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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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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Action 12 May 2003

A new installment in the bestselling series of action games. The game expands the ideas introduced in the third entry in the franchise, released in 2001. The game was developed by the authors of the previous installments who, after having been bought by the American giant, were transformed into Rockstar North. The game takes place in the 80's in a completely new metropolis called Vice City.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Action 01 September 2015

A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Action 26 July 2019

A Wolfenstein spin-off created by MachineGames. This time around, the game focuses on B. J. Blazkowicz's daughters. The twin sisters Sophie and Jessica get to Nazi-occupied Paris in order to aid the local resistance. Unlike the previous installments, apart from the single-player mode, the game introduces also the cooperative experience.

Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0

Action 01 August 2018

Another installment in the popular action game series, known as the Japan’s take on the Grand Theft Auto series. This time, the developers from SEGA created a prequel of the whole series, taking place in 1988, seven years before the events seen in the first installment. The plot of Yakuza 0 focuses on young Kazuma Kiryu, the series' protagonist, as he began his journey to become a legend in the Japanese underworld.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War

Action 13 November 2020

The seventeenth edition of the cycle of FPP shooters initiated in 2003. Activision, an American company, is responsible for the release of the game.

Arma Reforger
Arma Reforger

Action 16 November 2023

Arma Reforger is an online shooter that tests the new Enfusion graphics engine ahead of the release of Arma 4. The title is set in 1989 and allows players a lot of freedom to create new content - including gameplay mechanics.

Generation Zero
Generation Zero

Action 26 March 2019

An FPP action game, set in an alternate Sweden in 1989, taken over by heavily armed machines. While Generation Zero features a single player mode, it was developed mostly for the co-op mode for up to 4 players.

I.G.I. Origins
I.G.I. Origins

Action canceled

The third part of the series of tactical shooters, the action of which is set before the events presented in the first and second installments of the cycle. I.G.I. Origins was developed by the Toadman Interactive studio.

Industria
Industria

Action 30 September 2021

FPS was inspired by such titles as Half-Life 2 and Portal 2. In the game Industria we find ourselves in an alternative world of steam machines, where the main character is looking for her missing loved one. During the game we fight with humanoid robots and gradually learn the secrets of the world.

Shenmue I & II
Shenmue I & II

Action 21 August 2018

Shenmue I & II is a compilation that features Shenmue, released in 1999, and Shenmue II, that debuted in 2001. Both games were slightly improved and now they feature the possibility to switch between classic and modern controls. They also support HD resolutions.

The Precinct
The Precinct

Action 2024

An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.

American Theft 80s
American Theft 80s

Action 15 June 2022

American Theft 80s is a thief simulator set in the 1980s in the United States. Game allows you to rob every building you can find. It was developed by the Polish studio Noble Muffins - authors of the well-known Thief Simulator.

American Fugitive
American Fugitive

Action 21 May 2019

An action game with an open world, in which we find ourselves in the United States from the 1980s. The main character in American Fugitive is Will Riley; the protagonist escapes from prison to find his father's murderer. Observing the action from a bird's eye view, during the game we carry out various tasks commissioned by the representatives of the criminal world, gradually penetrating their ranks.

Rambo: The Video Game
Rambo: The Video Game

Action 21 February 2014

A first-person perspective rail shooter based on the Rambo movie series. The game was developed by Polish studio Teyon Games known for its Heavy Fire series. The story campaign in Rambo: The Video Game consists of a series of missions inspired by movies First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III. The player can fight soulless law enforcers in Hope city, free the captives held in Vietnamese jungle and help the Afghan guerillas.

Crossing Souls
Crossing Souls

Action 13 February 2018

A retro-styled action-adventure game featuring RPG elements, created in cooperation by Fourattic and Devolver Digital. The story is set in California, in the year 1986, where a bunch of kids playing in the forest discover a mysterious artifact which allows them to bend the laws of physics and travel across the border between life and death.

Radical Heights
Radical Heights

Action 10 April 2018

A battle royale shooter developed by Boss Key Productions, also known for creating LawBreakers. The game features a wacky 80s atmosphere. During the game, the players ride BMX bikes, jump on trampolines, and (obviously) fight for survival in online matches.

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Action 13 March 2024

The second installment in a series of interactive documents dedicated to legendary figures of the gaming industry. Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story lets us look behind the scenes of Llamasoft's most important works and play through 42 games from their portfolio.

HROT
HROT

Action 16 May 2023

An old-school FPS set in the depressing 1986 Communist Prague. In HROT we play as a soldier facing strange invaders now dwelling in the city. The player can wield various firearms, a sickle and a hammer, as well as more unusual weapons.

Stranger Things 3: The Game
Stranger Things 3: The Game

Action 04 July 2019

A two-dimensional walking beat'em up which action is set in the Stranger Things universe. The plot of this production is related to the third season of the series. BonusXP studio is responsible for its creation.

Arma III Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany
Arma III Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany

Action 29 April 2019

Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany is an expansion to the 2013 Arma III military simulator. Unlike the basic version of the game, the Vertexmacht studio is responsible for the release.

Mother Russia Bleeds
Mother Russia Bleeds

Action 05 September 2016

A brutal beat'em up game offering old-school, pixel-art visuals and paying a tribute to the classics of the genre. The game is set in the former Soviet Union in the 80s. The protagonist of the game is a former boxer, now a wrongly convicted drug addict. Having escaped the prison, he embarks on a bloody quest for vengeance. The protagonist traverses subsequent locations and eliminates the enemies he encounters with his fists or various items.

Miami Vice
Miami Vice

Action 03 December 2004

Action game based directly on a sensational series under the same title (in Poland - "Policemen from Miami"). The action of the program takes place in the title city and the player can choose between two famous policemen - Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.

Rambo III
Rambo III

Action 23 April 1988

Rambo 3 is an arcade game based on a film under the same title. This time the brave commander goes to Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, from where he has to get out his superior, Colonel Trautman.

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.