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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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Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4

Action 05 September 2003

PeCet conversion of the fourth installment of the world-wide popular series of dynamic action games from Koei, i.e. Dynasty Warriors. The plot of the described production again refers to selected historical events from the so-called Age of Three Kingdoms (the period of breaking up China into three dynasties: Wei, Wu and Shu).

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Vietcong
Vietcong

Action 26 March 2003

Tactical action game created by the authors of the unforgettable Hidden & Dangerous. The player becomes the commander of the "A-team" unit of the American special forces.

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Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

Action 06 February 2004

Joan of Arc is another game of people from the Enlight Software team, creators of well-known and valued by many players Capitalism and Seven Kingdoms series. This time the player's task is to direct the fate of Joan of Arc, a famous French saint and national heroine living in the 15th century.

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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

Action 14 March 2006

A dynamic first person shooter, with an action set on the eastern front of World War II. The idea for this game was born out of a modification called Red Orchestra, which won the competition for the best addition to Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004, i.e. "$1,000,000,000 Make Something Unreal".

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Terrorist Takedown 2
Terrorist Takedown 2

Action 04 December 2007

Terrorist Takedown 2 is the next installment of the series of first person shootings, which was initiated in 2004 by the Polish company CITY Interactive. This time the creators of the programme take us to an undefined country in the Middle East, where there is a ruthless war between the title terrorists and government forces who want to maintain peace at all costs.

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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Action 17 August 2010

The sequel to the 2007 third-person action game from the IO Interactive studio. In the game we follow the fates of convicts Kane and Lynch who, after the events presented in the first part, set off to Shanghai to perform their last mission and end their criminal career forever. Our heroes, however, become entangled in a war between Chinese gangs and instead of fighting for their fortune, they are forced to fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Action 28 August 2013

Action game with warrior ninja turtles in the lead roles. The title is based on the American animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 2012. Players can play alone and use the cooperation mode for up to four people.

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Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason

Action 05 December 2008

Dark work of programmers from the Ukrainian Action Forms studio (creators of the Carnivores and Vivisector series, among others). This time we are dealing with a mixture of genres: the elements proper to shooters and action games are generously seasoned with the atmosphere of the best horror movies.

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Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

Action 30 May 2017

Developed by Tripware Interactive in cooperation with Antimatter Games, an FPS which is a continuation to Rising Storm. As the title suggests, the action takes place in Vietnam, where you assume the roles of American or Vietnamese soldiers. The mechanics do not differ considerably from those in the previous installment and once again emphasize realism. Due to the different historical period and realities of the conflict presented, the game now features choppers, booby-traps, and machine guns.

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Apex Legends
Apex Legends

Action 04 February 2019

A free-to-play online FPP battle royale shooter, set in the futuristic universe of the Titanfall series. Respawn Entertainment studio developed the game, and the publisher is Electronic Arts.

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Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds
Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds

Action 2025

A twin-stick shooter with RPG and roguelike elements, and a spin-off of the Risk of Rain series. Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds has us traverse the Versanto System, dispatching enemy hordes, unlocking new character classes and gathering new equipment.

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Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

Action 18 January 2024

An action adventure game with roguelike elements starring the titular turnip boy. Turnip Boy Robs a Bank tasks us with robbing the Botanical Bank while dealing with the security and authorities.

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20 Minutes Till Dawn
20 Minutes Till Dawn

Action 08 June 2023

Shoot'em up action game with a bit of roguelike elements developed by indie studio flanne. Player's task is to survive the attack of hordes of monsters inspired by the prose of H.P. Lovecraft for the title twenty minutes.

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Devour
Devour

Action 28 January 2021

Devour is a co-op survival horror. Players take on the role of cultists who try to exorcise a person possessed by Azazel. The whole game takes place on procedurally generated maps.

PC

WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front
WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front

Action April 2025

A first-person shooter with action set in 1940. WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front was created using the popular FPSC tool and tells the story of Italian soldiers during World War II.

PC

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Action 28 October 2022

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter from the studio Infinity Ward. The game is a sequel to 2019's CoD: Modern Warfare and, like the first part, offers a story campaign, a co-op mode, and online PvP skirmishes against other players.

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Have a Nice Death
Have a Nice Death

Action 22 March 2023

Action platform game with roguelike elements. In Have a Nice Death we play the role of Death and wander through sections of Death Inc. eliminating hordes of enemies and facing powerful bosses.

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Beautiful Light
Beautiful Light

Action 2025

An FPS revolving around asymmetrical multiplayer. Beautiful Light focuses on battles between teams of operatives trying to extract an artifact while being hunted by player-controlled monsters.

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Mist Survival
Mist Survival

Action 15 August 2018

Mist Survival is a first-person survival game, set in a zombie-controlled world. While playing the game, the player explores the open world, fights against encountered enemies and collects resources necessary for survival.

PC

The House of the Dead 2: Remake
The House of the Dead 2: Remake

Action 2025

The House of the Dead 2: Remake is the return of the second installment of SEGA's rail shooter series by Polish companies Forever Entertainment and MegaPixel Studio. Once again, we play as special agents who have to face the zombie plague.

Switch

The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker

Action 14 October 2021

Action game enriched with elements taken from tower defense and action RPG genres, which was created by the Polish team Exor Studios. In The Riftbreaker we find ourselves on an alien planet Galatea, and in order to prepare it for colonization, we have to build a resilient base on it and regularly repel the attacks of its inhabiting, aggressive creatures.

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Bayonetta 3
Bayonetta 3

Action 28 October 2022

Another entry in the hack'and'slash series from PlatinumGames studio. The eponymous witch returns once more to face the forces of good.

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Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon

Action 05 April 2016

A unique mix of a classic dungeon crawler and a dynamic, two-dimensional shooter from the debuting American studio, Dodge Roll. We play as a hero seeking for the legendary weapon that can change the past of a distant planet. To achieve his goal, he must explore the eponymous ancient temple where many dangers and surprises await him. Featuring a top-down view, the game tasks us with exploration of randomly generated levels of the temple.

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Painkiller (2004)
Painkiller (2004)

Action 09 April 2004

A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.

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