2.5 DReleased PS4 Action Video Games

Action 18 January 2024

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure 2.5D platformer. The player must explore different stages, solve puzzles, avoid traps and fight enemies. The time control mechanic is a big part of the game.

Action 05 May 2022

Action adventure game inspired by the films of Akira Kurosawa. In Trek to Yomi we play as a young samurai who, in order to fulfill his oath made to his dying mentor, must face the forces of evil. The title was developed by Leonard Menchiari and Flying Wild Hog studio.

Action 21 April 2015

The first installment in the Assassin's Creed Chronicles series of spin-offs, created in the form of a 2.5D adventure platformer. The game was developed by Ubisoft as a bonus for users who bought the season pass for Assassin's Creed: Unity. The game is set in the sixteenth-century China, and the players assume the role of female assassin Shao Jun – a student of Ezio Auditore and the protagonist of the animated film Assassin's Creed: Embers.

Action 12 March 2024

A remake of an iconic 1987 shoot 'em up, developed by WayForward and published by Konami. Contra: Operation Galuga features thoroughly refreshed visuals and modernised mechanics.

Action 22 January 2019

Inspired by John Woo's films, this spectacular top-down view shooter is Sweden's debut project by VRESKI studio. Players go to Hong Kong, where a fierce war of triad takes place. The gameplay is based on efficient bypassing of opponents' balls, which makes it easier to slow down time, and eliminating them with a wide range of weapons. The whole is complemented by a spectacular audiovisual setting and largely destructible environment.

Action 15 December 2022

GRIME is a combat-focused action adventure game with RPG elements, in which we absorb the remains of our enemies to strengthen our own abilities. It is the debut game of the independent Clover Bite studio.

Action 18 April 2019

A game that combines shooter and hack and slash mechanics. It was created by One More Level - a Polish developer popular for Warlocks vs Shadows. The protagonist is called Zoran and he is a veteran of the Balkan Wars, who escapes from war atrocities to New York. To serve his penance, he becomes a local priest. Unfortunately, once it turns out that ruthless mobsters have become a threat to the people he serves, Zoran decides to bring justice the hard way.

Action 07 September 2021

Arcade action game, belonging to the well-known subspecies of metroidvania. The production is set in the universe in the climate of dieselpunk, and the player takes on the role of quite an original hero - a humanoid rabbit, wearing a powerful mechanical arm on his back. The Chinese studio TiGames is responsible for creating this title.

Action 23 April 2024

A 2,5D beat'em up which originated in the arcade and that's based on the animated series from the Nickelodeon channel. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants features the famous turtles and it can be played both alone or in local co-op for up to 4 people.

Action 15 September 2022

Edo no Yami: Swords Sing Unseen is a 2D action game that takes the player to cyberpunk Japan - we play the role of a blind warrior who fights robots. The game was developed by Troglobytes Games studio.

Action 28 February 2020

Dark, three-dimensional action game in which we play as a prize hunter. The production is set in a dangerous world inspired by Weird West (a combination of westerns and supernatural elements).

Action 16 October 2020

A 2D beat 'em up game, similar to other such productions for SNES and SEGA Megadrive consoles, as well as arcades from the 1900s.

Action 20 April 2022

Platform action game with sneaky elements developed by Atomic Wolf studio. In Liberated, we find ourselves in a dystopian reality in which the authorities subject the citizens to extensive surveillance. In the course of the game, we follow the fate of four characters, among whom we will find both allies of the government and members of the resistance movement - the Liberated people in the title.

Action 18 June 2019

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an action-adventure platform game set in a gothic horror setting. The game is a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series. The person in charge of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was Koji Igarashi, who previously worked on the Castlevania series over the course of many years. The game revolves around exploring a large castle, which is crawling with demons the players need to fight against, you also develop your character and gather items.

Action 12 January 2016

The second installment in a spin-off series created within Assassin’s Creed - one of the Ubisoft’s leading franchise. The game translates the series’ mechanics into a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game. The story is set in 1841, in India. The country is on the brink of open conflict as tensions increase between the Empire of Sikh and the British, who claim rights to Indian territory.

Action 09 February 2016

The third installment in a 2.5D platform game series that exists as a spin-off to the Assassin’s Creed franchise. This time you visit the 1918 Russia, when two bloody revolutions lead to some radical changes in the government. The brutal Bolshevik rule ignites a civil war, while the never ending struggle between the Templars and the Assassins rages on in the background.

Action 10 November 2020

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a species hybrid developed for PCs. It allows you to take on the role of the Japanese goddess of crops, who during the campaign must both fulfill platform missions, as well as deal with rice cultivation, cooking dishes and constructing objects.

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.

Action 09 February 2016

Compilation of three Assassin's Creed series spin-offs, realized in the form of 2.5D platformers. The action of individual productions takes place in different historical realities - in each game, however, a sneaky approach to the game is rewarded, and as a result, the silent elimination of opponents or sneaking behind their backs. The strong point of the titles included in the set is the graphic design, whose high quality is guaranteed by the UbiArt Framework technology.

Action 08 August 2017

Developed by THQ Nordic, Sine Mora EX is a remastered version of the well-received 2012 shoot’em up game. The game takes players to a retro-futuristic world engulfed in a continuous war between the forces of the Empire and their adversaries. One gets to pilot diverse airplanes, featuring various weapons and gadgets, and participate in dynamic and spectacular battles against both standard enemy units as well as much more powerful bosses.

Action 05 June 2018

A reboot of a classic 1994 fighting game whose main protagonist is a former NBA player, Shaquille O'Neal. The new version was created by Big Deez Productions and contrary to the original game (which had as many supporters as it had opponents back in the 90s), Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn is a modern-day fighting game, which combines elements of such classics as Streets of Rage or Street Fighter with features of 3D action games, such as Devil May Cry.

Action 23 May 2017

Developed by the independent team at Creative Bytes, Embers of Mirrim is a platform game with adventure elements inspired by the fantasy movies from the 1980s. In the game, the player travels to a grim fantasy world, where he assumes the role of the eponymous Mirrim - a four-legged hybrid of two separate species representing Light and Darkness.

Action 19 September 2017

Hidden Dragon: Legend is a 2.5D platform game developed by MegaFun Games and published by the Chinese company Oasis Games. The game is set in a fantasy version of ancient China, where historically accurate elements where combined with legends and beliefs of that period. We play as a warrior who, as a result of the machinations of a mysterious organization, was turned into a mindless killing machine with the help of an ancient artifact.

Action 11 October 2019

Platform action game with elements of RPG and metroidvania genre. The production continues the plot started in the first part of the cycle - this time during the game we take control not only over Freya, but also over two new protagonists, which are Bernard and Felix. Heroes are once again given the opportunity to manipulate time, which they use to explore vast levels and solve puzzles, as well as to fight enemies they encounter.