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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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Age of Zombies
Age of Zombies

Action 25 February 2010

Two-dimensional shooter with action depicted in isometric projection. Players take on the role of a time traveler and use a wide arsenal of weapons to eliminate the hordes of zombies that will appear in different historical eras thanks to the evil professor Brains.

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Risk of Rain
Risk of Rain

Action 08 November 2013

Risk of Rain is an action platform game with elements of cRPG, created by an independent studio Hopoo Games. Player-controlled heroes try to survive on a distant planet inhabited by many sinister creatures. The production is characterized by retro style and high level of difficulty.

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Call of Duty: Zombies
Call of Duty: Zombies

Action 16 November 2009

A spin-off of the popular FPS game series by Activision, developed by Ideaworks Game studio for iOS mobile devices. The game is focused entirely on the multiplayer Nazi Zombies mode from Call of Duty: World at War, in which the players team up to fight the oncoming waves of the living dead. The gameplay takes place in enclosed locations that can be prepared for the attack, e.g. by nailing up doors and windows.

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Death Road to Canada
Death Road to Canada

Action 22 July 2016

An retro-stylized action adventure game with survival elements, developed by the Rocket Games studio. In Death Road to Canada the player's task is to travel the eponymous route from Florida to the city of Ontario in Canada and to survive the hordes of zombies attacking us along the way. In the game we control a team of up to five characters (human or animal), each of which has its own unique virtues and vices.

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The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

Action 30 August 2019

A remastered version of a 1987 beat'em up game in which we take control of a combat android and cross linear levels, fight against enemy hordes and face powerful bosses. Against the background of the original, The Ninja Warriors: Once Again stands out due to the presence of new heroes and the local cooperation mode.

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Project Genesis
Project Genesis

Action February 2025 (early access since 22 May 2020)

Project Genesis is a genre combination of an FPS game and a space simulator from Studio 8 Circuit. The game puts a lot of emphasis on multiplayer mode. In it we play the role of an artificial intelligence that has gained self-awareness and we will decide about the future of humanity.

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Panzer Dragoon: Remake
Panzer Dragoon: Remake

Action 26 March 2020

Remake of the cult third-person shooter "on rails" from 1995, in which we play the role of a rider flying on the back of an armored dragon. The developer of the title, trying to recreate the look and feel of the original, is the Polish studio MegaPixel.

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Dead Static Drive
Dead Static Drive

Action March 2025

Dead Static Drive is an action game created in cooperation of independent creator Mika Blackney and Fanclub studio. It is a title combining elements of survival, horror and adventure. In a world dominated by monsters we have to get to our family at all costs.

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PLAN 8
PLAN 8

Action TBA

PLAN 8 is a MMO shooter embedded in the reality of science fiction. Production takes players to a robot-controlled world where mankind has to fight for survival. Pearl Abyss studio is responsible for the development of the game.

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Caliber
Caliber

Action 12 April 2023

Caliber is a free-to-play tactical shooter developed by 1C Game Studios. The player controls a special forces soldier, battling other players or AI controlled units alongside three allies.

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Tree of Life 2
Tree of Life 2

Action 2025

A sequel to the survival MMO in an open world from the OddOneGames studio. Tree of Life: Oddria takes us to the island full of treasures and monsters, and our task is to survive and discover the mystery of this place.

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Glitchpunk
Glitchpunk

Action 16 October 2024

Polish cyberpunk action game, inspired by GTA 2 and Hotline Miami. In Glitchpunk we are taken to four cities, where as an android opposing tyrannical governments we perform various tasks and spread chaos, taking part in shootouts and chases.

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Painkiller
Painkiller

Action TBA

Next part of the FPS series, started in 2004 by the People Can Fly team. Painkiller 2022 (working title) was developed by Saber Interactive studio, and its release was taken on by Prime Matter company.

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I See Red
I See Red

Action 24 October 2022

Twin-stick science fiction shooter with roguelike elements. In I See Red we play as an outlaw who travels through space and attacks every ship he meets, slaughtering its crew. All this to find his tormentor and take revenge for what happened to him.

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Hell Is Us
Hell Is Us

Action 2025

Hell Is Us is an action-adventure game set in an unusual world with elements of modern and fantasy. Game focuses on arcade combat and free exploration, which is not supported by markers on the map or detailed task lists.

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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution

Action 01 December 2022

The second part of the FPP action game series for VR sets, based on the license of Robert Kirkman's comic book series. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution once again takes us to New Orleans, overrun by the living dead and torn apart by a faction war.

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Spells & Secrets
Spells & Secrets

Action 09 November 2023

An action adventure game with roguelike elements. In Spells & Secrets we play as a young sorcerer (or sorceress) who has to deal with the chaos caused by monsters in the Greifenstein Academy. The title allows you to play solo or in local cooperative mode.

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Off The Grid
Off The Grid

Action 08 October 2024

TPP shooter game based on the rules of battle royale, which was supervised among others by the director Neill Blomkamp. In Off The Grid 150 players find themselves on a tropical island where three factions fight for influence.

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Beyond Sunset
Beyond Sunset

Action 08 November 2023

Beyond Sunset is a retro-style FPS with RPG elements. Player explores cyberpunk metropolis, talks with characters, completes quests, develops character and above all fights with hordes of enemies using rich arsenal of firearms.

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Eville
Eville

Action 11 October 2022

Multiplayer game in which players take the role of villagers or murderers hunting them. Eville does not differ too much from what we are used to from other positions based on the rules of the popular party game called Mafia.

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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

Action TBA

Wonder Woman is an open world action game that lets you play as one of the most famous female superheroes from the DC Comics universe.

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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

Action 12 September 2024

A remake of a 2012 slasher developed by Dragami Games studio. In Lollipop Chainsaw, we play a cheerleader named Juliet, who fights off hordes of zombies, using mainly her pink chainsaw.

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Stick It to the Stickman
Stick It to the Stickman

Action December 2024

An action game made in 2.5D format, referring to the popular stick men. Stick It to the Stickman offers battle-packed gameplay, a humorous narrative and lets you play with an elaborate physics model.

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Metroid Prime Remastered
Metroid Prime Remastered

Action 08 February 2023

An FPP action adventure game, and a remastered version of the iconic Metroid Prime. In Metroid Prime Remastered we play as Samus Aran, ending up on the planet Tallon IV while chasing her nemesis, Meta Ridley. The remastered version features enhanced graphics, upgraded controls, an additional difficulty and unlockable bonuses.

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