Action Video Games46
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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Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD
7.7 Game Score
Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD is an action game with elements of space shooter TPP, which is a conversion of a hit known to smartphone users. In the distant future, mankind is in conflict. Meanwhile, a technologically advanced, threatening race of aliens appears unexpectedly in the galaxy. The future of the universe lies in the hands of a resourceful mercenary, Keith T. Maxwell.
Survarium
7.7 Game Score
A first-person MMO shooter developed by the Ukrainian studio Vostok Games. Survarium is set in a post-apocalyptic universe of a near future, where human civilization lost a war against the forces of nature. Players take command of one of the remaining humans, who now gather in small groups in order to survive in this hostile environment. The players meet up in instances, and the missions they have to undertake often require cooperation in small teams.
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
7.7 Game Score
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse is inspired by the popular animated series. This time we are dealing with an action game in TPP format, in which we fight in various dimensions against the sinister Bertram.
Dragon Ball Z for Kinect
7.7 Game Score
A first-person action game developed by Spike with Xbox 360 and the Kinect motion controller in mind. The players are taken to a fantasy world created by Akira Toriyama where they have to face fighters from the Dragon Ball Z animated series. There are over 50 famous heroes at our disposal as well as an advanced creator that lets us design our own warrior.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
7.7 Game Score
A side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements, developed by Dean Dodrill’s one-man studio Humble Hearts adapting his own animated movie. We assume the role of a hooded character of unclear origins, armed with an ancient magical sword. He sets out on a dangerous journey together with his faithful friend, Fidget, to free his village from the rule of mysterious monsters and learn about his past. The gameplay focuses on combo-based combat.
ORION: Dino Horde
7.7 Game Score
A sequel to the FPS co-op shooter game series by Spiral Game Studios, and an enhanced version of ORION: Dino Beatdown released one year earlier. The game is set in a science-fiction world, and the players take on the roles of space marines, who are sent to a distant, resources-rich planet, with the task of eliminating the deadly dinosaurs living there.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
7.7 Game Score
A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma.
Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point
7.7 Game Score
The first DLC feature addition to the Sandbox action game Sleeping Dogs by United Front Games studio. Its premiere did not coincidentally coincide with the Halloween celebrations, as the main axis of the expansion plot is the struggle of detective Wei Shena with the invasion of an army of invaders and vampires of Chinese mythology. In order to face them, the main character of the game received new items and skills.
Halo 5: Guardians
7.7 Game Score
The fifth major installment in a bestselling science fiction FPS game franchise, whose consecutive editions were exclusively released for different generations of Microsoft consoles. This is the first iteration dedicated to Xbox One, developed by 343 Industries - the studio responsible for the previous installment as well as a low-budget production Halo: Spartan Assault. In terms of the plot, this new title is a sequel to the previous game, and follows the events of Halo 4.
Twisted Metal 2: World Tour
7.7 Game Score
Twisted Metal 2 is part of a cult series that debuted on the PlayStation in 1995. The game is a car shooting game in which we play as one of the tournament participants, competing to death and life against other opponents.
S.K.I.L.L.: Special Force 2
7.7 Game Score
Network shooting FPP based on free-to-play business model. We fight in several game modes on maps designed for up to sixteen players.
Grand Theft Auto Online
7.7 Game Score
A free expansion for the bestselling action game Grand Theft Auto V developed by Rockstar North. The expansion introduces multiplayer mode based on the Internet network. The players can create their own avatars and together with friends explore the city of Los Santos. Up to 16 players can participate in the game simultaneously. The developers prepared many activities for them.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: Baba Yaga - The Temple of the Witch
7.7 Game Score
The first story expansion offered as part of the Season Pass to Rise of the Tomb Raider - an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics. Created by the authors of the basic game, the expansion doesn’t change anything when it comes to the graphics or gameplay mechanics, adding only a new adventure of Lara Croft. In the Baba Yaga – The Temple of the Witch expansion, the protagonist journeys to an infamous forest, where she searches for a lost Russian expedition.
Transformers: Devastation
7.7 Game Score
A third-person action game set in the universe of the popular Hasbro toy franchise. Contrary to the Transformers games released in recent years, the production by Platinum Games has nothing to do with Michael Bay’s movie series and is directly inspired by the animated TV series that aired in the USA in years 1984-87.
Spider-Man: Turf Wars
7.7 Game Score
The third installment in a series of jRPGs developed by Level 5 for Nintendo's 3DS hand-held console. The story is set in an American town of St. Peanutsburg, where the protagonist moves in with his parents. It soon turns out that the place is inhabited by yokai, the friendly creatures from the previous installments, and the main character is the only one who can see them. The protagonist uses his unique ability to benefit the community, making friends among different yokai who can help him.
Metro 2033 Redux
7.7 Game Score
A remastered edition of the popular survival horror first-person shooter, Metro 2033, developed primarily with the 8th-generation consoles in mind. The action takes place in the grim universe created by Dmitry Glukhovsky, adapted by 4A Games for the purposes of the game. The story of the Metro series revolves around a youngster named Artem and presents a post-apocalyptic vision of the world in which the humanity fights for survival after a nuclear apocalypse.
Nether
7.7 Game Score
Produced by Phosphor Games, an independent first person perspective (FPP) action game. The Nether's storyline presents a bleak vision of the near-future world in which a mysterious cataclysm has put an end to human civilization. 10 years after this event a handful of survivors penetrate the ruins of cities in search of supplies, exposing themselves to attacks from bandits and monsters with supernatural abilities, known as the Nether.
Carnivores
7.7 Game Score
The first installment of the hunting simulation cycle in a science fiction climate. In a not-too-distant future humanity discovers a planet similar to that of the Jurassic era. The player plays the role of a hunter who decides to cross the universe in order to take part in a dinosaur hunt. The title was produced by Action Forms studio.
Styx: Master of Shadows
7.7 Game Score
A third-person perspective stealth game in which the player assumes the role of an experienced goblin assassin who is tasked with reaching the Tower of Akenash and stealing a valuable, magic amber. The title was created by Cyanide studios, the creators of many cycling games, the Blood Bowl series and the Of Orcs and Men RPG. The protagonist of the game is Styx, a character known from Of Orcs and Men. The title is an action game focused on sneaking up and silently eliminating enemies.
Watch Dogs: Bad Blood
7.7 Game Score
The first major DLC expansion to the sandbox action game Watch Dogs by Ubisoft Montreal studio. With the addition we get a brand new story campaign, in which we follow the fate of a certain T-Bone - a friend of the protagonist from the basic game, Aiden Pearce. In the course of ten subsequent missions we face the already known Blumen corporation, entangling in intrigue with another well-known hero of the game, Tobias Frewer.
Modern Combat 5: Blackout
7.7 Game Score
Produced by the Gameloft team, this is a FPS game. We play the role of a soldier of a secret special unit, on whose shoulders falls the obligation to thwart the plans of a powerful terrorist organisation. The authors have prepared feature-length singleleplayer missions and an extensive multiplayer mode.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Bespin
7.7 Game Score
Another DLC pack for the 2015 online multiplayer action game Star Wars: Battlefront by DICE. The expansion includes four new maps, which allow you do visit previously unavailable locations, such as Cloud City or the Administrator's Palace on the eponymous planet Bespin, as well as hunt your opponents in the Bioniip Laboratories and carbon-freezing chambers. On those maps, you can encounter e.g. the iconic AT-AT walkers and take to the skies in a new vehicle called the “cloud car.
BioShock 2 Remastered
7.7 Game Score
A remastered version of the second installment of the popular BioShock series that was initially released in 2010 for PC and the 7th-generation consoles. In the game, we are once again taken to the underwater city of Rapture, featured in the original BioShock, and the gameplay is focused on exploration, solving puzzles, and fighting encountered hostiles.
ReCore: Definitive Edition
7.7 Game Score
An improved edition of the 2016 ReCore, developed by Comcept in cooperation with Armature and published by Microsoft Studios. In the game, the player assumes the role of Joule Adams, who is one of the last existing humans. She was supposed to prepare the planet of Far Eden for colonization; something went wrong, however, and now she has to fight for her life with the help of a robot called Mack.