Action Video Games71
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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Daymare: 1998
6.9 Game Score
An action-adventure survival horror. The game is the first title developed by Invader Studios and takes place during the late nineties. The story is filled with references to nineties’ pop culture and it is presented from the perspective of several playable characters, including a special forces soldier whose family is imprisoned in a city controlled by monsters. During the game the player travels through very dangerous locations, explores, fights and occasionally solves riddles.
Prospekt
6.9 Game Score
A first-person shooter created by Richard Seabrooke, set in the world of Half-Life. Prospekt started as a fan-made modification that eventually, thanks to the help from Valve and the players' great interest in the game, became an independent commercial product . The story runs parallel to the events of Half-Life 2. When Gordon Freeman is in a need of assistance, his Vortigaunt allies decide to bring in a commando by the name of Adrian Shephard, a character known from Half-Life: Opposing Force.
State of Decay 2
6.9 Game Score
An official sequel to the 2013’s sandbox action game by Undead Labs. The action of State of Decay 2 takes place in a post-apocalyptic open world after an outbreak of a zombie epidemic. While playing, we get a chance to led a group of survivors, each of whom has their own biography, skills, and character traits. We can freely switch between them while building a shelter, exploring the world, and searching nearby buildings for resources necessary for survival.
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet
6.9 Game Score
An action shooter/battle game set in the universe of the popular Japanese Touhou series. Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet is set in a magical land of Gensokyo. You play as a group of warriors, who are known from the other installments in the series — including such characters as Reimu Hakurei or Remilia Scarlet. The gameplay consists of one-on-one battles, which take place on 2D arenas seen from the bird's eye view.
Farpoint
6.9 Game Score
An first-person shooter game by American Studio Impulse Gear. The game requires the PlayStation VR headgear and utilizes the PlayStation Move motion controllers, as well as a simplified rifle called PlayStation VR Aim Controller. The game is set in the far future, in which interplanetary flights are a part of daily life. The ship carrying the protagonist crashes on an alien world. It quickly turns out that the planet is inhabited by hostile creatures resembling giant insects.
Generation Zero
6.9 Game Score
An FPP action game, set in an alternate Sweden in 1989, taken over by heavily armed machines. While Generation Zero features a single player mode, it was developed mostly for the co-op mode for up to 4 players.
Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered
6.9 Game Score
A remastered edition of Assassin's Creed Rogue, enriched with two expansions and minor add-on packs. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game runs in 1080p resolutions, and 4K when playing on Xbox One X or PlayStation 4 Pro.
Conqueror's Blade
6.9 Game Score
A multiplayer action game enriched with a big portion of RTS elements. Developed by Booming Games, the title gives an opportunity to assume the leadership of medieval armies in order to fight multiplayer skirmishes based on PvP rules. The gameplay formula of Conqueror's Blade brings into mind what constitutes the fundamentals of games belonging to such franchises as Dynasty Warriors or Kingdom Under Fire.
Ghost in the Shell
6.9 Game Score
Based on the popular manga and anime Ghost in the Shell, the TPP shooter, in which players control a spider-like combat vehicle and undertake a series of missions. Production focuses on skillful, spectacular duels with enemies.
World of Tanks
6.9 Game Score
A hugely popular MMO game developed and managed by Belarus team of Wargaming.net studio. World of Tanks focuses on thrilling battles against live players controlling tanks.
Killzone: Shadow Fall
6.9 Game Score
The fourth full-fledged installment in the Killzone series developed by Guerilla Games. Killzone: Shadow Fall is the series’ debut on the 8th generation console – PlayStation 4. The game’s story takes place 30 years after the events presented in Killzone 3 – two feuding factions, Helghast and Vektans, coexist on one planet, each faction inhabiting its predefined zone divided by a sturdy wall.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
6.9 Game Score
Standalone addition to the first-person shooter Far Cry 3 released in 2012. Ubisoft Montreal studio's production is a pastiche of science-fiction movies from the 80s. The plot of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon takes players to the year 2007. After the outbreak of nuclear war the world is plunged into chaos.
Apotheon
6.9 Game Score
A 2D platform game with an open world, inspired by Greek mythology. It was developed by an indie Canadian studio Alien Trap, known from, e.g. the well-received platform game Capsized. The game tells the story of Hera, who overthrows her husband, Zeus, and, driven by her dislike towards mortals, decides to obliterate them. You play as a hero, who has to reach the summit of Mount Olympus to save humanity and end the tyranny of the gods.
ArmA II: Army of the Czech Republic
6.9 Game Score
Third non-self-reliant addition to ArmA II war simulator created by Czech studio Bohemia Interactive Studio. This time the creators focused on imitating the national army of their country.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Kolekcja 2
6.9 Game Score
Second, fully-fledged extension to the very popular Call of Duty shooting: Modern Warfare 3. This patch introduces new maps to traditional multiplayer modes and further levels to Special Operations. The box contains only code that allows you to download digital content through the Steam service.
Just Cause 3
6.9 Game Score
The third installment in a popular series of sandbox action games that came out after a five year hiatus thanks to the original creators, Avalanche Studios. The game features new adventures of special agent Rico Rodriguez, who works for a secret branch of CIA, known as The Agency. You travel to the Mediterranean region, specifically a small republic of Medici, which suffers under the iron fist of merciless general Di Ravello.
Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart
6.9 Game Score
A several-hours long story DLC included in the Season Pass to the action game Batman: Arkham Origins released in 2013. Just like the original game, the expansion was developed by WB Games Montreal. The story of Cold, Cold Heart features Batman’s trying to stop Mr. Freeze — one of the super villains from the original comic books — whose actions threaten lives of guests at the New Year’s Eve "Humanitarian of the Year" gala.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
6.9 Game Score
Another installment in one of the most popular FPS series of all time. Once again, futuristic warfare is the theme of the game, however, the player is taken even deeper into the world of the future. The game tells a story of a fictional conflict between the United Nations Space Alliance and the Settlement Defense Front - the latter stands against international cooperation. The player takes on the role of Captain Reyes - a pilot serving in Tier 1 Special Operations.
No Man's Sky
6.8 Game Score
A science-fiction, sandbox action game with a focus on multiplayer mode. It was created by Hello Games, company known for the colorful arcade production Joe Danger. The game is set in the distant future in the yet uncharted parts of the cosmos, and the gameplay is presented in two forms. We explore the successive corners of the universe piloting a spacecraft, like we do in typical space-sim productions. Upon landing on a newly discovered planet, the game switches to first-person view.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
6.8 Game Score
Refreshed edition of the fourth part of the popular Oddworld series, in which as the title stranger we deal with chasing carnivores, rogue after the immersed in lawless universe of the game. HD Edition is primarily about improved high-definition graphics, remodeled characters and locations, as well as improved sound and three levels of gameplay difficulty.
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
6.8 Game Score
A stand-alone expansion to the fourth installment of the series of crazy action games, Saints Row, developed since 2006 by Volition studio. The protagonist of the expansion is Johnny Gat, a character well known by the fans of the series. Together with hacker Kinzie Kensington he literally goes to hell and back. The pair of characters is tasked with saving the leader of the Saints gang who was chosen by the lord of hell as fiancé for his daughter.
Crackdown 3
6.8 Game Score
The third installment in a series of popular, open-world futuristic action games. Crackdown 3 introduces the franchise to the eighth-gen consoles. The game was created by Cloudgine – a British studio led by David Jones, who is the father of the series. Similar to the previous installments, the player is taken to a futuristic city of an open structure, assuming the role of a futuristic officer of the law who faces organized crime.
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
6.8 Game Score
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is a special version of the popular Ninja Team action game. The plot shows the struggle of ninja warrior Ryu Hayabusy against a dangerous corporation. The gameplay is characterized by dynamic scenes of fights with the use of white weapons.
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
6.8 Game Score
Created with a view to playing in co-op mode action game, which is based on hit studio Rebellion - Sniper Elite V2. The main campaign takes place just before the fall of the Third Reich. Aware of the coming defeat, Adolf Hitler turns to dark rituals that turn the inhabitants of Germany into the living dead. A handful of surviving American, German and Soviet soldiers join forces to confront this new threat.