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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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My Friend Pedro
My Friend Pedro

Action 20 June 2019

Platform action game, in which we play as a dancing hero, with gracefulness eliminating opponents standing in his way. While playing My Friend Pedro, we travel through industrial locations and kill enemies, making use of both firearms (with a pair of pistols at the forefront) and environmental elements.

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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.

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Stormland
Stormland

Action 14 November 2019

Stormland is an action adventure game developed for PCs. Production is only possible with VR equipment. The player controls a robot that explores the open world, collects upgrades and fights against the forces of the mechanical army occupying his planet.

PC

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX

Action 26 September 2019

Side-scroll action game with elements of the platformer, modeled on the Mega-Man series. As we play, we play Copen, a soldier who eliminates hostilities of enemies, with advanced weapons and technologies that provide him with opportunities inaccessible to ordinary mortals.

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Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist
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.

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Samurai Gunn 2
Samurai Gunn 2

Action 20 July 2021

The second part of the cycle of brawlers, which takes us on a journey to the troubled city of Gunn City. In Samurai Gunn 2 the gameplay consists primarily of traversing locations and fighting gruesome duels, in which death is delivered with just a single accurate blow.

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Marvel Powers United VR
Marvel Powers United VR

Action 26 July 2018

Marvel Powers United VR is a PC FPP action game requiring a VR headset. You play as one of the many Marvel comic book characters, each of them possessing their distinct characteristics and special abilities. The gameplay consists mostly of fighting hordes of enemies.

PC

GRIDD: Retroenhanced
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.

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TauCeti Unknown Origin
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.

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Soviet Strike
Soviet Strike

Action 31 October 1996

The next installment of the series of arcade air shooters, in which the action is presented in isometric projection. This is the first part of the cycle released on a 32-bit console.

PS1

Mothergunship
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.

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Distrust
Distrust

Action 23 August 2017

Developed by the Russian studio Cheerleaders, Distrust is an unusual, isometric survival horror, which mingles reality with hallucinations. The player assumes control of two survivors, who got stuck near an abandoned base in the arctic, as a result of a helicopter crash. The crash itself is only the beginning of their trouble, as a creature remains in the vicinity of the base - becoming a deadly threat to the characters.

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Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol

Action 05 June 2000

A tactical action game in which we lead a two-person branch of American rankings, performing various missions in different parts of the world. One of the distinguishing elements of production is the cooperation mode for two players on a split screen.

PS1

Blood & Truth
Blood & Truth

Action 28 May 2019

Blood & Truth is a combination of FPS, spy game and sneaky, using virtual reality technology with PlayStation VR goggles. The author of the game is the London branch of Sony, responsible, among others, for The Getaway series.

PS4

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

Dreams to Reality
Dreams to Reality

Action 01 January 1997

Action adventure game created by Cryo Interactive studio, in which we play the role of Duncan - the chosen one trying to save the land of sleep and the real world from the forces of evil. In Dreams to Reality we observe the protagonist's actions from behind his back - during the game we mainly deal with exploration of the location, solving environmental riddles and fighting with enemies.

PCPS1

Battle Royale Trainer
Battle Royale Trainer

Action 04 January 2018

Battle Royale Trainer is an unusual production, in which you are provided with comfortable conditions to train participating in matches typical for 3D shooters of the battle royale genre. The game features two camera modes (TPP and FPP), various kinds of weapons, and customizable AI.

PC

Cyber Sled
Cyber Sled

Action 27 January 1995

An action game in which we play as a kind of futuristic gladiators - pilots of tanks fighting for survival in specially prepared arenas. Developed by Namco Cyber Sled is a refreshed version of the production of the same title, which two years earlier debuted on arcade machines.

PS1

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Action 20 November 2000

Brawler based on the motifs of an animated series known in Poland as Batman of the future. Players take on the role of Terry McGinnis, the new Nietoper Man, whose task is to solve the mystery behind the return of the famous Joker and stop him from implementing the next evil plan.

PS1

Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered
Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered

Action 20 March 2018

A remastered edition of Assassin's Creed Rogue, enriched with two expansions and minor add-on packs. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game runs in 1080p resolutions, and 4K when playing on Xbox One X or PlayStation 4 Pro.

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Cryptark
Cryptark

Action 20 June 2017

Hybrid "croissant" and classic shoot'em upa, in which we play the role of an armed to the teeth mercenary specializing in destroying from the inside spacecraft belonging to foreign civilization. During the game we explore the procedurally generated interiors of the ships and we break through hosts of adversaries, gradually increasing our combat potential. The whole was enriched with two-dimensional graphics maintained in cartoon style.

PCPS4

World War Heroes
World War Heroes

Action 04 July 2017

An FPS focused on online skirmishes. The game takes the players to the front during the WWII. Across different battlefields, players can use diverse firearms as well as combat vehicles. World War Heroes offers multiple game modes – one can freely create his or her own mode and invite other players. The game features high-quality visuals.

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Battlezone 98 Redux
Battlezone 98 Redux

Action 18 April 2016

A remastered version of 1998's Battlezone, combining elements of action and RTS games. Developer Rebellion focused on enhancing visual resolution and upgrading the interface, while keeping gameplay almost identical to the original edition. Therefore, Battlezone 98 offers the same original single player campaigns presenting an alternative version of the Cold War. You are in control of either the USA or USSR forces during an open conflict taking place on the planets of the Solar System.

PC

Battalion 1944
Battalion 1944

Action 23 May 2019

A multiplayer-focused first-person shooter set during the World War 2, developed by British Bulkhead Interactive studio. The maps on which we play are inspired by real battlefields of the Great War, like the streets of Carentan or the forests near Bastogne. We play as an infantry soldier and take part in dynamic, purely arcade battles – though not without a good dose of realism, visible in e.g. faithfully recreated weapons.

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