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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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Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2

Action 13 May 2014

A first-person shooter with cRPG features and a sequel to the 2009’s hit. Gearbox Software studio once again managed the development, with the publishing support of 2K Games company. The game’s story is set some time after the events of first part. This time the players will face Handsome Jack, a self-proclaimed dictator of Pandora.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Action 28 June 2016

Another entry in the bestselling adventure game series, combining popular LEGO franchise with the classic universe of Star Wars. Its plot is largely based on the seventh part of the galactic saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and tells the story of completely new characters, though some familiar and iconic faces from previous movies appear in the background. There are also many exclusive plotlines that fill in the story gaps between Return of the Jedi and the latest movie in the series.

Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom

Action 16 February 2016

A third-person action game developed by experienced Japanese developer Omega Force (Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors) and an adaption of highly popular anime TV series and manga, originally known as Shingeki no Kyojin. The plot is based on the comic books and takes us to grim, post-apocalyptic world, in which the remnants of humanity enclosed themselves in a series of towering walls after being nearly driven to extinction by gigantic Titans.

God Eater 2: Rage Burst
God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Action 19 February 2015

An enhanced version of the second entry in the God Eater series from Bandai Namco Entertainment, unlike the original also available on PC and PlayStation 4. Aside from the old content, God Eater 2: Rage Burst offers many improvements, both in visuals and gameplay. We still receive a dynamic action game with RPG features, with its story taking place three years after the previous installment. We traverse the land as a nameless hero and eliminate large beasts.

Re-Loaded
Re-Loaded

Action 11 September 2012

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.

Helldivers
Helldivers

Action 03 March 2015

Helldivers is an arcade cooperative science fiction shooter developed by Arrowhead, creators of the humorous action RPG Magicka. The game takes place in a distant future where players take the roles of the members of the elite Helldivers unit whose job is to protect the politically divided planet known as Super Earth. It was attacked by three alien races. Players have to finish procedurally generated missions in order to save mankind.

Killzone Mercenary
Killzone Mercenary

Action 04 September 2013

Killzone Mercenary is a first person perspective action game, which is a spin-off version of the Killzone series. The title was produced by Guerrilla Cambridge studio with the technical capabilities of PlayStation Vita in mind. The player plays the role of a mercenary, and his task is to perform paid missions, which usually require the elimination of a large number of opponents.

Time Recoil
Time Recoil

Action 31 January 2018

A top-down shooter developed by Finnish studio 10tons. The title features time control mechanics. The story presented in Time Recoil starts in 1987, where the main protagonist lands due to a time paradox. During the game she must complete a series of missions in the past. This will enable her to change the timeline, save no-longer living allies, obtain lost documents and eliminate important persons before they become a threat. The final objective is to kill Mr.

Fast Striker
Fast Striker

Action 16 October 2018

Fast Striker is a classic two-dimensional shoot'em up game, which was born as a fan project for Neo Geo and Dreamcast consoles. The production offers several gameplay modes, six levels, a comprehensive point system, as well as forty unique enemy types.

Ultracore
Ultracore

Action 24 July 2020

Metroidvania production, maintained in the shoot'em up convention, which was almost ready in 1994; more than twenty years later, the project was taken over by Strictly Limited Games, completed and shipped to new platforms. Ultracore takes us to the universe of science fiction, and while having fun we have to face an army of robots.

Xeno Crisis
Xeno Crisis

Action 28 October 2019

Xeno Crisis is a retro top-down shooter, originally developed for the SEGA Mega Drive console. The game, which is the responsibility of the independent Bitmap Bureau, offers a local cooperative game, in which you have to face the aliens together with another player.

God Eater 2
God Eater 2

Action 14 November 2013

A sequel to the dynamic action game with RPG features inspired by the Monster Hunter series and developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Like its predecessor, God Eater 2 was made for PlayStation handhelds. We play as a hero wielding a magical weapon, whose party must deal with more and more powerful monsters. The story starts three years after the events of the first game, in which the world witnessed the invasion of monstrous beats, halted only by the titular God Eaters.

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable

Action 08 January 2013

In the game we play the role of a soldier defending the Earth against an invasion from space. Armed to the teeth with the latest technology, we set off to murder successive hostile aliens from another planet.

Zone of the Enders HD Collection
Zone of the Enders HD Collection

Action canceled

A set consisting of the first and second parts of the Zone of the Enders series - appropriately tuned to the possibilities offered by PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The creator of this well-known series of games about robots is Hideo Kojima.

Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge

Action 19 April 2016

An indie game by an experienced developer, who has worked on such productions as End of Nations, Tiger Woods, and NFL Street. In Axiom Verge you play as a man called Trace, who dies and is reborn in a fantasy world, where futuristic and archaic technologies blend. Trace quickly asserts that the new environment and the beings inhabiting it are trying to kill him. The protagonist explores locations filled with traps and enemies as he runs, jumps, and shoots with a gun.

Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni

Action 10 December 2015

An action game developed by Japanese studio Tamsoft for the portable console PlayStation Vita. The main characters of Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni are teenage female warriors that are the victims of the mysterious V virus which gave them paranormal abilities. The girls are living on an island isolated from the world and together they fight hordes of mutants. The mechanics of Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni are similar to ones used in classic Japanese TPP hack and slash games like Devil May Cry.

Timespinner
Timespinner

Action 25 September 2018

A classic, two-dimensional platformer considered a representative of the metroidvania genre, developed by Lunar Ray Games that was founded by a former employee of Microsoft and Bungie Software. The story of Timespinner is set in the fantasy universe of Ernah, created by the developer in the days of his youth. During the game we play the part a young girl named Lunaris, whose village was destroyed by invaders from another planet.

Xeodrifter
Xeodrifter

Action 01 September 2015

A typical example of a metroidvania game. It was developed by an independent American studio Renegate Kid. The player assumes the role of a lone astronaut who is tasked with exploring the surface of four dangerous planets. Although the player can visit each planet from the beginning of the game (by using a spaceship), it is quickly revealed that, in order to reach hardly accessible places, they must first obtain various upgrades.

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space

Action 11 December 2014

Refreshed edition of the second part of the series of third-person shootouts, in which the title forces of the Earth's armed forces face the invaders from space. Compared to the original edition of PlayStation 2, the game features better graphics, an additional (third) character class and the ability to play in cooperation mode for max. 4 people.

God Eater Resurrection
God Eater Resurrection

Action 29 October 2014

An enhanced version of Gods Eater Burst that – unlike the original – also appeared on PC and the PlayStation 4 console. God Eater Resurrection is set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which humanity’s habitat on Earth is threatened by appearance of powerful monsters known as Aragami. Players take control of a teenager, who joins an organization dedicated to extermination of those beasts.

Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition

Action 06 January 2015

Definitive release of Duke Nukem 3D, the legendary 1996 FPS, which includes all the published add-ons, as well as the original and extended edition of the stand.

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype

Action 17 March 2015

Soldner-X 2: The Final Prototype is a side-scroll shooter in which the player's task is to repel an alien invasion. As a pilot of a ship belonging to an elite ship, he confronts hordes of enemies using modern technology and bonuses, which he encounters on subsequent boards.

G-Police
G-Police

Action 29 August 2012

A dynamic three-dimensional action game in which we play the guardians of the law of the future and sit at the helmets of a futuristic police helicopter. Performing successive missions in the universe inspired by the famous Android Hunter, we also try to discover the cause of the sudden and mysterious death of our sister.

Super Time Force Ultra
Super Time Force Ultra

Action 01 September 2015

Super Time Force is a superbly arcade side-scrolled shooter, reminiscent of the audiovisual setting of hits from years ago. It is distinguished above all by its high level of difficulty and time travel system.