams of 5 players face each other) developed by Moonton. Representatives of all kinds of specializations can meet on the game's arenas. Nothing stands in our way if we want to play as a tank, taking almost all of the enemy damage, a ranged mage or archer, a stealthy assassin, or a support that uses defensive abilities to aid his team in battle. Matches are five minutes long.

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Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus

8.0 Game Score

A remake of one of the greatest iconic PlayStation 2 titles. The original game debuted in 2005 and six years later it was released on PlayStation 3 in HD version. In Shadow of the Colossus the player assumes the role of a young man named Wander who places the body of his beloved on a mysterious altar hidden in the wild. He learns that he will be able to restore her life if he manages to defeat sixteen giant creatures known as the Colossi.

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One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition

8.0 Game Score

Another title from Ganbarion studio, set in the universe created for the One Piece manga. This time Monkey D. Luffy and his crew land on Forgotten Island, ruled by extremely ambitious pirate called Red. Due to certain circumstances the heroes have no choice, but to make their base in Trans Town and defeat Red and his followers. Gameplay-wise One Piece: Unlimited World Red resembles the Monster Hunter series.

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Deathloop
Deathloop

8.0 Game Score

Another FPP action game from Arkane Studios. In the game, we will follow the fate of an unusual pair of killers immersed in eternal battle, trying to break the endless cycle.

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Streets of Rogue
Streets of Rogue

8.0 Game Score

A complex roguelike production in which we go to a hard-ruled city and our task is to reach the top floor of the metropolis and overthrow its mayor-tyrant. Streets of Rogue can be played alone or with up to three players.

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Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner

8.0 Game Score

The FPP action game, developed by the Polish team One More Level. In Ghostrunner we get to a cyberpunk city ruled by a man named Keymaster, and our task is to deal with this tyrant.

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Spider-Man: The Silver Lining
Spider-Man: The Silver Lining

8.0 Game Score

The third feature expansion to Spider-Man from 2018, crowning The City That Never Sleeps campaign. Silver Sable returns at The Silver Lining, whose Spider Man helps to recover Sable International's stolen technology.

PS4

Spider-Man: The Heist
Spider-Man: The Heist

8.0 Game Score

A part of a 3-episode DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man. The add-on contains fresh challenges and crimes, a previously unseen faction and new costumes for Spider-Man. In Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps, as the DLC itself is called, both Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson play an important role, as well as the protagonist's former love interest Felicia Hardy, also known as Black Cat.

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