PC Action Video Games
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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The First Descendant
Action 02 July 2024
Looter shooter TPP game, in which we take on the role of the heroes fighting alien invaders. The First Descendant can be played solo, but it's the co-op where it spreads its wings. The game is distributed in a free-to-play model with microtransactions.
Light No Fire
Action TBA
A third-person action adventure game by the creators of No Man's Sky. Light No Fire is set on a procedurally generated planet, which players can explore in various ways, including atop flying beasts. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Action 05 November 2019
The third installment in the Western action game series called Red Dead, started back in 2004 with the release of Red Dead Revolver. The success of its sequel, a third-person sandbox game set in the Wild West - Red Dead Redemption - has established the position of the franchise in the video games industry. The game has been developed by Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto V
Action 14 April 2015
The fifth major installment in the massively popular action game series developed by Rockstar North in cooperation with Take Two Interactive. Grand Theft Auto V is set in a fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles). The story revolves around adventures of three characters: Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, and Franklin Clinton, men infamous for brushing up against the law.
Batman: Arkham Knight
Action 23 June 2015
The fourth installment in the action game series, featuring the titular comic book superhero. The game was developed by Rocksteady, the studio which had previously worked on Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The plot depicts the next chapter of Batman’s adventures. This time, the hero must face Scarecrow, who successfully terrorized Gotham City.
Sunkenland
Action October 2024 (early access since 26 August 2023)
A first-person game set in a submerged world. Sunkenland has us exploring oceanic depths and scarce islands, building bases and fighting off pirates.
ASKA
Action 20 June 2024
A TPP survival game with strategy elements, focused on building a Viking village. ASKA offers a chance to explore a large, procedurally generated world - we gather resources, construct buildings, train our people and fight enemies. The game offers singleplayer and coop.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Action 12 May 2003
A new installment in the bestselling series of action games. The game expands the ideas introduced in the third entry in the franchise, released in 2001. The game was developed by the authors of the previous installments who, after having been bought by the American giant, were transformed into Rockstar North. The game takes place in the 80's in a completely new metropolis called Vice City.
Zenless Zone Zero
Action 04 July 2024
Zenless Zone Zero is another action PRG from HoYoverse studio (formerly known as MiHoYo). This time the developers take us to the postapocalyptic world and a huge metropolis, which thrives on the substance extracted from the monsters.
Bodycam
Action 07 June 2024
A multiplayer FPS running on the Unreal Engine 5. Bodycam is reminiscent of the titular video recorders due to its camera work, dynamic lighting and applied filters.
Days Gone
Action 18 May 2021
A post-apocalyptic third-person perspective action game developed by Bend Studio, the creators of the spin-off to the Uncharted series released on PS Vita. Days Gone takes place in America, two years after a global virus outbreak which transformed millions of people into zombie-like monsters called “freakers”. During the game the player assumes the role of a former member of a motorcycle club who is trying to come to terms with the fact that he lost the love of his life.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Action 07 June 2005
The seventh installment in the controversial Grand Theft Auto series – one of the most popular game franchises in history that brought Rockstar Games company international fame. The series has been letting the player start as a petty criminal and work his way to the top of the criminal underground. This next part of the series is the biggest one so far, featuring world – the State of San Andreas – almost three times larger than Vice City.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Action 28 April 2023
The second game in the Star Wars Jedi series from the Respawn Entertainment studio, published by Electronic Arts. The project - as in the case of Fallen Order - was headed by Stig Asmussen.
Doom
Action 13 May 2016
The fourth part in one of the most famous FPS franchises in history, originated by id Software Studio in 1993. Since then, the overall story premise remained basically unchanged, having the player take on the role of a sole commando who has to fight hordes of demons from Hell spawned in a military research base as a result of a failed experiment. In contrast to the third game, which featured numerous horror elements, Doom focuses on fast-paced action, thus going back to the roots of the series.
Far Cry 5
Action 27 March 2018
Far Cry 5 is the fifth installment of the first-person action game series from Ubisoft. Unlike the previous installments of the series that took place in various exotic locations, Far Cry 5 takes the players to Montana, one of the least populated states of the USA.
Grand Theft Auto IV
Action 02 December 2008
The fourth installment in a best-selling action game franchise. The title was developed by Rockstar North Studios under the supervision of Chris Sawyer. The protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV is Niko Bellic, an immigrant from Eastern Europe who recently came to America, where he starts a career in the criminal underground.
Far Cry 3
Action 29 November 2012
The third installment in a popular first person shooter franchise. This game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal Studios in cooperation with Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Reflections, and Massive Entertainment. The protagonist of Far Cry 3 is Jason Brody, whose vacation unexpectedly turns into a fight for survival. Jason and his friends land on an island occupied by psychopathic pirates. He has to free his friends from the hands of the madmen and find a way back to civilization.
Gray Zone Warfare
Action 30 April 2024
An online first-person shooter set in the fictional country of Lamang. Gray Zone Warfare focuses on realism, including weapon behavior and effects of injuries.
Assassin's Creed: Unity
Action 11 November 2014
The fifth major installment in the extremely popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, created by the Ubisoft company in 2007. It is at the same time the first iteration of the series designed for PC and the eight generation consoles. The new story features a new assassin, Arno. The story is set in the late-18th-century Paris, faithfully recreated in the game.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
Action 04 October 2019
The seventh main installment in Ubisoft's Ghost Recon series. Breakpoint is an open-world third-person shooter expanding upon the mechanics of Ghost Recon: Wildlands, introducing some new features of its own, such as lack of AI-controlled allies and an injury system.
Nine Sols
Action 29 May 2024
Action platform game set in a universe with elements of cyberpunk and Taoism. In Nine Sols we play as a hero named Yi, who travels through the colorful land and discovers its secrets, trying to take revenge on its divine rulers.
Far Cry 6
Action 07 October 2021
The sixth main part of the popular FPS series, supervised by Ubisoft. In Far Cry 6 we go to the tropical Yara, and our main task is to get the bloody dictator Anton Castillo out of power.
Control
Action 27 August 2019
Control is a science-fiction third-person shooter, in which the players have to face the invasion from out of this world using a number of special abilities and a telekinetic pistol that apart from shooting bullets allows the players to throw objects and opponents.
Hitman
Action 11 March 2016
The sixth major installment in the best-selling TPP stealth game series, which originated in 2000 and is continually developed by IO Interactive - the studio also known for the Kane & Lynch franchise. This next chapter in the career of the titular hitman, Agent 47, as always offers an impressive degree of freedom when it comes to means to complete your objectives – you may either go in stealthy or start a shootout.