Action Video Games78
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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Left Alive
Action 05 March 2019
An action survival game developed by a Square Enix subsidiary – the development team consisted of such industry veterans as Yoji Shinkawa (the Metal Gear Solid franshise), Toshifumi Nabeshima (the Armored Core series) and Takayuki Yanase (Xenoblade Chronicles X). This game is set in the universe created for the Front Mission series. The players assume the role of three heroes trapped in a war-torn Russian city. Left Alive presents the events in the third-person perspective.
Dark Devotion
Action 25 April 2019
Dark Devotion is a two-dimensional action game by French team Hibernian Workshop. Production takes us to the gloomy fantasy land, ruled by omnipotent church. Players control the warrior trained by the religious order, sent on a mission to purify the cursed temple. During the game we deal mainly with exploration, solving puzzles and most of all fighting. Skirmishes are played at a slow pace, requiring the right timing of attacks and effective anticipation of enemies' movements.
Blast Radius
Action 30 July 1998
Prepared by Psygnosis studio, authors of the Colony Wars series, a space shooter with a high degree of difficulty. Production focuses on the arcade model of fun, testing the player's skills in a number of dynamic missions.
Gundam Battle Operation Next
Action 27 August 2015
A TTP science-fiction action game, based on the iconic Gundam franchise, very popular in Japan; the brand was started in 1979 with the anime Mobile Suit Gundam. Gundam Battle Operation Next was created by Bandai Namco (known for such productions as Ace Combat, Dragon Ball Z, Tekken, Soulcalibur, and Naruto) and utilizes a free-to-play model with microtransactions. Mechanics-wise, Gundam Battle Operation Next is a tactical TPP action game.
The Dark Knight Rises
Action 20 July 2012
Action adventure game with the world of open structure, created under the license of the third part of the film trilogy about Batman directed by Christopher Nolan. In the production of Gameloft studio we play the Dark Knight and save Gotham City from Ban and his minions.
Suicide Squad: Special Ops
Action 14 July 2016
A mobile first-person perspective shooter based on the movie Suicide Squad which, in turn, was based on the popular comic series Suicide Squad. The story of the game is loosely based on the plot of the movie. However, it is just an excuse for the actual gameplay. During the game the player assumes the role of one of the members of the titular Suicide Squad, a secret task force consisting of supervillains forced into submission.
Lords of the Fallen (2017)
Action 06 February 2017
Lords of the Fallen (2017) is a mobile version of the popular action RPG from 2014 developed by CI Games. The game takes us to a fantasy world ruled by the evil queen Acasha. There are three characters available for the players: Harkyn, Yetka and Kaslo. Our task is to face the queen and save all mankind. In terms of mechanics, Lords of the Fallen for mobile devices has almost nothing in common with its PC/console older brother. The game is much more similar to the famous Infinity Blade.
Double Dragon IV
Action 30 January 2017
The fourth installment in the legendary beat ‘em up series, developed by Arc System Works. The development was supported by the persons responsible for the cult-classic previous installments of the series, including Takaomi Kaneko, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Koji Ogata, and Kazunaka Yamane. Similarly to the previous installments of the Double Dragon series, the gameplay focuses on traversing 2D locations and eliminating hordes of approaching opponents.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands - Fallen Ghosts
Action 06 June 2017
Second large DLC for the TPP action game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands created by Ubisoft. The Fallen Ghosts expansion continues the story from the base game. Even though the Santa Blanca cartel has been busted, the Unidad de Operaciones Especiales are still unable to establish peace in Bolivia. All that trouble can be attributed to the Los Extranjeros organization, members of which will not stop until they kill every U.S. citizen remaining in Bolivia.
Star Child
Action TBA
A 2.5D platformer in which players play Spectra - a young girl trying to stop an ominous force threatening the existence of the whole world. As we play, we travel through different locations, jump over platforms and fight enemies, making use of the unique abilities of the protagonist, who is able to take control of the environment. The title was created with the goggles of virtual reality in mind, and is characterized by eye-catching graphics maintained in cartoon style.
Hazelnut Bastille
Action January 2025
A 2D action-adventure game with pixel-art visuals, inspired by a subgenre known as metroidvania. Developed by the American Aloft Studio, Hazelnut Bastille is an attempt to recreate the best features of 2D games released in the 90s for SNES. The creators brought both an adequate visual style and a fitting soundtrack, but they also limited the aspect ratio to 4:3 for example.
Battlefield 4: Second Assault
Action 03 December 2013
The second of the Battlefield 4 DLCs, expanding multiplayer capabilities. It brings with it, as always, 4 new maps - but this time, they're not entirely new locations but rather reworked maps known from Battlefield 3. Operation Metro, Operation Caspian Border, Operation Firestorm, and the Gulf of Oman in their refreshed versions, offer primarily slightly better graphics and a greater degree of destruction, made possible by the Frostbite 3 engine.
Helldivers
Action 03 March 2015
Helldivers is an arcade cooperative science fiction shooter developed by Arrowhead, creators of the humorous action RPG Magicka. The game takes place in a distant future where players take the roles of the members of the elite Helldivers unit whose job is to protect the politically divided planet known as Super Earth. It was attacked by three alien races. Players have to finish procedurally generated missions in order to save mankind.
Halo: Spartan Strike
Action 16 April 2015
Halo: Spartan Strike is an isometric sequel to Halo: Spartan Assault, a mobile/PC spin-off of the legendary FPS series. The game was created by two studios, 343 Industries and Vanguard Games, and takes place at the same time as Halo 2. Once again, we play as Spartan Davis, who, leading 30 UNSC units, explores 30 diversified levels and faces hordes of space invaders. We will use all kinds of weapons and special abilities characteristic to the series.
Aquanox: Deep Descent
Action 16 October 2020
A futuristic submarine simulator with action elements. It is a sequel to the popular Aquanox series that was released in years 2001-2002. This installment was developed by the Serbian studio Digital Arrow known for InMomentum. The plot of Deep Descent takes place in a world in which due to the pollution of the surface the humanity was forced to move its civilization under water. However, many dangers awaited there, including mutated sea creatures and hostile human factions.
Titan Souls
Action 14 April 2015
A two-dimensional retro action platform game inspired by typical cRPGs and the cult PS2 title Shadow of the Colossus. Titan Souls was developed by the independent, three-person studio Acid Nerve and it is an expanded, commercial version of the application created during the Ludum Dare competition. The game takes place in ancient ruins in which, according to a legend, the souls of titans were placed.
Infestation: New Beginnings
Action canceled
A remake of the post-apocalyptic MMO starring zombies – Infestation: Survivor Stories – developed by Hammerpoint Interactive, creators of the original game. The production was originally known as WarZ; however, following the accusations of plagiarism and conflict with creators of the World War Z film, it was modified in many ways, resulting not only in a change of the game's title, but with introduction of major changes into the game's underlying concept.
Unreal Tournament
Action canceled
Another installment in a popular FPS series that originated back in 1999. This title is a reboot of the series – and the first installment to feature the free-to-play business model – created by Epic Games, the fathers of the franchise. The game is set in the far future, when humans colonized many distant worlds and made contact with alien civilizations. As always, gameplay is focused on competitive multiplayer. Battles take place on large and diverse arenas.
Epsilon
Action TBA (early access since 01 October 2015)
A tactical team shooting FPS, inspired by the first installments of the cult Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series. In this game, we play the role of members of an international assault unit within Interpol and face dangerous drug cartels and terrorist organisations from all over the world. The game places particular emphasis on the planning and preparation aspect, which is as important here as the implementation of the mission itself.
Prototype: Biohazard Bundle
Action 14 July 2015
A bundle of two games from the Prototype series developed by Radical Entertainment studios. Aside from the first and the second entry, Prototype: Biohazard Bundle contains all the DLCs from Prototype 2 Radnet Edition. Each title has been remastered for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, offering much better visuals, with 1080p resolution support, upgraded texture quality and smoother gameplay.
Everspace
Action 26 May 2017
A space-themed shooter game with roguelike elements and the first production by the team at Rockfish. The members of the studio used to work for Fishlabs, the creators of the mobile series Galaxy on Fire. Everspace is set in the far future, when humanity has colonized myriads of planetary systems. The plot, which is an important element of the gameplay, was written by Falko Löffler, the writer of Jack Keane or the Ankh series.
Ships That Fight Underground
Action 22 October 2015
A spiritual successor of the Descent series. In Ships That Fight Underground we play as a pilot for one of the megacorporations in the future. We can participate in combat missions, as well as focus on collecting resources or transporting goods. There many ships available.
Postal: Redux
Action 20 May 2016
A modern remake of one of the most controversial games in gaming history. Originally, the title came out in 1997 as a debut production from the developer Running With Scissors. Both the gameplay and the premise were inspired by the phrase “going postal” which means to become uncontrollably angry and violent as a result of working a stressful job.
Crashlands
Action 21 January 2016
Developed by Butterscotch Shenanigans, Crashlands is an action adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay-wise similar to another popular title, Don’t Starve. You explore a vast, diverse world filled with plants, wildlife, and numerous dangers. The game does not set any specific goal for you to achieve; the player’s main objective focuses solely on survival.