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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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They Came From Hollywood
They Came From Hollywood

Action canceled

Partly action and part real-time strategy, in which the player plays the role of one of the ten monsters known from class B movies, and his task is to destroy cities and fight against the troops defending them.

FOO
FOO

Action 04 July 2003

Very pleasant action game "stealth" with action set in ancient China. The player can choose one of the six characters and prove to be a thief looting the palaces of the time.

Iron Dignity
Iron Dignity

Action canceled

The world has been facing the threat of global war on several occasions. Over the years, the balance of power has changed and this time it is the conflict between China, which is connected with the neighbouring countries, and the West, which consists of America and Europe, that makes the world begin to follow the path of total destruction.

Wings! Emulated Amiga Edition
Wings! Emulated Amiga Edition

Action 24 October 2014

Mobile edition of the classic Cinemaware studio air shootout, based on a software emulator of Amiga computer, on which the game debuted in 1990. While playing, we play the role of the 56th squadron pilot, who took part in battles against German planes during the First World War.

Wardog
Wardog

Action canceled

Action adventure game based on a well-known comic series with the same title. Players lead the title hero in a series of dangerous missions.

Cratered
Cratered

Action canceled

Tactical multiplayer action game where players join one of two teams equipped with heavily armed and armored futuristic ships.

Star Wars: The Battle of Yavin
Star Wars: The Battle of Yavin

Action 02 June 2004

The Battle of Yavin is a space shooter, reminiscent in many ways of a former Vektor Graphics product called Star Wars. The player will play the role of Luke Skywalker, who, piloting the X-Wing fighter, will take part in the title battle for Yavin, aimed at protecting the Rebelia base and destroying the Death Star.

The Ship
The Ship

Action 11 July 2006

The Ship is a FPS game based on the Source engine. Here we are dealing with a new version of one of the most interesting modifications to the first part of Half-Life. The fun is focused mainly on the Internet multiplayer mode, although the creators have also introduced the single-player option with extended Artificial Intelligence.

Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon
Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon

Action 11 August 1992

The action of Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon takes place during World War II. Baron Von Max, a mad scientist unreservedly devoted to the Third Reich, tries to construct a mysterious machine that would help the Nazi army win. In order to complete the work, he needs a few extremely rare crystals, which is why he sends his soldiers to search for them. At this point you, the player, enter the action.

The Catacomb Abyss
The Catacomb Abyss

Action 12 January 1992

The Catacomb Abyss is an action game created by Softdisk studio. In 1992 John Carmack was in his ranks and it was him who created the motor that propelled this product. Engine was later modified and used in the famous Wolfenstein 3D shooting.

Zombies: The Awakening
Zombies: The Awakening

Action canceled

Action/FPS game, containing adventure and survival and horrifying elements (see the popular saga Resident Evil). The action was set in a dark city, slowly digested by hordes of corpses and other terrible creatures from hell.

Tellurian Defense
Tellurian Defense

Action 03 March 1999

Tellurian Defense is a futuristic fighter flight simulator produced and released by Psygnosis. The action of the game was set in 2024. Players take on the role of pilots of the Earth Defense organization and sitting at the helm of the most modern combat aircraft try to stop the alien invasion of Earth. The game combines elements of aerial simulation and arcade shooting.

Action Man 2: Destruction X
Action Man 2: Destruction X

Action 30 June 2001

Action Man 2: Destruction X is an action game that allows all players to take on the role of the great Action Man's super hero, who tirelessly fights to defend the good in the world.

Die by the Sword
Die by the Sword

Action 15 April 1998

Die by the Sword is an adventurous action game with an extensive element of fighting with small arms. The player takes on the role of a swordsman named Enric, who travels through a dangerous, fantastic world in search of his missing sister, Maya. Developers from Treyarch studio used an innovative VSIM system, which allows for realistic simulation of duels with the use of a sword.

Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb

Action 15 December 1998

An addition to the interesting game Die by the Sword, where we meet Enrica and Maya again, who thanks to their new skills and weapons have to defeat the evil Black Queen and her new monsters.

CIA Operative: Solo Missions
CIA Operative: Solo Missions

Action 07 May 2001

As Jack Noel, the CIA's stand-alone operational agent, we receive a number of combat missions against a global criminal and terrorist organisation.

The Triangle
The Triangle

Action canceled

The Triangle is another game of Russian programmers from Digital Spray Studios based on the original DS2 engine. The title "triangle" is nothing more than the famous "Bermuda Triangle", in which planes and ships are supposedly lost without any news. Our hero decides to see for himself how much truth there is in these revelations and sets off alone to a dangerous area, where unfriendly fantastic creatures will be waiting for him.

Urban Terror
Urban Terror

Action 21 September 2000

Modification of the famous action game Quake III: Arena, betting more than the original on the realism of the game. In the assumptions it resembles the popular Counter Strike, but the difference is that it is more dynamic than the competition.

Final Score
Final Score

Action canceled

Tactical action/FPP with stealth elements inspired by Heat and Ronin film and games such as GTA3, Ghost Recon and Mafia.

Purge Jihad
Purge Jihad

Action 12 January 2004

Purge Jihad is a continuation of the Purge shooter published at the beginning of 2003. The game is not based directly on this product, but refers to the 1997 conversion to Quake 1 - "FvF". ("Future vs Fantasy").

Legend of the Blademasters
Legend of the Blademasters

Action canceled

Prince Erik Valdemar, accompanied by four friends, embarks on a search for five swords in which dragons wielding the elements are enchanted. Only the release of five dragons will save the island of Malea from the forces of darkness brought in by sorcerer Aberath.

PlanetSide: Core Combat
PlanetSide: Core Combat

Action 29 October 2003

Core Combat is an extension of Massively Multiplayer FPS called PlanetSide. Six new underground areas, three new weapons and vehicles, a new combat mode and a number of minor improvements have been made available to the player.

LEGO Alpha Team
LEGO Alpha Team

Action 30 October 2000

A game for children, the action of which was placed in the world of Lego bricks. We are the commander of the Alpha Team, which is supposed to stop the evil Ogel from taking control of the whole world.

Duke Nukem: Endangered Species
Duke Nukem: Endangered Species

Action canceled

As a Duke, move into the jungle, into the world of predators, where every careless step and moment of hesitation can be fatal by tearing your razor-sharp teeth apart.