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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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Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb

Action 11 August 2022

A roguelike developed by Massive Monster, in which we play as a possessed lamb, saved from a miserable fate by a mysterious stranger. To repay his debt, the hero of Cult of the Lamb must build and maintain a sect that is strong and loyal to him.

Void Bastards
Void Bastards

Action 07 May 2020

Void Bastards is a hybrid of FPS and strategy. We command a gang of prisoners who have to break through a nebula full of shipwrecks. The player makes decisions about subordinates, direction of travel and management of raw materials, and the exploration itself takes place in the style known from FPS.

Meet Your Maker
Meet Your Maker

Action 04 April 2023

Meet Your Maker is an action game developed by the creators of Dead by Daylight. We create our own fortress, saturated with traps, which will be impregnable to others. At the same time, we can raid other people's projects ourselves.

Samurai Warriors 4: Empires
Samurai Warriors 4: Empires

Action 17 September 2015

Another installment of the third-person hack ‘n’ slash action games developed by Omega Force. The title takes the players to feudal Japan and lets them take part in Battle of Okehazama and Battle of Sekigahara. The title is focused on stories of individual characters that we choose before the adventure starts. At the core of Samurai Warriors 4: Empires lies real-time combat with hundreds of units participating.

Triad Wars
Triad Wars

Action canceled

Multiplayer-oriented, third-person action game which is a network sequel to the bestseller Sleeping Dogs. The same development studio, United Front Games, is responsible for the creation of the game. Unlike the original, in the game we don't play the role of a law enforcement officer, but a member of the Triad, and our task is to recruit a gang and build our own criminal empire.

The Riftbreaker
The Riftbreaker

Action canceled

Action game enriched with elements taken from tower defense and action RPG genres, which was created by the Polish team Exor Studios. In The Riftbreaker we find ourselves on an alien planet Galatea, and in order to prepare it for colonization, we have to build a resilient base on it and regularly repel the attacks of its inhabiting, aggressive creatures.

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires

Action 15 February 2022

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires allows you to wage wars for control over ancient China. The player both gives orders to troops and stands alone to fight against thousands of enemies. There is also a strategic layer where we move armies and conduct diplomacy.

Lemnis Gate
Lemnis Gate

Action 28 September 2021

Lemnis Gate is an original game that tries to combine turn-based strategy game with a first-person shooter. The key role in this game is to control yourself in time and play the same moments once again.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

Action 20 November 2014

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is the second expansion pack for Dynasty Warriors 8, a TPP hack'n'slash game set in historical China. Like the previous installments of the series, the production adds strategy elements to the gameplay. Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires features e.g. more options of managing your dynasty and more tactical possibilities on the battlefield.

Dreadnought
Dreadnought

Action 06 December 2017

A competitive free-to-play multiplayer game that combines the characteristics of a space simulation, action game, and strategy. It was created by Yager Development, a team known for the FPS Spec Ops: The Line. The game takes you into the future, putting you amid a heated rivalry between powerful factions that aim to colonize space. As a mercenary you pick up various jobs from whoever pays the most.

Orcs Must Die! 3
Orcs Must Die! 3

Action 23 July 2021

Orcs Must Die! 3 is the third full-fledged version of the popular action game using elements of the tower defense genre. The player's task is to repel the attack of the orc hordes by means of various traps. Studio Robot Entertainment is responsible for the production.

Actraiser Renaissance
Actraiser Renaissance

Action 23 September 2021

Remastered version of the game from the 90s, with strategic, action and platform game elements. Actraiser Renaissance tells the story of the reborn Lord of Light who wants to reclaim his land from evil demons.

Research and Destroy
Research and Destroy

Action 26 April 2022

TPP action game with turn-based strategy elements. In Research and Destroy we eliminate hordes of enemies. During our round we have full freedom, and when it's our turn to move our adversary, we are reduced to the role of passive observers.

Genesis Alpha One
Genesis Alpha One

Action 29 January 2019

Genesis Alpha One is an action game, in which the player observes the action from the first-person perspective. They assume the role of a spaceship captain on a mission to find a new home for humanity.

Bombing Bastards
Bombing Bastards

Action 28 October 2015

Bombing Busters is an action game developed for PlayStation 4 in the style of the Bomberman cycle. The game takes place on maps in the form of labyrinths, and our task is to kill enemies with bombs. The production allows you to play solo as well as multiplayer mode over the Internet.

Pirates: Treasure Hunters
Pirates: Treasure Hunters

Action canceled

A free-to-play MOBA action game developed by independent studio Virtual Toys, also known as the creators of the Torrente series. Pirates: Treasure Hunters is set in a fantasy universe combining the elements of pirate stories and the steampunk genre. The gameplay mechanics are similar to those of such games as League of Legends or Dota 2.

McDroid
McDroid

Action 01 March 2016

A crazy tower defence game combining RTS strategy mechanics with arcade shooting. Like the title battle robot, which reaches an unknown planet M., we have to defend our base against the invasion of mutated worms. The game is characterized by a fabulously colorful, made in cel-shading technology graphics, reminiscent of the Borderlands series.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Orcs Must Die! Unchained

Action 18 July 2017

A spin-off to the humorous series of action strategy games that focus on fighting Orcs. This time the developers from Robot Entertainment mixed in even more genres by adding MOBA and card games elements. The game focuses on multiplayer and uses a free to play distribution model with microtransactions. Two factions face each other in the game – the Human Order that was rebuilt after the events shown in the second game and the Unchained, faction that consists of various monsters.

Toy Soldiers: War Chest
Toy Soldiers: War Chest

Action 11 August 2015

The third installment in a strategic tower-defense game with action elements. The franchise was created in 2010 by Signal Studios. Gameplay in Toy Soldiers: War Chest is based on the series' token mechanics. You control an army of toy soldiers who have to defend their base from enemy attacks. To that end you must deploy various cannons and guns, which can later be upgraded to increase their fire power. At any moment you can take control of an individual unit, switching the perspective to TPP.

Dog Duty
Dog Duty

Action 17 September 2020

Dog Duty is a tactical real-time action game from Zanardi and Liza studio supported by SOEDESCO Publishing. In the game, we take control of a group of merceneries who face an evil Octopus Commander trying to threaten world peace.

Samurai Warriors 5
Samurai Warriors 5

Action 27 July 2021

The fifth part of the popular slasher series with tactical elements. In Samurai Warriors 5 we go to Japan of Sengoku period and take part in great battles. In comparison to its predecessors, the game stands out thanks to the cartoon graphics made in cel-shading technique.

The Eternal Cylinder
The Eternal Cylinder

Action 30 September 2021

An original action game in which we control a group of mutating creatures, trying to survive in an exceptionally unfriendly world. The production was developed by the ACE Team. The publisher is Good Shepherd Entertainment.

Out of Ammo
Out of Ammo

Action 30 January 2018

A strategy shooter game that supports virtual reality sets. The game was developed by RocketWerkz, a studio founded by Dean “Rocket” Hall – the creator of the famous survival game DayZ. Out of Ammo takes place during an undefined modern conflict. The player assumes the role of a commander who must defend a base from the incoming enemy. The game combines the mechanics of a first-person shooter with a tower defense game.

Masters of Anima
Masters of Anima

Action 10 April 2018

An action-adventure game with strategic elements developed for PC. The players control a young wizard who can summon and command magical creatures. The hero can lead even hundreds of those such allies to battle, while also solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles that we come upon during exploration.