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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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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Slain: Back From Hell
Action canceled
Oldschool platformer with elements of a slasher game inspired by such classic titles as Shadow of the Beast or the early installments in the Castlevania series. Slain! is a debut production of independent studio Wolf Brew Games. You play as a sole hero named Bathoryn, who tries to liberate the game’s fantasy world from the tyranny of seven evil lords residing in seven high towers. Each level in Slain! is split into two different sections.
Axiom Verge
Action 01 September 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.
Blood of the Werewolf
Action canceled
Blood of the Werewolf is a Scientifically produced Proven Entertainment 2D platformer. Players take on the role of a woman belonging to the werewolf clan. The game is about exploring large levels, fighting monsters and solving occasional puzzles.
Cloudberry Kingdom
Action 01 August 2013
A classic two-dimensional platformer in which all levels are randomly generated by the game engine. Players can choose one of several difficulty levels, affecting the number of traps and obstacles appearing in the level created by the computer. The game also supports multiplayer mode.
Xeodrifter
Action 30 July 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.
Toto Temple Deluxe
Action 01 October 2015
A wacky platformer game created specifically to deliver a multiplayer experience. The game was created by Juicy Beast - an independent Canadian developer popular mainly for the arcade title Knightmare Tower. In Toto Temple Deluxe, the players struggle to take a goat from one another and keep it on one's head for as long as possible; as for the goat itself, the animal lays eggs.
A.N.N.E
Action canceled
Combination of two-dimensional shoot' em up game and platformer with RPG elements. During the game we play the role of a small robot and explore the vast open world of science fiction, gaining experience and new equipment. The whole was maintained in the style of 8-bit and 16-bit console productions.
Warlocks vs Shadows
Action canceled
A two-dimensional action game developed by the independent studio One More Level. The player is taken to a dark fantasy land called the Shadow World and traverses it as one of ten available warlocks. The characters have at least four unique abilities and acquire new, increasingly powerful weapons and magical equipment in the course of the game.
Wooden Sen'SeY
Action 24 July 2014
A platformer set in a fantastic and slightly steampunk version of the Japanese Middle Ages. The graphic has 3D graphics, but we move in two dimensions. The authors placed great emphasis on the combat system. It allows you to lead many different attacks and use axes, shurikens and hook-ended chains, among others.