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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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Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed

Action 30 August 2022

Remake of the second installment of the humorous action game series, in which we play as an alien named Crypto. In Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed we traverse the Earth (but not only) wreaking havoc and trying to take revenge on the enemies of the hero who destroyed his mother ship.

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Eternal Return
Eternal Return

Action 20 July 2023

Eternal Return is a multiplayer game with elements of MOBA and battle royale. Players choose a character from a list of warriors and then go to an island where they have to eliminate other players using an arcade combat system.

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Final Form
Final Form

Action 2026

Final Form is a futuristic FPS developed by Warsaw-based Reikon Games. We control a humanoid avatar of a living spaceship and fight hordes of enemies using an acrobatic skirmish system.

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Blacktail
Blacktail

Action 15 December 2022

FPP action adventure game in which we play as a young witch - Yaga. In Blacktail we wander through the picturesque forest and face enemies, completing various tasks and gradually growing in strength. The game was developed by the Polish studio The Parasight.

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Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons

Action 02 October 2020

Space shooter set in the universe of Star Wars. In Star Wars: Squadrons, we take the side of the Empire or the New Republic and take part in team space clashes or learn a story as part of a single player story campaign.

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Godfall
Godfall

Action 12 November 2020

Action game based on the looter shooter scheme, but set in a fantasy reality. Godfall focuses on single or cooperative melee encounters with computer opponents and developing the hero by acquiring new equipment.

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Modern Warships
Modern Warships

Action 13 May 2021

A free-to-play multiplayer action game. Modern Warships has us control ships, planes and helicopters, taking part in naval combat against other players. The game features high-quality graphics.

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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Action 14 March 2024

A compilation of the first two Star Wars Battlefront games from 2004-2005, expanded with brand new content. The Classic Collection offers several new characters, maps and ways to play. It's focused on multiplayer for up to 64 people, but it also contains story campaigns.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Action 20 February 2025

An action-adventure game from the popular Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series. The main star of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is Goro Majima who lost his memory and decided to become a pirate. We travel on foot and using a ship, engaging in naval battles.

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The Order: 1886
The Order: 1886

Action 20 February 2015

A third-person perspective (TPP) action game in a steampunk setting, developed by Ready At Dawn studios. The main campaign storyline of The Order: 1886 takes the player to an alternate version of the Victorian era, in which a war is raging against a species of mutated humans. The player assumes the role of Sir Galahad, a knight of the Order that has fought the beasts for centuries. The action takes place mostly in London, where many authentic places and pieces of architecture can be found.

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Ground Branch
Ground Branch

Action 14 August 2018

Ground Branch is a tactical shooter focused on multiplayer. The game focuses on realism and cooperation of players in a team. Usually, a single bullet is enough to kill and all weapons behave like in real life.

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Dead Sea
Dead Sea

Action TBA (early access since 25 March 2016)

A sandbox survival simulator with adventure and horror features from Thai studio Phoenix. It is an extended version of a 2013 amateur project built on CryEngine. We play as an anonymous character, who wakes up on endless desert. Naturally, his only goal is to survive and escape from the hellish place, which requires solving many puzzles, exploring the game’s world and developing our character, who learns new, useful skills.

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Veterans Online
Veterans Online

Action TBA

Multiplayer shooter in MOBA convention. It is the first title of the independent developer Nuke Cockroach studio and is distributed in free-to-play model with microtransactions. Veterans uses isometric view and focuses on online PvP battles of teams or individual players. We take control of the titular veterans and fight on 30 different battlefields using a vast array of weaponry, various combat vehicles and useful gadgets.

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PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile

Action 20 March 2018

The younger sibling of the renowned console and PC production - Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. The gameplay is carried out on the basis of the standard battle royale rule set – one hundred players are thrown into the fray, and they fight for survival on a large island. There can only be one winner.

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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

Action 13 August 2019

A science fiction space sandbox that features traits of an RPG, a strategy game, and an action game. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a sequel to Rebel Galaxy, a game from 2015. It was developed by an independent studio Double Damage Games.

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Secret Neighbor
Secret Neighbor

Action 23 October 2019

A multiplayer action game with adventure game elements, in which the players take on the role of children trying to free a friend held in the basement by a neighbor. The situation is further complicated by the fact that one of the characters is a man in disguise, and his task is to make the lives of the other characters miserable.

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No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

Action 01 October 2002

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way is a continuation of a very successful action game in spying climates - The Operative: No One Lives Forever. The main character is again Cate Archer, an officer of a secret agency fighting against the criminal organization H.A.R.M. Developers from Fox Interactive studio decided to change the game engine, thanks to which it was possible to improve the quality of graphics and increase the ability to interact with the environment.

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MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries

Action 09 November 2002

Another game from the series of tactical and simulation action games - MechWarrior. The player can once again move into the world of Battle Tech and this time as a mercenary working for money, fight using 100-ton combat robots.

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Alpha Prime
Alpha Prime

Action 01 December 2006

Alpha Prime is a position representing the genre of first-person action games. The plot of the game, maintained in the SF convention, was created by the Czech writer of the genre, Ondrej Neff. Designers and programmers of the Czech studio Black Element Software, known from Shade: Anger of Angels, are responsible for the development of the game.

PC

Vietcong: Fist Alpha
Vietcong: Fist Alpha

Action 02 February 2004

Official expansion of the tactical action game Vietcong, about the Vietnam War. The action of Fist Alpha takes place in the Nui Pek database before the events that we had the opportunity to experience in the basic game.

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Resistance: Fall of Man
Resistance: Fall of Man

Action 17 November 2006

Resistance: Fall of Man is a FPS game created by Insomniac Games studio employees, known primarily for its series of platformers telling the story of Ratchet and Clank's fairy-tale adventures.

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Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto

Action 27 October 1997

A controversial action game developed by the Scotch studio DMA Design. The game takes place in three American cities, based on Miami, New York and San Francisco. The objective of the game is to complete various missions received from mafia bosses. At first the missions are simple (for example, stealing cars), but as player’s reputation increases, the objectives become more complicated and player starts participating in bank robberies, murders and other insolent crimes.

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Battlestrike: Force of Resistance 2
Battlestrike: Force of Resistance 2

Action 20 March 2009

An action game that takes us into the realities of the Second World War. We play the role of a Russian soldier, who must stop the secret German project of a new, dangerous weapon. The creators have prepared eight separate missions - we will visit Stalingrad, a small town in Ukraine and a German war factory. While playing we have to use many sabotage tactics.

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F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate

Action 06 November 2007

Perseus Mandate is the second addition to F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, a 2005 first-person shootout that was quite commercially successful. As with the first extension, TimeGate Studios, Inc., known mainly for its Kohan series, is responsible for the development of the program.

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