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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.

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.

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.

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.

Action 13 September 2016

An action adventure game developed by the Insomniac Games studio. The player sets out on an adventure in a fantasy world, and plays the role of the son of the chieftain of one of the most powerful local tribes. When the leader is assassinated, a different group takes care of the child, who then returns to his home years later to avenge his father’s death.

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.

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.

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.

Action 05 April 2016

An arcade shooter set in the future, created by Futuretown studio for virtual reality devices. Players are put in a special, orbital capsule, and have to eliminate incoming enemies of a few types: from basic cannon fodder, up to heavily armored opponents, which require much ammunition to take down. We can’t move around, our movement being limited to looking around, using VR goggles and dedicated controllers for aiming.

Action 07 April 2016

A debut project developed by an independent studio Fat Panda Games – a 2D platformer in Metroidvania style. Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition takes us to the titular realm where people have always lived in happiness and wealth. The peace is over, though, as Hex - a three-dimensional thief - is back. He stole the six Magical Jewels that kept the flat world away from the third dimension and, to make matters worse, he kidnapped the heir to the throne.

Action TBA (early access since 30 August 2016)

A tactical shooter created by the indie developer Downpour Interactive. The game was developed for VR multiplayer matches, where the players use VR goggles and dedicated motion controllers. In Onward, players fight on modern battlefields in different environments, under changing weather conditions, and with the addition of a day-night cycle.

Action 05 October 2016

A science fiction two-dimensional retro shooter by TransHuman Design. In BUTCHER, we assume the role of a cyborg who is programmed to kill humans on sight. The action is presented in a classical side view, and the gameplay is focused on traversing post-apocalyptic locations and eliminating encountered enemies. The protagonist fulfills this goal with several kinds of weapons, including, among several other things, a chainsaw that is a sort of a nod to the creators of Doom.

Action 19 April 2017

Cloud Pirates is an action MMO game created by the Russian studio Allods Team. The game takes place in the fantasy world of Sarnaut that suffered a mysterious cataclysm thousand years ago. In its result, the world was shattered into floating islands. To improve communication between them, and in order to search for treasures and ancient artifacts, special airships were constructed. In time, the adventurers operating those ships received a new name - cloud pirates. We play as one of them.

Action 14 July 2016

A collection of seven mini-games designed specifically for VR goggles. The player is taken to the titular funhouse, which is filled with different amusements. The game offers a shooting range (firearms and bows), challenges for fans of boxing (hitting objects with fists), or competitions based on fencing (the player's goal is to hit balloons filled with confetti). What's more, the game features a mode which requires the player to shoot clowns using pistols loaded with sticky, green liquid.

Action 11 October 2016

The last, fourth DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, released in November 2015. The expansion called Salvation is a part of the season pass, and similarly to the previous add-ons, it is available only for PC and 8th-generation consoles. As always, the expansion includes four new multiplayer maps: Citadel takes place in a medieval castle. Micro is a wacky map, featuring a picnic table, with the players taking control of miniaturized soldiers.

Action 17 December 2015

A first-person perspective survival horror game developed by Hellbent Games. The action of Wick takes place in a forest which over the years has accumulated a number of unexplained child disappearances. The legend goes that if someone journeys into the forest with only a candle, he will be able to see them. The teenage protagonist taking part in a youth game lands in the forest with the task to survive from midnight to dawn.

Action 05 July 2016

An FPP shooter game for VR headgear. The plot of The Brookhaven Experiment focuses on the eponymous mysterious experiment, which resulted in the creation of a space time portal, letting through hordes of monsters. You play as a man who's trying to stop the ongoing apocalypse and close the portal. Apart from the VR headgear, the game also utilizes motion controllers, which are used to shoot and interact with the environment.

Action 12 October 2017

A science fiction first-person shooter developed by independent studio I-Illusions for virtual reality devices. Its story takes place in the distant future, with players’ task being to defend a space base from attacking droids. We can freely look around by turning our head, while aiming and moving is done through movement controllers. Enemies are eliminated with a few variants of laser guns.

Action 18 August 2016

A hybrid of an action and an RTS game created with multiplayer gameplay in mind. The plot follows an unending war between two factions: humans and beasts. The main focus of the game are clashes between two 16-player teams. Each of the armies has a commander, whose perspective differs from the rest of the team.

Action 05 April 2016

A first-person shooter that uses virtual reality technology. The game was designed by the creators of Cloudlands and A-10. Jeeboman takes place in a futuristic city that is attacked by an army of robots controlled from outer space by an alien civilization. The player is tasked with defending from the aggressors – both in the city and on the alien ship. When fighting the enemy, the player can use five different weapons, including a laser cannon, a shotgun and a rocket launcher.

Action 04 December 2015

A dynamic, side-scrolling shooter created by Pyramid studio. Planet Darius has been invaded by Belsers – an alien army that entrenched itself in the oceans and seas of the whole world. To combat the threat, the planet's inhabitants have prepared a new lethal weapon, the so called Burst System. The gameplay of DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours focuses on eliminating hordes of enemies – aside from normal cannon fodder, the enemy ranks are sometimes reinforced by tough bosses.

Action 10 April 2017

A first-person action game with open world, set in a science fiction reality. The Signal From Tölva was developed by the independent developer Big Robot studio, the creators of the humorous Sir, You Are Being Hunted. This time, the player assumes the role of a hacker and takes control of robots that decided to explore an alien planet on their own. In this way, we have to investigate the source of a mysterious signal emitted from beneath the planet’s surface.

Action 10 July 2017

A competition-oriented, online multiplayer action game created by DONTNOD Eleven - a French developer. The players assume the roles of charismatic space pirates fighting over the greatest treasures in the galaxy. The game offers four character classes - each has unique attacks and moves differently. Two teams of eight players at maximum fight one another here. Depending on the game mode, the players' goal is to gather as much gold as they can or eliminate all the enemies.

Action 31 May 2018

Quantum Replica is a cyberpunk stealth game with metroidvania elements developed by a small Colombian studio ON3D. The game is set in a distant future where people live in enormous metropolises and their lives are completely controlled by the government. Our protagonist is an exception of that rule. Not only he doesn’t remember who he actually is and what is he supposed to do, but he is also not registered, making him the most wanted person in the city.