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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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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Action 29 August 2024
A TPP slasher in which we play the titular kitten slaughtering hordes of enemies. In Gori: Cuddly Carnage we find ourselves in a world overrun by mutant toys that have knocked out all of humanity and now destroy anything they deem not cute enough.
Flashback 2
Action September 2024
The second part of the cult action platform games series, launched in 1992. In Flashback 2 we once again play the role of Conrad B. Hart, who must once again face the aliens called Morphs hiding under the form of humans.
Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia
Action 27 October 2022
Action adventure game with beat'em up elements. In Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia we find ourselves in Hibernia (Ireland), which we have to defend against an invasion from the Romans, while rescuing the golden ram of the local chief.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
Action 28 July 2022
The third main part of the action platform game series from Inti Creates studio. In Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, we play both the series' protagonist Gunvolt and a new character, the battle priestess Kirin.
Fashion Police Squad
Action 02 February 2023
Humorous FPS, in which our task is to deal with fashion crime on the streets of the city of Trendopolis. In Fashion Police Squad we do not eliminate enemies, but change their clothes, making use of sewing machines resembling various givens.
The Company Man
Action 21 January 2022
A platform action game in which we play the role of a corporate employee forced to fight for his job. In The Company Man, we run ahead, avoid traps and jump on platforms, and eliminate enemies using the keyboard or shooting them with e-mails.
DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace
Action 15 July 2022
Rail shooter on the license of the movie. In DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace, as the dogs Krypto and Ace swoop over the streets of Metropolis and eliminate hosts of vile LexBots.
GoldenEye 007
Action 27 January 2023
An espionage FPS from 1997, which years later lived to see a re-release for the Nintendo Switch console and a remastered version. It was developed by the well-deserved Rare studio.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
Action 30 June 2023
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is an action game with detective elements developed by the creators of Danganronpa. It's set in a city deeming with unsolved mysteries, tasking us with conducting investigations and traversing dangerous labyrinths.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Action 23 February 2023
An action adventure platformer metroidvania. In Grim Guardians: Demon Purge we play as demon hunters, traversing a dark castle and eliminating forces of evil.
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Action 18 January 2024
An action adventure game with roguelike elements starring the titular turnip boy. Turnip Boy Robs a Bank tasks us with robbing the Botanical Bank while dealing with the security and authorities.
SpiderHeck
Action 22 September 2022
A brawler with platform game elements, in which we take on the role of spiders fighting in arenas full of platforms. In SpiderHeck, we engage in fierce duels with other players or cooperate, jointly fending off successive waves of enemies.
NeverAwake
Action 19 January 2023
Twin-stick shooter in which we play a girl trapped in a nightmare. To wake up, the game's main character NeverAwake has to face everything that scares her - from vegetables to mutant dogs to dentists.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
Action 13 October 2022
An FPP survival horror action adventure game. In Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation we find ourselves in a haunted mansion, and our task is to cross 1000 rooms full of scares and dangers.
Jurassic World: Aftermath Collection
Action 10 November 2022
A package of two FPP action adventure games based on the Jurassic Park license. In Jurassic World: Aftermath Collection, you play the protagonist who fights for survival on the dinosaur-filled island of Isla Nublar, while trying to recover important intelligence data.
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Action 20 April 2022
Action platform game in metroidvania style. In 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure we play the role of a girl named Arum, who travels through purgatory in search of her father's soul.
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
Action 06 March 2023
The largest and most ambitious expansion for Dead Cells, released in 2018. The expansion offers a storyline directly related to the Castlevania series, two new biomes, three bosses and fourteen weapons.
DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos
Action 10 March 2023
An action game in which we, as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, travel through Happy Bay, fighting antagonists and gradually approaching the clash with the number one target - Mr. Mxyzptlk. DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos can be played solo or in local co-op mode.
ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni
Action 08 March 2023
A TPP action game in which we find ourselves on the fantastic island of Kisejima. In ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni, we take on the role of a warrior who roams this patch of land with his spiritual companion and challenges the creatures inhabiting it to duels.
Risk of Rain Returns
Action 08 November 2023
The remastered version of a 2013 roguelike platformer. Risk of Rain Returns has us playing as the survivors of a spaceship crash, uncovering the secrets of the monster-inhabited planet of Petrichor V.
HAAK
Action 25 August 2022
Metroidvania developed in action platform game style. In HAAK we play the protagonist, who travels through a post-apocalyptic world and eliminates hordes of enemies, heading to a safe land located in the far south.
Nocturnal
Action 07 June 2023
A side-scrolling action platformer, in which we face a deadly mist enveloping the protagonist's homeland. Our task in Nocturnal is to traverse the island in question, learn its secrets and eliminate hordes of enemies in our way.
Pronty
Action 07 March 2023
An action platformer metroidvania. In Pronty, the player takes on the role of the titular character, facing monsters dwelling in the oceanic depths to save the underwater world from destruction.