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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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Loopmancer
Loopmancer

Action 13 July 2022

A platform action game with roguelike elements. In Loopmancer we explore the cyberpunk city and its surroundings, eliminating hosts of opponents and trying to find a way out of the loop in which the main character got stuck.

Transformers: Galactic Trials
Transformers: Galactic Trials

Action 11 October 2024

An action TPP game with elements of a racing game, based on the popular Hasbro license. Transformers: Galactic Trials allows us to play as Autobots or Decepticons. We participate in races and robot battles, trying to gain control over powerful relics.

What the Fog
What the Fog

Action 14 May 2024

An action TPP game with roguelike elements. What the Fog is a spinoff of the popular Dead by Daylight game. Dwight, Claudette and Feng Min end up on a strange board game, where they must face hordes of enemies. The game allows to play alone, but was meant for 2 player coop.

Possessor(s)
Possessor(s)

Action 2025

A sci-fi metroidvania with elements of platforming and adventure games. In Possessor(s) we end up inside a city put under quarantine. We must figure out its mystery, eliminating enemies, solving puzzles and reaching previously unavailable places in the process.

Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa
Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa

Action 31 October 2024

A large expansion for the metroidvania with platforming and soulslike elements. Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa offers new quests related to the titular sword. There are also new locations, bosses, NPCs and a completely new ending designed for the Penitent One protagonist.

Cleared Hot
Cleared Hot

Action 2025

An oldschool helicopter shooter with a top-down view, inspired by Desert Strike and its sequels. In Cleared Hot we participate in various combat missions, using the arsenal of our helicopter to destroy targets. The machine is also equipped with a magnet and can transport people.

Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker

Action 23 April 2024

Jawbreaker is a survival horror action game developed and published by a single person - Vincent Lade. We play as a gang member delving into the city ruins, exploring a pristine police station in search of supplies.

En Garde!
En Garde!

Action 16 August 2023

A third-person action adventure game starring swashbuckler Adalia de Volador. En Garde! tasks us with fighting the evil Count-Duke via fencing skills, improvised weapons and the heroine's acrobatics.

Lost Skies
Lost Skies

Action 2025

An open world TPP action adventure game with survival elements. Lost Skies tasks the player with traversing a vast world and facing its dangers aboard a self-made airship.

Dreadful River
Dreadful River

Action 28 February 2023

A TPP action adventure game with RPG and strategy elements. Dreadful River tasks us with leading a raft holding the king and his guards down a river, trying to save their kingdom from invaders.

Battle Shapers
Battle Shapers

Action 03 October 2023

A dynamic FPS with roguelike elements, tasking the player with fighting their way through robotic hordes. The main protagonist of Battle Shapers must defeat the tyrannical rulers of New Elysium, who brought it to the brink of ruin.

Nocturnal
Nocturnal

Action 07 June 2023

A side-scrolling action platformer, in which we face a deadly mist enveloping the protagonist's homeland. Our task in Nocturnal is to traverse the island in question, learn its secrets and eliminate hordes of enemies in our way.

TEVI
TEVI

Action 30 November 2023

A side-scrolling action platformer metroidvania. In TEVI the player traverses a dangerous fantasy world.

Boris and the Dark Survival
Boris and the Dark Survival

Action 10 February 2020

An indie survival horror game from Joey Drew Studios, a prequel to the first installment of the Bendy and the Ink Machine series. In Boris and the Dark Survival, we play the title character, who struggles every day to survive in a ghoul-infested comic book studio.

Stop Dead
Stop Dead

Action 05 October 2023

A first-person action game with 3D platformer elements. Stop Dead has us playing as a servant of a rebel AI, rushing through different stages, dispatching anyone in his way. The protagonist wields telekinetic abilities and must keep moving to stay alive.

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

Action 28 February 2024

A remastered version of a 1995 FPS. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster was developed by Nightdive Studios and features upgraded visuals.

Tormented Souls 2
Tormented Souls 2

Action 2025

The sequel to an acclaimed first-person survival horror adventure game. Like its predecessor, it was developed by a Chilean studio Dual Effect.

Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs

Action 08 June 2024

An expansion to Alan Wake 2, a third-person survival horror game. Alan Wake 2: Night Springs is set within the world of the titular TV show, allowing us to play as the waitress Rose, sheriff Breaker of Jesse from Control. Each playable character has their own episode.

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core

Action 2025 (early access since 2025)

An FPS with roguelike elements, set in the world of Deep Rock Galactic. Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core has us playing as dwarves, exploring the mining facilities on the planet of Hoxxes IV and facing down dangers dwelling within.

Children of the Sun
Children of the Sun

Action 09 April 2024

An innovative game combining the elements of sniper TPP shooters, stealth titles and puzzle games. Each level in Children of the Sun begins with only one bullet. It must be used creatively to eliminate all of the targets from the current mission.

Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale
Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale

Action 2025

A 2.5D fantasy platformer. Ghost Knight: A Dark Tyale stars the titular hero, traversing the land of Lorentia on a quest to stop its mad king and his all-consuming obsession with becoming immortal.

Super Double Dragon
Super Double Dragon

Action 09 November 2023

The fourth installment of the iconic beat'em up series, Double Dragon. Super Double Dragon stars Billy and Jimmy, facing off against the Shadow Warriors gang.

Quantic River
Quantic River

Action 2025

A 2.5D action game with a spectacular combat system, starring a katana-wielding cyborg. Quantic River lets us engage in fast-paced battles or search for alternate paths and hack security systems.

Den of Wolves
Den of Wolves

Action 2025

Den of Wolves is a co-op first-person shooter, in which squads of four people undertake heists in a dystopian, futuristic city. Players must work together, do recon and plan in detail to succeed.