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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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Confederate Express
Confederate Express

Action 10 April 2018

An action game, in which you assume control of a hero attempting to deliver a mysterious package. The game contains over fifty levels filled with various types of opponents. The game is characteristic for its pixel-art visuals.

Hammerfight
Hammerfight

Action 19 August 2009

Created by Konstantin Koshutin steampunk action game. The player plays the role of one of the last descendants of the Gaiar tribe, and his task is to bring about the fall of the Emperor and avenge his loved ones. Production is distinguished by an advanced physics system used during fights with enemies.

Prohibition 1930
Prohibition 1930

Action 12 September 2013

A remake of a classic, arcade shootout from the era of 8-bit computers. The player plays the role of Chicago detective William Hall, who wants to make a bloody revenge on the local mafia for the death of his loved ones. The title was produced by French company Anuman Interactive as part of the Joystick Replay project.

Fire & Forget: The Final Assault
Fire & Forget: The Final Assault

Action 16 May 2013

Fire & Forget: The Final Assault is an action racing game, an attempt to revive the popular series of the 1980s. The action takes place in the postapocalyptic world of the future, and the player plays the role of a combat vehicle operator, who must stop a group of terrorists from annihilating the few remaining human beings. The title was produced by Anuman Interactive's development studio.

Subject 9
Subject 9

Action 16 August 2013

Combination of action game and tactical TPP shooting. The title character is a cyber-soldier created by VexTech to suppress the rebellion against it. An unexpectedly perfect killing machine recovers some of its human memories and tries to get out of a closely guarded military complex. The title was produced by SilentDeveloper studio.

Nether
Nether

Action 05 June 2014

Produced by Phosphor Games, an independent first person perspective (FPP) action game. The Nether's storyline presents a bleak vision of the near-future world in which a mysterious cataclysm has put an end to human civilization. 10 years after this event a handful of survivors penetrate the ruins of cities in search of supplies, exposing themselves to attacks from bandits and monsters with supernatural abilities, known as the Nether.

Solarix
Solarix

Action 30 April 2015

First-person action game in survival horror style, the debut of independent Turkish-British studio Pulsetense Games. The game's plot is inspired by cult sci-fi horror films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey or the Alien series. The player assumes the role of an engineer sent on a mission to a certain space colony. As you can guess, there's more waiting for him there than just repairing damaged electrical circuits.

Receiver
Receiver

Action 29 April 2013

Receiver is a first person shooter (FPS), produced by an independent Wolfire Games studio. The place of action is a building filled with deadly traps. The player, equipped only with a gun and a tape, tries to discover the secrets of the place where he found himself. The title is distinguished above all by its high level of realism in the use of firearms.

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD

Action 14 September 2012

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.

Of Guards and Thieves
Of Guards and Thieves

Action 16 July 2014

Tactical shooting with a view from above, prepared for multi-player gameplay. We stand on the side of one of the teams - guards or thieves - and take part in battles on dark maps. The game consists in stealing a specific object or effectively protecting it. The problem is that thieves are doing well in the dark, while the guards - although stronger - can only observe the illuminated area of the map.

Tetrapulse
Tetrapulse

Action TBA

A cooperation-oriented action game created by The Amiable – a studio founded by five students learning at a university in Chicago. The game is set on a distant planet, which gets attacked by mechanical insects. Bizarre creatures inhabiting the planet decide to stop the intruders, but their only weapon is vitality they share. Formed in an energy stream, it strikes the enemies. Up to four players can meet in the game and each one assumes the role of one such creature.

Carnivores
Carnivores

Action 30 November 1998

The first installment of the hunting simulation cycle in a science fiction climate. In a not-too-distant future humanity discovers a planet similar to that of the Jurassic era. The player plays the role of a hunter who decides to cross the universe in order to take part in a dinosaur hunt. The title was produced by Action Forms studio.

Formicide
Formicide

Action 13 June 2017

A two-dimensional action game developed by Rock Wall Games. The players assume control of a unit of bloodthirsty ants that fight against other teams on two-dimensional arenas. The gameplay of Formicide is very similar to the famed Worms series, with a small exception – the game is much more dynamic, as the combat takes place in real time rather than in a turn-based system. We are left with a few typical game modes and numerous two-dimensional, terraformable zones.

G-Police
G-Police

Action 30 November 1997

A dynamic three-dimensional action game in which we play the guardians of the law of the future and sit at the helmets of a futuristic police helicopter. Performing successive missions in the universe inspired by the famous Android Hunter, we also try to discover the cause of the sudden and mysterious death of our sister.

Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae

Action 12 August 2013

A manga style action game with a third person view (TPP). The player directs the actions of Misa, a teenage high school student who mastered the fight with the holy sword to perfection. The heroine has to catch her schoolmate, guilty of the teacher's death. Production was created by independent studio Zenith Blue.

Fleet Buster
Fleet Buster

Action 15 October 2013

Space shooter 2D with tower defense strategy elements. The player directs the defense of the star base, and his task is to build satellites with gunshells, combat ships and auxiliary objects that will help to repel attacks from the enemy. The game was produced by an independent casualogic studio.

Metal Planet
Metal Planet

Action 11 November 2013

Network first person perspective shooting (FPP). The action of the game takes place in the distant future on a small planet. Two powerful corporations compete with each other for a valuable mineral used in material conversion technology. Players play the roles of soldiers who fight in armoured suits for control of the planet.

Project Ascender
Project Ascender

Action canceled

Another game in the output of the Danish studio Interceptor Entertainment, prepared in cooperation with Scott Miller - co-founder of 3D Realms and father of the Duke Nuke cycle.

Outrise
Outrise

Action canceled

Outrise is a multiplayer action game with asymmetric sides of the conflict. The game is a network battle in which sixteen players, as infantry and hacker soldiers, try to destroy a large combat robot controlled by just one person.

Project Nimbus
Project Nimbus

Action 26 September 2017

A dynamic science-fiction TPP shooter developed by GameCrafter studio. The game focuses on mech battles. The story of Project Nimbus takes place at the end of 21st century. After a great war that ravaged almost the whole surface of the planet, the remaining humans escaped to the orbit and split into three hostile factions that are constantly fighting each other over resources.

Wake Up Call
Wake Up Call

Action canceled

Wake Up Call is a sneaker developed by the Dark Synergy team, whose action takes place in the future, on the surface transformed by the Earth's catastrophe. While having fun we mainly deal with quiet realization of tasks, but there is also a lot of dynamic combat scenes. The whole was built on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4 engine.

Crying is not Enough
Crying is not Enough

Action 19 June 2018

Being a part of the three-season history called “Project Chromopolis,” a third-person perspective adventure game from the survival horror genre. We assume the role of 35-years old Jacob who decides to go on a journey between two parallel worlds in order to wake his wife from a coma.

Gunman Clive
Gunman Clive

Action 02 May 2012

Oldskulowa action game with elements of platform production, in which we play as a cowboy, wandering through the Wild West in search of the kidnapped daughter of the mayor Johnson. The production was created by a one-man studio Horberg Productions.

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.