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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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Unturned
Unturned

8.1 Game Score

Unturned is a sandbox MMO game that combines the mechanics of the popular DayZ mod with the visual style of Minecraft. The game is distributed for free and was created by a sixteen year old teenager – Nelson Sexton. The game takes place in an open world overrun by a zombie epidemic and forces the player into a fight for survival in this dangerous environment. Just like other, similar games, the main part of the gameplay is resource-gathering-oriented exploration.

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Broforce
Broforce

8.1 Game Score

An old school platform shooter developed by independent South African studio Free Lives. The game employs a parodic style to resurrect the legend of classic side-scrolling arcade shooters and the cult of movie tough guys from eighties and nineties. Playing as such icons like John Rambo, Texas Ranger, John McClane, B.A. Barracus, Robocop, or Conan, the player moves through levels filled with typical evil mooks and villains.

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Supraland
Supraland

8.1 Game Score

An action adventure game in which we play the role of a plasticine man exploring a garden full of surprises. The mechanics of this production is inspired by such series as The Legend of Zelda, Mario, Portal or Metroid. Supra Games studio is responsible for the creation of this title, and the publisher is Assemble Entertainment.

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American Fugitive
American Fugitive

8.1 Game Score

An action game with an open world, in which we find ourselves in the United States from the 1980s. The main character in American Fugitive is Will Riley; the protagonist escapes from prison to find his father's murderer. Observing the action from a bird's eye view, during the game we carry out various tasks commissioned by the representatives of the criminal world, gradually penetrating their ranks.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

8.1 Game Score

A hybrid of a third-person perspective action game and a fighting game developed by Team Ninja. The game enables the players to control characters known from the main installments of the Final Fantasy series. The title is an improved and expanded port of a game that debuted in 2015 on Japanese arcade cabinets. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT doesn’t feature a dedicated, complex story mode, but the duels have a narrative, illustrated with cutscenes and dialogues.

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The Conjuring House
The Conjuring House

8.1 Game Score

A first-person horror game inspired by the literary works of H. P. Lovecraft. The action of The Conjuring House is set at the beginning of the 20th century. A group of supernatural phenomenon researchers is dispatched to investigate an abandoned Victorian residence, which is said to feature certain anomalies. The main protagonist of the game is the journalist who accompanies the researchers.

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Nightmare Creatures II
Nightmare Creatures II

8.1 Game Score

Continuation of the survival horror movie from 1997, in which the player once again faces Adam Crowley and his army of monsters. The protagonist visits dark levels, where he fights hordes of enemies with white and firearms. Compared to the first page of the saga, the system of creating a combination of attacks has been simplified. The adrenaline bar has also been removed, giving the main character the opportunity to carry out spectacular attacks on his opponents.

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

8.1 Game Score

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.

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Dead Rising 4
Dead Rising 4

8.1 Game Score

The fourth installment in a series of zombie-themed, third-person action games developed by Capcom. The story campaign brings a continuation to the storylines presented in the first installment. The player assumes the role of Frank West (appeared first in the original game) - a photographer trapped in a town overrun by hordes of zombies. During the Christmas period, he has to somehow survive through a period of several days, waiting for help to arrive.

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Arma III: Apex
Arma III: Apex

8.1 Game Score

First major DLC add-on for Arma III, a realistic military simulator released in 2013 by Bohemia Interactive studio. The main component of the expansion is a completely new map, encompassing a Pacific archipelago Tanoa, with an area of 100 square kilometers. Along with the map, we receive a new cooperative campaign, which revolves around the theme of armed conflicts in the near future.

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Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight

8.1 Game Score

An asymmetric multiplayer action game, based on a classic horror movie storyline: a group of young people being harassed by a murderous psychopath. It was created by Behaviour Interactive, known for such titles as Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade or Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise. In Dead by Daylight, four players take on the roles of ordinary people trying to survive the encounter with a murderer, who's being controlled by the fifth player.

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Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Last Maharaja
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - The Last Maharaja

8.1 Game Score

A DLC for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate by Ubisoft. The downloadable content requires the base game. The Last Maharaja tells a story of an Indian aristocrat, named Duleep Singh, who is trying to regain his right to the maharaja title. His quest interferes with the plans of the British East India Company and its allies, the Templar Order. Interchangeably assuming the roles of the Frye siblings, the player helps the aforementioned aristocrat in his fight for justice.

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Death Stranding
Death Stranding

8.0 Game Score

An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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