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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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Overwatch 2
Action 04 October 2022
The sequel to a critically acclaimed 2016 online shooter by Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch 2 features PvP combat against other players and limited-time PvE events, in which we join forces with others against AI-controlled foes.
Predecessor
Action 28 March 2024
TPP MOBA action game and spiritual successor to Paragon. Predecessor lets you take part in team-based clashes involving 10 players, during which players fight each other and mobs and gradually develop their characters.
Destiny 2
Action 06 September 2017
Destiny 2 is a sequel to the best-selling FPS developed by Bungie Software. This time, Bungie is aided in the development process by Vicarious Visions, creators of Skylanders and some other games. Destiny 2 introduces many new changes and improvements, not only concerning the story (this time, the story will play a bigger part than in the first game), but also in the gameplay mechanics. In Destiny 2, we will visit completely new, enormous locations (i.e.
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Action 07 December 2018
An online shooter with elements of survival, focusing on a Battle Royale type of competition (the last man standing wins). Playerunkown’s Battlegrounds is a game from the developers of TERA MMO and the creator of Battle Royale mods for Arma II and Arma III. The rules of the game are simple: a large number of players are put together in a big closed location with only one mission – to eliminate everyone else. A game ends when there is only one player left alive.
Enlisted
Action 04 October 2021
An online shooter which is a debut project of the Latvian studio Darkflow Software, created in cooperation with Gaijin Entertainment, the studio responsible for War Thunder. Enlisted takes place during World War II. The initial phase of the project is marked by two extensive campaigns released separately: Operation Typhoon (Battle of Moscow), and Operation Overlord (Battle for Normandy), while the next campaigns are in development.
Warframe
Action 15 November 2013
A co-op sci-fi shooter game developed by Digital Extremes, the creators of The Darkness II, Pariah, and Dark Sector. It's a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions. The story takes place in the far future, in the far region of the galaxy, where the Tenno race is fighting the Grineer empire. The chances of both sides become more balanced when the Tenno discover the ancient battle armors, giving their owners extraordinary offensive capabilities.
The First Descendant
Action August 2024
Looter shooter TPP, in which we take on the role of the title's heroes fighting alien invaders. The First Descendant can be played solo, but in co-op the title spreads its wings. The game is distributed in a free-to-play model with micropayments.
Call of Duty: Warzone
Action 10 March 2020
Call of Duty: Warzone is a free first person shooter set in the universe known from Modern Warfare. The title offers a huge map and two gameplay modes - the classic Battle Royale and Plunder, where the goal is to earn money.
Vigor
Action 09 December 2020
An online shooter with survival features, created by Bohemia Interactive studio. We are taken to Europe after a nuclear war and compete with other players for resources needed for survival in the postwar Norway.
My Hero: Ultra Rumble
Action 28 September 2023
My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble is an online action battle royale game based on the anime Boku no Hero Academia, whose characters are playable here. It was developed by Japanese studio Bandai Namco.
XDefiant
Action TBA
An online free-to-play 6v6 FPS revolving around faction combat. Players compete against each other in various modes and on different maps.
Apex Legends
Action 04 February 2019
A free-to-play online FPP battle royale shooter, set in the futuristic universe of the Titanfall series. Respawn Entertainment studio developed the game, and the publisher is Electronic Arts.
Smite
Action 31 May 2016
A MOBA game with arcade elements, created by Hi-Res, a studio known from such productions as Global Agenda or Tribes: Ascend. Smite allows the players to direct the actions of mythological deities who fight team battles in thematically diverse arenas. The game is focused on dynamic duels, in which not only stats and skills of the heroes, but also reflexes and the accurate eye of the players count. In the technical layer, Smite is powered by Unreal Engine 3.0, which provides high-quality visuals.
Fortnite
Action 26 September 2017
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play multiplayer action game developed by Epic Games. The game is based on the battle royale formula and is similar to e.g. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A hundred players are transported onto an island with almost nothing in their inventory. The player is tasked with finding or looting weapons, traps, and other pieces of gear.
Warface
Action 18 September 2018
A multiplayer free-to-play shooter, developed by Crytek. The game takes the player to a futuristic battlefield, where they assume the role of a soldier representing one of the four available classes: Medic, Engineer, Sniper, and Rifleman. The key to success is to use the full potential offered by the unique class abilities.
PlanetSide 2
Action 23 June 2015
An MMO shooter game played from the first-person view and developed by a studio belonging to Sony Online Entertainment. The game debuted on PCs, but eventually it was also released for PlayStation 4. The game is set on the planet Auraxis, where colonists from Earth are fighting for territory, power, and resources. The players reinforce the ranks of one of the three factions (Terran Republic, New Conglomerate, Vanu Sovereignty).
Blacklight Retribution
Action 15 November 2013
Blacklight Retribution is a continuation of the 2010 Blacklight tactical shooter: Tango Down. The action of the game has been set in the near future. The player directs the actions of the members of the elite commando unit, and his task is to effectively eliminate the opponents. Developers from Zombie Inc. studio have prepared several variants of multiplayer gameplay.
America's Army: Proving Grounds
Action 28 June 2017
The fourth installment of the first-person perspective multiplayer shooter franchise created in 2002 on request of the U.S. Army as a promotion of a military career. The title focuses on multiplayer, so once you pass the series of initial tests, you find yourself on the virtual battlefield where up to 32 players undertake missions, unlock new content, and earn military honors. America’s Army: Proving Grounds diligently recreates organizational structures of the U.
Tom Clancy's The Division: Heartland
Action 2024
Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland is a free game that develops the universe known from the shooters of The Division series and allows you to look at it from a different perspective. It was developed by the Red Storm studio.
Delta Force: Hawk Ops
Action 2024
A free-to-play first-person shooter by TiMi Studios, the creators of Call of Duty: Mobile. It's a reboot of Delta Force, based on Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott, featuring a story campaign and many multiplayer modes.
Scavengers
Action canceled
An MMO shooter that takes the players to a near future, in which there is a yet another ice age on earth. When playing Scavengers, the players get to explore a vast open world that seems like a unique ecosystem. One's objective is to survive, but also to eliminate all the opponents roaming around the in-game world - this includes both NPCs and characters controlled by other players.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Action 16 November 2022
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is a multiplayer FPS based on the free-to-play model, with battle royale as the main game mode.
Deceit 2
Action canceled
The second installment in the series of asymmetrical multiplayer action games with survival horror elements. In Deceit 2 all players are divided into Innocents and Infected; the former must escape an asylum alive, while the latter try to stop them.
Battalion 1944
Action canceled
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.