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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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Upvoid Miner
Upvoid Miner

Action canceled

Modeled on the hit Minecraft, the classic FPP sandbox with unlimited freedom to explore and shape the world. The game is distinguished by a high quality binding, created on an original engine, which, thanks to the voxel technology, realistically reproduces changes in the terrain.

Chroma
Chroma

Action canceled

A network shooter with a first person perspective. The game works in a free-to-play model and requires an internet connection. During gameplay, the music track affects the battle arena of players who use sonic weapons to fight.

Gunslugs
Gunslugs

Action 16 January 2013

Gunslugs is a two-dimensional shooter with platform elements. Players control an armed character to the teeth and travel through short randomly generated levels, eliminating all enemies standing in their way. The title contains many hidden surprises, as well as several difficulty levels, challenging even the most experienced players.

Windborne
Windborne

Action canceled

Windborne is a Hidden Path Entertainment-produced sandbox game set in a fantastic land full of ancient ruins and levitating islands. Players construct buildings, complete missions, trade, fight and solve logical puzzles.

Metaltech: EarthSiege
Metaltech: EarthSiege

Action 01 June 1994

An action game in the first person perspective, focusing on the rivalry between people and the rebellious Cybrid race. Sitting in the cockpit of a powerful moss, we participate in 45 missions within 8 campaigns, taking place on different continents.

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.

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.

Drunken Robot Pornography
Drunken Robot Pornography

Action 19 February 2014

A crazy action game in which we play the role of Reuben Matsumoto, the owner of a nightclub and repel the invasion of a rebellious robot-barman, leading an army of mechanical titans to fight in Boston. The game is characterized by crazy gameplay and colorful, expressive graphics.

Not a Hero
Not a Hero

Action 14 May 2015

An old school 2D shooter developed by independent studio Roll7, the creators of OlliOlli. In the game, the player assumes the role of a gunman who offers his services to an unorthodox local mayor candidate, the anthropomorphic bunny BunnyLord. The player is tasked with creating a team of tough guys who will clear the city of criminals, one district at a time. During the missions the player assumes the role of various members of the team and completes various tasks received from the BunnyLord.

Metro Redux
Metro Redux

Action 26 August 2014

A special remastered edition of the two popular first-person shooters: Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, developed primarily with 8th-generation consoles in mind. The story of the Metro series revolves around a youngster named Artem and presents a post-apocalyptic vision of the world in which the humanity fights for survival after a nuclear apocalypse. The action of Metro 2033 takes place in the tunnels of the Moscow subway that now shelters the survivors from dangerous mutants.

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.

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.

The Sun at Night
The Sun at Night

Action 01 August 2014

Modeled on classic hits in the style of Metroid or Contry crazy platform game, belonging to the genre of metroidvania. The production tells an alternative story of a dog named Lajka, who in 1957, as the first living organism, was sent by Soviet scientists on a journey to orbit around the earth.

Beacon
Beacon

Action 15 December 2021

A science-fiction roguelike shooter employing isometric view and created by Monothetic - a studio established by active members of Half-Life 2 modding community. The player assumes the role of Freja - a hired female pilot whose ship crashes on the surface of an unknown planet. Although the protagonist dies, she gets revived by a cloning station which survived the crash.

Shattered Skies
Shattered Skies

Action 21 July 2016

An online survival game developed by Free Reign Entertainment, a studio established by the creator of Infestation: Survivor Stories and Romero's Aftermath. The action of Shattered Skies takes place on Earth, devastated by a space cataclysm — the Moon was smashed to pieces by a comet, while our planet was infested with an alien life form that degraded the environment and turned people into monsters.

Fear Effect Sedna
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.

Tokyo 42
Tokyo 42

Action 31 May 2017

An isometric cyberpunk action game by SMAC Games. The action of Tokyo 42 is set in a futuristic version of the eponymous metropolis, where we assume the role of a killer who, while performing his lucrative contracts, uncovers a scheme that can change the fate of the world for ever. The gameplay is set in an open world, while the protagonist employs a rich arsenal of weapons and various gadgets. We can also drive vehicles.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Eclipse
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Eclipse

Action 19 May 2016

The second DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops III. It is a part of the season pass available only on PCs and eighth generation consoles. As in case of previous installments in the series, the expansion offers two main elements. First one is another chapter of the cooperation zombie mini-campaign called Zetsubou no Shima. During this chapter the heroes who are facing an invasion of living dead are going to a small island on the Pacific Ocean, where secret experiments are conducted.

Star Wars: Battlefront - Outer Rim
Star Wars: Battlefront - Outer Rim

Action 05 April 2016

The second large expansion pack to an online action game, Star Wars: Battlefront, developed by EA DICE. The Outer Rim DLC introduces four brand new multiplayer maps. They let players fight in the factories and among pipelines and platforms on Sullust, as well as in Jabba the Hutt’s throne room and in his garage on Tatooine. It also expands the game by two new characters: Greedo and Nien Nunba – both are well known to fans of the original movie trilogy.

Dead Island: Definitive Collection
Dead Island: Definitive Collection

Action 31 May 2016

A bundle including both installments of the Dead Island series, first-person action games with RPG elements developed by Techland for PC and 8th-generation consoles. The set contains the remastered editions of Dead Island (2011) and Dead Island: Riptide (2013), featuring almost identical stories and focusing on four characters forced to fight for survival on the zombie-infested islands of Banoi and Palanai. The games put a great emphasis on cooperation mode.

Atomic Space Command
Atomic Space Command

Action canceled

Atomic Space Command is a multiplayer action game set in space. It was developed by No, You Shut Up!, a studio established by ex-employees of Maxis who worked on games like SimCity and The Sims. Our task in the game is to dominate an entire solar system with the help of our spaceships. Each player has a crucial role to fill on our ship, which makes playing alone a bit hard, but not impossible. In addition to other players, there are some NPCs aboard our ships.

The Lost Pisces
The Lost Pisces

Action canceled

The Lost Pisces is a science fiction action-adventure game inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale Little Mermaid. The game tells the story of a synthetic being called Pisces who desires to acquire a soul in order to become human. We play as a human soldier who helps her make her dreams come true. Action is presented from the first-person perspective.

Leap of Fate
Leap of Fate

Action 30 March 2016

An isometric, cyberpunk hack ‘n’ slash with roguelike elements by Clever-Plays, an independent Canadian studio. In Leap of Fate, we are taken to an alternative version of New York, which, apart from ordinary people, is inhabited by technomages who possess supernatural powers. We assume the role of one of them and our task is to prove our worth by completing a series of trials in a temple called the Crucible of Mages.