Action Video Games75
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.
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Ronin Blade
Action 31 August 1999
Action adventure game set in feudal Japan. A player can play as a stray samurai or a woman trained in the secrets of ninjutsu. Each of them has a unique plot. The gameplay puts a strong emphasis on combat and offers an advanced system of duels, as well as the possibility of developing protagonists and weapons.
The Conjuring House
Action 25 September 2018
A first-person horror game inspired by the literary works of H. P. Lovecraft. The action of The Conjuring House is set at the beginning of the 20th century. A group of supernatural phenomenon researchers is dispatched to investigate an abandoned Victorian residence, which is said to feature certain anomalies. The main protagonist of the game is the journalist who accompanies the researchers.
Armored Core: Master of Arena
Action 04 February 1999
The third game from the Armored Core series, in which console owners are engaged in dynamic battles at the helm of modern robots. Continuation offers new fun modes and runs on a modified graphics engine.
Planet Nomads
Action 03 May 2019
A survival sandbox game, in which the player assumes the role of an astronaut, who is trying to stay alive on a desolate planet. Developed by Craneballs, Planet Nomads offers the player with a procedurally-generated open world. One has to tend to his character’s basic needs - this means satisfying both hunger and thirst, as well as taking care of his general health condition.
Star Wars: Demolition
Action 12 November 2000
Set in the universe of Star Wars, an action game in which the player takes control of one of several characters controlling various vehicles and fights in closed arenas. The aim of the game is to eliminate all opponents. The game is enriched by reinforcements scattered around the maps, such as weapon upgrades or a masking device.
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Action 31 August 1998
Skradanka set in feudal Japan with a touch of fantasy. The production offers ten different missions in which the player takes on the role of a warrior or ninja warrior and, by means of various equipment such as rope launchers or shurikens, tries to silently infiltrate locations and eliminate selected targets. Before each task it is possible to choose the equipment that will be taken on the mission, but failure makes the equipment forfeited and should be retrieved from scratch.
Time Crisis
Action 31 October 1997
Shooting on rails published by Namco. Production allows players to play the role of a secret agent who tries to save the kidnapped daughter of the president of a fictitious state. The title introduced a revolutionary concept for the genre of hiding behind covers.
Metroid Prime 4
Action TBA
The fourth full-fledged installment in the best-selling action series Metroid Prime, owned by Nintendo. Metroid Prime 4 is the first installment designed for Nintendo Switch. The game’s protagonist is Samus Aran – an interstellar bounty huntress fighting with Space Pirates. After the events presented in the previous game, the heroine gets entangled in another intrigue, which forces her to embark on another dangerous journey.
Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates
Action 30 November 2017
A sequel to the action game based on the manga Attack on Titan created by Hajime Isayama. The players once again assume the role of members of Scout Regiment, tasked with defending the walls attacked by the titular Titans. The game features story campaign and cooperation multiplayer mode. The title features nice three-dimensional graphics.
Guacamelee! 2
Action 21 August 2018
A sequel to the well-received game Guacamelee!. The players once again assume the role of Juan Aguacate who faces a global threat.
Steel Rats
Action 07 November 2018
Steel Rats is the production of Tate Multimedia, Polish studio known for KAO The Kangaroo series. This is an action racing game, in which we play as a member of a motorcycle gang - Steel Rats, and the aim is to clear the city of fearsome robots with our own wheels. Steel Rats is characterized by a 2.5D perspective and retro-futuristic design.
Into the Dead
Action 06 December 2012
Hybrid first-person action game and endless runner production, in which the player-controlled hero hits the territory controlled by living corpses. The task set for him is to stay alive for as long as possible, and his realization is possible thanks to the tools of murder obtained in the course of the struggle.
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
Action 05 June 2000
A tactical action game in which we lead a two-person branch of American rankings, performing various missions in different parts of the world. One of the distinguishing elements of production is the cooperation mode for two players on a split screen.
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Curse of the Pharaohs
Action 13 March 2018
The second expansion to Assassin’s Creed: Origins developed by the creators of the base game – Ubisoft Montreal. This time around, the players get to familiarize themselves with the Egyptian mythology – the story featured in this DLC revolves around the titular curse, which has brought one of the pharaohs back from the world of the dead and unleashed various legendary beasts.
Titanfall Online
Action canceled
Network free-to-play shooter based on the first part of the Titanfall series. In the game we fight with pilots, i.e. soldiers of the future using special mosses summoned during the skirmish.
Tunnel B1
Action 04 October 1996
A first person view shooter where players control a hovercraft armed with modern weapons and walk through tunnels filled with enemies. The production is maintained in the dark style of science fiction.
Ben 10
Action 10 November 2017
An arcade action game based on the license of a popular TV series bearing the same title. The player once again assumes the role of Ben Tennyson - the protagonist has to face the forces of evil threatening the entire world. Ben is not alone however, as both cousin Gwen and grandfather Max support him on his quest. Similar to previous installments of the series, Ben 10 is played from a third-person view.
Alien Resurrection
Action 10 October 2000
A shooter with elements of horror, based on the popular Alien: Awakening from 1997. The production depicts the fate of cloned Ellen Ripley and a group of mercenaries trying to survive the clash with bloodthirsty aliens. The production allows players to play four different heroes, and each of them has a unique equipment. Among the opponents there are iconic xenomorphs, small hugger guys and hostile soldiers.
Gunship Battle2 VR
Action 02 August 2017
An arcade action game developed by Joycity for virtual reality goggles. When the fate of the whole world is endangered, all hope lies in the main protagonist of the game, Dylan – a pilot of an experimental combat helicopter. He is trying to reclaim his old life and lost family. During the game the player controls a helicopter and participates in missions, during which they must complete objectives like destroying enemy base, destroying a convoy or fighting enemy air forces.
ReCore: Definitive Edition
Action 29 August 2017
An improved edition of the 2016 ReCore, developed by Comcept in cooperation with Armature and published by Microsoft Studios. In the game, the player assumes the role of Joule Adams, who is one of the last existing humans. She was supposed to prepare the planet of Far Eden for colonization; something went wrong, however, and now she has to fight for her life with the help of a robot called Mack.
Battlefield 1: Revolution
Action 21 August 2017
A complete edition of one of installments in the popular first-person shooter series from DICE that was originally released in 2016. This time the player arrives at the battlefields of World War I as one of soldiers fighting in that great conflict. Gameplay in Battlefield 1: Revolution is a bit different from several previous games, bringing back larger, more open maps and the freedom known from the first entries in the series.
Apocalypse
Action 31 October 1998
An action game in which the main character is given a voice and image by the actor Bruce Willis. The production story takes place in a distant future, on a cosmic colony, where the evil pastor created a cult condemning science and preaching an imminent apocalypse; in fact, he himself intends to bring the world to an end. This can only be prevented by his former co-worker, in whom the player plays.
Tork: Prehistoric Punk
Action 14 January 2005
"Tork: Prehistoric Punk" is a three-dimensional platformer created by the French development team Tiwak. It was founded by the people responsible for the first two parts of "Rayman".
Get Medieval
Action 10 August 1998
Arcade action game in the realities of fantasy by Monolith Productions. Our task is to defeat the Great Dragon and save the kingdom of Arrius with one of the four characters available in the game. There are many levels of bloodthirsty creatures waiting for us, and each hero has his own unique skills. Graphics of the game is simple, but effective. Multiplayer mode allows you to play with up to four other players on the network.