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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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Hero Hunters
Hero Hunters

Action 01 February 2018

Online TPP shooter with RPG features developed for mobile devices. The game offers various game modes (including PvP, cooperation and single player) and a huge list of heroes to choose for our team.

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Timothy vs the Aliens
Timothy vs the Aliens

Action 31 January 2018

Timothy vs the Aliens is a 3D action game with platform elements and an open world. You play as a gangster named Timothy, who has to stop the dangerous Aliens. The game was developed by Wild Sphere.

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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.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Diaries of Agent Silent Death
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.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Action 30 January 2018

A hybrid of a third-person perspective action game and a fighting game developed by Team Ninja. The game enables the players to control characters known from the main installments of the Final Fantasy series. The title is an improved and expanded port of a game that debuted in 2015 on Japanese arcade cabinets. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT doesn’t feature a dedicated, complex story mode, but the duels have a narrative, illustrated with cutscenes and dialogues.

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Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Remothered: Tormented Fathers

Action 30 January 2018

A survival horror developed by the independent studio Darril Arts. Originally, the project was meant to deliver a remake of the classic game Clock Tower, but ultimately, it evolved into a stand-alone product. Rosemary Reed is the protagonist of the game, The woman arrives at Dr Felton's estate in order to investigate the case of his daughter's disappearance - Celeste went missing several years earlier.

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Tesla vs Lovecraft
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.

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Celeste
Celeste

Action 25 January 2018

A platform game by indie studio Matt Makes Games, in which you play as a red-haired girl called Celeste, who lives in a fantasy world. She decides to complete a dangerous challenge of climbing a tall mountain, and you help her to achieve her goal. The game utilizes a side view, and the gameplay focuses on traversing over 300 varied levels, jumping on platforms, and avoiding countless traps. The game features some unusual mechanics, most notably the possibility to climb vertical walls.

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OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes
OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes

Action 23 January 2018

A classic 2D beat 'em up game with RPG elements, based on the Cartoon Network animated series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes. You play as the characters from the series and fight the villain threatening the Lakewood Plaza shopping mall.

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Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones

Action 23 January 2018

The first big DLC for Assassin’s Creed: Origins, set many years after the events from the base game. We play once again as Bayek, who this time goes to the Sinai peninsula and gets dragged into a conflict between Egyptian rebels and Roman occupants. This lets us witness another chapter in the history of the Assassin Order, the rise of which we could see in the base title.

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World of Warships Blitz
World of Warships Blitz

Action 18 January 2018

Developed by Wargaming, World of Warships Blitz is an action game allowing the player to participate in online naval battles fought by mighty warships, mainly from the period of World War II. The game is based on a free-to-play model with optional microtransactions. During the development process, the members of Wargaming wanted to create a simpler version of World of Warships (available on PC / Windows), which would be more suitable for the nature of mobile gaming.

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Gintama Rumble
Gintama Rumble

Action 18 January 2018

A 3D action game inspired by the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors series. The game is based on Gintama - a popular satiric science-fiction manga series and its anime adaptation. Gintama Rumble is set in an alternative version of the nineteenth-century Japan, which has been invaded and conquered by aliens.

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Hyper Universe
Hyper Universe

Action 17 January 2018

Hyper Universe is a multiplayer, side-scrolling 2.5D action game with dynamic battles on large arenas. Taking the best features from MOBA productions, the game combines a combat system inspired by classic fighting titles, with team cooperation.

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Full Metal Furies
Full Metal Furies

Action 17 January 2018

A team-based brawler from the creators of Rogue Legacy, which features old school stylistics. In Full Metal Furies we land in an alternative version of Athens. The city and its surroundings are terrorized by titans and other mythological beasts. The players play as the eponymous Furies, whose mission is to restore the order using modern means of defense, including all kinds of firearms.

PCXONE

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

SCP: Secret Laboratory
SCP: Secret Laboratory

Action 29 December 2017

An action multiplayer horror game based on the popular creepypastas. IN SCP: Secret Laboratory we find ourselves in the facility of the title organisation, where a breach has occurred, as a result of which the paranormal creatures kept there are able to run free.

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Battlefield 1: Turning Tides
Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

Action 25 December 2017

Another expansion to Battlefield 1 - this time around the players get to participate in naval battles including Zeebrugge Operation and the Gallipoli Campaign. The DLC introduces a number of new maps, weapon types, gadgets, and vehicles, featuring a naval airship and a mighty destroyer. The players are also given a new character class - the Infiltrator.

PCXONEPS4

Shurado
Shurado

Action 24 December 2017

An action game, in which the players assume the role of a samurai trying to escape the titular hell. Games like Infinity Blade and Dark Souls were the source of the inspiration for Ganbarion. Because of that, the gameplay in Shurado focuses on fighting enemies and obtaining better equipment.

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Survive the Nights
Survive the Nights

Action 21 December 2017

A multiplayer sandbox survival simulator. The action is set in a world overtaken by zombies. Emphasizing realism, the game takes the best features from other games from the genre and improves them. Daily routine activities as exploration and searching for food and items serve only as a preparation for surviving the night.

PC

PUBG: Battlegrounds
PUBG: Battlegrounds

Action 20 December 2017

An online shooter with elements of survival, focusing on a Battle Royale type of competition (the last man standing wins). Playerunkown’s Battlegrounds is a game from the developers of TERA MMO and the creator of Battle Royale mods for Arma II and Arma III. The rules of the game are simple: a large number of players are put together in a big closed location with only one mission – to eliminate everyone else. A game ends when there is only one player left alive.

PCXONEPS4

Shooty Fruity
Shooty Fruity

Action 19 December 2017

A simple FPS game for VR headsets, developed by nDreams and Near Light. You play as an employee of Super Megamart store, who has to face an army of hostile mutant fruits, such as giant watermelons, kamikaze limes or ninja lemons. The gameplay in Shooty Fruity focuses on shooting the enemies, but you also should check out the items at the counter, as it unlocks new weapons. You can use e.g. pistols, machine guns, shotguns, explosives and grenades. There are also various power-ups to use.

PCPS4

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

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe

Action 14 December 2017

The second DLC pack included in the season pass for the first-person shooter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Machine Games. The expansion called The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe puts you into the shoes of Joseph Stallion, whom you had a chance of meeting in the Episode Zero DLC. The hero used to be a quarterback in a football team and now he is fighting the Nazis occupying the United States.

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Never Stop Sneakin'
Never Stop Sneakin'

Action 14 December 2017

Never Stop Sneakin' is a stealth game by indie studio Humble Hearts, and a parody of the genre, especially of the first installment in the Metal Gear Solid series. The story focuses on the nefarious plans of a terrorist group, which uses a time machine to travel back in time and kidnap every American president. You play as a special secret agent, who is sent to the enemy base to free the presidents.

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