Action Video Games25
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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Quake II (1997)
Action 07 December 1997
The sequel to the groundbreaking first-person shooter by id Software that, just like its predecessor released the year before, set new visual standards thanks to the enhanced idTech 2 engine. The action of Quake II takes place in the distant future where humanity established contact with a biomechanical race of the technologically advanced Stroggs. When it turned out that the alien secretly plan to conquer Earth, a special space marine unit was sent into action.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Action 23 March 2004
The sequel to the highly acclaimed third-person action game by Ubisoft Montreal studio, in which we play as Sam Fisher - a secret government agent and member of a special operations group called the Third Echelon. The action of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow takes us from heavily urbanized areas to the tropical region of Indonesia, where a host of new tasks await us, such as sabotage of a submarine base or infiltration of a local village where secret documents are hidden.
Security Breach: Fury's Rage
Action 28 April 2021
Security Breach: Fury's Rage is a 2D beat 'em up in which we play the characters known from the Five Nights at Freddy's. Game was developed by Scott Cawthon, the creator of the series.
Evil West
Action 22 November 2022
Evil West is an action game developed by Polish studio Flying Wild Hog. The story is set in an alternative version of the Wild West, in which the world was taken over by vampires. The protagonist of the game is a cowboy belonging to an organisation fighting monsters.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Action 07 September 2010
Developed by Canadian studio Beenox, third-person action game about adventures of the titular superhero. Dan Slott, the writer of The Amazing Spider-Man comic series, is responsible for the storyline. The main theme of the game revolves around an artifact called the Plaque of Order and Chaos which holds the structure of the whole reality in check. However, the board gets shattered and its parts land in four different dimensions. Spider-Man's task is to find the fragments of the artifact.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Action 06 March 2007
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 is the second part of a mini-series of popular tactical action games called "Ghosts".
Doom 3: BFG Edition
Action 16 October 2012
A remastered edition of the third installment in a series of classic first-person shooters developed by id Software. This edition was created for both PCs and the seventh generation of consoles, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the original game's release. The player takes on the role of a commando sent to a secret research facility located on Mars in order to close an interdimensional portal opened as a result of an accident.
BioShock: The Collection
Action 13 September 2016
A special bundle that includes the revamped editions of three installments in the bestselling BioShock series, designed by 2K Games company for the eighth generation consoles. Each game in the trilogy, which is often described as the spiritual successor to the cult System Shock, is set in different settings and features different main characters.
PayDay 3
Action 21 September 2023
The third installment of the series of co-op, online action games, in which players play the role of criminals, carrying out successive daring raids. The game was created by the team at Overkill Software, i.e. the creators of the two previous parts of the cycle.
Gears of War 4
Action 11 October 2016
The fourth major installment in the cult futuristic third-person shooter series and the debut of this Xbox-exclusive franchise on an 8th-generation platform. It was developed by The Coalition (previously known as Black Tusk), studio established by a long-time producer of the series, Rod Fergusson. Story-wise, Gears of War 4 is not a direct sequel to the original trilogy; instead, we assume control over a completely new pair of protagonists.
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
Action 14 May 2019
A remastered version of the 2012 shooter in which we found ourselves in Berlin at the end of World War II. In the course of the game we play the role of the American sniper Karl Fairburne, whose task is to stop the Soviet troops from placing their hands on V2 rockets. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered has a single player fictional campaign, as well as a cooperative module and competitive multiplayer mode.
Light No Fire
Action TBA
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.
Project: Playtime
Action 12 December 2022
A spin-off of the episodic horror game Poppy Playtime. Project: Playtime is an asymmetrical multiplayer game in which six players are tasked with finding toy parts while avoiding a stalker controlled by a seventh player.
ARK: Survival Ascended
Action 26 October 2023
A remastered version of ARK: Survival Evolved, based on Unreal Engine 5 technology, ARK: Survival Ascended will feature all the content of the basic version of the game, ARK: Survival of the Fittest mode and a number of "non-canonical" maps.
DayZ
Action 13 December 2018
A post-apocalyptic MMO first person shooter. The game, created by the Czech developer Bohemia Interactive Studios, is an expanded version of a popular ArmA II mod. DayZ features a world where most of the population turned into bloodthirsty zombies. The game is set in a fictional country called Chernarus, where the remaining humans try to survive at all cost.
Fortnite
Action 26 September 2017
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play multiplayer action game developed by Epic Games. The game is based on the battle royale formula and is similar to e.g. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A hundred players are transported onto an island with almost nothing in their inventory. The player is tasked with finding or looting weapons, traps, and other pieces of gear.
Yakuza: Kenzan!
Action 06 March 2008
Action game, shown from the perspective of a third person and belonging to the popular series. In this part of the action takes place not in modern times, but in the era of Japanese feudalism.
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
Action 15 June 2004
Multi-person tactical action game with a first person perspective called Joint Operations prepared by a development team from NovaLogic (authors including Delta Force: Black Hawk Down).
Freedom Fighters
Action 29 September 2003
In alternative history, the Soviet Union wins the Cold War with the West and the Red Army invades the United States. The player becomes a member of the resistance movement fighting against the occupation forces.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Action 28 November 2002
A third-person stealth action game by Ubisoft Montreal, inspired by the works of the famous Tom Clancy and the NetForce novel series. We assume the role of Sam Fisher, a federal agent and an operative of a secret unit within NSA (National Security Agency). The protagonist's task is to perform missions given to him by the agency, usually involving elimination of incredibly dangerous enemies, destroying documents, or infiltrating secret installations.
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
Action 31 August 2018
A third-person perspective action game focused on online fights created by Soleil, a Japanese studio directed by Katsunori Ehara. The game takes place in the universe known from the manga series Naruto and its animated adaptation. The players control ninja warriors, that have superhuman abilities, and participate in battles of small teams.
Starbound
Action 22 July 2016
An exploration game that eludes standard genre classification, developed by independent studio Chucklefish. Starbound combines elements of a 2D sandbox platformer and a strategy game. As you play, you explore and colonize other planets, provide for their inhabitants, construct useful items and vehicles, as well as fight hostile aliens. The game is set in a procedurally generated world,providing a great amount of freedom to the players.
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Action 14 November 2024
An isometric action adventure game with elements of a 3D platformer. LEGO Horizon Adventures shows Aloy and the world of Horizon in a more humoristic LEGO form. We can recreate events from Horizon Zero Dawn and the additional focus is on building things with LEGO bricks.
Ghost of Yotei
Action 2025
The second part of the best-selling TPP action-adventure series set in feudal Japan. Ghost of Yotei is not a direct sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. The new protagonist is a woman named Atsu. Her journey begins in 1603 - roughly 300 years after the adventures of Jin Sakai.