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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. more
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Tower of Guns
Action 04 March 2014
Oldschool style first person shooter (FPS) with elements of a roguelike game. The player takes on the bravery of the title tower, wreaking havoc in the ranks of enemies and introducing various improvements to his weapons arsenal. The title was produced by independent studio Terrible Posture Games.
Blade Symphony
Action 07 May 2014
Blade Symphony is an action game developed by Puny Human Games team focusing on multiplayer mode. The game boils down to fencing duels between players using a very complex system of fighting with small arms.
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Action 25 July 2007
Space Trader: Merchant Marine is a combination of first-person action game and economic strategy embedded in the realities of science fiction. The player takes on the role of a trader who travels the planets of the solar system by buying and selling goods, as well as hunting dangerous criminals. The title was produced by the independent HermitWorks Entertainment studio and uses the free version of the idTech 3 engine.
King Arthur's Gold
Action 04 May 2011
King Arthur's Gold is a fun-focused, dynamic action game created under the responsibility of Michal Marcinkowski and TransHuman Design's development team led by him. Players build their own fortress and fortifications, and then try to defend themselves against enemy attacks and at the same time conquer their stronghold. The production is maintained in the 16-bit style.
Strike Vector
Action 28 January 2014
Strike Vector is a network shooter in which transforming fighters take place on battle maps filled with objects. Machines can switch between two modes. The first one is typical of aircraft and the second one resembles FPS and offers slower speeds with greater control over traffic at the same time.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Battle of Jakku
Action 08 December 2015
Battle of Jakku is the first DLC pack for the online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront. The pack has been brought by the developers of the Start Wars: Battlefront – the Swedish EA DICE studio – and offered for free to celebrate the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. The pack features two new multiplayer maps inviting the players to a desert planet Jakku located in the Outer Rim territories.
Sky Rogue
Action 24 August 2017
Dynamic aerial shooter in minimalist graphic design, reminiscent of flight simulators from the early 90s. In the game we sit at the helm of modern fighters, and our task is to eliminate numerous air, ground and surface targets in the procedurally generated world.
The Long Journey Home
Action 30 May 2017
A science-fiction sandbox action game with roguelike and strategy game elements, and the debut production from one of Daedalic Entertainment's subsidiaries. The Long Journey Home tells the story of a prototype spaceship, the first one in history to be equipped with an FTL drive. During its maiden flight, an accident happens which results in the ship being thrown into an uncharted region of the galaxy; the player’s task, as the ship’s captain, is to find a way home.
God's Trigger
Action 18 April 2019
A game that combines shooter and hack and slash mechanics. It was created by One More Level - a Polish developer popular for Warlocks vs Shadows. The protagonist is called Zoran and he is a veteran of the Balkan Wars, who escapes from war atrocities to New York. To serve his penance, he becomes a local priest. Unfortunately, once it turns out that ruthless mobsters have become a threat to the people he serves, Zoran decides to bring justice the hard way.
God Eater Resurrection
Action 30 August 2016
An enhanced version of Gods Eater Burst that – unlike the original – also appeared on PC and the PlayStation 4 console. God Eater Resurrection is set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which humanity’s habitat on Earth is threatened by appearance of powerful monsters known as Aragami. Players take control of a teenager, who joins an organization dedicated to extermination of those beasts.
John Wick Chronicles
Action 09 February 2017
A first-person shooter developed with VR headsets in mind. John Wick Chronicles is based on an American action movie from 2014. The virtual adaptation of Chad Stahelski’s and David Leitch’s film was published by Starbreeze AB, the team known for such titles as The Darkness, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Payday. The protagonist is a “retired” murderer for hire, John Wick, played by Keanu Reeves in the movie.
Sniper Fury
Action 13 June 2017
Created by the developer Gameloft, Sniper Fury is a mobile first-person shooter based on a typical free-to-play business model with microtransactions. Sniper Fury is set in a non-distant future, when the development of technology and geopolitical changes pushed the conventional warfare aside. Instead, both the governments and private corporations started to use well-trained marksmen able to eliminate targets quickly and precisely from afar. Gameplay focuses mainly on sniping out targets.
Toukiden 2
Action 24 March 2017
A sequel to the 2013 action game Toukiden: The Age of Demons, created by Japanese studio Omega Force (known for e.g. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors). Unlike its predecessor, which was only available for portable devices, Toukiden 2 was also released for PlayStation 3 and 4 home consoles. The game's mechanics are similar to those of the first installment, so it's still a hack and slash with RPG elements.
Call of Duty: Ghosts - Nemesis
Action 04 September 2014
The fourth and final DLC expansion for Call of Duty: Ghosts. In accordance with tradition, it brings, above all, another 4 maps for online play, along with new field tasks and unique rewards for completing them. Among the maps we can find Goldrush located in an abandoned gold mine, set in an ice-cold Canadian military base Subzero and Dynasty taking place on the streets of a small Chinese town.
Bedlam (1996)
Action 30 September 1996
Made from an isometric perspective, dynamic science-fiction shooting. In the game we play as the commander of the squadron of modern RAT tanks, and our task is to face the army of rebellious robots, which stirred up the uprising and turned against their creators.
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
Action 03 December 2015
A three-dimensional action game with RPG elements, based on the well-known jRPG series, Dragon Quest. Contrary to other productions that employ the Dynasty Warriors formula, Dragon Quest: Heroes has its own story which is not directly tied to any installment of the core Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below allows the player to traverse vast locations and fight hordes of enemies whose strength lies in their numbers.
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn
Action 27 May 2015
A new version of the classic FPS with dinosaurs, which was first released in 1998 on personal computers. The new version combines the plot of the original game with modern graphics and technical features that were used in newer ports of the game. The newest edition was developed by a team that consists mostly of the creators of the first version. The action of the game takes place in a distant future.
The Dark Phantom
Action canceled
A third-player action game maintained in a noir atmosphere. We play the title avenger, who lost his memory and his skin was partially destroyed by fire. Hoping to discover the facts of his own past, dressed in special bandages, he goes out into the streets of a corrupt city at night and becomes the terror of all criminals.
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Action 03 April 2015
An online action game, which places a team of mercenaries against a group of bloodthirsty dinosaurs. The game is a continuation to Primal Carnage (2012), and it was created by Circle 5 - an independent team that emerged from the modding community. The player is taken to a tropical island, which as a result of an unsuccessful military experiment, got dominated by different species of prehistoric reptiles.
Necropolis
Action 12 July 2016
A third-person action game featuring roguelike elements. After the Shadowgrounds series, it is the second major game developed by Harebrained Schemes, an independent American studio. Necropolis is set in a vast, magical, procedurally generated dungeon complex that constantly changes its shape.
Bloodsports.TV
Action 30 March 2015
A cooperative MOBA taking place in a post-apocalyptic universe. The players take part in a brutal reality show that follows a group of peacekeepers sent by a cruel dictator to quell a local uprisings. As a result, we engage in bloody extermination of local rebels who attempt to save their home towns. We are given eight varied characters who are equipped with unique abilities, allowing them to, for example, electrocute, drown, or bisect their enemies.
Alien: Isolation - Lost Contact
Action 10 February 2015
The fourth expansion to a first-person survival horror - Alien: Isolation, developed by Creative Assembly. Like the previous expansion to the game (Safe Heaven), the Lost Contact DLC is a variation of the game’s Survivor Mode. However, in this particular DLC, the player returns to the Sebastopol space station and assumes the role of Axel. Gameplay mechanics build on the exploration of a new map, which now includes private Lorenz quarters and the station’s backup power generator area.
Star Horizon
Action 28 May 2015
A rail shooter developed by Tabasco Interactive, a Polish dev studio. The player assumes the role of John, a pilot of the Federation woken from a thousand-year cryogenic sleep initiated by an artificial intelligence called Ellie during a great war against the Rebels. His task is not only to discover how the conflict ended but also to defend humanity from a new threat. At the core of Star Horizon are grand-scale space battles in which we participate sitting at the helm of a fighter.
Worlds Adrift
Action canceled
An MMORPG by Bossa Studios, the creators of crazy simulation games that base on playing with physics, for example I Am Bread and Surgeon Simulator. Worlds Adrift takes us to a land filled with islands that float in the air, and we move between them on board various flying vessels. Taking care of the ship’s state and enhancing it is a key element of the gameplay, while you have to remember that the bigger the ship, the more players it needs to be properly staffed.