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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. more

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Gunscape
Gunscape

Action 02 March 2016

A game which combines first-person online shooter mechanics with elements of sandbox games such as Minecraft. It was developed by the independent studio, Blowfish. The game features unique, pixel art visuals and a single player story campaign which can be completed either by sticking to the storyline or re-shaping it by taking different actions.

Third Eye Crime
Third Eye Crime

Action 23 July 2014

A top-down comic striped scramble, saturated with the atmosphere of black detective stories from the 1940s. In the game we play the role of a thief of works of art, who has a unique ability to telepathically predict the next moves of enemies. After the theft, it allows to mislead the guards and find the right escape route unnoticed.

Titan Souls
Titan Souls

Action 14 April 2015

A two-dimensional retro action platform game inspired by typical cRPGs and the cult PS2 title Shadow of the Colossus. Titan Souls was developed by the independent, three-person studio Acid Nerve and it is an expanded, commercial version of the application created during the Ludum Dare competition. The game takes place in ancient ruins in which, according to a legend, the souls of titans were placed.

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.

The Dark Phantom
The Dark Phantom

Action canceled

A third-player action game maintained in a noir atmosphere. We play the title avenger, who lost his memory and his skin was partially destroyed by fire. Hoping to discover the facts of his own past, dressed in special bandages, he goes out into the streets of a corrupt city at night and becomes the terror of all criminals.

Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate Definitive Edition
Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate Definitive Edition

Action 12 July 2022

Improved and expanded version of the popular third person slasher, combining in one universe characters from two popular series: Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. Compared to the original edition of the game from 2011, the creators gave players a whole new content in the form of new skills, options to modify weapons, new arenas and previously absent heroes. In the game there are also new storylines and Duel Mode, known from the Hyper edition.

Battlefield 4: Final Stand
Battlefield 4: Final Stand

Action 02 December 2014

The final expansion for Battlefield 4, another installment in the bestselling shooter game series by Electronic Arts. The expansion focuses on military experiments conducted by Russian scientist, trying to develop new technologies that could turn the tide of many a war. Final Stand adds new multiplayer maps, this time set in Russia: Operation Whiteout, Hammerhead, Giants of Karelia, and Hangar 21.

Robot Arena: Design & Destroy
Robot Arena: Design & Destroy

Action 25 February 2003

Continuation of the innovative game Robot Arena, combining elements of action, simulation and strategy. In the game, our goal is to create a unique combat robot, and then send it to fight with other bots.

Hollowpoint
Hollowpoint

Action canceled

A shooter combining platform production elements with a TPS game. Players direct the fate of mercenaries, performing tasks for the megacorporations of the future. The title is intended mainly for playing in cooperation mode, but it also includes the solo option.

In Space We Brawl
In Space We Brawl

Action 17 July 2015

A simple space shooter that focuses on the struggles of small groups of players in the local multiplayer mode. Each player can choose the right ship and equip it with their favourite extermination toolkit. The aim of the game is simple: to survive and eliminate enemy ships.

RIVE
RIVE

Action 13 September 2016

A two-dimensional platformer game inspired by the classic, side-scroll representatives of the genre. It was created by Two Tribes – a Dutch developer popular mainly for the arcade-logic Toki Tori series. RIVE takes the player to an unspecified region of the galaxy, where they face an army of hostile robots, having taken control over a modern-day combat drone.

Bedlam (1996)
Bedlam (1996)

Action 30 September 1996

Made from an isometric perspective, dynamic science-fiction shooting. In the game we play as the commander of the squadron of modern RAT tanks, and our task is to face the army of rebellious robots, which stirred up the uprising and turned against their creators.

Bedlam 2: Absolute Bedlam
Bedlam 2: Absolute Bedlam

Action 04 June 1997

Continuation of the dynamic Bedlam shooter from 1996, in which, as the commander of the RAT unit, we again face the reorganized army of rebellious machines. The rules of the game have not changed, and the creators have limited themselves to designing and giving players a new set of slightly more extensive missions.

Attractio
Attractio

Action 20 March 2014

First-person action game with numerous logical elements inspired by the cult Portal series. During the game we control the participants of the futuristic reality show, who, equipped with special devices, struggle with a number of puzzles that require appropriate manipulation of gravity forces.

Toy Soldiers: War Chest
Toy Soldiers: War Chest

Action 11 August 2015

The third installment in a strategic tower-defense game with action elements. The franchise was created in 2010 by Signal Studios. Gameplay in Toy Soldiers: War Chest is based on the series' token mechanics. You control an army of toy soldiers who have to defend their base from enemy attacks. To that end you must deploy various cannons and guns, which can later be upgraded to increase their fire power. At any moment you can take control of an individual unit, switching the perspective to TPP.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Orcs Must Die! Unchained

Action 19 April 2017

A spin-off to the humorous series of action strategy games that focus on fighting Orcs. This time the developers from Robot Entertainment mixed in even more genres by adding MOBA and card games elements. The game focuses on multiplayer and uses a free to play distribution model with microtransactions. Two factions face each other in the game – the Human Order that was rebuilt after the events shown in the second game and the Unchained, faction that consists of various monsters.

Grave
Grave

Action canceled

The debut production of Broken Window. It is a sandbox arcade action game with survival elements. The action of Grave takes place in grim and slightly surreal wastelands that are desolate and relatively safe during the day. At night, however, various kinds of disgusting monsters come out to hunt for the player character.

Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart
Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart

Action 22 April 2014

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.

Mother Russia Bleeds
Mother Russia Bleeds

Action 05 September 2016

A brutal beat'em up game offering old-school, pixel-art visuals and paying a tribute to the classics of the genre. The game is set in the former Soviet Union in the 80s. The protagonist of the game is a former boxer, now a wrongly convicted drug addict. Having escaped the prison, he embarks on a bloody quest for vengeance. The protagonist traverses subsequent locations and eliminates the enemies he encounters with his fists or various items.

State of Decay: Lifeline
State of Decay: Lifeline

Action 30 May 2014

The first large expansion to the popular survival game State of Decay. This sandbox title created by Undead Labs takes the player to a post-apocalyptic world overrun by a zombie plague. The player must rebuild the human society. The expansion adds a new campaign, the completing of which takes a few hours. The campaign tells a completely new story. The game takes place in a small city called Denforth, where the protagonist is sent in order to save the scientists that are there.

Don't Starve: Reign of Giants
Don't Starve: Reign of Giants

Action 21 April 2014

The first of several official add-ons to the highly-original sandbox action game Don’t Starve, created by the Canadian Klei Entertainment studio. Reign of Giants introduces many novelties, beginning with completely new biomes, filled with previously unseen creatures (the eponymous Giants), and numerous collectibles that might be as helpful as dangerous. Aside from that, two new seasons have been implemented: autumn and spring, which complement a full year cycle with all of its consequences (e.g.

MyDream
MyDream

Action 20 April 2018

Another sandbox game that takes place in a fully modifiable, three-dimensional world generated by voxel technology. The developers used solutions from the popular Minecraft and mixed them with traits typical for modern MMORPG games.

Just Survive
Just Survive

Action 17 February 2016

An MMO game referred to as a "survival sandbox" by its creators, Daybreak Game Company. H1Z1 takes place in an alternate world, 15 years after the discovery of the titular virus that caused a world-wide zombie epidemic. The few survivors fight for their lives, struggling against zombies, wild animals, and other surviving factions. During the game, players get the chance to build a shelter or even entire cities somewhere in the United States.

Zombies Monsters Robots
Zombies Monsters Robots

Action 08 October 2014

A cooperative online TPS shooter created by former employees of the Chinese branch of Epic Games. The game takes place in the near future, in which, thanks to the invention of portal technology, hordes of various monsters came to Earth, posing an increasing threat to humanity. As mercenaries in the service of the military organization ICF, we face many different opponents - from classic zombies, through different types of mutants and robots, to armed dinosaurs.