PC Action Video Games93
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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Quake II: Ground Zero
Action 31 August 1998
The second official expansion pack for Quake II, created by Rogue Entertainment - authors of the Doom-based shooter Strife and one of the expansions for the first Quake. Ground Zero takes the potential of the Quake II engine to the limit, offering fourteen single player levels and ten multiplayer maps.
Secret Service: Security Breach
Action 27 October 2003
Sequel action game, in which we acted as an agent of American secret services. At the Secret Service: Security Breach is once again responsible for protecting the most important personalities of the US Government, including the President himself.
Spear of Destiny
Action 02 September 1992
A sequel to Wolfenstein 3D, a popular shooter developed by id Software. Spear of Destiny was released in 1992, soon after the debut of the first game in the series. Because of that, the gameplay mechanics of both titles are very similar. Once again the player assumes the role of William B.J. Blazkowicz, an American Special Forces commando sent to Nazi Germany.
Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
Action 04 February 2003
Add-on to one of the most interesting action games that hit our computers in 2002. Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, just like the basic version, is focused mainly on multiplayer gameplay, and as its historical background was used Italian and Sicilian campaign from the Second World War.
Sabotain: Break the Rules
Action 14 September 2004
Sabotain: Break the Rules is an action game with RPG elements, prepared by Avalon Style Entertainment studio. In the distant future there is a galactic war between the Empire and the Confederation of the United Planets. The player plays one of the two available characters - Kent Reed's agent or Alex Keeton's murderer - and hits the middle of the conflict.
Ultimate Quake
Action 10 November 2001
A special set of the first three installments in the cult series of first-person shooters, Quake, that were developed by id Software. The collection was published by Activision and it contains Quake and Quake II, games that were released in years 1996-1997 and which codified the standards of their genre, both when it comes to graphics and to very advanced multiplayer modes.
Gunman Chronicles
Action 08 December 2000
FPS game based on engine Half-Life game combines elements of Wild West climate and the most advanced technology in the form of an arsenal of deadly weapons.
Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Action 03 April 1994
The second and last game of a series of two-dimensional shooters. Its most important feature is the non-linearity of the game. If you believe the programmers, there are about 250 ways to win.
Secret Service: In Harm's Way
Action 07 November 2001
An action/FPS game in which we become a young agent of the elite units of the United States Navy. We have only just undergone military training and now we have to prove ourselves in a number of dangerous combat missions.
Mageslayer
Action 24 September 1997
A dynamic action game with a view from above. Our task is to break through to the fortress of the evil knight and kill him before his revenge is completed.
Trespasser
Action 31 October 1998
A first-person shooter, developed by DreamWorks Interactive, that references the events of The Lost World: Jurassic Park. In Trespasser, we assume the role of a young woman by the name of Anne, who ends up on an island full of dinosaurs as a result of an airplane crash. Looking for means of transportation that would allow her to go back to safety, the protagonist is forced to face many species of prehistoric reptiles, such as Triceratops, Velociraptor and the famous T-Rex.
War World: Tactical Combat
Action 30 July 2005
A debut project of the Third Wave Games development studio, which was founded by three famous programmers - Morten Brodersen (Blue Tongue Software, Rare Ltd), Johnni Christensen (Rare Ltd) and Phillip Table (Blue Tongue Software).
Carnivores: Cityscape
Action 26 March 2002
Another part of a series of action games from Sunstorm Interactive. A player can become a dinosaur or a hunter and compete in a big futuristic metropolis.
SWAT: Urban Justice
Action canceled
SWAT: Urban Justice is a tactical action game by the development team of Sierra Studios. The player takes on the role of commander of the LA SWAT Team, which is given the task of suppressing the war of gangs, capturing criminals and restoring peace on the streets of Los Angeles. The creators foresaw 16 missions to complete and a rich arsenal of weapons that can be used to fight against virtual bandits. Work on the game was suspended in 2004.
Psychotoxic
Action 25 February 2005
Psychotoxic is a futuristic first person perspective action game (FPP), for which the NuClearVision development team is responsible. The plot takes players into the world of the near future, where they play Angie Prophet, a heroin trying to stop the demonic Aaron Crowley and prevent the annihilation of earthly civilization.
Day of Defeat: Source
Action 26 September 2005
Refreshed version of the famous online game. Day of Defeat: Source runs on a modern graphic engine, presented for the first time on the occasion of the release of the second part of Half-Life.
Deadhunt
Action 05 April 2005
A dynamic FPP shooting game in which the hero confronts hordes of undead enemies. The game is based on the classic principle of 'collecting things and shooting at other things', where the plot plays a secondary role. Forty missions filled to the brim with bloodthirsty enemies, as well as a mass of weapons will allow more than one shooting fan to get stressed.
Onimusha: Warlords (2001)
Action 15 June 2003
In Onimusha: Warlords combines elements of slasher and survival horror genre, and during the game we play as a samurai, who, trying to save his kidnapped cousin, confronts hordes of demons.
A.I.M. 2: Clan Wars
Action 17 February 2006
A.I.M. 2 is a sequel to the action adventure game with RPG elements released in 2004. As in the first part, the Russian company SkyRiver Studios is responsible for the development, which once again moves players to an abandoned planet, Range-4.
Gunlok
Action 07 December 2000
Gunlok is an interesting combination of action and strategy. This game offers us the opportunity to move into the future in a world controlled by machines and puts under the player's control a unit of combat robots and ex-soldiers of the elite special forces (title Gunlok).
Hellboy (2000)
Action 07 December 2000
The game is based on the famous Dark Horse Comics, where Hellboy must stop the impending misfortune. Missions lead him through the most terrifying places, forcing him to break the laws of time.
Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask
Action 15 June 1999
Expansion to an arcade action game Tomb Raider II: The Dagger of Xian, the second part of the adventures of Lara Croft, one of the most famous heroes in the history of electronic entertainment. Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask upgrades the basic game with a separate mini campaign, comprised of four main levels, and one bonus level, available after finding all artifacts.
Battlezone (1983)
Action 10 April 1983
A science-fiction first-person shooter, considered to be one of the first games in the genre. In Battlezone, we sit in the cockpit of a futuristic tank and our task is to eliminate all hostile units that appear on the horizon before they do the same to us. The player can drive back and forth as well as rotate the turret to the left and right. We are informed of the presence of enemy tanks by a radar located in the upper part of the screen.
The Terminator: Rampage
Action 08 August 1993
The Terminator: Rampage is the first classic FPS created by Bethesda Softworks, based on the story of a popular series of films with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role.