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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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Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada

Action 23 November 2016

Another installment in the series of dynamical action games traditionally developed by Omega Force. This time the player assumes the role of Yukimura Sanada, one of the more popular protagonists of the series. We follow his story from birth, through the trainings that prepare him to combat, to the civil war and death during the siege of Osaka. The gameplay is similar to the one present in the previous games in the series and is based on battles with thousands of participants.

Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops
Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops

Action 28 October 2014

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.

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom
Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom

Action 19 April 2016

A tongue-in-cheek action-adventure game by Big Ant Studios from Australia, which is a combination of a brawler and a 3D platformer. Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom takes you to a fantasy world invaded by an army of maniacs named Clowns. They want to find Druid Orbs – the mythical artifact granting its possessor the power to rule the world. You assume the role of Jaxx, one of the Clowns, who decides, together with his friend Comedia, to look for the Orbs on his own.

Level 22: Gary's Misadventure
Level 22: Gary's Misadventure

Action 11 February 2016

A comical sneaking game developed by French studio, Moving Player. The player becomes a typical white collar working for one of the big corporations. The protagonist, who is notoriously late to work, is given an ultimatum: if he's late one more time, he's fired. When the main character had once again overslept after a party night, the only way for him to avoid the consequences is to sneak into his workplace without anyone noticing.

Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations

Action 20 October 2015

A video game based on Adventure Time, a popular animated TV show that aired on Cartoon Network, and developed by Vicious Cycle - the studio responsible for Madagascar 3: The Video Game and Ben 10 Omniverse. In the game, you follow the adventures of a boy named Finn and his magical dog Jake, who is able to freely change his shape and size at will.

Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions
Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions

Action 11 July 2013

Digital reissue of a special package of additional missions to Metal Gear Solid, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. The expansion focuses on the game's home VR Mode mode, offering 300 missions taking place in virtual reality. In the course of subsequent tasks, players can practice their combat and creep skills, although less conventional missions such as mysterious murders and the fight against giant cyber-soldiers are also foreseen.

Re-Loaded
Re-Loaded

Action 29 September 2010

A brutal top-down shooter, a continuation of the Loaded game released on PlayStation and Sega Saturn. In the game we play the role of bloodthirsty antiheroes, who are sent to defeat the crazy C.H.E.B.A. - a villain whose brain was transplanted into the body of a hermit-artist. The gameplay boils down to wandering through completely twisted worlds and brutal elimination of hostile enemies using a large arsenal of deadly weapons.

Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter

Action 03 May 2007

Re-edition of the cult action game with elements of a sneaky, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. In this game we play the role of a secret government agent Gabe Logan, who tries to prevent a threatening terrorist attack in Washington using a dangerous biological weapon called Syphon Filter. In subsequent missions, our protagonist faces many different challenges, from open fire to silent sneaking behind enemies' backs.

Alien: Isolation - Lost Contact
Alien: Isolation - Lost Contact

Action 10 February 2015

The fourth expansion to a first-person survival horror - Alien: Isolation, developed by Creative Assembly. Like the previous expansion to the game (Safe Heaven), the Lost Contact DLC is a variation of the game’s Survivor Mode. However, in this particular DLC, the player returns to the Sebastopol space station and assumes the role of Axel. Gameplay mechanics build on the exploration of a new map, which now includes private Lorenz quarters and the station’s backup power generator area.

Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis
Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis

Action 10 March 2015

Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis is the first story DLC released for the fourth installment of the best-selling FPS series Far Cry. The game takes place in Himalayas, in the titular Yeti Valley, where a helicopter with our hero crashes. In this cold and inhospitable land, Ajay Ghale, known from the base game, will have to face new enemies, spearheaded by the brutal local cultists and mighty Yetis. That, however, is only the beginning of a darker story.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord

Action 24 February 2015

The Bright Lord is the second DLC to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor developed by Monolith Productions. The expansion takes us to the distant past where we play as Celebrimbor. Remembering how much the Dark Lord hurt his family, Celerbrimor declares war on Sauron and tries to stop him from getting his hands on the Ring of Power. Unlike Talion, the protagonist of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord can use the power of the One Ring.

Alien: Isolation - The Trigger
Alien: Isolation - The Trigger

Action 03 March 2015

Alien: Isolation - The Trigger is the fifth and final DLC for the science fiction horror game Alien: Isolation developed by Creative Assembly. This DLC is available for the game's season pass owners, but can also be bought separately. The expansion takes place prior to the events of the main game. We play as Ricardo, who, along with his supervisor, tries to remove a xenomorph from Sewastopol's deck.

Sniper Elite III: Ultimate Edition
Sniper Elite III: Ultimate Edition

Action 10 March 2015

The complete edition of Sniper Elite III: Africa – another installment of the popular stealth/shooter series developed by Rebellion. In the game, one assumes the role of Karl Fishbourne, a sharpshooter sent to the African front where he has to face elite Afrika Korps units supported by Tiger tanks, which spread terror among the Allied forces.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Ascendance
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Ascendance

Action 30 April 2015

The second DLC pack prepared for the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass owners. The add-on brings along another episode of the co-op Exo Zombies mode introduced in the previous expansion, entitled Havoc. Besides that, there is an extra game mode called Civilian Extraction, in which you help evacuating civilians from a danger zone, and an all new weapon: Magnetron Microwave Gun, which the heroes can use exclusively in this game mode.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Supremacy
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Supremacy

Action 02 July 2015

The third DLC included in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s season pass. The add-on offers the next episode of Exo Zombies mode, titled Carrier, which continues the story from the previous expansions. The cast is still trapped on the aircraft carrier belonging to the Atlas company and must face hostile groups of Atlas Strike and Sentinel, not to mention hordes of the living dead.

Destiny: The Taken King
Destiny: The Taken King

Action 15 September 2015

The third, and the largest so far, expansion for Destiny – a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by the creators of the Halo series, Bungie Software. The plot of the expansion focuses on character from the Hive race, Oryx – the father of prince Crota, main antagonist of the first DLC. The new expansion provides a completely new story campaign that consists of 12 missions and a new multiplayer raid during which players are visiting the Dreadnought, Oryx’s powerful fortress of a ship.

Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity
Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity

Action 30 June 2015

The first official expansion pack for Battlefield Hardline. The DLC was created by the developers of the original Battlefield Hardline - Visceral Games. It focuses mainly on the multiplayer mode. With this expansion, the players receive four new maps: The Beat (an impoverished city district), Black Friday (a shopping mall), Code Blue (a nightclub), and Backwoods (an old sawmill turned into a drug factory). Moreover, the expansion introduces a new game mode called Bounty Hunter.

Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Devastation

Action 06 October 2015

A third-person action game set in the universe of the popular Hasbro toy franchise. Contrary to the Transformers games released in recent years, the production by Platinum Games has nothing to do with Michael Bay’s movie series and is directly inspired by the animated TV series that aired in the USA in years 1984-87.

Twisted Metal (1995)
Twisted Metal (1995)

Action 23 February 2011

A digital re-edition of the classic action game from PlayStation, which initiated the so-called "vehicular combat" genre. In the game we compete in the title tournament Twisted Metal, competing to the death and life behind the wheel of 12 different vehicles, equipped with various weapons.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Reckoning
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Reckoning

Action 03 September 2015

The fourth DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the last expansion made available as a part of the season pass. The add-on introduces a fixed number of traditional novelties: new multiplayer maps, a new (final) episode of Exo Zombies, and a number of smaller upgrades.

Red Faction Collection
Red Faction Collection

Action 14 March 2014

A collection of three installments of the popular series of action games developed by Volition Studios exclusively for PlayStation 3. The pack contains all major entries that were previously released on the 7th generation consoles – Red Faction: Guerilla and Red Faction: Armageddon. Both games tell completely separate stories and focus on different characters.

Alien: Isolation - Trauma
Alien: Isolation - Trauma

Action 01 December 2014

The second DLC to the first-person survival horror game called Alien: Isolation, and at the same time a part of the season pass. This expansion delivers three new story missions available to play in the Survival Mode. The Trauma add-on introduces a new character. Dr. Lingard, who is a medical officer on the Sevastopol Station and feels responsible for letting the Alien on the station. She is tasked with destroying all the data and research findings regarding the deadly fare dodger.

Alien: Isolation - Safe Haven
Alien: Isolation - Safe Haven

Action 14 January 2015

The third expansion to the first-person perspective survival horror Alien: Isolation. The expansion is included in the season pass and offers an additional option to play the game in survival mode that is related to gathering resources. The protagonist of the DLC is Hughes, a character known from the basic campaign who is working on the Sewastopol station as a signalman. He finds a safe haven from the alien and the androids but his resources are dwindling.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Havoc
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Havoc

Action 26 February 2015

The first season pass DLC pack for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The expansion adds four new multiplayer maps. You can now visit the ruins of a research facility (Core), a futuristic construction in the center of Dallas (Urban), an abandoned motel (Sideshow), and a snowy skiing resort (Drift). There are also new weapons: the E-54 assault rifle and its modified version - the AE4 Widowmaker. The biggest novelty in the DLC is the new co-op Exo Zombies story mode.