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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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Saints Row: The Third Remastered
Saints Row: The Third Remastered

Action 22 May 2020

A refreshed version of the humorous sandbox action game Saints Row: The Third, released in 2011. Compared to the original version, the Remastered version offers primarily an improved graphic design.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

Action 2026

Remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Compared to the original Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake stands out thanks to its prettier graphics, improved controls and better combat system.

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John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Action 2025

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is a postapocalyptic FPS inspired by John Carpenter's movies. The players control titular commandos, hunting a monster turning people into zombies.

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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

Action 19 September 2024

A remastered version of the popular TPP zombie action game from Capcom. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster offers much refreshed visuals thanks to running on RE Engine. It also offers a lot of improvements related to saving progress, controls, interface and in-game mechanics.

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Empyrion: Galactic Survival
Empyrion: Galactic Survival

Action 05 August 2020

A science-fiction sandbox game that takes place in a procedurally generated universe. The story is set in the 24th century, when Earth struggles with overpopulation, climate change, and natural resource depletion. Having found a wreckage of an alien ship, powered by an unknown energy source and containing a map of a distant galaxy, humanity dispatches a powerful space expedition.

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Sunset Overdrive
Sunset Overdrive

Action 28 October 2014

Sunset Overdrive is a humorous third-person perspective shooter created by Insomniac Games studio. The player takes on the role of a cleaner who fights hordes of mutants that captured the eponymous post-apocalyptic city of Sunset.

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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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Orcs Must Die! 2
Orcs Must Die! 2

Action 30 July 2012

Continuation of a well-received action game with elements of the tower defense genre. The creators made sure that the most successful elements of the predecessor are properly polished and the game is enriched with additional content. One of the biggest novelties is the cooperation mode expected by fans.

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World War 3
World War 3

Action 10 December 2022

An online free-to-play first-person shooter developed by The Farm 51, a Polish studio known for such titles as Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, Deadfall Adventures, or Get Even. World War 3 was created with cooperation of military specialists and is a commercial continuation of the project implemented at the commission of the OBRUM facility, which is associated with Polski Holding Obronny (Polish Defense Holding).

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Stranglehold
Stranglehold

Action 05 September 2007

Stranglehold is an action game produced under the watchful eye of the famous director John Woo. This product is a de facto continuation of the 1992 film Hard Boiled (the Polish title is Children of Triad) - it was the last work of this cinematographic creator, shot in Hong Kong before moving to Hollywood.

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Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2

Action 11 May 2010

Continuation of a great action game telling the story of a conflict taking place on an ice-covered planet. Again, we have to face an alien race of Akrid, using, among other things, mechs.

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Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Alien Shooter: Vengeance

Action 08 September 2006

The second part of a simple but addictive shooter, in which we fight against the hordes of title aliens. In subsequent missions, we even have to deal with hundreds of enemies at the same time. The creators prepared about 50 types of weapons and 20 special gadgets. Alien Shooter has also gained RPG elements, that is, first of all, character development. The production was divided into a campaign and an additional survival mode.

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Halo 4
Halo 4

Action 06 November 2012

Halo 4 opens a brand new trilogy; the developer's baton was taken over by 343 Industries, creators of Halo: Combat Evolved. In the game, we once again play as Master Chief, who must face his own destiny and confront an ancient evil.

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Killing Floor
Killing Floor

Action 14 May 2009

A commercial version of a popular modification for Unreal Tournament 2004, developed by the small team at Shatterline Productions with the support of Tripwire Interactive studio. Killing Floor is a first-person shooter set in Great Britain, which is overrun by humans turned into bloodthirsty mutants. This has been caused by the Horizon organization, through the mysterious experiments it conducted.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

Action 23 November 2001

Another tactical action game promoted by Tom Clancy's name. This time its heroes are members of the elite unit of soldiers "The Ghosts", who can be found everywhere where there is armed conflict.

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Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green

Action 18 October 2005

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green is another production (after City of the Dead), whose names were borrowed by George A. Romero, the famous director of horrors, who by definition are supposed to introduce us to a mood of horror and horror.

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Chaos Legion
Chaos Legion

Action 06 August 2003

Arcade action game, full of dynamic clashes, which we observe from the third person's perspective. The plot of the program tells the story of two powerful and brave fencers. During combat we can summon seven different types of demons equipped with unique abilities. The fun is enhanced by light RPG elements.

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Hexen II
Hexen II

Action 02 June 1997

Another action/FPS game created by Raven Software team. This time, Raven Software developers decided to adapt the engine Quake for the game. Of course, not without minor corrections, after all, the first Hexen was known for the fact that in addition to the traditional portion of devastation, it also offered accents characteristic of adventure games.

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Serious Sam 4
Serious Sam 4

Action 24 September 2020

Another major installment in the series of brutal and bloody shooters developed by the Croatian Croteam studio. The story of this part is set before the events of the third installment, in which Sam had to face the forces of the main antagonist - Mental in a futuristic, virtual version of ancient Egypt. Mental's goal was, obviously, to take over the Earth. However, the story in this new installment seems to be a bit more mature.

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Solar Warden
Solar Warden

Action canceled

An economic strategy game inspired by series like Transport Tycoon and Industry Giant. Project Automata takes place during the beginning of 20th century and gives the player a task of creating a financial empire. In order to achieve that, they must mine resources, build factories, produce valuables, construct transportation services and create trade relations with cities all over the world.

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The Cycle
The Cycle

Action 08 June 2022

An online FPS game set in a unique science-fiction universe. Twenty players compete against each other or cooperate while fighting wild beasts and gathering resources. The game was developed by the authors of Spec Ops: The Line and Dreadnought.

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Yakuza 4 Remastered
Yakuza 4 Remastered

Action 29 October 2019

A remastered version of Yakuza 4; in addition to Kazumy Kiryu, known from the earlier parts of the series, players play here as three other heroes, whose fates are interwoven with each other. In Yakuza 4 Remastered we have to take part in a gang war, the winners of which will take control over the whole criminal underworld of Kamurocho in Tokyo.

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Squad
Squad

Action 23 September 2020

A tactical shooter released as a sequel to one of the most popular Battlefield 2 modifications - Project Reality. The game was developed as a commercial version of that mod; however, only part of the original team worked on it. Nevertheless, Squad stayed true to the original concept, focusing mainly on online gameplay, and was designed to be something between an action-packed first-person shooter and a hardcore military simulation.

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Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart
Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart

Action 22 April 2014

A several-hours long story DLC included in the Season Pass to the action game Batman: Arkham Origins released in 2013. Just like the original game, the expansion was developed by WB Games Montreal. The story of Cold, Cold Heart features Batman’s trying to stop Mr. Freeze — one of the super villains from the original comic books — whose actions threaten lives of guests at the New Year’s Eve "Humanitarian of the Year" gala.

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