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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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ROM: Extraction
ROM: Extraction

Action 07 December 2016

A first-person shooter set in a science fiction world, developed by First Contact Entertainment studio for VR devices. The story of ROM: Extraction takes place in 2076, with the player taking control of a member of Orb Extraction Unit. Their objective is to guard aliens’ eggs while they are being escorted to Earth. Gameplay focuses on fast-paced battles against aliens, during which players must survive for several minutes and fend off incoming waves of enemies.

Days of War
Days of War

Action 30 January 2020

An FPP shooter by indie studio Driven Arts, developed thanks to, among others, the successful Kickstarter campaign. The game was created with multiplayer gameplay in mind. Unlike other games of the genre, Days of War doesn't allow you to develop your characters and the full range of weapons is available to you from the start. You can choose from several character classes (Rifleman, Assault, Support, Machine Gunner, Sniper, and Rocket).

Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops XL
Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops XL

Action 09 March 2023

The next installment of Tina Troopers' series of arcade shooters. Players lead teams of soldiers and fight in different corners of the globe, performing missions that usually boil down to sending all enemies to that world.

Way of the Passive Fist
Way of the Passive Fist

Action 06 March 2018

Way of the Passive Fist is a brawler game set on a planet called Eiectus. In this inhospitable world, the player assumes the role of The Wanderer – a mysterious warrior who mastered an original, defense-focused martial art. As befits a true brawler game, in Way of the Passive Fist, the player has to continuously go rightwards and fight hordes of enemies by blocking and dodging both their attacks and counterattacks.

SkyKeepers
SkyKeepers

Action 31 March 2017

A side-scroller platformer created by an indie developer, Sword Twin Studios. SkyKeepers is set in a fantasy world inspired by culture and mythology of Oceania. We play as a Skykeeper Village leader who was turned into a stone. When we free ourselves from the curse we discover that the village was taken over by evil ghosts. The only thing left for us to do is to take an axe and fight back. The action is presented from a side view.

Phoning Home
Phoning Home

Action 07 February 2017

An action-adventure game with survival-oriented gameplay, developed by Ion Lands studio. The player assumes the role of ION, a robot designed to search for resources in remote areas of the galaxy. During one of such travels, his ship malfunctions and crashes on a dangerous alien world. Our job is to survive and find a way to contact the base. Fortunately, ION is supported by the ship AI, as well as ANI, an encountered female repair unit.

Rise & Shine
Rise & Shine

Action 13 January 2017

A combination of a classic platformer with a dynamic shooter. The game was created by Super Mega Team - an independent developer. The player is taken to Gamearth, a planet which fell victim to space invaders who call themselves Nexgen. Rise is the only hope the inhabitants of Gamearth have - he is an 11-year-old boy equipped with a holy artifact - a pistol known as Shine.

Nighthaw-X3000
Nighthaw-X3000

Action 14 April 2017

Nighthaw-X3000 is a dynamic shoot'em up game developed by the independent Polish studio N94 Games. We play as James Pilecki, an elite pilot whose job is to face the alien invaders who attacked Earth in the year 2000. Action in the game is presented from a top-down perspective. The plane we control automatically flies upwards. Our job is to maneuver in a way that will allow us to eliminate the aliens and avoid their fire.

The Wizards
The Wizards

Action 08 March 2018

The Wizards is a VR action-adventure game developed by the Polish studio Carbon Studio. The game takes us to a fantasy world where we play as one of the titular mages. Our job will be to travel in time in order to save the Kingdom of Men from the impending doom. We observe the action from a first-person perspective. As we play, we will explore all kinds of diverse locations, where we will face your typical fantasy beasts and enemies.

Warriors All-Stars
Warriors All-Stars

Action 29 August 2017

An action title developed by Omega Force. This is a crossover production – the game’s heroes come from the most popular series belonging to Tecmo Koei. The player arrives in a fantasy world which is facing the spectre of destruction. In order to ward off the danger, the princess performs a ritual that would summon a true hero from another dimension. However, something goes wrong, and the world is visited by a number of heroes who join the opposing, power-hungry parties.

Blubber Busters
Blubber Busters

Action canceled

Action game, including platformer and shoot'em upa features. The task ahead is to cure cosmic whales of dangerous diseases and mutations, and thus to restore the old order in which people and animals providing interstellar transport will live in harmony with each other. The game is presented in a side perspective, and is based on the exploration of different stages and elimination of hostile enemies.

Big Buck Hunter Arcade
Big Buck Hunter Arcade

Action 25 October 2016

An arcade first-person rail shooter developed by GameMill Entertainment. The players move automatically through a 3D environment, searching for animals and hunting them. Big Buck Hunter Arcade allows us to assume the role of a hunter who visits 30 varied hunting locations with 20 different species of animals, from small rodents, through bats or ducks, and up to large game such as moose or bears. Our actions are monitored on the fly by a special system that awards points and special badges.

Kyurinaga's Revenge
Kyurinaga's Revenge

Action 25 October 2016

A two-dimensional platformer game set in an alternative version of feudal Japan. Developed by RECOtechnology (a Spanish team), the game brings a continuation to a third-person action-adventure title known as Yasai Ninja. Kyurinaga's Revenge follows the subsequent adventures of the two vegetable-like characters - an onion-samurai Kaoru Tamanegi and a street fighter called Broccoli Joe. They both set out for a dangerous adventure aiming to face an evil shogun and his allies.

Nidhogg 2
Nidhogg 2

Action 15 August 2017

Nidhogg 2 is an action game developed by Mark “Messhof” Essen, the same person who created the series’ first installment that was released in 2014. The game uses the same gameplay mechanics as its predecessor. Once again we get a 2D action game where we take part in duels on vast, tiered levels similar to those from typical platform games. We can play against A.I. or other players through online or split-screen multiplayer.

Rogue Operatives
Rogue Operatives

Action canceled

A multiplayer action game featuring elements of stealth, created by SIM720 - a British developer. The game focuses on two teams of players competing against each another - one team consists of agents and the other of rogues. The mechanics were based loosely on the classic hide & seek game. Rouge Operatives is played in rounds, during which the job of the agents is to track and eliminate all the rogues; the latter, on the other hand, have to remain undetected until the end of the round.

Landfall
Landfall

Action 21 February 2017

A tactical game created specifically for VR goggles. Landfall is set in the far future, where the Earth was almost completely covered by waters of a gigantic ocean and humans are fighting one another over each and every inch of land. The player takes on the role of a military commander whose task is to defeat the enemy, making use of any means available, such as mechs, bombers, or technologically advanced special attacks.

Pixel Gear
Pixel Gear

Action 12 June 2017

A first-person shooter created by Oasis Games for VR goggles; Pixel Gear was released exclusively for PlayStation 4. The game is set in a Gothic-inspired scenery and the graphics were based here on large voxels, which makes it resemble Minecraft. The player takes on the role of a gunslinger whose task is to eliminate the approaching enemies - those can be skeletons, ghosts, bats or bosses such as dragons.

Hollow
Hollow

Action 16 November 2017

A horror science-fiction adventure game by Polish studio Forever Entertainment. In Hollow you play as a pilot, who visits an abandoned space station orbiting Saturn, and your task is to learn why its crew is gone. The mission is difficult to complete, however, as the station is infested by humanoid mutants, which you have to fight. The game utilizes a first person's perspective and the gameplay focuses on exploration, solving puzzles, and combat.

Breakaway
Breakaway

Action canceled

Developed by Amazon Game Studios, Breakaway is an original game set in a mythological world that combines elements of sports and brawler games. Gameplay revolves around matches in which two teams, comprising four players each, try to be the first to gain control of an artifact hidden somewhere on the map. The matches take place on diverse arenas, such as El Dorado, Atlantis, and the Styx River.

Near Death
Near Death

Action 02 August 2016

Developed by Orthogonal Games, a first-person perspective action game emphasizing survival aspects. In Near Death you assume the role of a woman whose plane crashes near an abandoned research station in Antarctica. In the middle of a blizzard, with temperature falling below -70 degrees Celsius, the protagonist tries to find a way of to survive and escape, which will require her to restore the station to operational status.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare
Mirage: Arcane Warfare

Action 23 May 2017

The second major production by Torn Banner studio from Canada – the creators of the warmly received hack-n-slash multiplayer game, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Mirage: Arcane Warfare utilizes many elements of the previous installment in the series. The gameplay mainly revolves around close combat battles with the use of a wide arsenal of melee weapons.

Star Wars: Battlefront - Outer Rim
Star Wars: Battlefront - Outer Rim

Action 05 April 2016

The second large expansion pack to an online action game, Star Wars: Battlefront, developed by EA DICE. The Outer Rim DLC introduces four brand new multiplayer maps. They let players fight in the factories and among pipelines and platforms on Sullust, as well as in Jabba the Hutt’s throne room and in his garage on Tatooine. It also expands the game by two new characters: Greedo and Nien Nunba – both are well known to fans of the original movie trilogy.

Tom Clancy's The Division: Underground
Tom Clancy's The Division: Underground

Action 28 June 2016

Underground is the first paid expansion that comes as a part of the season pass for The Division, a multiplayer online action game by Ubisoft Massive. Initially, the DLC was made available for Xbox One and after a month-long period of exclusivity, it came out for other platforms: PC and PlayStation 4. The division is a political thriller the action of which takes place in a plague-torn New York.

Atomic Space Command
Atomic Space Command

Action canceled

Atomic Space Command is a multiplayer action game set in space. It was developed by No, You Shut Up!, a studio established by ex-employees of Maxis who worked on games like SimCity and The Sims. Our task in the game is to dominate an entire solar system with the help of our spaceships. Each player has a crucial role to fill on our ship, which makes playing alone a bit hard, but not impossible. In addition to other players, there are some NPCs aboard our ships.