Action Video Games94
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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Redeemer
Action 01 August 2017
A brutal hack'n'slash game filled with action and created by Sobaka Studio - a Russian developer. The protagonist is called Vasily, a well-built monk with a series of dark events lurking in his past. As a mercenary working for a ruthless military-industrial corporation, Vasily used to commit the worst kind of crimes - he murdered, tortured, and extorted from people.
Evil Factory
Action 01 February 2017
An oldschool shooter game utilizing a top-down point of view, developed by Korean studio Neople Games. The game is set in an unspecified future, after the Alliance defeated the malevolent Kraken organization. Rumor has it that the group was not entirely destroyed and is currently preparing for another invasion. The protagonist, Leo, is a secret agent, who is sent to the former Kraken base in the Arctic to determine if the rumors are true.
Sundered
Action 28 July 2017
A two-dimensional metroidvania action game developed by independent studio Thunder Lotus Games – the producer of the warmly-received Jotun. In Sundered, the player assumes the role of a wanderer who travels through a ruined, post-apocalyptic world. The story of the game is strongly connected to its mechanics, as the price of the progress of the protagonist is paid with his humanity – what powers the player decides to wield, will have impact on the ending of the game.
Sky Force Anniversary
Action 22 October 2014
A remake of Sky Force - extremely warmly-received shoot'em up released in 2004. Players take control of futuristic fighters to stop the army of General Mantis trying to conquer the world.
River City Ransom: Knights of Justice
Action 30 April 2014
Scrolled brawl with jRPG grade elements. While playing, we play as a hero trying to free the world from evil. We do this by fighting with hundreds of opponents standing in our way.
AeternoBlade II
Action 11 October 2019
Platform action game with elements of RPG and metroidvania genre. The production continues the plot started in the first part of the cycle - this time during the game we take control not only over Freya, but also over two new protagonists, which are Bernard and Felix. Heroes are once again given the opportunity to manipulate time, which they use to explore vast levels and solve puzzles, as well as to fight enemies they encounter.
Horizon: Zero Dawn - The Frozen Wilds
Action 07 November 2017
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds is the first DLC for Guerilla Games’ successful third-person action game Horizon Zero Dawn, where humanity is on the brink of extinction and fights for survival against mechanical beasts. This DLC takes us to a frigid area that lies beyond the mountain ridge in the far north of the game’s world and borders with the lands of the Banuk tribe. A new threat arises there and Aloy, the game's protagonist, must face it.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two
Action 25 March 2014
The second major story expansion for BioShock: Infinite. It follows the events of the first expansion. However, this time we play not as Booker DeWitt but Elisabeth, who was previously an independent character, herself. The heroine wakes up in unknown circumstances with a pistol aimed at her face. She makes a promise which saves her from death. According to this obligation, she is supposed to help a group of people led by Atlas in their return to the underwater city of Rapture.
Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
Action 28 April 2023
A sequel of the Polish fighting game developed by World Software in 1994. After more than two decades, the creators have decided to work on a continuation. You assume the role of Franko from the original title, who was washing dishes in Great Britain for years. Finally, he makes up his mind and goes back to his hometown in Poland. The hero’s turbulent past got him into new trouble, which assault him already on his way home.
Six-Guns
Action 08 December 2011
Inspired by the console hit Red Dead Redemption, the third-player action game set in the Wild West. We play the role of Buck Crosshawa, who has to face not only other revolvers, but also supernatural beings lurking in the wilderness of Arizona.
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
Action 24 June 1995
The second part of the tactical action game, in which we take control of the powerful, tens of tons of BattleMechs. In the game we can take the side of one of the two competing clans and perform on their behalf a number of consecutive missions of increasing difficulty.
Kick-Ass 2
Action 02 May 2014
Maintained in the convention of "walking brawl". (brawler) action game, being an adaptation of the film under the same title. Kick-Ass 2 is the work of Freedom Factory studio, whose output also includes such productions as Cycling Evolution 2009 and BloodBath. The game's plot is based on the cinematic original. The main characters, two high school students in superhero costumes - Kick-Ass and Hit Girl - must clean the city from criminals led by the dangerous The Motherfu**er.
Nuclear Throne
Action 05 December 2015
A roguelike post-apocalyptic 2D shooter developed by Vlambeer, an independent Dutch studio. The plot of Nuclear Throne was inspired by science-fiction movies from the 60s and 70s and tells a story of mutants fighting to seize control over a post-nuclear wasteland. In the game, we assume the role of a mutant of selected race and traverse irradiated locations, eliminating waves of incoming enemies.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram
Action 19 December 2013
Action game based on the motifs of the popular anime series - Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The plot depicts the adventures of 14-year-old Madoki Kaname and her four friends. The heroines, endowed with magical powers, fight against evil witches. The title was produced by Artdink studio with the support of Namco Bandai.
Alienation
Action 26 April 2016
An isometric shooter set in a science-fiction world, developed Housemaruqe, a Finnish studio that specializes in similar productions. The game takes us to a world of future, in which heavy-armored mercenaries take part in fierce fights against hordes of aliens. Player takes the role of one of them, assigned to one of several available classes, each possessing a different set of skills.
Survive the Nights
Action 21 December 2017
A multiplayer sandbox survival simulator. The action is set in a world overtaken by zombies. Emphasizing realism, the game takes the best features from other games from the genre and improves them. Daily routine activities as exploration and searching for food and items serve only as a preparation for surviving the night.
Let it Die
Action 03 December 2016
A brutal action game by Grasshopper Manufacture, the creators of such productions as Killer7, No More Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw, and the Shadows of the Damned. Initially, the project was announced under the name of Lily Bergamo but in time changed its formula and was renamed to Let it Die. It is exclusive to PlayStation 4 and uses the free-to-play business model.
Severed
Action 26 April 2016
A brutal, dynamic action game set in a fantasy world. It was developed by DrinkBox - a studio popular for such games as Mutant Blobs Attack or Guacamelee. The player assumes the role of a female warrior who realizes that she has lost her left arm. Traversing a land full of magic, fantasy civilizations and ancient ruins, the protagonist tries to discover the truth behind the mutilation.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard
Action 09 February 1998
First person 3D shooting set in the universe of the popular Star Trek series: The Next Generation. In the game we play the aspiring to the circle of the Clingoon Honorary Guard of the Yellowtail, who, in order to prove his value, undertakes to solve the puzzle of the conspiracy, which the chairman of the Great Council, Gowron, fell victim to.
Syphon Filter
Action 11 February 1999
Re-edition of the cult action game with elements of a sneaky, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. In this game we play the role of a secret government agent Gabe Logan, who tries to prevent a threatening terrorist attack in Washington using a dangerous biological weapon called Syphon Filter. In subsequent missions, our protagonist faces many different challenges, from open fire to silent sneaking behind enemies' backs.
Global Defense Force
Action 28 July 2005
The second part of the series of futuristic TPP shootings, started in 2003 with Monster Attack. In the game we observe another struggle of the title armed forces with aggressive invaders from space.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
Action 23 February 2016
A sequel to the unconventional, multiplayer action game developed under the aegis of Electronic Arts Corporation by PopCap Games - a studio which until then specialized in casual games. The story of the game once again focuses on the rivalry between plants and zombies. This time, the player is tasked with reclaiming a small city called Suburbia from the hands of living dead. The gameplay of Plants vs.
Undead Storm Nightmare
Action 22 January 2015
An isometric shooter that takes place in a world plagued by a zombie apocalypse. The game was developed by a Japanese studio G-Style. The title enables the player to take control of survivors who are fighting the undead hordes. The encounters with the zombies are very emotional – the locations aren’t large and each corner is filled with animated corpses. In addition to that, the player can encounter stronger enemies that are able to kill him in a matter of moments.
Mass Effect Galaxy
Action 22 June 2009
A two-dimensional action game with RPG elements, designed for mobile devices owners, embedded in the universe of the best-selling game Mass Effect by BioWare studio. In the production we play the role of Jacob Taylor's former alliance agent, who tries to thwart the plans of Batarian terrorists. The gameplay is divided into a top-down skillfulness part and numerous feature scenes, during which we talk to key independent characters.