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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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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands - Fallen Ghosts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands - Fallen Ghosts

Action 06 June 2017

Second large DLC for the TPP action game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands created by Ubisoft. The Fallen Ghosts expansion continues the story from the base game. Even though the Santa Blanca cartel has been busted, the Unidad de Operaciones Especiales are still unable to establish peace in Bolivia. All that trouble can be attributed to the Los Extranjeros organization, members of which will not stop until they kill every U.S. citizen remaining in Bolivia.

PCXONEPS4

Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine

Action 27 April 2017

An action-adventure game in the form of a survival horror, created by TheMeatly Games - an independent Canadian developer. The game was divided into episodes to be released on a regular basis - the first of them can be tried out for free. Henry, the game's protagonist, is a former employee of an animation studio who revisits his old workplace in response to an invitation he received from his previous boss.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Spider-Man: Homecoming VR
Spider-Man: Homecoming VR

Action 30 June 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming VR is an arcade action game developed by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality as a part of the promotional campaign for the Spider-Man: Homecoming film. We play as the titular super hero. Our job is to test the new suit and new web slingers that were given to us by Stark Industries. The fact that Vulture breaths down our back only complicates things. In the end we will be forced to face him.

PCPS4

Genesis Alpha One
Genesis Alpha One

Action 29 January 2019

Genesis Alpha One is an action game, in which the player observes the action from the first-person perspective. They assume the role of a spaceship captain on a mission to find a new home for humanity.

PCXONEPS4

A.W. Phoenix Festa
A.W. Phoenix Festa

Action 26 July 2016

A science fiction action-adventure game by Bandai Namco, based on the manga and anime series known outside Japan as The Asterisk Wars. A.W. Phoenix Festa takes place on an island, the surface of which is mostly occupied by a modern metropolis and the campuses of six rival magic schools. You can play as either the series' protagonist, Ayato Amagiri, or an anonymous Seidoukan school student.

PSV

Sundered
Sundered

Action 28 July 2017

A two-dimensional metroidvania action game developed by independent studio Thunder Lotus Games – the producer of the warmly-received Jotun. In Sundered, the player assumes the role of a wanderer who travels through a ruined, post-apocalyptic world. The story of the game is strongly connected to its mechanics, as the price of the progress of the protagonist is paid with his humanity – what powers the player decides to wield, will have impact on the ending of the game.

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Call of Duty: WWII - United Front
Call of Duty: WWII - United Front

Action 26 June 2018

An expansion to the 2017 entry in the popular FPS series Call of Duty. The add-on introduces three new maps (Market Garden, Stalingrad, and Monte Cassino) for online PvP matches, each set on a famous battlefield of World War II. United Front also offers a mission for the War mode and another adventure for cooperative zombie mode.

PCXONEPS4

Rogue Aces
Rogue Aces

Action 12 April 2018

A mix of a dynamic shoot’em up and a roguelike, in which we assume the role of a fighter pilot fighting on procedurally-generated battlefields inspired by World War II locations. As the game progresses, we can upgrade our plane, increasing its battle potential and enabling us to face more and more difficult opponents.

PCXONEPS4SwitchPSV

Defector
Defector

Action 11 July 2019

An action game designed for Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Sets. In Defector we play the role of a spy whose task is to develop an international criminal organisation. In the course of the struggle, the hero takes part in shootings, fist fights, solves riddles or stunts, which James Bond would not be ashamed of himself.

PC

Trap Runner
Trap Runner

Action 06 August 1998

Action game enriched with tactical elements, in which players take on the role of agents fighting against each other in three-dimensional arenas. Although in Trap Runner we can use melee attacks and firearms, the basic weapon used by the heroes are murderous traps, which become invisible to enemies when set up.

PS1

Terracon
Terracon

Action 25 August 2000

Three-dimensional action game with a view from the perspective of a third person, whose action takes place on several planets of the Solar System. The story tells the story of a cosmic warrior who tries to stop the rebellious artificial intelligence.

PS1

Earthfall
Earthfall

Action 13 July 2018

A first-person shooter designed for cooperation mode for up to four players. The game enables the players to face an invasion of terrifying aliens by using a variety of futuristic weapons.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Raji: An Ancient Epic
Raji: An Ancient Epic

Action 18 August 2020

An action adventure game with logical elements set in a world inspired by Hindu mythology. Players take on the role of a girl named Raji, whose gods entrust the task of defeating the king of demons named Mahabalasura.

PCPS5XONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

Door Kickers: Action Squad
Door Kickers: Action Squad

Action 10 September 2018

2D retro shooter and spin-off to the Door Kickers series. Door Kickers: Action Squad has you play as a member of an elite anti-terrorist squad. You take part in a series of missions, which usually require you to infiltrate a building and save hostages. This, however, is not easy, as your character can die at the hands of all sorts of criminals: sprinters armed with knives, terrorists wearing bomb vests, or mobsters armed to the teeth.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files

Action 15 December 2017

A special edition of the detective game L.A. Noire created for virtual reality headsets. Unlike the original, which was developed by Team Bondi, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files was produced by a Rockstar Games’ subsidiary. In the game you visit Los Angeles of the year 1947. The game’s main protagonist is detective Cole Phelps, a World War II veteran, gradually climbing the steps of a career in the police force.

PCPS4

The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
The Pirate: Plague of the Dead

Action 31 July 2017

A continuation of The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt - a popular action game with strategy elements developed by the Polish studio Home Net Games. Like its predecessor, The Pirate: Plague of the Dead takes the players to Caribbean islands, until recently under control of the pirate community. The main protagonist of the story is John Rackham, who is the only survivor of the slaughter orchestrated by the Grand Inquisitor.

PCANDiOS

Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Monkey King: Hero Is Back

Action 17 October 2019

Slasher is based on the license of a film of the same title in which we play Monkey King, a legendary warrior facing hordes of monsters attacking a small village. Playing is about traversing different locations and fighting enemies - among them the leading bosses of gigantic size. The whole was enriched with high quality graphics.

PCPS4

Krazy Ivan
Krazy Ivan

Action 30 January 1996

A first-person shooter in which players take control of a Russian combat robot pilot who defends various regions of the Earth from alien invasion.

PS1

Call of Duty: WWII - The Resistance
Call of Duty: WWII - The Resistance

Action 30 January 2018

The first DLC for Call of Duty: WWII that implements three maps into the multiplayer mode, another operation (along with an arena) into the War mode, and the second chapter of Nazi Zombies. Since this is not a standalone add-on - the players have to own the base game to play it.

PCXONEPS4

Desolate
Desolate

Action 17 January 2019

A first-person perspective survival-horror game developed by Nearga. In Desolate the players assume the role of Volunteers who are sent to island Granichny to examine the paranormal activities and gather information required for removing the repercussions of a disaster that occurred there two years ago. The title can be played alone, although it becomes more interesting in four player cooperation mode.

PC

Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness
Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness

Action 05 June 2018

An expansion for the 2018 FPS Far Cry 5, set during the Vietnam War. It was developed by French company Ubisoft, known for e.g. Assassin''s Creed and Watch Dogs.

PCXONEPS4

Xevious 3D/G
Xevious 3D/G

Action 30 June 1997

The fourth part of the popular Japanese shoot'em upów series, and the first installment of the series, which has been presented in a three-dimensional graphic design. Xevious 3D/G made its debut on slot machines, but after a year it also hit the PlayStation 1 console. The title allows us to become the pilot of a spacecraft, which was the last hope of humanity when the Earth found itself on the target of the aggressive Xevian race.

PS1

Autobahn Police Simulator
Autobahn Police Simulator

Action 26 August 2015

Autobahn Police Simulator is a simulator that tries to reliably reproduce the daily work of police officers on German motorways. Production was created by Z-Software and Aerosoft GmbH is responsible for its release.

PC

Titanfall Online
Titanfall Online

Action canceled

Network free-to-play shooter based on the first part of the Titanfall series. In the game we fight with pilots, i.e. soldiers of the future using special mosses summoned during the skirmish.

PC