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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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Mission 1545
Mission 1545

Action 01 December 2017

Created by City Quests Games, a third-person stealth action game set in the 16th-century London. You assume the role of “The Moth,” an agent known for her stealth abilities, who is also an ally of the Dominican Brothers. When the government spies reveal the true identity of the heroine, and some of her supporters get imprisoned in the Tower of London, the protagonist must set them free before the sunrise.

The Ship: Remasted
The Ship: Remasted

Action 31 October 2016

A refreshed version of the original online game from 2005. The project started its life as a modification to the cult game Half-Life 2. The story of the game was inspired by the novel Death on the Nile written by Agatha Christie. The game takes place on a ship where each of the passengers receives a task to kill a specific person. The objective can be completed in various ways, by using a wide variety of weapons and useful gadgets.

NeuroVoider
NeuroVoider

Action 31 August 2016

A top-down roguelike twin-stick shooter, created by independent developer Flying Oak Games. NeuroVoider lets you play as one of the four people who survived the annihilation of mankind at the hands of an army of robots. Gameplay is about making your way through 2D game levels and shooting all enemies on sight. You fight against numerous robotic soldiers – who, incidentally, are procedurally generated – but from time to time you also stand against powerful bosses.

Neon Shadow
Neon Shadow

Action 26 August 2016

Neon Shadow is a first person shooter. The project refers to the early years of development of its species, focusing on pure action and fast pace of skirmishes. In addition to the campaign, the game offers a wide range of multiplayer options.

We Are The Dwarves
We Are The Dwarves

Action 26 February 2016

Developed by an independent Ukrainian studio, Whale Rock Games, a game combining action, tactical battles, and RPG. The plot is set in an SF universe, in which a race of dwarves extracts vital forces and strength from magic artifacts knows as Endless Stones. At some point the artifacts begin to lose their power and the civilization built upon them is pushed to the brink of extinction, so the dwarves sent an expedition with in hope of finding a new home with a new source of energy.

We Are Doomed
We Are Doomed

Action 21 April 2015

An old school shooter based on arcade classics from the Canadian team Vertex Op. We Are Doomed doesn’t have any plot, and we control a small group of polygons trying to break through a group of enemy polygons. Our main weapon is a powerful laser cannon, which can be charged to shoot more powerful attack, but at the price of deactivating it for a few seconds. There are two main game modes.

Legend of the Skyfish
Legend of the Skyfish

Action 24 February 2017

An action-adventure game for mobile devices, set in a fairy-tale land, in which a sea deity, enraged by the greed of man, turned humans into fish-like monsters. The protagonist, one of the survivors, leaves her family island in search for her kidnapped brother. The gameplay of Legend of the Skyfish focuses on exploration of varied environments, gathering new pieces of equipment, solving various puzzles, and fighting enemies.

The Church in the Darkness
The Church in the Darkness

Action 02 August 2019

A sandbox action-adventure game and the debut project from the independent team at Paranoid Productions. The Church in the Darkness takes us back to the late 70s, and the story focuses on a pair of characters – followers of a radical cult, who run away to South America and try to create a utopia in the jungle. We play as a policeman named Vic whose nephew joins the mysterious church, so he travels to the aforementioned place to check if the boy is alright.

Near Death
Near Death

Action 02 August 2016

Developed by Orthogonal Games, a first-person perspective action game emphasizing survival aspects. In Near Death you assume the role of a woman whose plane crashes near an abandoned research station in Antarctica. In the middle of a blizzard, with temperature falling below -70 degrees Celsius, the protagonist tries to find a way of to survive and escape, which will require her to restore the station to operational status.

Reagan Gorbachev
Reagan Gorbachev

Action 24 February 2016

A humorous top-down shooter created by the independent developer team at Team2Bit. The action takes place in 1986 when a mysterious organization kidnaps the leaders of the world's two main superpowers: Reagan and Gorbachev. With both the world peace and themselves being at risk, the two presidents have to put aside their differences and join forces, for only cooperation will allow them to escape and prevent a nuclear apocalypse. The gameplay mechanics are inspired by classic top-down shooters.

The Culling
The Culling

Action 06 October 2017

Developed by Xaviant Games, creators of Lichdom: Battlemage, The Culling is a multiplayer first-person survival game. It is heavily inspired by such titles as The Hunger Games or Battle Royale. As one of 16 contestants, you are sent to an island where, in order to win, you have to kill everybody else before they kill you. Prior to a battle, each contestant can choose three perks, which provide various bonuses and useful skills.

Detached
Detached

Action 18 May 2017

A First Person Experience game, created for virtual reality headsets. It was developed by Polish indie studio Anshar, whose members contributed to such titles as Lords of the Fallen or Sniper: Ghost Warrior. The story takes place in the future, in the age of uninhibited deep space exploration. The discovery of a working artifact of an alien civilization resulted in a bloody conflict between two leading corporations.

Battalion 1944
Battalion 1944

Action 23 May 2019

A multiplayer-focused first-person shooter set during the World War 2, developed by British Bulkhead Interactive studio. The maps on which we play are inspired by real battlefields of the Great War, like the streets of Carentan or the forests near Bastogne. We play as an infantry soldier and take part in dynamic, purely arcade battles – though not without a good dose of realism, visible in e.g. faithfully recreated weapons.

Z1 Battle Royale
Z1 Battle Royale

Action 28 February 2018

An MMO shooter with survival elements, set in a world after a zombie outbreak, developed by the Daybreak Game Company studio. The title is one of the two alternative versions of the survival sandbox game formerly known as H1Z1 that was divided into two independent productions during the early access stage.

IS Defense
IS Defense

Action 19 April 2016

A first-person rail shooter developed by Destructive Creations, a Polish studio known for the controversial Hatred. The action of IS Defense takes us to the year 2020, when Europe is attacked by the Islamic State. The players assume the role of a NATO soldier who operates a heavy machine gun, and their task is to eliminate advancing enemies. As far as gameplay is concerned, the production is inspired by the genre’s classics and such titles as Beach Head 2000.