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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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Stormland
Stormland

Action 14 November 2019

Stormland is an action adventure game developed for PCs. Production is only possible with VR equipment. The player controls a robot that explores the open world, collects upgrades and fights against the forces of the mechanical army occupying his planet.

PC

Distrust
Distrust

Action 23 August 2017

Developed by the Russian studio Cheerleaders, Distrust is an unusual, isometric survival horror, which mingles reality with hallucinations. The player assumes control of two survivors, who got stuck near an abandoned base in the arctic, as a result of a helicopter crash. The crash itself is only the beginning of their trouble, as a creature remains in the vicinity of the base - becoming a deadly threat to the characters.

PCXONEPS4

Mothergunship
Mothergunship

Action 17 July 2018

A roguelike FPS, in which the players must exhibit great skill and quick fingers, fighting and dodging a storm of bullets from many ships of a hostile armada. Randomly generated levels provide more and more challenges, while the unique weapon creation system lets us create true avatars of destruction in gun form, like ten-barrel rocket-launcher or welded miniguns.

PCXONEPS4

Blood & Truth
Blood & Truth

Action 28 May 2019

Blood & Truth is a combination of FPS, spy game and sneaky, using virtual reality technology with PlayStation VR goggles. The author of the game is the London branch of Sony, responsible, among others, for The Getaway series.

PS4

Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol

Action 05 June 2000

A tactical action game in which we lead a two-person branch of American rankings, performing various missions in different parts of the world. One of the distinguishing elements of production is the cooperation mode for two players on a split screen.

PS1

Marvel Powers United VR
Marvel Powers United VR

Action 26 July 2018

Marvel Powers United VR is a PC FPP action game requiring a VR headset. You play as one of the many Marvel comic book characters, each of them possessing their distinct characteristics and special abilities. The gameplay consists mostly of fighting hordes of enemies.

PC

TauCeti Unknown Origin
TauCeti Unknown Origin

Action TBA

First person shooter for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, PC and mobile devices. BadFly Interactive studio, famous for Dead Effect series, is responsible for its production. Players find themselves on inhospitable planet, where live creatures like big spiders or dinosaurs. Our task is to survive in this dangerous environment, using futuristic weapons and making tools within the crafting system. Survival elements are complemented by solutions known from the RPG genre, e.g.

PCXONEPS4ANDiOS

Soviet Strike
Soviet Strike

Action 31 October 1996

The next installment of the series of arcade air shooters, in which the action is presented in isometric projection. This is the first part of the cycle released on a 32-bit console.

PS1

GRIDD: Retroenhanced
GRIDD: Retroenhanced

Action 16 May 2017

A rail shooter game developed by the independent Italian developer Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced draws its inspirations from both cyberpunk and hacker culture of the 1980s. The player gets to assume the role of an operator of a battle ship that traverses the virtual reality with a task to bypass a computer defense system and defeat a dangerous Artificial Intelligence. During the game, one gets to sweep through procedurally generated maps and fight numerous enemies.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Somerville
Somerville

Action 15 November 2022

An action platformer, in which the players witness the adventures of a group of people trying to survive an invasion of an alien civilization. Somerville is a work by Jumpship, a studio founded by Dino Patti, i.e. the co-creator of two bestselling games Inside and Limbo. The game is characterized by original, dark, but also slightly cartoonish art style, designed by Chris Olsen - a film animator who participated in the works on such pictures as Skyfall and Thor.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Action 20 November 2000

Brawler based on the motifs of an animated series known in Poland as Batman of the future. Players take on the role of Terry McGinnis, the new Nietoper Man, whose task is to solve the mystery behind the return of the famous Joker and stop him from implementing the next evil plan.

PS1

Cyber Sled
Cyber Sled

Action 27 January 1995

An action game in which we play as a kind of futuristic gladiators - pilots of tanks fighting for survival in specially prepared arenas. Developed by Namco Cyber Sled is a refreshed version of the production of the same title, which two years earlier debuted on arcade machines.

PS1

Dreams to Reality
Dreams to Reality

Action 01 January 1997

Action adventure game created by Cryo Interactive studio, in which we play the role of Duncan - the chosen one trying to save the land of sleep and the real world from the forces of evil. In Dreams to Reality we observe the protagonist's actions from behind his back - during the game we mainly deal with exploration of the location, solving environmental riddles and fighting with enemies.

PCPS1

Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered
Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered

Action 20 March 2018

A remastered edition of Assassin's Creed Rogue, enriched with two expansions and minor add-on packs. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game runs in 1080p resolutions, and 4K when playing on Xbox One X or PlayStation 4 Pro.

XONEPS4

Battle Royale Trainer
Battle Royale Trainer

Action 04 January 2018

Battle Royale Trainer is an unusual production, in which you are provided with comfortable conditions to train participating in matches typical for 3D shooters of the battle royale genre. The game features two camera modes (TPP and FPP), various kinds of weapons, and customizable AI.

PC

World War Heroes
World War Heroes

Action 04 July 2017

An FPS focused on online skirmishes. The game takes the players to the front during the WWII. Across different battlefields, players can use diverse firearms as well as combat vehicles. World War Heroes offers multiple game modes – one can freely create his or her own mode and invite other players. The game features high-quality visuals.

ANDiOS

Cryptark
Cryptark

Action 20 June 2017

Hybrid "croissant" and classic shoot'em upa, in which we play the role of an armed to the teeth mercenary specializing in destroying from the inside spacecraft belonging to foreign civilization. During the game we explore the procedurally generated interiors of the ships and we break through hosts of adversaries, gradually increasing our combat potential. The whole was enriched with two-dimensional graphics maintained in cartoon style.

PCPS4

Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings

Action 24 July 2018

An action title with elements of classic arcade shooters and roguelike productions. Developed by Blindflug, the game is a continuation of Cloud Crashers. The action takes us to a dieselpunk world. The main protagonist, Amelia, lives in the flying city Granaria. To make a living, the girl catches fish dwelling high in the clouds, and she is aware of the social inequalities of this sky utopia.

PCXONEPS4

Dear Charlotte
Dear Charlotte

Action TBA

A first-person perspective action psychological survival horror game. It is the first game developed by an independent Indian studio Method to Madness. In Dear Charlotte the player assumes the role of a man who once was a patient of an impoverished research facility. When an outbreak of a mysterious virus takes place in the facility, he is saved by dr Kremlin, a psychically unstable man who seems to be responsible for the situation.

PCXONEPS4

Breaking Point Standalone
Breaking Point Standalone

Action TBA

A stand-alone version of one of the most popular modifications to Arma III, changing this tactical shooting into a sandbox survival simulator in the world after the zombie apocalypse. Breaking Point Standalone runs on Unreal Engine 4 graphics engine and significantly develops many elements of the original mechanics.

PC

Home Behind
Home Behind

Action 03 June 2016

HomeBehind is an adventure/RPG game and the first title developed by TPP STUDIO. HomeBehind tells the story of a refugee who lost his wife and contact with his daughter as a result of a civil war. Fighting for survival, he decides to get to Europe to find the missing members of his family. During the journey he will have to face many difficulties, such as hunger, illnesses, or lack of acceptance.

PC

Niffelheim
Niffelheim

Action 26 September 2018

A two-dimensional exploration action adventure game with RPG and survival elements, developed by the debuting Ellada Games. The action is set in a fantasy world inspired by Viking mythology. We assume the role of a warrior whose funeral ship has been kidnapped by demons and taken into a mythical kingdom of cold and ice, the eponymous Niffelheim. The cursed creatures want the protagonist to seek out for them an ancient artifact that threatens their existence.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

Action 10 November 2016

Developed by Marvelous AQL, another installment of the third-person perspective action games subseries of the Fate franchise, which after a longer break returns to gaming consoles. The action of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star takes place after events from Fate/EXTRA. As the previous war comes to an end, the supercomputer Moon Cell Automaton takes over the world and sends the players to a digital kingdom known as SE.RA.PH., where they have to fight one more battle for freedom.

PCPS4SwitchPSV

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Action 20 March 2010

Reissue of the second part of the cult series of action games Metal Gear, which was originally released in 1990 on MSX computers. In this part of the cycle, Snake, known from the original commandos cryptonym Snake tries to free the Czech scientist kidnapped by the Asian regime, who developed a way to overcome the world fuel crisis.

Wii