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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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33 Immortals
33 Immortals

Action 2024 (early access since 2024)

An online action roguelike and an interpretation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Players control damned souls rebelling against divine wrath.

Bootlegger's Mafia Racing Story
Bootlegger's Mafia Racing Story

Action 02 January 2024

An action racing game set in the 1930s, during American Prohibition. Bootlegger's Mafia Racing Story has us playing as a smuggler, illegally transport alcohol while running from the law.

Somber Echoes
Somber Echoes

Action 2024

A 2,5D metroidvania with platforming elements, set in a sci-fi world inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Somber Echoes takes place on board of the Atromitos spaceship that's overrun by monsters. We explore, climb and deal with enemies using a futuristic spear.

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

Action 2024 (early access since 25 March 2024)

A two-dimensional metroidvania platformer. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a sequel to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. It features Lilac as the new protagonist and it offers various new gameplay features, including voice overs and difficulty levels changes.

Kingmakers
Kingmakers

Action TBA (early access since 2024)

A combination of a strategy and a TPP shooter, in which we fight medieval battles as a modern day soldier. Kingmakers takes place in England in 1461, allowing to influence the conflicts from the Medieval Ages using modern rifles, grenades, vehicles or helicopters.

Saviorless
Saviorless

Action 02 April 2024

A platformer with hand drawn 2D graphics, created in Cuba. Saviorless offers 3 playable characters (young Antar, avatar named The Savior and a hunter Nento), each with their own abilities and moves. The game features combat, exploration and occasional puzzles.

Awaken: Astral Blade
Awaken: Astral Blade

Action September 2024

An action platformer with elements from RPGs and metroidvania games. Awaken: Astral Blade features Tanya as the protagonist - a bionic girl who explores rainforests and other areas of the Horace Islands. The game allows to make choices to influence the story and its ending.

Whisper Mountain Outbreak
Whisper Mountain Outbreak

Action 2025

An action survival horror game, using an isometric view and focused on online coop gameplay. Whisper Mountain Outbreak is about eliminating waves of enemies, solving puzzles, searching for clues and ultimately escaping from the Mount Bisik where the action takes place.

Deep State
Deep State

Action 2025

An action FPP game with RPG elements, inspired by Deus Ex series, immersive sim titles and spy movies. The gameplay in Deep State focuses on offering a freedom of choice - we can eliminate enemies in direct fights, stealth past them or hack our way in to the mission objectives.

Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash

Action 07 March 2018

A spin-off of the Senran Kagura series and a third-person shooter that sees us take part in water battles. In Peach Beach Splash, the female ninja adepts take part in a water gun tournament – the victorious team will have its single wish granted. The players are given a wide arsenal consisting of ten types of weapons, each equipped with two firing modes that can be switched at will.

Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni

Action 20 June 2017

An action game developed by Japanese studio Tamsoft for the portable console PlayStation Vita. The main characters of Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni are teenage female warriors that are the victims of the mysterious V virus which gave them paranormal abilities. The girls are living on an island isolated from the world and together they fight hordes of mutants. The mechanics of Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni are similar to ones used in classic Japanese TPP hack and slash games like Devil May Cry.

DUSK
DUSK

Action 10 December 2018

A game created by Dawid Szymanski, an indie developer, in collaboration with New Blood Interactive. The game represents the action genre and was inspired by the classic games that came out in the 90s. The plot in DUSK is only an excuse for flashy and brutal gameplay, and during the game we have to face hordes of enemies with supernatural abilities. The levels are diverse: we can choose from a modern city infrastructure, through churches, to dark undergrounds.

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada

Action 23 May 2017

Another installment in the series of dynamical action games traditionally developed by Omega Force. This time the player assumes the role of Yukimura Sanada, one of the more popular protagonists of the series. We follow his story from birth, through the trainings that prepare him to combat, to the civil war and death during the siege of Osaka. The gameplay is similar to the one present in the previous games in the series and is based on battles with thousands of participants.

Dead Sea
Dead Sea

Action TBA (early access since 25 March 2016)

A sandbox survival simulator with adventure and horror features from Thai studio Phoenix. It is an extended version of a 2013 amateur project built on CryEngine. We play as an anonymous character, who wakes up on endless desert. Naturally, his only goal is to survive and escape from the hellish place, which requires solving many puzzles, exploring the game’s world and developing our character, who learns new, useful skills.

Of Kings and Men
Of Kings and Men

Action canceled

An online action game set in the Middle Ages, and the first production by Donkey Crew, studio founded by the creators of a popular mod for Mount & Blade: Warband. Of Kings and Men strives to recreate medieval wars on a large scale and the gameplay is multiplayer oriented. One battle can feature up to even 200 players, who can join various factions, gather resources for them, and fight with enemy kingdoms in several typical gameplay modes.

Quake Champions
Quake Champions

Action 18 August 2022

Another installment of the legendary series of first-person shooters developed by id Software. The series became very popular mostly thanks to its great and well-balanced multiplayer modes. Quake Champions concentrates on that aspect of the gameplay and lacks a classic campaign mode. Instead, it features dynamic gameplay for many players. The matches are played in a few varied PvP modes.

Ring of Elysium
Ring of Elysium

Action 24 June 2019

Ring of Elysium is a third-person shooter that enables us to take part in battle royale matches, in which a hundred players land on an empty island and fight with each other until there is only a single player left standing. The game contains a realistic physics engine and the ability to destroy objects and buildings.

Marvel Powers United VR
Marvel Powers United VR

Action 26 July 2018

Marvel Powers United VR is a PC FPP action game requiring a VR headset. You play as one of the many Marvel comic book characters, each of them possessing their distinct characteristics and special abilities. The gameplay consists mostly of fighting hordes of enemies.

Atomega
Atomega

Action 19 September 2017

Another experimental project developed by the British studio Ubisoft Reflections, the creators of unusual action games Grow Home and Grow Up. The title is an unusual arena shooter focused not on combat itself, but on collecting matter and evolving. The title focuses on online competitions for up to eight players. Each of them starts the battle as a single atom that can absorb mass.

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game

Action 13 October 2017

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is a platform action game released along with The LEGO Ninjago Movie. Just like the previous LEGO games, it was developed by Traveller's Tales. The story in The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is based on the movie's plot. The evil Lord Garmadon brought the Ninjago City to its knees. Lead by the wise Master Wu, a group of fearless warriors decides to face Garmadon and bring peace and order back to the city.

Bloody Zombies
Bloody Zombies

Action 12 September 2017

A beat’em up title with side view developed by independent studio Paw Print Games. Bloody Zombies is set in London, a city infested by a plague of the titular undead. The only hope for the city comes in form of four heroes who have nothing to lose and try to clear the streets of the metropolis using their fists and more or less improvised weapons. We move towards the right side of the screen while eliminating hordes of enemies, with distinctive and powerful mutated bosses.

Devil's Hunt
Devil's Hunt

Action 17 September 2019

An action game with RPG elements, in which we play the role of a hellish executioner, landing in the very middle of the war waged by angels and demons. In Devil's Hunt, created by the Polish studio Layopi Games, we mainly deal with fighting and solving environmental riddles.

Sword With Sauce
Sword With Sauce

Action 21 March 2018

A first-person action game, in which we eliminate enemies in various ways. Sword with Sauce offers a rich arsenal of firearms, melee weapons and gadgets, and the protagonist can climb or run on walls, which adds dynamic to battles.

PixARK
PixARK

Action 31 May 2019

PixARK is a sandbox game inspired by ARK: Survival Evolved. The game lets the player explore a fantastic park, made entirely out of voxels. The park is inhabited by many magical animals and dinosaurs, that can be tamed by the player.