Action Video Games89
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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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Diaries of Agent Silent Death
Action 30 January 2018
One of several story expansions included in the season pass to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - a well-received first-person shooter game developed by Machine Games. The main protagonist of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Diaries of Agent Silent Death is Jessica Valiant, a former agent of the American Secret Service that operated during WWII. She is tasked with discovering the plans of Nazis operating in California and learn the details of Operation San Andreas.
G-Police: Weapons of Justice
Action 31 August 1999
Exclusively released on PlayStation 1, this is a three-dimensional action game in which console owners embody the remote control of futuristic vehicles and guard order in a cosmic colony. Production develops the elements of the original published two years earlier, adding, among other things, new combat machines.
TauCeti Unknown Origin
Action TBA
First person shooter for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, PC and mobile devices. BadFly Interactive studio, famous for Dead Effect series, is responsible for its production. Players find themselves on inhospitable planet, where live creatures like big spiders or dinosaurs. Our task is to survive in this dangerous environment, using futuristic weapons and making tools within the crafting system. Survival elements are complemented by solutions known from the RPG genre, e.g.
GRIDD: Retroenhanced
Action 16 May 2017
A rail shooter game developed by the independent Italian developer Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced draws its inspirations from both cyberpunk and hacker culture of the 1980s. The player gets to assume the role of an operator of a battle ship that traverses the virtual reality with a task to bypass a computer defense system and defeat a dangerous Artificial Intelligence. During the game, one gets to sweep through procedurally generated maps and fight numerous enemies.
Morphite
Action 20 September 2017
A combination of a first-person shooter, adventure game and 3D platformer inspired by Metroid, Ratchet & Clank and the Turok series. In Morphite, we play as a young woman called Myrah, who embarks on a journey through space. During her adventure the players can visit many randomly generated planets using a a space ship. When we are on the planets' surfaces we can, e.g. jump on platforms, drive various vehicles, solve environmental puzzles, find resources and fight with enemies.
Space Pioneer
Action 31 May 2018
Developed by the Polish developer Vivid Games, Space Pioneer is a mobile action game with numerous RPG elements. The game takes the players to a distant future, in which they assume the role of a bounty hunter traversing the space in search for opportunities to earn for a living. As one might easily guess, this type of career forces the main protagonist to face multiple threats lurking on the surfaces of various planets. The player observes the action from the top-down perspective.
Mothergunship
Action 17 July 2018
A roguelike FPS, in which the players must exhibit great skill and quick fingers, fighting and dodging a storm of bullets from many ships of a hostile armada. Randomly generated levels provide more and more challenges, while the unique weapon creation system lets us create true avatars of destruction in gun form, like ten-barrel rocket-launcher or welded miniguns.
Xenon Valkyrie+
Action 03 February 2017
Platformer with RPG and roguelike elements, in which we travel through procedurally generated mazes that swarming with smaller or larger enemies. Also, you have to watch out for traps and other obstacles. The title refers to the roots of the genre through both the visual setting and the sound layer.
Metal Wolf Chaos XD
Action 06 August 2019
A remastered and refreshed version of Metal Wolf Chaos, released on the first Xbox in 2004. The title is created by the From Software studio, best known thanks to the Dark Souls cycle. Players take part in an absurd adventure and, as President of the United States, they fight in a moss with their deputy who organised the coup d'état.
FortCraft
Action canceled
FortCraft is a free, online shooter offering a battle royale mode, designed for mobile devices (Android and iOS) only. The game is greatly influenced by the popular Fortnite: Battle Royale. Just like in Epic’s Fortnite, FortCraft drops one hundred players onto one map. The goal of the player is simple: get rid of all the other players and be the last man standing.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
Action 26 January 2018
A crazy two-dimensional twin-stick shooter, in which we assume control of the brilliant inventor and face monsters from the Cthulhu universe created by H.P. Lovecraft.
Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal
Action 18 January 2019
A remake of the two first installments in the Senran Kagura series, which originally came out for Nintendo 3DS. The game has a fast-paced, 3D combat system inherited from Senran Kagura: Estival Versus and Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus. Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal is set in present-day Japan, and the player assumes the roles of students learning at two competing ninja schools.
Devious Dungeon
Action 06 March 2014
A platform action game, in which we play the role of a knight traversing catacombs and eliminating monsters that are standing in his way. The gameplay in Devious Dungeon is enriched by RPG elements - during his voyages the hero does not only gain new equipment, but also reaches consecutive experience levels, so that over time he can face more and more demanding challenges.
9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Action 16 October 2020
A 2D beat 'em up game, similar to other such productions for SNES and SEGA Megadrive consoles, as well as arcades from the 1900s.
Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist
Action 15 November 2019
Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist is an action game based on the popular manga. The game focuses on multiplayer matches in which teams of ghouls face teams of humans. In addition to a PvP mode, the game features a cooperative mode.
Vanguard: Normandy 1944
Action 05 April 2019
Set in the realities of the Second World War, the first-person shooter prepared with a view to multiplayer gameplay in mind. Available in Vanguard: Normandy 1944 locations are based on real places known from history cards.
Journey to the Savage Planet
Action 28 January 2020
An action adventure game in which we play the role of a daredevil exploring the newly discovered planet and conducting a research if the planet may become inhabited. Game is maintained in a light tone, emphasized by the colorful graphics design.
Dead Frontier 2
Action 15 July 2019
A multiplayer survival horror, which is a continuation of the browser MMO game from 2011. In Dead Frontier 2 we find ourselves in a world overrun by living corpses, and our primary goal is to survive.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX
Action 25 January 2019
A shooter belonging to the sub-genre of the so-called rail-shooters, in which we play the characters known from various fairy tales and legends. Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is a conversion of the game from the Nintendo Wii console. The Japanese developer Akaoni Studio is responsible for its creation.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Nightmare
Action 22 January 2019
The third add-on to Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In The Nightmare, Lara Croft returns to her family estate and visits another tomb, where she has to face not only numerous traps and riddles, but also known but changed adversaries.
Thunder Tier One
Action 07 December 2021
Thunder Tier One is a top-down tactical shooter developed by fragOut, an independent studio from Poland. The story in the game is set at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s when, in the face of growing influence of a terrorist organization called White Octopus, the titular Thunder Tier One - an elite military unit - is called up to service. A player assumes the role of the squad leader and is tasked with stopping the enemy organization before its members destabilize the global political situation.
Onward
Action TBA (early access since 30 August 2016)
A tactical shooter created by the indie developer Downpour Interactive. The game was developed for VR multiplayer matches, where the players use VR goggles and dedicated motion controllers. In Onward, players fight on modern battlefields in different environments, under changing weather conditions, and with the addition of a day-night cycle.
Knack 2
Action 05 September 2017
A sequel to the three-dimensional platformer by the Japanese team of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Once again players take control of the titular Knack – a small robot which can absorb various objects to increase its size. Like the first game, Knack 2 uses TPP view, and the gameplay focuses on exploration, solving simple puzzles and fighting enemies. It is possible to play either by yourself or with another player.
Jydge
Action 04 October 2017
A dynamic, science-fiction shooter played from a top-down view and developed by 10tons - an experienced Finnish studio. Jydge is set in a universe created as part of the studio's previous games, such as Neon Chrome or Crimsonland; the player is taken to Edenbyrg, a futuristic metropolis dominated by crime. Assuming the role of the titular judge, the player deals with criminals and brings back justice.