Action Video Games82
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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ShellShock: Nam '67
Action 03 September 2004
ShellShock: Nam '67 is a war action game (TPP) created by the Guerrilla team and Eidos. Just like such popular titles as Battlefield Vietnam, Men of Valor: Vietnam or Vietcong, it takes players to the reality of the Vietnam War, one of the most controversial conflicts of the 20th century.
Star Trek
Action 23 April 2013
Action game with Third Person View (TPP) addressed to the science-fiction lovers. The title was produced by Digital Extremes studio (known i.a. from Homefront and The Darkness II). The plot of the main campaign is located between events presented in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek 2 (2012). Commander James T. Kirk and Spock of the USS Enterprise are on the trail of a mysterious race, the Gorn, who intend to invade Federation planets. They must stop this intergalactic plot before it is too late.
Ghosthunter
Action 05 December 2023
Playing the role of a novice policeman, Lazarus Jones, we enter a world full of ghosts and phenomena. In the world of the game belonging to the genre of survival horror horror initiated by the series Alone in the Dark.
Alice in Wonderland
Action 02 March 2010
Another virtual adaptation of Alice's adventures, set after both novels by Lewis Carroll. The game was based on a film by Tim Burton, a master of the grotesque known from such productions as Nightmare Before Christmas, the first two Batmans, or the Headless Rider.
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Action 17 November 2003
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing is an EA Redwood Shores studio-produced dynamic third person perspective action game (TPP). The title character, the famous MI-5 agent, tries to reclaim the stolen technology, which found its way into the hands of dangerous subversionists from Eastern Europe. The game combines elements of shooting and spectacular chases with the use of various vehicles.
Fat Princess
Action 30 July 2009
A fun arcade game in which we deal with saving the title "fluffy" princess with the use of available armies. At the same time we try to prevent the enemy from performing this task.
Smuggler's Run
Action 25 October 2000
We play the role of the title smuggler and transport illegal goods. There are several dozen different vehicles to choose from. The game has an extensive singleleplayer and an equally interesting multiplayer (for 2 people).
Insane
Action canceled
The first part of the trilogy of sandbox action games maintained in the horror convention. The originator and main designer of InSane is the renowned Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, and he was inspired by the literary work of the American writer H. P. Lovercraft.
Iron Man 2
Action 30 April 2010
Iron Man 2 is a continuation of the action game released in 2008, which will be created under the responsibility of Griptonite Games and Sega Studios San Francisco development teams. The plot of the production loosely refers to the motifs of the film directed by Jon Favreau. Players direct the actions of Tony Stark and James Rhodes, who as Iron Man and War Machine have to face the villains who threaten the world.
Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer
Action 27 July 2006
Black Buccaneer is an expanded action/TPP game with action-adventure elements and a hint of horror. The plot of the program takes people sitting in front of computers to the Caribbean a few centuries ago and depicts a pirate world where the mystical powers of voodoo are the order of the day.
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
Action 16 April 2013
The first story-based DLC for Arkane Studios' steampunk stealth game Dishonored, released in 2012. Expansion called The Knife of Dunwall allows you to look at the events shown in the base game from a completely different perspective. We play as the empress's murderer himself - leader of a group of assassins named Daud, who tries to redeem himself in the course of the game (and who, unlike Corvo from the "basic" game, received a full voiceover).
Mars War
Action 10 January 2011
A free MMO shooting game in which hundreds of players fight each other for dominance on huge maps. We have at our disposal a rich arsenal of weapons as well as ground and flying vehicles.
Helldivers
Action 03 March 2015
Helldivers is an arcade cooperative science fiction shooter developed by Arrowhead, creators of the humorous action RPG Magicka. The game takes place in a distant future where players take the roles of the members of the elite Helldivers unit whose job is to protect the politically divided planet known as Super Earth. It was attacked by three alien races. Players have to finish procedurally generated missions in order to save mankind.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance
Action 02 July 2013
The third official set of maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. DLC Vengeance includes four additional arenas for multiplayer mode, as well as a new unique weapon and a Buried map, a fresh variation on Zombie mode in Wild West climates.
Hunter's Trophy 2: Australia
Action 22 April 2013
Realistic first person perspective hunting simulation (FPP). Players can play the role of hunters and take part in virtual hunting for 20 species of Australian animals (including dingoes, vombats and wild buffaloes). The title was produced by the French development studio Kylotonn Entertainment.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation
Action 28 June 2012
Online action game set in the universe of Gundama. The title allows players to sit at the helm of powerful mosses and take part in the battles of two six-person teams of big robots.
Killer is Dead
Action 27 August 2013
Killer is Dead is an action game, in which players get to use melee weapons to eliminate their enemies. The game has been developed by the Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture known for Lollipop Chainsaw and two installments in the No More Heroes series.
Hit-Monkey
Action canceled
Hit-Monkey is a dynamic third-person action game by High Moon studio. We play the well-trained monkey of the title killer and hunt other murderers. The whole is set in a full of superheroes cartoon universe by Marvel.
Rise of the Triad
Action 31 July 2013
Remake of a classic FPS from 1994 - Rise of the Triad: Dark War. The game was produced by Danish development studio Interceptor Entertainment. The main theme of the main campaign are struggles with cultists who plan to destroy Los Angeles. Player takes the role of one of the five members of the H.U.N.T. squad and is sent on a mission to infiltrate the island on which the dangerous sect has its headquarters.
Global Ops: Commando Libya
Action 07 October 2011
TPP shooter created by Polish Spectral Games studio. The player takes on the role of a member of a special unit in order to get a dangerous arms dealer. The single player campaign consists of nine missions, giving a total of about eight hours of intense gameplay. There was also a multiplayer mode.
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
Action 01 November 2011
An improved edition of the 2010's GoldenEye 007 - the remake of the classic first-person shooter for Nintendo 64. The player assumes the role of James Bond, the legendary MI6 agent, who travels around the world in search of the eponymous Golden Eye, a mysterious Russian satellite weapon of immense firepower. Although the game is based on the 1995's film, the player will visit locations which were not present in the movie.
Smite
Action 25 March 2014
A MOBA game with arcade elements, created by Hi-Res, a studio known from such productions as Global Agenda or Tribes: Ascend. Smite allows the players to direct the actions of mythological deities who fight team battles in thematically diverse arenas. The game is focused on dynamic duels, in which not only stats and skills of the heroes, but also reflexes and the accurate eye of the players count. In the technical layer, Smite is powered by Unreal Engine 3.0, which provides high-quality visuals.
Zack Zero
Action 11 January 2012
Zack Zero is a colourful platformer that combines a classic gameplay model with contemporary graphics and ideas. Players take on the role of Zack Zero, a cosmic hero who tries to save his beloved from the hands of the evil Zulrog.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Action 01 May 2014
An unusual first-person shooter featuring open-world environment, created by an independent studio, Big Robot. The game ridicules the habits of British aristocracy. The action takes place in an alternative version of Great Britain, swarming with intelligent robots that wish to destroy every human they lay their lenses upon. The player takes control of one of their potential victims, whose mission is simply to survive.