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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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The House of the Dead III
The House of the Dead III

Action 11 February 2005

The next installment of the famous arcade shoot'em up series, created mainly for gaming lovers of this unique genre.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Action 29 June 2007

Published by Electronic Arts, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a game based on the fifth movie following the adventures of a young wizard. Similarly to all the previous installments, the game is available on multiple platforms and follows the formula developed by the previous Harry Potter games – the players are given an action adventure game, in which they observe the action from the third person perspective.

Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)

Action 20 September 2004

Star Wars: Battlefront is a tactical action game inspired by popular Battlefield 1942 and Operation Flashpoint products. The game is about team fights on a large scale in the reality of the universe of Star Wars, created in the mind of the famous filmmaker George Lucas.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Action 20 October 2004

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is a continuation of a virtual beat game, treating the adventures of a quartet of mutated turtles, eliminating all manifestations of evil with the help of Far Eastern martial arts. This program was created on the basis of the second series of cartoons about warlike reptiles.

Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War
Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War

Action 26 January 2007

Dunes of War is the first official addition to Panzer Elite Action, which debuted on the electronic entertainment market in April 2006 by JoWood. In enlargement, we are following the further fate of two rival army commanders, who this time will fight in North Africa.

Ruiner
Ruiner

Action 26 September 2017

A cyberpunk tactical top-down shooter game inspired by the Syndicate series. It's the first title created by Polish studio Reikon Games, previously involved in the production of such games as Dead Island: Riptide, Dying Light and the Witcher franchise. The game takes place in a futuristic world plagued with violence, injustice and oppression. You play as a lower-class citizen, a sociopath plugged into virtual reality, who declares war on the corporation ruling his city.

World War 3
World War 3

Action 10 December 2022

An online free-to-play first-person shooter developed by The Farm 51, a Polish studio known for such titles as Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, Deadfall Adventures, or Get Even. World War 3 was created with cooperation of military specialists and is a commercial continuation of the project implemented at the commission of the OBRUM facility, which is associated with Polski Holding Obronny (Polish Defense Holding).

Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures

Action 21 August 2009

A shooter created by the Polish company City Interactive. The action of the game takes place in the near future and tells the story of soldiers standing up to fight against extremist groups. The creators of the title have prepared a series of linear levels in which we visit different locations. A novelty is the protection system and the possibility of modifying the weapon. The studio responsible for the game also slightly improved graphics.

Syndicate
Syndicate

Action 21 February 2012

Inspired by the 1993 cult tactical game Syndicate, a first-person shooter set in cyberpunk reality. Starbreeze studio, known from such games as The Darkness or The Chronicles of Riddick, is responsible for its creation. The action of the title takes us to the year 2069, where three megacorporations are constantly competing with each other.

Sniper: Art of Victory
Sniper: Art of Victory

Action 29 November 2007

Sniper: The art of winning is the first-person shootout behind which CITY Interactive stands. The Chrome engine game takes us to the virtual battlefields of World War II.

Vietcong
Vietcong

Action 26 March 2003

Tactical action game created by the authors of the unforgettable Hidden & Dangerous. The player becomes the commander of the "A-team" unit of the American special forces.

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Action 11 February 2005

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a science fiction-based dynamic third person view (TPP) action game. The player directs the actions of Nick Scryer's agent, who uses innate psional skills to try to filter the terrorist organization The Movement. The producer and publisher of the game is Midway Games.

DRIV3R
DRIV3R

Action 18 March 2005

The next installment of the popular series of three-dimensional action games, launched in 1999 on the Sony PlayStation. Again, we are directing the actions of an uncompromising policeman named Tanner, who infiltrates criminal structures to destroy them from inside.

ATLAS
ATLAS

Action 2024 (early access since 22 December 2018)

Ambitious pirate MMO, which was created by developers of ARK: Survival Evolved. Players play on a huge map of the world, designed for a maximum of 40 thousand people. The adventure begins with building the first ship and selecting the crew to gain control over the territory. Fighting for influence with other groups of players is the main premise of the game.

WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Action 27 February 2024

A shooter in which we find ourselves in a dark fantasy world, in order to get rid of the remaining guardians of the Old World and hordes of horrifying enemies as a stranger. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin is the work of an experienced 3D Realms team and is based on the Quake Engine.

Tribes of Midgard
Tribes of Midgard

Action 27 July 2021

Tribes of Midgard is a co-op action adventure game in which we play the role of a viking defending his village during the end of the world. The game was developed by Norsfell Games studio.

Project Wingman
Project Wingman

Action 01 December 2020

Project Wingman is an alternative reality-based arcade game. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a fighter pilot and takes part in a global conflict, covering almost the entire Earth.

ReCore: Definitive Edition
ReCore: Definitive Edition

Action 29 August 2017

An improved edition of the 2016 ReCore, developed by Comcept in cooperation with Armature and published by Microsoft Studios. In the game, the player assumes the role of Joule Adams, who is one of the last existing humans. She was supposed to prepare the planet of Far Eden for colonization; something went wrong, however, and now she has to fight for her life with the help of a robot called Mack.

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Action 15 October 2019

The next installment of a series of third-person shooters, in which the player takes on the role of a soldier fighting against overgrown insects from space. The directed hero represents one of several specializations, and on the battlefield he uses numerous types of weapons and a wide range of gadgets. In addition to the single player mission, production offers special stages designed for cooperation via the Internet.

Crysis 4
Crysis 4

Action TBA

Crysis Next is a free FPS battle royale that was developed for multiplayer mode. The game allows players to fight in the arena in nanosuits, which are the trademark of the Crysis cycle. Crytek studio is responsible for developing the game.

Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed

Action 30 August 2022

Remake of the second installment of the humorous action game series, in which we play as an alien named Crypto. In Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed we traverse the Earth (but not only) wreaking havoc and trying to take revenge on the enemies of the hero who destroyed his mother ship.

Leaden Sky
Leaden Sky

Action 2025

Science fiction horror platform action game. In Leaden Sky we play as a soldier trying to destroy the Tower - a structure generating force field creating various anomalies and causing strange mutations in people.

Code: To Jin Yong
Code: To Jin Yong

Action TBA

An open-world TPP action game based on the works of Chinese writer Jin Yong. In Code: To Jin Yong we explore a vast land and fight fierce fights with enemies.

Metro Awakening
Metro Awakening

Action 2024

A spin-off of the popular series of post-apocalyptic shooters, developed by Vertigo Games with VR headsets in mind. Metro Awakening has us play as Serdar - a doctor trying to find his wife and obtain medicine her life depends on.