Games Encyclopedia Top Games PC PS5 XSX PS4 PS3 Xbox One Xbox 360 Switch Android iOS Rankings Images Companies

Action Video Games49

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.

PC
PC / Windows4547 WWW29
PlayStation
Sony PlayStation 5746 Sony PlayStation 41651 Sony PlayStation 3761 Sony PlayStation 2552 Sony PlayStation 1118 PlayStation Portable186 PlayStation Vita182
Mobile
Android OS342 Apple iOS400 Windows Phone23
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch945 Nintendo Wii249 Nintendo DS213 Nintendo Wii U83 Nintendo 3DS100 Game Boy Advance128 Nintendo GameCube153
MORE
LESS

Browse genres/themes ?

Browse the Encyclopedia by genre and tags. Each game has one main genre: Action, Fighting, Puzzle, Adventure, RPG, Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Party, Racing, Arcade. You can search multiple tags and filter games by platforms, scores, or release dates.

Filters:

action games
Relic Hunters Legend
Relic Hunters Legend

Action 25 September 2023

Looter shooter, in which we observe the action from a top-down view, distributed in free-to-play model. In Relic Hunters Legend, we play as the titular Relic Hunters who travel the galaxy in an attempt to restore knowledge of the past and end the regime of Duke Dukan.

PC

SiN: Reloaded
SiN: Reloaded

Action TBA

SiN: Reloaded is a re-mastered version of FPS SiN from 1998 with the add-on Wages of Sin. The authors have improved object and character models and prepared better textures. There were also improvements in gameplay and control scheme.

PC

Akatori
Akatori

Action 2025

Metroidvania game, created in the form of a platformer action. In DeathStick, we play Mako, who traverses a fantastic world, eliminating hordes of enemies and trying to find a way to break the dark ritual that threatens the whole land.

PCSwitch

XIII
XIII

Action 10 November 2020

The remake of FPS from 2003 under the same title, developed by PlayMagic studio and Microids. In XIII we play the amnesiac hero who was accused of murdering the US President. This is an adaptation of a Belgian comic book, published by Dargaud in 1984.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4Switch

Gungrave G.O.R.E
Gungrave G.O.R.E

Action 22 November 2022

Another installment in a series of dynamic action games with an undead hero in the lead role. In Gungrave G.O.R.E., as a resurrected assassin, we resume our fight against the dangerous drug Seed, which gives us an excuse to kill an army of enemies.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4Switch

Dragon Ball Project: Multi
Dragon Ball Project: Multi

Action 2025

A MOBA production set in the universe of Dragon Ball manga. Dragon Ball Project: Multi is focused on multiplayer gameplay, allowing us to control Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and other iconic characters. We participate in team battles, hoping to beat our opposition.

PCANDiOS

Heat Death: Survival Train
Heat Death: Survival Train

Action 12 December 2024 (early access since 12 December 2024)

A first person survival game, taking place in a frozen world. In Heat Death: Survival Train we control the titular train, using it for shelter, exploration and a defense from enemy drones. We traverse the icy world, gathering supplies and expanding our mobile base.

PC

Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast

Action TBA

A spin-off of the FPP action zombie series from the Polish studio Techland. Dying Light: The Beast takes us to Castor Woods area and we can play as Kyle Crane from Dying Light 1. As a result of previous events, Kyle is now a stronger hybrid of a human and a zombie.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Action TBA

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D platformer from Team Cherry, a continuation of the hit of 2017. The game offers a great world with a partially open structure, a crafting system and an extensive dexterity combat system, based on acrobatic maneuvers.

PCPS5XSXPS4Switch

Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3

Action 09 September 2022

Splatoon 3 is a third-person shooter in which players control humanoid octopus-like creatures that fight using coloured ink. This is used both to attack enemies and to change surface properties on maps.

Switch

Chorus
Chorus

Action 03 December 2021

Chorus is a TPP space shooter, in which we direct a self-aware ship. As a pilot named Nara we explore the vast space and fight in spectacular battles. Deep Silver and Fishlabs teams are responsible for the game.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4

Terminator: Survivors
Terminator: Survivors

Action 2025 (early access since 2025)

A survival game set in the Terminator universe in the period between Judgment Day and the founding of the Resistance by John Connor. In Terminator: Survivors we find ourselves in an open world, which we explore as one of the survivors trying to rebuild society.

PCPS5XSX

Combat Champions
Combat Champions

Action December 2024

A multiplayer FPS, in which we participate in a spectacular game show, battling enemies on elaborate arenas. Combat Champions requires the player to be effective in combat and entertaining to the crowds.

PC

CROWZ
CROWZ

Action 28 June 2022

Battle royale multiplayer shooter set in the realities of modern armed conflict. CROWZ offers a huge scale of action and challenges us to find and secure valuable meteorite fragments.

PC

Blades of Time
Blades of Time

Action 06 March 2012

Blades of Time is a dynamic action game where the main character fights hordes of enemies using a variety of weapons. The game is the responsibility of the Russian studio Gaijin Entertainment, i.e. the authors of X-Blades, which is not very well received on the market.

PCSwitchX360PS3

Hunting Unlimited 2011
Hunting Unlimited 2011

Action 14 July 2010

Hunting Unlimited 2011 is a hunting game created by the SCS Software development team. Players have the opportunity to take part in hunting for seven species of wild animals, including deer, elks and Canadian moufflons. The creators prepared several variants of the game, allowing the virtual hunters to demonstrate accuracy, mastery and reflexes.

PC

Killzone Trilogy
Killzone Trilogy

Action 23 October 2012

Compilation of the first three parts of the popular FPS series called Killzone, which also includes all the DLC sets released so far. The first installment of the series, which was originally released on PlayStation 2, has been enriched with trophy support. Its graphics were refreshed, allowing you to play it for the first time in high resolution.

PS3

Insurgency
Insurgency

Action 22 January 2014

A multiplayer online FPS, which is a commercial continuation to one of the most popular Half-Life 2 mods. The authors of the original game - New World Interactive - are responsible for its creation. The action of the game takes place in a modern-day Middle East country and focuses on the struggle of coalition forces against local Muslim rebels. Unlike many dynamic online shooters, Insurgency relies on realism and prudent tactical plans.

PC

Yakuza 5 Remastered
Yakuza 5 Remastered

Action 11 February 2020

A remastered version of Yakuza 5, i.e. the production that was the biggest part of this popular cycle at the time of its release. While playing in Yakuza 5 Remastered, we play as five heroes, hitting the middle of the war between the Tojo clan and the Omi alliance. In addition to the fictional Kamurocho, the title is available to us in four other districts located in Osaka, Fukuoce, Sapporo and Nagoya.

PCXONEPS4

LEGO DC Super-Villains
LEGO DC Super-Villains

Action 16 October 2018

Another LEGO game that takes place in the DC universe. As the title suggests, in LEGO DC Super-Villains the players assume the role of villains like Joker, Harley Quinn and Lex Luthor. They must face self-proclaimed heroes from the Justice Syndicate who are trying to realize their evil plan under the pretext of bringing order to Gotham City and Metropolis.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Last Year
Last Year

Action 18 December 2018

A first-person survival horror developed by independent studio Elastic Games. Last Year draws inspiration from typical slasher films. At the core of gameplay lies asymmetrical multiplayer designed for up to 6 players. In Last Year five players play as typical American teenagers, while the sixth assumes the role of a psychopath, hunting down the rest. In the game each hero has a particular role to play, and the key to success is proper cooperation and using each character’s strengths.

PC

DUST 514
DUST 514

Action 14 May 2013

DUST 514 is a MMO production by CCP studio, the creators of the popular EVE Online, combining the dynamics of FPP shootouts and the need to use sophisticated tactics known from real time strategies.

X360PS3PSV

Legendary
Legendary

Action 31 October 2008

A first-person shooter developed by Spark Unlimited. Members of the studio worked formerly mainly on the famous Call of Duty and Medal of Honor franchises. The player is put in the shoes of Charles Deckard - an art thief. Unfortunately, he obtains the legendary Pandora's box and literally opens it.

PCX360PS3

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Action 27 June 2006

The Legend of Jack Sparrow is the successor of Pirates of the Caribbean published in 2003. Players are confronted with an extensive action/TPP game with adventurous elements and role-playing, whose plot focuses on the careers of two characters: Captain Jacek Sparrow and Villa Turner.

PCPS2XBOX