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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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Franko: The Crazy Revenge
Franko: The Crazy Revenge

Action 23 February 1996

Franko: The Crazy Revenge is a Polish answer to the battles like Double Dragon or Golden Axe, which once made a dizzying career in local gaming salons. We see our hero from the side, and the whole philosophy is to constantly walk to the right and delete the coming delicatessen.

The Chaos Engine (1993)
The Chaos Engine (1993)

Action 20 February 1993

The Chaos Engine is a classic mountain view shooter, reminiscent of Gauntlet or Alien Breed games. The player's task is to break through sixteen dangerous stages, kill on the way everything that moves and finally face the title, hellish invention.

Golden Axe
Golden Axe

Action 20 September 1990

A side-scrolling fighting game classified as a slasher, set in a fantasy world, and a conversion of the hit production from arcade machines of the SEGA company. Action of Golden Axe takes place in a land of Yuri, invaded by a barbarian named Death Adder, who kidnapped the king and his daughter, wanting to take possession of the legendary golden axe. Three heroes arise to fight him: a barbarian, a dwarf, and an amazon, each of them specializing in a different type of weapon.

The Great Escape (1986)
The Great Escape (1986)

Action 10 July 1986

The Great Escape is a great action game with an admixture of adventure elements, developed by Denton Design. You play the role of a prisoner whose only task is to escape from the camp under cover of the night. Several roads lead to the desired freedom, but each of them is equally dangerous. Only thanks to cleverness and a bit of luck can you succeed in outwitting German soldiers. It is worth to try, after all, you still have nothing to lose.

Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Alien Breed: Tower Assault

Action 03 April 1994

The second and last game of a series of two-dimensional shooters. Its most important feature is the non-linearity of the game. If you believe the programmers, there are about 250 ways to win.

Blood Plasma Pak
Blood Plasma Pak

Action 01 October 1997

The first official extension to the game Blood, offering one new episode, several premiere villains and increased power of destruction of some weapons.

World of Pirates
World of Pirates

Action 03 January 2005

The resurrection, or rather the development of MicroProse's famous 1987 work - Sid Meier's Pirates!, dedicated to the gameplay of thousands of players on the Internet.

Colonies
Colonies

Action canceled

A futuristic tactical action game with cRPG and strategy elements, dedicated to multiplayer gameplay using the Torque engine, known from Tribes 2.

Shadow Warrior (1997)
Shadow Warrior (1997)

Action 13 May 1997

An action game by the creators of the cult FPP shooter Duke Nukem 3D, heavily based on the latter. It utilizes the same engine as its predecessor and features similar gameplay mechanics, but has a different atmosphere and setting. You play as a Japanese master assassin, a member of the Shadow Warriors clan. Betrayed by his employer, who's trying to conquer Japan, Lo Wang has to fight with the overwhelming forces of the enemy.

I Was An Atomic Mutant
I Was An Atomic Mutant

Action 25 July 2003

A crazy action game in which the player plays the role of a monster created as a result of a radiation mutation, burning with a desire to take revenge on humanity.

M.O.S.
M.O.S.

Action 02 October 2005

M.O.S. is a futuristic online action game called Massive Multiplayer Tactical Role Playing Shooter (M.M.T.R.P.S.). We play the role of a mercenary who is sent to a distant planet called Balia to serve there on the side of one of the available factions: The Dominion, The Divine Separation and The Sovereignty.

Barbarian Returns
Barbarian Returns

Action 25 May 2004

Barbarian Returns is a remake of a classic action game called Death Sword (also known as Barbarian, hence the analogous title). The program was prepared by an amateur group Delphi Games Development and was implemented using a fully three-dimensional Basilisk engine.

Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax

Action 30 March 1989

Continuation of the game titled Barbarian (or Death Sword in the United States). The evil sorcerer Drax, who spoiled the main character with some blood in the original, returns and is preparing for revenge. Gorth must of course get him before he can realise his dark plans, but it's not that easy. To get to his headquarters, you must first go through the whole land and defeat many fantastic creatures.

Battlestrike: The Siege
Battlestrike: The Siege

Action 30 June 2005

The Siege is the second (after The Road to Berlin) product in the Battlestrike series. Employees of the City Interactive development team once again handed over to the players an arcade shooter, which transports fans of dynamic exchange of fire to the fronts of the Second World War.

Crime Wave
Crime Wave

Action 12 March 1990

Crime Wave is a typical, "walking" shooter with a view from the side, divided into several large stages. The player's only task is to break through at the end of the board, killing enemies coming from all sides.

America's Army: Special Forces
America's Army: Special Forces

Action 06 November 2003

Released directly by the U.S. Army, the tactical shooter quickly became very popular. "Special Forces" is a continuation of the successful "America's Army: Operations". (this game premiered in 2002).

Ninja
Ninja

Action 10 July 1986

The Ninja is an archaic murder, the greatest triumph among the owners of eight-bit speed demons signed with the Atari logo. PeCet conversion is just as good and playing with it gives as much pleasure as in the original.

Rocket Ranger
Rocket Ranger

Action 03 May 1988

Mobile edition of the classic action game Cinemaware from 1988. The title is an exact copy of the original from years ago and is run thanks to a software emulation of Amiga computer, on which it was originally released. The classic game content is complemented by touchscreens and mobile game controllers, as well as original instructions.

Fallen Kingdoms
Fallen Kingdoms

Action canceled

Fallen Kingdoms is an action game with strongly accented cRPG elements. The action of the game was set in the land of Aegion. For years, its inhabitants lived a peaceful life, but they remembered the prophecies that spoke of the awakening of the evil Lord Undrath.

Kreed: Battle for Savitar
Kreed: Battle for Savitar

Action 25 June 2004

Kreed: Battle for Savitar is the first official extension of the action game called Kreed released in mid-2004 by the Russian Burut Software studio. As is usually the case with such add-ons, also in this case the code of the program in relation to its predecessor has been significantly modified and improved, thus introducing many new elements into the basic game.

Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown

Action 13 September 2004

"Terrorist Takedown (in Poland: "Conflict in the Middle East") is an extensive action game, the development of which is the responsibility of the native City Interactive team. Players play the role of a soldier of an elite special unit, while the task set by the creators of the programme is to effectively carry out purges among terrorist organisations or self-proclaimed guerrilla militias operating in the Middle East.

West Adventure
West Adventure

Action 31 December 1994

West Adventure (also known as Journey to the West) is an action game created by Panda Entertainment, a Chinese company specializing in classic "hotheads". The story tells the adventures of three hikers who went on a hike to India. Along the way, they will have to face a large army of creatures from hell, powerful bosses and other adversities.

Tough Guy
Tough Guy

Action 21 March 1995

Tough Guy is another murder by Chinese company Panda Entertainment. This time the programmers decided to build on the tried and tested designs in the Street Fighter series and prepared an almost identical product in the concept.

Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon II: The Revenge

Action 20 October 1989

Despite a quick and effective retaliation in the first part of the game, Marian was murdered by members of the mysterious Shadow Boss gang. Billy Lee had no choice but to stand up again and administer justice. Our hero doesn't know yet that there is a way to restore a woman's life, but in order to do this you have to penetrate the underground hiding place of the main opponent.