Action Video Games96
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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Destiny: The Dark Below
Action 09 December 2014
The first official expansion to Destiny – the big-budget MMO first-person shooter developed by the creators of the Halo series, Bungie Software. The story of the expansion concentrates around a new threat to humanity, the aggressive alien race known as Hive. The aliens intend to summon their god Crota and use him to destroy the Traveler and what’s left of humanity. The players are tasked with stopping them.
Call of Duty: Strike Team
Action 05 September 2013
A mobile spin-off of the classic Call of Duty series. It continues the story presented in the 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The player faces a powerful terrorist organization known as Cordis Die, leading a Joint Special Operations Team comprising of a group of commandos. In terms of the mechanics, the game is quite revolutionary when juxtaposed with other installments in the series, combining elements of classic first-person shooters with aspects of tactical strategies.
Syphon Filter
Action 11 February 1999
Re-edition of the cult action game with elements of a sneaky, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. In this game we play the role of a secret government agent Gabe Logan, who tries to prevent a threatening terrorist attack in Washington using a dangerous biological weapon called Syphon Filter. In subsequent missions, our protagonist faces many different challenges, from open fire to silent sneaking behind enemies' backs.
Global Defense Force
Action 28 July 2005
The second part of the series of futuristic TPP shootings, started in 2003 with Monster Attack. In the game we observe another struggle of the title armed forces with aggressive invaders from space.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
Action 23 February 2016
A sequel to the unconventional, multiplayer action game developed under the aegis of Electronic Arts Corporation by PopCap Games - a studio which until then specialized in casual games. The story of the game once again focuses on the rivalry between plants and zombies. This time, the player is tasked with reclaiming a small city called Suburbia from the hands of living dead. The gameplay of Plants vs.
At the Mountains of Madness
Action TBA
At the Mountains of Madness is an action-packed adventure game. The production is kept in a horror mood, and its plot was inspired by the short story "In the mountains of madness" by H. P. Lovecraft. We play the role of a geologist taking part in a scientific expedition to Antarctica. He has to face both harsh climatic conditions and monsters straight from the worst nightmares.
Transformers: Galactic Trials
Action 11 October 2024
An action TPP game with elements of a racing game, based on the popular Hasbro license. Transformers: Galactic Trials allows us to play as Autobots or Decepticons. We participate in races and robot battles, trying to gain control over powerful relics.
Possessor(s)
Action 2025
A sci-fi metroidvania with elements of platforming and adventure games. In Possessor(s) we end up inside a city put under quarantine. We must figure out its mystery, eliminating enemies, solving puzzles and reaching previously unavailable places in the process.
Gundam Breaker 4
Action 29 August 2024
The fourth main installment of the TPP action series involving mechs and based on the cult anime. Gundam Breaker 4 allows us to control our Gunpla mech and participate in dynamic skirmishes, tearing off parts of enemy machines and then installing them in our mech.
What the Fog
Action 14 May 2024
An action TPP game with roguelike elements. What the Fog is a spinoff of the popular Dead by Daylight game. Dwight, Claudette and Feng Min end up on a strange board game, where they must face hordes of enemies. The game allows to play alone, but was meant for 2 player coop.
Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa
Action 31 October 2024
A large expansion for the metroidvania with platforming and soulslike elements. Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa offers new quests related to the titular sword. There are also new locations, bosses, NPCs and a completely new ending designed for the Penitent One protagonist.
Cleared Hot
Action 2025
An oldschool helicopter shooter with a top-down view, inspired by Desert Strike and its sequels. In Cleared Hot we participate in various combat missions, using the arsenal of our helicopter to destroy targets. The machine is also equipped with a magnet and can transport people.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition
Action 09 April 2024
A new version of the Gigantic game, combining elements of action TPP and MOBA titles and focusing on online play. Gigantic: Rampage Edition introduces a bunch of new features, including new characters and arenas, as well a brand new mode allowing for faster gameplay.
Children of the Sun
Action 09 April 2024
An innovative game combining the elements of sniper TPP shooters, stealth titles and puzzle games. Each level in Children of the Sun begins with only one bullet. It must be used creatively to eliminate all of the targets from the current mission.
Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale
Action 2025
A 2.5D fantasy platformer. Ghost Knight: A Dark Tyale stars the titular hero, traversing the land of Lorentia on a quest to stop its mad king and his all-consuming obsession with becoming immortal.
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Action 08 June 2024
An expansion to Alan Wake 2, a third-person survival horror game. Alan Wake 2: Night Springs is set within the world of the titular TV show, allowing us to play as the waitress Rose, sheriff Breaker of Jesse from Control. Each playable character has their own episode.
Battle Shapers
Action 03 October 2023
A dynamic FPS with roguelike elements, tasking the player with fighting their way through robotic hordes. The main protagonist of Battle Shapers must defeat the tyrannical rulers of New Elysium, who brought it to the brink of ruin.
TEVI
Action 30 November 2023
A side-scrolling action platformer metroidvania. In TEVI the player traverses a dangerous fantasy world.
Boris and the Dark Survival
Action 10 February 2020
An indie survival horror game from Joey Drew Studios, a prequel to the first installment of the Bendy and the Ink Machine series. In Boris and the Dark Survival, we play the title character, who struggles every day to survive in a ghoul-infested comic book studio.
Warlander
Action 24 January 2023
Warlander is a TPP action game revolving around multiplayer combat. The players participate in massive online fantasy battles between several armies. Aside from eliminating other enemies, they must create war machines and siege enemy strongholds.
Nocturnal
Action 07 June 2023
A side-scrolling action platformer, in which we face a deadly mist enveloping the protagonist's homeland. Our task in Nocturnal is to traverse the island in question, learn its secrets and eliminate hordes of enemies in our way.
Phantom Hellcat
Action 2025
Phantom Hellcat is an action-packed slasher with 2.5D platformer elements. Players take on the role of a young girl exploring a world built from plays deformed by demons. The gameplay focuses on spectacular battles.
Resident Evil Re:Verse
Action 28 October 2022
Online PVP game available for free for Resident Evil Village owners. Resident Evil Re:Verse lets you take on the iconic characters from the Resident Evil series and fight six-player deathmatch.
Armored Core 2: Another Age
Action 21 August 2001
A sequel and a standalone expansion to Armored Core 2. Armored Core 2: Another Age is a TPP shooter with tactical elements, in which we plot futuristic mechs.