Action Video Games31
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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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Action 16 September 2003
This installment of the Jedi Knight video game series has been developed by Raven Software. The action of the game takes place 6 years after the events shown in the previous Jedi Knight game. The player gets the opportunity to become a student at the Jedi Academy led by Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn on Yavin IV. What is interesting, upon starting the game the player has to create his or her own character by choosing the race, sex, clothing and physical appearance.
007: Blood Stone
Action 02 November 2010
Action game with a view from behind the hero combining various elements of the most famous genres and treating the adventures of James Bond. Unlike most cycle productions, this one is not based on any of the films.
Quantum of Solace
Action 31 October 2008
An arcade game that is a hybrid of FPS and TPP, based on two films about the adventures of James Bond. It includes events from both Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. Individual levels can be passed both by the sneaking method, as well as loudly and without any finesse. The graphics are driven by a powerful and impressive engine from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
God of War: Origins Collection
Action 13 September 2011
A compilation of two God of War spin-offs, originally released only on the PlayStation Portable console, made for PlayStation 3 users. The first of these, Chain of Olympus, is a prequel to the entire series and takes place before the events shown in the first game, when the protagonist of the series, Kratos, is still a Spartan warrior.
Cry of Fear
Action 24 April 2013
Cry of Fear is a horror in which we direct a boy who is in a strange and dark reality. The title was originally a free Half-Life modem, but with time developers decided to turn it into a stand-alone product.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
Action 21 April 2015
The first installment in the Assassin's Creed Chronicles series of spin-offs, created in the form of a 2.5D adventure platformer. The game was developed by Ubisoft as a bonus for users who bought the season pass for Assassin's Creed: Unity. The game is set in the sixteenth-century China, and the players assume the role of female assassin Shao Jun – a student of Ezio Auditore and the protagonist of the animated film Assassin's Creed: Embers.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Action 14 October 2014
The third installment in the Borderlands series, offering an insight into the events happening during the period between the storylines of Borderlands and its sequel - Borderlands 2. The Pre-Sequel! was developed by 2K Australia cooperating with Gearbox Software. The action takes place on the moon of Pandora, and the players assume the roles of characters working for Hyperion - a corporation belonging to Handsome Jack.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Action TBA
A full-fledged remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a TPP stealth game telling the story of Naked Snake, an operative trying to survive in a jungle and stop the Soviets from changing the course of the world.
Everywhere
Action TBA
A sandbox game developed by Build A Rocket Boy, a studio founded by Leslie Benzies - former president of Rockstar North. Everywhere can't be classified under a single genre, as it offers many different experiences.
Dune: Awakening
Action March 2025
Dune: Awakening was developed by Funcom studio, which combines elements of MMO production and survival game. Thousands of players on the server are engaged in gathering resources, building bases and fighting against other people and forces of nature.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Action 05 November 2021
The eighteenth main instalment of the Call of Duty series published by Activision. The developer behind this FPS is Sledgehammer Games - authors of the warmly received Call of Duty: WWII.
Sorry We're Closed
Action 14 November 2024
A survival horror inspired by the first Resident Evil trilogy. The protagonist of Sorry We're Closed is Michelle. She is cursed by a demon and we can try to save her from it. The game combines static shots (during exploration) with first-person perspective (during combat).
Mecha Break
Action 2025
A third-person multiplayer action game focusing on mecha arena combat. Mecha Break lets us fight on the ground, in melee and at range, and in the air, transforming our machine into a fighter jet.
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Action 19 March 2013
First person shooter (FPS) based on the motives of The Walking Dead television series. The game was produced by Terminal Reality, a development studio whose output includes such titles as BloodRayne, Aeon Flux and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. The plot of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct presents adventures of Dixon brothers - Daryl (you play as this character) and Merle. After the outbreak of zombie epidemic heroes are trying to get to Atlanta, where supposedly was set safe zone.
007 Legends
Action 16 October 2012
007 Legends is an action game with a first person perspective (FPP) in a spy-like atmosphere. Players have the opportunity to play the role of James Bond and take part in a series of missions inspired by classic films with Her Majesty's agent. The title was produced by the Eurocom studio under license from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and EON Productions.
Maneater
Action 22 May 2020
Action RPG game in which we play the role of a shark orphaned by its mother. In order to survive, the eponymous genocide has to fight for survival in the dangerous waters of the Gulf Coast, devouring everything that can be eaten and gradually growing in strength.
The Mark
Action 24 November 2006
The Mark is a Polish project of modern FPS shooting, which is the responsibility of the T7 Games development group, composed of people once involved in the production of such games as Mortyr, Kajko and Kokosz.
Hidden and Dangerous 2
Action 22 October 2003
Continuation of the popular tactical Hidden & Dangerous shooter. We are at the head of the Allied Commandos and carry out a number of difficult missions in occupied Europe. The authors bet on realism, which is why even a single sphere can be deadly. Commanding our subordinate soldiers plays an important role in the game.
Darksiders
Action 05 January 2010
A third-person action game featuring RPG elements. The plot was inspired by events described in the Book of Revelation. Darksiders was developed by Vigil Games, a studio led by Joe Madureira, who is a popular comic book author. The player assumes the role of one of the four biblical Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who finds out that he has been betrayed, after reaching the Earth.
Agent
Action canceled
A side project of Rockstar North studio, created as an exclusive for those who own Sony’s gaming platform. The game takes us to the 70's - the Cold War - during the escalation of the tensions between two superpowers: Soviet Union and the USA. We play as a spy drawn into a complex scheme unfolding on both sides of the iron curtain that might greatly affect the political status quo.
Warriors Orochi 4
Action 16 October 2018
The fourth entry in the popular series of hack'and'slash games, in which characters from the Dynasty Warriors series meet characters from the Samurai Warriors series. This time, they must stop the crisis caused by Zeus – the strongest of the gods of Olympus.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Action 11 March 2020
The second part of the metroidvania series, in which the players play the title ghost. In Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the protagonist leaves Nibel forest to discover his true destiny as he travels through an exotic world.
Enemy Front
Action 10 June 2014
A first-person shooter set in World War II developed in cooperation by CI Games’ teams in Rzeszow and London. In the main campaign, the player assumes the role of Robert Hawkins, an American war correspondent, who joins the resistance movement as a witness to the cruelty of the Germans. The action takes place primarily in the war-torn Warsaw, although we will also visit Norway, France, and Germany in the protagonist’s flashbacks.
Shadow Warrior 3
Action 01 March 2022
The next installment of a series of dynamic action FPP games from the Polish studio Flying Wild Hog. This time we go in pursuit of an ancient dragon to stop the end of the world. By the way, we knock out hordes of demons in brutal battles using katana and firearms.