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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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Skara: The Blade Remains
Skara: The Blade Remains

Action canceled

A fun multiplayer third-person action game in which players fight for dominance over the title land of Skara. Two teams of 8 players each can participate in the game, and the individual heroes represent one of the 5 races. These include indigenous peoples as well as aggressors who want to take advantage of the chaos after the cosmic catastrophe. The fight was realized in the style of hack-and-slash games and rewards the skills of the players themselves, not their character stats.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt

Action 16 December 2014

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is the first big DLC for the third-person action game developed by Monolith and set in the Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The expansion focuses on the various beasts that roam the lands of Mordor. During our adventures, we will once again meet Torvin, the dwarven hunter, to listen to his stories and take part in the titular hunt for the never before seen beasts, like the toxin-spitting graug.

Overwatch
Overwatch

Action 24 May 2016

A multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Blizzard and the first production of this genre in the portfolio of the creators of cult series such as Diablo, Warcraft, and Starcraft. The game is set in a future where peace is ensured by the eponymous organization, established decades ago for protection against attacks by renegade robots.

Necropolis
Necropolis

Action 04 October 2016

A third-person action game featuring roguelike elements. After the Shadowgrounds series, it is the second major game developed by Harebrained Schemes, an independent American studio. Necropolis is set in a vast, magical, procedurally generated dungeon complex that constantly changes its shape.

Alien: Isolation - Trauma
Alien: Isolation - Trauma

Action 01 December 2014

The second DLC to the first-person survival horror game called Alien: Isolation, and at the same time a part of the season pass. This expansion delivers three new story missions available to play in the Survival Mode. The Trauma add-on introduces a new character. Dr. Lingard, who is a medical officer on the Sevastopol Station and feels responsible for letting the Alien on the station. She is tasked with destroying all the data and research findings regarding the deadly fare dodger.

Alien: Isolation - Safe Haven
Alien: Isolation - Safe Haven

Action 13 January 2015

The third expansion to the first-person perspective survival horror Alien: Isolation. The expansion is included in the season pass and offers an additional option to play the game in survival mode that is related to gathering resources. The protagonist of the DLC is Hughes, a character known from the basic campaign who is working on the Sewastopol station as a signalman. He finds a safe haven from the alien and the androids but his resources are dwindling.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Havoc
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Havoc

Action 27 January 2015

The first season pass DLC pack for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The expansion adds four new multiplayer maps. You can now visit the ruins of a research facility (Core), a futuristic construction in the center of Dallas (Urban), an abandoned motel (Sideshow), and a snowy skiing resort (Drift). There are also new weapons: the E-54 assault rifle and its modified version - the AE4 Widowmaker. The biggest novelty in the DLC is the new co-op Exo Zombies story mode.

Timespinner
Timespinner

Action 04 June 2019

A classic, two-dimensional platformer considered a representative of the metroidvania genre, developed by Lunar Ray Games that was founded by a former employee of Microsoft and Bungie Software. The story of Timespinner is set in the fantasy universe of Ernah, created by the developer in the days of his youth. During the game we play the part a young girl named Lunaris, whose village was destroyed by invaders from another planet.

The Evil Within: The Consequence
The Evil Within: The Consequence

Action 21 April 2015

The second DLC expansion included in the season pass for The Evil Within. It shows the second half of the story from the previous expansion, starting right after the end of The Assignment. Once again, the players assume the role of Julia Kidman, partner of the game’s amnesiac protagonist, who mysteriously disappeared during the events of the game. As we progress through levels, we find answers to our questions and learn the secret behind the Julia's disappearance.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

Action 20 November 2014

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is the second expansion pack for Dynasty Warriors 8, a TPP hack'n'slash game set in historical China. Like the previous installments of the series, the production adds strategy elements to the gameplay. Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires features e.g. more options of managing your dynasty and more tactical possibilities on the battlefield.

Destiny: The Dark Below
Destiny: The Dark Below

Action 09 December 2014

The first official expansion to Destiny – the big-budget MMO first-person shooter developed by the creators of the Halo series, Bungie Software. The story of the expansion concentrates around a new threat to humanity, the aggressive alien race known as Hive. The aliens intend to summon their god Crota and use him to destroy the Traveler and what’s left of humanity. The players are tasked with stopping them.

Black Witchcraft
Black Witchcraft

Action September 2024

An original beat ‘em up developed by Korean studio QuattroGear. The players assume the role of Ligeia, a witch that embarks on a quest to find her missing sister. The search leads her to Usher, a town infested with hellish beasts. To learn more about her sister’s whereabouts, Ligeia has to face hordes of dangerous demons. Black Witchcraft is seen from a side perspective. The gameplay comprises of exploration, platforming, avoiding traps, as well as combat.

Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth
Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth

Action 29 July 2014

The fourth expansion for EA DICE's bestselling FPS shooter Battlefield 4. In keeping with tradition, the expansion offers primarily new multiplayer content. The action of the expansion moves us to the crowded streets of cities in the Asia-Pacific region, allowing players to take part in an urban total war on four brand new maps: Lumphini Park, Pearl Market, Propaganda and Sunken Dragon.

Cel Damage HD
Cel Damage HD

Action 11 March 2016

Cel Damage HD is a refreshed version of Cel Damage - a cartoon action game in cartoon climates - prepared for Sony consoles. Recreated modes, vehicles, weapons and locations from the original, introducing only a few improvements in gameplay mechanics and improved graphics. In addition, releases for "big" hardware platforms offer a 4-player multiplayer on a split screen.

Metro: Last Light Redux
Metro: Last Light Redux

Action 26 August 2014

A remastered edition of Metro: Last Light, a first-person shooter with survival horror elements, developed primarily with 8th-generation consoles in mind. The action takes place in the grim universe created by Dmitry Glukhovsky, adapted by 4A Games for the purposes of the game. The sequel to Metro 2033 continues the themes of the original game, while the protagonist abandons the subway tunnels to travel to the surface to stop a conflict between the surviving remains of humanity.

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Invasion
Call of Duty: Ghosts - Invasion

Action 03 June 2014

Third of the DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts, created by Infinity Ward studio. Together with it we get, above all, another 4 maps for multiplayer competition. Departed takes players to a Mexican town where celebrations of the Day of the Dead are taking place. The action of Pharaoh takes place on an abandoned archaeological site in Egypt. Mutiny takes us on a journey to a mysterious Caribbean island once used as a hiding place by pirates.

Don't Starve: Giant Edition
Don't Starve: Giant Edition

Action 26 August 2015

Don't Starve is an action adventure game with elements of cRPG and strategy, for which Klei Entertainment studio is responsible. The game contains both the basic version of the game and its extension. In addition, the developers introduced a number of improvements to the interface, adapting it to cooperation with PS Vita.

Scalebound
Scalebound

Action canceled

A dynamic action game developed by Japanese studio Platinum Games – known primarily for their successful slasher Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, a spin-off to a popular stealth game series. The game’s goal is to defeat a giant dragon who took over a magical realm. You get to explore a vast world that combines elements of science fiction and fantasy.

Knight Squad
Knight Squad

Action 16 November 2015

Developed by independent studio Chainsawesome Games, Knight Squad is an arcade game focusing on multiplayer gameplay for up to 8 people. Each player becomes a knight and the group fights on confined arenas that resemble levels from the classic Bomberman. Players can make use of many different pieces of gear and weapons, including swords, bows, and crossbows, but also laser guns, as well as special actions (e.g. ninja, kamikaze).

Infinity Runner
Infinity Runner

Action 22 April 2015

Developed by Wales Interactive, an independent sci-fi production which combines the features of a first-person action game with elements of a 3D platformer. The action takes place on board of the gigantic ship Inifinity which travels through space to find a new planet to populate. The success of the mission becomes questionable when it turns out that the ship's crew is being haunted by the last of the mythical werewolves.

STALKER Apocalypse
STALKER Apocalypse

Action canceled

Being a spiritual heir of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series postapocalyptic shooter with RPG and survival horror elements. Game was prepared by West-Games studio, which consists of people involved in the production of such hits as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Metro: Last Light. The action takes us to a bleak universe, suffering as a result of the fall of a mysterious meteorite and the action of a strange, cosmic substance called metamorphite.

Wulverblade
Wulverblade

Action 31 January 2018

A side-scrolling platformer based on classic premise and created as a result of a cooperation between the independent Fully Illustrated studio and the Darkwind Media company. The player is taken to 120 AD, when the forces of the Roman Empire invade the southern part of Britain. The player assumes the role of a fearless warrior by the name of Caradok, who decides to face the attackers on his own and violently ask them to leave.

Battleborn
Battleborn

Action 03 May 2016

A unique attempt to combine the mechanics of the popular MOBA genre, like Dota 2 and League of Legends, with the features of classic first-person shooters. It has been developed by Gearbox Software, known for Brothers in Arms and the post-apocalyptic series, Borderlands. The story takes us to a world where heroes from five different factions battle in 5-man teams for the last star in the universe.

Unturned
Unturned

Action 12 November 2020

Unturned is a sandbox MMO game that combines the mechanics of the popular DayZ mod with the visual style of Minecraft. The game is distributed for free and was created by a sixteen year old teenager – Nelson Sexton. The game takes place in an open world overrun by a zombie epidemic and forces the player into a fight for survival in this dangerous environment. Just like other, similar games, the main part of the gameplay is resource-gathering-oriented exploration.