Best Action Games for Low-End PC
Action games usually offer gamers engaging gameplay, featuring numerous special effects and a huge amount of details happening simultaneously on the screen. That’s why some action games perform poorly on weak and old computers, requiring modern hardware.
However, many action games still run fine on budget PCs or laptops. They either came out more than ten years ago or simply have low system requirements. This list includes all the action games that are suitable for old computers with poor hardware and laptops.
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 19, 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
August 23, 2011
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a continuation of the legendary first-person action role-playing game Deus Ex. The game will take you to 2027, in which you will play...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
January 5, 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Star Wars, Science fiction
November 17, 2015
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Star Wars: Battlefront is a multiplayer online shooter with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. You will once again take part in huge battles between the...
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