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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.

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Code: To Jin Yong
Code: To Jin Yong

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An open-world TPP action game based on the works of Chinese writer Jin Yong. In Code: To Jin Yong we explore a vast land and fight fierce fights with enemies.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Remake
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Remake

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Remake of Splinter Cell, the iconic stealth game from 2002 and the first installment of Sam Fisher's adventures. Together with him we once again try to thwart the terrorists' plot, maintaining discretion worthy of an agent of the Third Echelon.

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Pragmata
Pragmata

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A TPP action game by Capcom. Pragmata has us playing as a futuristic armored hero taking care of a little girl named Diana. We must traverse various locations, fight robots, complete objectives and protect us both from danger.

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Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast

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A spin-off of the FPP action zombie series from the Polish studio Techland. Dying Light: The Beast takes us to Castor Woods area and we can play as Kyle Crane from Dying Light 1. As a result of previous events, Kyle is now a stronger hybrid of a human and a zombie.

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Tom Clancy's The Division 3
Tom Clancy's The Division 3

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The third installment in a popular looter shooter series by Ubisoft. The game was developed by Ubisoft Massive, the same studio responsible for the previous two games.

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Gears of War: E-Day
Gears of War: E-Day

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Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel of the series, focusing on the titular Emergence Day taking place 14 years before Gears 1. We play as younger Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, observing how their relationship started and dealing with the Locust threat using various weapons.

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Star Wars Jedi 3
Star Wars Jedi 3

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The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, once again following one of the last Jedi, Cal Kestis. Star Wars Jedi 3 is an action adventure game focused on exploration, lightsaber combat and Force powers.

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Light No Fire
Light No Fire

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A third-person action adventure game by the creators of No Man's Sky. Light No Fire is set on a procedurally generated planet, which players can explore in various ways, including atop flying beasts. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer.

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Marvel's Blade
Marvel's Blade

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A third-person action game by Arkane Lyon, creators of Dishonored 2 and Deathloop. Marvel's Blade stars the titular vampire hunter, dealing with an outbreak in quarantined Paris.

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PLAN 8
PLAN 8

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PLAN 8 is a MMO shooter embedded in the reality of science fiction. Production takes players to a robot-controlled world where mankind has to fight for survival. Pearl Abyss studio is responsible for the development of the game.

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Just King
Just King

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An action game with roguelike elements made in pixel art style created by the debuting VISH studio. In Just King we form and develop our own team of heroes, with which we fight battles against terrible kings and their powerful armies.

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System Shock 3
System Shock 3

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The third major installment in a cult series of first-person action-adventure games with RPG elements, whose first two parts were released back in the 1990s. System Shock 3 was developed by OtherSide Entertainment, previously known only for a fantasy RPG, Underworld Ascendant. However, the team also included people who worked on the first System Shock and all sorts of AAA games. The characteristic feature of the series is the skillful combination of an FPS with RPG and adventure elements (i.e.

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Wolfenstein III
Wolfenstein III

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The ninth installment in the Wolfenstein series, and a continuation of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The production developed by the Swedish Machine Games studio once again puts the players in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, who continues his fight against the Nazis.

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Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2

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A prequel to the iconic Beyond Good & Evil, developed by an Ubisoft's in-house studio led by Michel Ancel. The game takes players on a journey to a planetary system called System 3 – the center of intergalactic trade and the most wretched hive of piracy and illegal business. Players get at their disposal an enormous open world, comprising gigantic planets and moons; however, before exploring it, one has to create their own character.

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Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream
Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream

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The second installment in a metroidvania series originating from 2018. Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream stars Auria, traversing a fantasy world to save it from destruction and protect her son.

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BioShock 4
BioShock 4

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BioShock 4 is the fourth instalment of the popular series of action games, created by developers working on the three previous parts. The game introduces a completely new world, heroes and ideas, while remembering the key gameplay elements of the predecessors.

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Resident Evil 9
Resident Evil 9

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The ninth mainline entry of the Resident Evil series, started in 1996. According to the rumors, Resident Evil 9 should offer an open world for the first time. It would be made possible thanks to the RE Engine, also used in Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma II.

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Immortal: And the Death that Follows
Immortal: And the Death that Follows

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Beat 'em up with roguelike elements. In Immortal: And the Death that Follows we find ourselves in a prison for demigods built by Buddha, from which we try to escape in the skin of the former Wisdom King - Fudo.

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DokeV
DokeV

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DokeV is an action adventure game with an open world from the creators of Black Desert Online. Production is based on the concept straight from the Pokemon series - we collect creatures to fight with them.

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SiN: Reloaded
SiN: Reloaded

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SiN: Reloaded is a re-mastered version of FPS SiN from 1998 with the add-on Wages of Sin. The authors have improved object and character models and prepared better textures. There were also improvements in gameplay and control scheme.

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Little Devil Inside
Little Devil Inside

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Little Devil Inside is an action adventure RPG and the first game developed by Neostream. The game takes place in a world where steampunk, fantasy, and modern times collide. There are humans living there, along with other intelligent races and various monsters. The game features an open world which we explore by using numerous vehicles and ships. They require to be regularly checked and upgraded, but they make our journey much more safer and faster.

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Horizon 3
Horizon 3

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The third installment in a series of action adventure games with RPG elements by Guerrilla Games. Horizon 3 once again stars the red-headed warrior Aloy, facing a rogue AI Nemesis.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D platformer from Team Cherry, a continuation of the hit of 2017. The game offers a great world with a partially open structure, a crafting system and an extensive dexterity combat system, based on acrobatic maneuvers.

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Assassin's Creed: Jade
Assassin's Creed: Jade

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Jade is a mobile installment of the Assassin's Creed series. The game takes us to ancient China and offers a large open world to explore. Players can create their own character for the first time in the brand's history.

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