Action Video Games58
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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The Hell in Vietnam
Action 26 April 2007
The Hell in Vietnam is a FPP shooter developed and released by the Polish development studio City Interactive. Playing the role of an officer of the American army, we take part in eight missions taking place in the bloody Vietnamese conflict.
New World Order
Action 16 November 2002
Tactical action game designed for online team gameplay, in which the Global Assault Team fights the Syndicate. We have five classes of characters with different specializations to choose from. In addition to multiplayer gameplay, there is a single player mode with missions that require not only mindless killing but also tactical planning and cunning.
Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens
Action 02 March 2007
Redneck Kentucky and the New Generation of Hens is a humorous action game developed and published by Polish development studio City Interactive, presented in a first-person perspective, in which our task is to shoot crazy, devilish hens. Considering the fact that the company has produced mostly war and flight simulators (including Combat Wings: Battle for Britain and Raid on Berlin: Siege), we have to admit that this is a rather unusual item in its output.
PRISM: Threat Level Red
Action canceled
PRISM: Threat Level Red is an eye view shooter set in the near future. We play the role of a member of a super-secret American special unit. It is equipped with 15 futuristic weapons, which we use both in a single player campaign and in several multiplayer modes.
Tribes: Vengeance
Action 12 October 2004
Tribes: Vengeance is the fourth part of a series of network FPSs in science fiction climates. The game was produced by Irrational Games studio and unlike previous editions of the series also has the option of a solo game, which is a kind of storyline introduction to the proper multiplayer game.
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Action 24 March 2009
Wanted: Weapons of Fate is a third-party view shooting (TPP), produced by the Grin studio's development team. The main character of the game is a young accountant named Wesley, endowed with supernormal abilities to use weapons. The creators divided the game into 9 stages, during which the players have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to turn off the missile flight path.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Action 28 September 2007
An online first-person shooter that combines the universe of the cult Quake series with the gameplay mechanics of the free modification to Return to Castle Wolfenstein entitled enemy Territory. It was developed by Splash Damage in cooperation with if Software. The action takes place in 2065 after the merciless Strogg land on Earth with the aim of obliterating its inhabitants.
Painkiller: Resurrection
Action 27 October 2009
The third installment of the popular FPP shooter series, started in 2004 by the Polish studio People Can Fly. The task of developing this production was entrusted to the Austrian team Homegrown Games. This time, players take on the role of Wild Bill Sherman - a former assassin working on behalf of the CIA and high-ranking government officials, who died while on a mission to assassinate a political rival of his employers.
Orcs Must Die!
Action 05 October 2011
Orcs Must Die! Death of Orcs is a dynamic combination of arcade and RTS. Orcs Must Die! takes place in the land of fantasy, where the greatest threat to the inhabitants are the hordes of orcs. We play the role of an unlucky magician, who has to repel the invasion of green leather on an extremely important fortress. The game approaches the subject with a pinch of salt and its graphic design is maintained in a cartoon style.
Red Faction
Action 21 May 2001
An action game, developed by Volition, combining the features of a classic FPS game with extensive adventure game elements. The plot of Red Faction has been set in the year 2100, and takes place on Mars. In one of the mines, a rebellion breaks out against the ruthless regime of the Ultor Corporation, and is further fueled by a virus decimating the workers.
Spider-Man: The Heist
Action 23 October 2018
A part of a 3-episode DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man. The add-on contains fresh challenges and crimes, a previously unseen faction and new costumes for Spider-Man. In Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps, as the DLC itself is called, both Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson play an important role, as well as the protagonist's former love interest Felicia Hardy, also known as Black Cat.
Wolfenstein III
Action TBA
The ninth installment in the Wolfenstein series, and a continuation of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The production developed by the Swedish Machine Games studio once again puts the players in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, who continues his fight against the Nazis.
Terracon
Action 25 August 2000
Three-dimensional action game with a view from the perspective of a third person, whose action takes place on several planets of the Solar System. The story tells the story of a cosmic warrior who tries to stop the rebellious artificial intelligence.
Machine Hunter
Action 31 August 1997
A shooting in which we observe the action from a top-down perspective. In Machine Hunter we play the role of a soldier equipped with a special suit allowing him to take control of the robots, which in turn gives him access to the arsenal used by them. This is important as the Eurocom Entertainment Software studio takes us to Mars, and our task is to counter the attack from aggressive aliens.
Tunguska: The Visitation
Action 04 June 2021
Survival action game in isometric view inspired by the S.T.A.L.L.K.E.R. series. The title takes us to an alternative reality, where around the place where the Tunguska meteorite hit a zon hiding both numerous riches in the form of artefacts, as well as beings mutated as a result of radiation. The player takes on the role of one of the daredevils looking for the possibility of quick enrichment in this zone, who quickly find themselves in the middle of the war waged by divided factions.
Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match
Action 22 February 2018
A three-dimensional action game based on the popular anime series Girls und Panzer. The players participate in spectacular duels of panzer teams that use World War II tanks. The game recreates the story of the original television series and the first motion picture.
Ion Fury
Action 15 August 2019
Developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms, Ion Maiden is a sci-fi FPS game. The player is taken to the future and assumes the role of a female mercenary known as Bombshell - her goal is to save humanity from an invasion of aliens. Although the game utilizes the Build engine from Duke Nukem 3D, the creators modernized it to a significant degree. Mechanics were also improved - the formula of said classic title laid the groundwork, though it got adequately expanded.
Ben 10
Action 10 November 2017
An arcade action game based on the license of a popular TV series bearing the same title. The player once again assumes the role of Ben Tennyson - the protagonist has to face the forces of evil threatening the entire world. Ben is not alone however, as both cousin Gwen and grandfather Max support him on his quest. Similar to previous installments of the series, Ben 10 is played from a third-person view.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle
Action 18 January 2017
A classic beat'em up game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is based on the license of the Power Rangers TV series popular back in 1990s. The titular teenagers are the characters the players assume control of in the game, supported by mysterious Zordon. The heroes have to face the forces of evil represented by the ominous Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd - they want to destroy the Earth and try to achieve it by sending in more and more powerful monsters.
Strange Brigade
Action 28 August 2018
A TPP shooter game set in the alternative 1930s, developed by Rebellion. The game allows you to explore the mysterious nooks of the British Empire and discovers the secrets left by ancient civilizations. The task is made more difficult by the fact that such locations are guarded by fantastic beasts revived by Seteki, the Egyptian witch-queen. The gameplay of Strange Brigade focuses on bloody battles with varied mythological creatures.
Aragami
Action 04 October 2016
A representative of the third-person stealth game genre, created by the independent studio of Lince Works. The main character of the production is the titular Aragami - an assassin who has risen from the dead and has been endowed with supernatural abilities. The mysterious Yamiko is responsible for his resurrection and she desperately needs his aid to escape from the closely guarded fortress.
Veterans Online
Action TBA
Multiplayer shooter in MOBA convention. It is the first title of the independent developer Nuke Cockroach studio and is distributed in free-to-play model with microtransactions. Veterans uses isometric view and focuses on online PvP battles of teams or individual players. We take control of the titular veterans and fight on 30 different battlefields using a vast array of weaponry, various combat vehicles and useful gadgets.
Metal Gear Survive
Action 20 February 2018
A spin-off to the popular series from Konami, mixing cooperation-oriented play style with stealth and survival elements. Metal Gear Survive creates an alternative version of the events seen in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, in which the oil rig housing the self-appointed country has been destroyed by XOF, a ravenous military wing of CIA.
Survarium
Action 05 January 2015
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.