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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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Duck Game
Duck Game

Action 04 June 2015

A two-dimensional arcade game developed with multiplayer in mind. Duck Game started on Ouya console, and then was brought to other platforms. The title offers intensive gameplay for up to four players taking control of cartoonish ducks on closed arenas, picking us various weapons like machine guns, shotguns and flamethrowers.

Xenoraid
Xenoraid

Action 30 September 2016

A classic two-dimensional vertical shoot-em-all, taking place in a science-fiction universe. Xenogears was developed by an independent Finnish studio 10tons. The game takes us to 2032, where a conflict called the first galactic war forces humanity to defend its planet using an improvised fleet consisting of civilian space ships armed with various weaponry.

Killing Time
Killing Time

Action 31 October 1996

FPP Shooting created by 3DO Company. The player plays the role of a former student of Egyptology, whose task is to find and destroy Thoth's Water Clock, turning people into monsters taken out of the nightmares.

Steel Rain
Steel Rain

Action 03 December 2015

A real-world science fiction side-scroll 2D shooter with elements of strategy and RPG. In addition to repelling waves of enemies and fighting powerful bosses, the game also deals with building colonies, conducting research on new technologies and developing skills.

Nex Machina: Death Machine
Nex Machina: Death Machine

Action 20 June 2017

A science fiction shooter from Housemarque, the creators of Outland, Alienation, Dead Nation, and Resogun. The action of Nex Machina: Death Machine is set in a future world in which technologically-advanced robots rebel against unsuspecting humans. The player controls one of the few people who are aware of the terror and decides to stop the hostile machines. The creators of Nex Machina: Death Machine combine modern gameplay with the charm of classic shooters from arcade machines.

Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space

Action 10 April 2015

An original combination of a shooter and adventure game. The main hero of Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space is John T. Longy, a night shift security guard working in a secret research compound, where experiments on time and space are being conducted. When the compound gets shaken by an explosion, the protagonist is rendered unconscious, and when he wakes up he finds out that the place has been overrun by monsters from outer space.

Tenebrae: Twilight of the Gods
Tenebrae: Twilight of the Gods

Action canceled

An action metroidvania game featuring both platform and RPG elements. Tenebrae: Twilight of the Gods has been developed by the independent studio called Troglobytes Games and published by Square-Enix as part of the Square Enix Collective program. In the game, the player gets to explore a dark fantasy world and assume the role of one of the daredevils standing up to the forces of evil.

Impact Winter
Impact Winter

Action 23 May 2017

A survival-themed action-adventure game developed by the British studio Mojo Bones. Impact Winter is set in 2018, when the Earth's atmosphere got polluted with a dense layer of dust, due to the planet's collision with a huge asteroid. Sunlight is now almost completely absent, and the player assumes the role of Jacob Solomon, who along with four other survivors has to sustain his existence under extreme conditions for 30 days - it is the amount of time the rescue team needs to reach the place.

Galactic Junk League
Galactic Junk League

Action 26 July 2017

A multiplayer action game developed by Pixel Federation. The players take part in space battles using ships built from a hodgepodge of parts found on space junkyards. The parameters and battle role of the individual ships is determined by the type of the ship (from a maneuverable frigate to a heavy battleship) and the chosen armament. Our ships can carry various weaponry, including rockets, lasers, or Gauss cannons.

MilitAnt
MilitAnt

Action 12 July 2016

An arcade 2.5D action game developed by Mexican studio Xibalba that tells the tale of highly-advanced insects. MilitAnt takes place in a fantasy world inspired by such movies as Ant Z and A Bug’s Life. However, the title was developed for older players. The main protagonist is an ant who protects its home from an invasion of merciless termites that attack the ant colony in search for precious crystals - an irreplaceable energy source.

Haimrik
Haimrik

Action 19 June 2018

An original mix of an adventure game and a platformer, developed by the independent studio Below the Game. The action is set in a fantasy world in which you play as the titular hero – a young scribe Haimrik. You mission is to face an evil king and his Word Warriors. The protagonist, however, is not helpless and alone – accompanied by Masamba, a constantly-hungry lioness, he commands the Power of the Words, his basic weapon. Gameplay consists of exploring locations and jumping on platforms.

Star Wars: Battlefront - Death Star
Star Wars: Battlefront - Death Star

Action 04 October 2016

The third DLC expansion included in the season pass for Star Wars: Battlefront, a title that was developed by EA DICE and released in November, 2015. The expansion, named Death Star, introduces similar content as all previous DLCs for the game. The player receives four new multiplayer maps that are placed both inside the titular Death Star and in the space that surrounds it.

Star Wars: Battlefront - Rogue One
Star Wars: Battlefront - Rogue One

Action 06 December 2016

The fourth expansion to Star Wars: Battlefront, a title developed by EA DICE. This is the final expansion included om the season pass and its debut was synchronized with the premiere of the movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. The gameplay mechanics doesn’t differ from what was presented in the basic version of the game – the DLC introduces new multiplayer maps, additional heroes and it expands the weapon list with one new tool.

The Other 99
The Other 99

Action TBA (early access since 25 August 2016)

The Order 99 is a first-person action game held in the convention of survival horror, developed as the debut production of Burning Arrow, in cooperation with a somewhat more experienced studio, Deck 13. The events take place on a hostile isle near Scotland. The players control a character who wakes up amidst these unfriendly circumstances, having absolutely no information about the place or the reason for being there.

Trailmakers
Trailmakers

Action 18 September 2019

A children-friendly sandbox and a debut of Lightbulb Games, a studio established by former employees of Press Play. The players enter a vast world inspired by desert areas of Colorado in a quest to choose the greatest explorer alive. The game sees us explore the vast depths of the available world and engage in various activities, from discovering oasis, through scaling mountains, up to taking part in wild racing.

Solstice Chronicles: MIA
Solstice Chronicles: MIA

Action 26 July 2017

A continuation to the well-received game The Red Solstice, created by the Ironward studio. Contrary to the original game though, Solstice Chronicles is a typical twin-stick shooter inspired by games such as Alienation or Helldivers. The player's task is to eliminate hordes of enemies, obtaining new weapons and developing the character. The story revolves around a mysterious virus that turns humans into bloodthirsty mutants.

Quantum Replica
Quantum Replica

Action 31 May 2018

Quantum Replica is a cyberpunk stealth game with metroidvania elements developed by a small Colombian studio ON3D. The game is set in a distant future where people live in enormous metropolises and their lives are completely controlled by the government. Our protagonist is an exception of that rule. Not only he doesn’t remember who he actually is and what is he supposed to do, but he is also not registered, making him the most wanted person in the city.

ARK: Scorched Earth
ARK: Scorched Earth

Action 01 September 2016

The first big expansion for the survival-oriented action game ARK: Survival Evolved. The developer of the base title, Studio Wildcard, once again takes the players on a journey to a completely new world. The players are taken to varied, sun-burnt locations such as sand dunes, mountain tops, canyons, no man’s land, oasis, or finally, deserts.

A-10 VR
A-10 VR

Action 05 April 2016

An arcade shooter set in the future, created by Futuretown studio for virtual reality devices. Players are put in a special, orbital capsule, and have to eliminate incoming enemies of a few types: from basic cannon fodder, up to heavily armored opponents, which require much ammunition to take down. We can’t move around, our movement being limited to looking around, using VR goggles and dedicated controllers for aiming.

Wick
Wick

Action 17 December 2015

A first-person perspective survival horror game developed by Hellbent Games. The action of Wick takes place in a forest which over the years has accumulated a number of unexplained child disappearances. The legend goes that if someone journeys into the forest with only a candle, he will be able to see them. The teenage protagonist taking part in a youth game lands in the forest with the task to survive from midnight to dawn.

EVE: Gunjack
EVE: Gunjack

Action 05 April 2016

A spin-off of the popular space MMORPG – EVE Online, created by the same studio: CCP Games. EVE: Gunjack is a title developed with virtual reality sets in mind. The game sees us man a powerful cannon, defending an oil platform against the enemies trying to destroy it. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a classic rail shooter – we are unable to control the movements of our character, the player can only look around.

SMASH+GRAB
SMASH+GRAB

Action canceled

A multiplayer-oriented TPP action game developed by United Front Games. The plot of SMASH+GRAB takes place in a grim future, in a world governed by powerful corporations; however, the game features a satirical, exaggerated vide. The players assume the role of gang members participating in an underground entertainment show, in which criminal groups clash to see which team will be the first to steal 50,000$ from the storefronts. Two five-man teams participate in the game.

The Walking Dead Onslaught
The Walking Dead Onslaught

Action 29 September 2020

The Walking Dead Onslaught is an action game for both single and multiplayer in which, in an attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse, we play one of the characters from The Walking Dead TV series.

Rocket Arena
Rocket Arena

Action 14 July 2020

Rocket Arena is an arcade shooter distributed in a free-to-play model. It is based mainly on the deathmatch mode, in which two teams of three are competing against each other. Final Strike Games studio is responsible for the production.