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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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No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky

Action 09 August 2016

A science-fiction, sandbox action game with a focus on multiplayer mode. It was created by Hello Games, company known for the colorful arcade production Joe Danger. The game is set in the distant future in the yet uncharted parts of the cosmos, and the gameplay is presented in two forms. We explore the successive corners of the universe piloting a spacecraft, like we do in typical space-sim productions. Upon landing on a newly discovered planet, the game switches to first-person view.

Hitman 3
Hitman 3

Action 20 January 2021

Hitman III is a stealth action game by IO Software. During the game, we direct a paid assassin and execute orders, in which elimination of targets can be done in many different ways.

Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard

Action 24 January 2017

Seventh major installment in the cult series of survival horrors created by Capcom and launched in year 1996 on the PlayStation console. Subsequent parts of this long-standing series concentrate on a battle the humanity wages against a deadly virus which transforms those it infects into bloodthirsty monsters. The players accompany several characters who appeared in various installments of Resident Evil over the years as well as in many side installments.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Action 18 January 2019

An arcade flight simulator and continuation of the popular series published by Bandai Namco. Like its predecessors, Ace Combat 7 is set in alternative timeline, in which there are different countries, and humans have constructed unique flying units. Game focuses on the story, which we learn both through events during missions and many cutscenes. The gameplay is mostly arcade, with only a few simulation’s features.

Sniper Elite VR
Sniper Elite VR

Action 08 July 2021

A sideline installment of the Sniper Elite series, dedicated to virtual reality sets. Apart from the authors of the previous productions of the cycle, i.e. the Rebellion studio, the Just Add Water team is also responsible for this title.

Farpoint
Farpoint

Action 17 May 2017

An first-person shooter game by American Studio Impulse Gear. The game requires the PlayStation VR headgear and utilizes the PlayStation Move motion controllers, as well as a simplified rifle called PlayStation VR Aim Controller. The game is set in the far future, in which interplanetary flights are a part of daily life. The ship carrying the protagonist crashes on an alien world. It quickly turns out that the planet is inhabited by hostile creatures resembling giant insects.

Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons

Action 02 October 2020

Space shooter set in the universe of Star Wars. In Star Wars: Squadrons, we take the side of the Empire or the New Republic and take part in team space clashes or learn a story as part of a single player story campaign.

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

Action 13 October 2016

A spin-off to the well-received horror game Until Dawn. This installment is a typical rail shooter developed with PlayStation VR goggles in mind. During the game player assumes the role of a passenger of an automatically moving cart. One uses the cart to travel through various locations filled with different opponents. As per genre's tradition, the player is tasked with quick and effective elimination of everything that moves.

Heavy Fire: Red Shadow
Heavy Fire: Red Shadow

Action 16 October 2018

An unusual rail shooter, in which we play the role of a soldier shooting from a stationary heavy machine gun and rocket launcher in an unspecified war theatre. Heavy Fire: Red Shadow is the work of the Mastiff studio.

Kill It With Fire VR
Kill It With Fire VR

Action August 2024

A special edition of Kill It With Fire, adapted to VR goggles. In Kill It With Fire VR we play as exterminators, our job being to dispatch swarms of spiders, no matter the cost and collateral damage.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution

Action canceled

The second part of the FPP action game series for VR sets, based on the license of Robert Kirkman's comic book series. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution once again takes us to New Orleans, overrun by the living dead and torn apart by a faction war.

Killing Floor: Double Feature
Killing Floor: Double Feature

Action 21 May 2019

Killing Floor: Double Feature is the collective release of two parts of the Killing Floor series. In this production from Tripwire Interactive studio, the player takes on the role of one of the survivors, who stands up to fight against the Zedas.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Action 05 May 2020

First-person action game based on the license of the cult comic book series of Robert Kirkman. In The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners we find ourselves in New Orleans, where two warring factions are fighting for their influence. The title was prepared for virtual reality sets.

After the Fall
After the Fall

Action 09 December 2021

Postapocalyptic FPS shooter designed for virtual reality goggles set in the snow-covered ruins of Los Angeles. The production boasts a large feature campaign and a cooperative multiplayer mode.

Megalith
Megalith

Action 08 January 2019

A multiplayer shooter that allows players to play as titans and take part in a war, the winner of which will be called the god. We have at our disposal an extensive arsenal and a wide range of combat skills, which can be selected according to individual preferences. The whole is complemented by a destructible environment, which can be used for the player's own benefit if they are seasoned in battles. The title was created with the goggles of virtual reality in mind, which it requires for action.

World War Toons
World War Toons

Action canceled

A co-op-oriented cartoonish FPS game, set during World War II, developed by Reload Games, a studio founded by former members of Infinity Ward. World War Toons does not feature a single player campaign, instead focusing on online battles between two player teams, representing the Allies and the Axis Powers. The gameplay is similar to many other online FPS games, although there's an emphasis on controlling tanks.

White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

Action 22 August 2017

An FPP survival horror that employs anime-style visuals. The game was developed by studio ROIGAMES and is a remake of 2001's White Day. The main protagonist of the game is a young boy who invited his girlfriend to his school during the night. He wanted to make a surprise for her because of the White Day (a Korean version of Valentine’s day). However, weird and terrifying things start happening in the building and getting out quickly proves to be difficult.

EVE: Gunjack
EVE: Gunjack

Action 13 October 2016

A spin-off of the popular space MMORPG – EVE Online, created by the same studio: CCP Games. EVE: Gunjack is a title developed with virtual reality sets in mind. The game sees us man a powerful cannon, defending an oil platform against the enemies trying to destroy it. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a classic rail shooter – we are unable to control the movements of our character, the player can only look around.

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties
Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties

Action 11 October 2016

A single player expansion for Rise of the Tomb Raider. The players once again assume the role of the fearless archaeologist, Lara Croft. This time we must assist Lara in exploring her family estate. The heroine must prove that she is the rightful heir to the great fortune accumulated by her ancestors. In contrast to the basic game, action of Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties is limited solely to Croft Manor.

One Piece: Grand Cruise
One Piece: Grand Cruise

Action 22 May 2018

Another action game based on One Piece, the best-selling manga in history, created by Eiichiro Oda. The production is set in a fictional world during a pirate frenzy and you find yourself aboard the ship Thousand Sunny as the newest member of Monkey D. Luffy's crew. During the game, you participate in naval battles against the navy, with such characters as Nami the navigator, Zoro the sword master, or Brook the musical fencer supporting you.

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.

Archangel
Archangel

Action 18 July 2017

A spectacular FPS created exclusively for VR by Skydance Interactive. The story takes place at a relatively not distant time in the future on a world destroyed by natural disasters and ruled with an iron fist by megacorporations. During the game, the player assumes the role of a pilot of a six-story-tall war machine, who works for the United States Free Forces resistance. He is tasked with a mission to fight a privately owned conglomerate - HUMNX.

Doom VFR
Doom VFR

Action 01 December 2017

A first-person shooter developed by id Software for VR headsets. The player is taken to a UAC facility which is overrun by demons, and assumes the role of a sole survivor of their attack. After death, the protagonist’s consciousness is transferred to a computer matrix which allows him to take control of the robots present on site. The task he has to perform is to annihilate all hellish creatures and stop an incoming catastrophe.

Star Child
Star Child

Action TBA

A 2.5D platformer in which players play Spectra - a young girl trying to stop an ominous force threatening the existence of the whole world. As we play, we travel through different locations, jump over platforms and fight enemies, making use of the unique abilities of the protagonist, who is able to take control of the environment. The title was created with the goggles of virtual reality in mind, and is characterized by eye-catching graphics maintained in cartoon style.