Action Video Games35
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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Mist Survival
Action 15 August 2018
Mist Survival is a first-person survival game, set in a zombie-controlled world. While playing the game, the player explores the open world, fights against encountered enemies and collects resources necessary for survival.
Project 007
Action TBA
The game developed by the studio IO Interactive, the authors of the popular Hitman series. In Project 007, the players take on the role of James Bond, in whose skin they experience his first adventures as an Her Majesty's Secret Service agent.
The House of the Dead 2: Remake
Action 2025
The House of the Dead 2: Remake is the return of the second installment of SEGA's rail shooter series by Polish companies Forever Entertainment and MegaPixel Studio. Once again, we play as special agents who have to face the zombie plague.
Bayonetta 3
Action 28 October 2022
Another entry in the hack'and'slash series from PlatinumGames studio. The eponymous witch returns once more to face the forces of good.
Painkiller (2004)
Action 09 April 2004
A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.
Way of the Samurai 3
Action 13 November 2008
One of the installments in action games series developed by Acquire studio. The story takes place in feudal Japan, in the Gishu Amana province, where a fierce battle between the rivaling clans takes place. The player assumes the role of a samurai and chooses his side in the conflict. It is worth mentioning that each path has a different ending. The basic of the gameplay is combat. The enemies can be defeated by using many types of melee weapon.
Operation Flashpoint: Red River
Action 21 April 2011
The third installment of the popular tactical FPS series. This time we are taking part in fighting in Tajikistan. The game takes place in Tajikistan, a country settled between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. Compared to the previous scenes, realism was reduced and the focus was on cooperation mode.
Delta Force: Land Warrior
Action 08 November 2000
For the third time we have the opportunity to play the role of the commandos of the elite special forces of the US Force. This time the game offers a completely new, fully three-dimensional and accelerated graphical engine.
Quake (1996)
Action 22 June 1996
A first-person shooter developed by id Software, which established new standards in the genre while being a breakthrough in terms of 3D computer graphics. The action of Quake takes place in an undefined future where government experiments with teleportation has made contact with inhabitants of other dimensions, bringing about an infestation of hellish beasts.
Throne of Darkness
Action 26 September 2001
Throne of Darkness is an action-RPG game, which is the responsibility of the Climax development team. The action was set in the world of Japanese mythology. The player directs a team of samurai, who, wishing to avenge the death of the leader of the clan, stand up to fight against the ruler of darkness and his army. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, also in multiplayer mode.
Nitro Family
Action 24 May 2003
Nitro Family is a dynamic first person shooter (FPS) by the development team of the Korean studio Delphieye Entertainment. The player takes on the role of Victor Chopski, who tries to take his child from the hands of a ruthless drug dealer. The title uses a graphical engine previously used in a series of games about Serious Sam's adventures.
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Action 20 September 2004
Star Wars: Battlefront is a tactical action game inspired by popular Battlefield 1942 and Operation Flashpoint products. The game is about team fights on a large scale in the reality of the universe of Star Wars, created in the mind of the famous filmmaker George Lucas.
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Action 12 October 2018
Another entry in the Call of Duty series and the fourth entry in the Black Ops sub-series. It was developed by Treyarch. Contrary to the previous installments, Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII lacks a single player campaign. Instead, the developers introduced a battle royale multiplayer mode called the Blackout.
Slime Rancher
Action 01 August 2017
Monomi Park’s sandbox action game with economic simulation game elements. Smile Rancher lets us play as Beatrix Labeau – a farmer girl who travels to Far, Far Range looking for a better life. She decides to make a fortune by breeding the titular slimes – lovable creatures that look like jellybeans. However, our heroine must face various threats, including a hostile species of jelly creatures. Each day starts with Beatrix taking care of the harvest and feeding her creatures their favorite food.
Serious Sam 4
Action 24 September 2020
Another major installment in the series of brutal and bloody shooters developed by the Croatian Croteam studio. The story of this part is set before the events of the third installment, in which Sam had to face the forces of the main antagonist - Mental in a futuristic, virtual version of ancient Egypt. Mental's goal was, obviously, to take over the Earth. However, the story in this new installment seems to be a bit more mature.
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
Action 05 August 2020
A science-fiction sandbox game that takes place in a procedurally generated universe. The story is set in the 24th century, when Earth struggles with overpopulation, climate change, and natural resource depletion. Having found a wreckage of an alien ship, powered by an unknown energy source and containing a map of a distant galaxy, humanity dispatches a powerful space expedition.
Naraka: Bladepoint
Action 12 August 2021
Naraka: Bladepoint is an online action game that refers to For Honor from Ubisoft, but also offers several fresh solutions, such as free exploration. The title was developed by the Chinese studio 24 Entertainment.
Leaden Sky
Action 2025
Science fiction horror platform action game. In Leaden Sky we play as a soldier trying to destroy the Tower - a structure generating force field creating various anomalies and causing strange mutations in people.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Action 2025
A superhero action adventure game set in the occupied Paris during World War 2. Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra allows us to play as Captain America and Black Panther among other characters. The main goal of the game is to stop the mischievous Hydra organization.
The Last Plague: Blight
Action 03 October 2024
A challenging game about surviving in a world ravaged by an unknown plague. The Last Plague: Blight is about satisfying the protagonist's needs, building shelter, crafting tools, performing research and facing threats from animals. We can play alone or in online cooperation.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
Action 14 February 2024
A remastered compilation of the first three Tomb Raider action adventure games. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered features refreshed visuals, new character models and textures.
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Action 15 November 2022
The second part of the FPP survival horror series launched in 2017. In Bendy and the Dark Revival, we play Audrey, who is trapped in an animation studio overrun by terrifying monsters.
The Spirit of the Samurai
Action 12 December 2024
The Spirit of the Samurai is an action adventure game set in the feudal Japan, in which we control three different characters - samurai, spirit and cat. The game was developed by Digital Mind studio.
Solar Warden
Action canceled
An economic strategy game inspired by series like Transport Tycoon and Industry Giant. Project Automata takes place during the beginning of 20th century and gives the player a task of creating a financial empire. In order to achieve that, they must mine resources, build factories, produce valuables, construct transportation services and create trade relations with cities all over the world.