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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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Control 2
Control 2

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Control 2 is a third person action game by Remedy Entertainment studio. During the game we fight with the enemies using many special abilities and we explore complicated maps designed in a style known from the metroidvania genre.

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Assassin's Creed: Infinity
Assassin's Creed: Infinity

Action TBA

The biggest project in the history of Assassin's Creed series, created in collaboration with studios Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Quebec. Infinity is a game as a service, taking us to different historical eras where we take part in the conflict of Assassins and Templars.

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Predecessor
Predecessor

Action 20 August 2024

TPP MOBA action game and spiritual successor to Paragon. Predecessor lets you take part in team-based clashes involving 10 players, during which players fight each other and mobs and gradually develop their characters.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Action 04 March 2003

Expanded edition of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. The game follows two secret agents - Snake, known from the first game in the series, and a young and inexperienced Raiden - as they try to stop dangerous terrorists in two separate scenarios.

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Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider

Action 13 February 2007

Ghost Rider is an action game based on the popular comic book series of Marvel publishing house and a cinema film of the same title. The protagonist is Johnny Blaze, a motorcyclist and stuntman, who enters into a pact with the devil in exchange for a rescue for a person close to him.

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Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After

Action 18 May 2010

Shrek Forever After is an action game produced by XPEC Entertainment studio based on the themes of the fourth film with a nice ogre in the lead role. Players direct the actions of their favourite characters - Shrek, Fiona, Cat in Shoes and Donkey, who try to restore the old order in the fairy-tale land, changed by the mysterious Rumpelstiltskin. The game contains many arcade elements and simple puzzles that require the use of special abilities of individual characters.

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Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage

Action 12 April 1997

Redneck Rampage is a first person shooter (FPS) produced by the Xatrix Entertainment development studio. The action of the game was set in a small American town. The player takes on the role of one of the two brothers who set out to rescue their beloved mumps Bessie, kidnapped by aliens. The title is distinguished by an unconventional sense of humour and a relatively high level of difficulty.

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Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2
Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2

Action 28 July 2000

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.K.2 is an action game referring to the legendary animated film Heavy Metal. The events are shown from the perspective of a third person. Fun mechanics combines exploring the world and solving riddles in the style of Tomb Raider with an extensive hand-to-hand combat system.

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Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow
Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow

Action 09 September 2003

Prequel of the well-known tactical-adventure game Gorky 17, created by the Polish development studio Metropolis Software. The action of this title takes place several years before the events known from Gorky 17, and its main character is the Canadian commander Cole Sullivan, a member of the NATO special forces.

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LEGO Star Wars
LEGO Star Wars

Action 29 March 2005

Another production of Traveller's Tales, a band known for its successful games, such as the "Traveller's Tales" and the "Traveller's Tales": Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Finding Nemo, or Crash Twinsanity. This time the studio took care of presenting the adventures of the heroes of Star Wars as block figures.

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Burn, Zombie, Burn!
Burn, Zombie, Burn!

Action 26 March 2009

A fun action game with a view from above, in which we eliminate hordes of undeads. The production refers in a loose way to American horrors and contains a lot of humorous accents (e.g. funny versions of zombies). The whole adventure was divided into six different stages and enriched with a large arsenal of weapons and bonuses.

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Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone

Action 14 September 2004

A dynamic action game created by Stormfront Studios development studio. It became famous in the world thanks to the creation of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

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Damnation
Damnation

Action 22 May 2009

Damnation is an action game released by a company that is mainly associated with the Colin McRae series, or Codemasters. The production developer is Blue Omega studio - one of the winners of the Make Something Unreal competition organized by Epic Games.

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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action 03 June 2002

In Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project we go back a little bit in time, until some mysterious people decided to discover a new source of radioactive energy, when Duke was busy fighting foreign invaders.

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Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes

Action 17 October 2006

Justice League Heroes is a hybrid of dynamic action and elements of the cRPG genre, based on popular comics and animated films from the cycle known in Poland as the League of the Righteous (or possibly the League of Justice). Among the seven main characters we lead in virtual reality, we see Superman, Batman and Flash, among others.

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Battlefield 2: Euro Force
Battlefield 2: Euro Force

Action 15 March 2006

Battlefield 2: Euro Force is the first of a series of mini-packages, the "booster packs", extending the content of the great Battlefield 2 action game for team skirmishes on the web.

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Gore: Ultimate Soldier
Gore: Ultimate Soldier

Action 05 June 2002

A tactical multiplayer action game in which players must demonstrate the ability to play a team game and assess their own strength to use a specific weapon.

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Outpost
Outpost

Action 04 September 2004

A dynamic action game aimed at people with military stamina, which combines selected elements of FPS shooters and popular MMOcRPG games.

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Hunting Unlimited 3
Hunting Unlimited 3

Action 24 August 2004

Hunting Unlimited 3 is the third installment of the series of first-person hunting games by the Arush Entertainment development team. Players have the opportunity to take part in more than 50 missions and hunt wild animals in different parts of the world. The creators prepared a large arsenal of available weapons and equipment, as well as several means of transport (e.g. horses and quads).

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection

Action 27 May 2003

Another installment in the cult series of first-person shooters, the action of which takes place in an alternative version of World War II. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection is a PlayStation 2 port of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Once again the player assumes the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, an American commando who is tasked with stopping Hitler from creating an army of undead super soldiers.

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Armed Forces Corp.
Armed Forces Corp.

Action 27 February 2009

Polish first person shooter, in which we play the role of mercenaries associated in a certain organization. Soldiers are sent to a skyscraper seized by terrorists to retrieve priceless information. The campaign consists of 8 stages. In the game you will find several types of weapons and various accessories (e.g. night vision goggles).

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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Action 13 September 2011

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is the second part of the FPP war shootout by developers from the Tripwire Interactive studio. In solo fun mode, the player has the opportunity to participate in a number of missions on both the Russian and German sides. The creators also took care of the possibility of playing in cooperation. The biggest advantage of the production, however, was the multiplayer mode for up to 64 participants.

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Monster Hunter Generations
Monster Hunter Generations

Action 28 November 2015

Another installment in the popular third person perspective action series with RPG elements. Since the third game of the series, the franchise is being developed mostly on Nintendo handhelds. Similarly to its predecessors, Monster Hunter X was published by the Capcom company and developed under the supervision of Yasunori Ichinose – the director of the previous portable installments of the series.

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Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together

Action 21 April 2016

A standalone expansion for the 2013’s well-received survival sandbox game, Don’t Starve. The main goal of the add-on is to transfer the core premise of the original title into cooperative multiplayer gameplay. In the game, we still explore the world, gather food, build a shelter, fight various enemies, and take care of the protagonist’s physical and mental health.

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