Games Game Genres Action

Action

Action is a genre of video games in which the success of completing a task depends on the player's reaction speed and ability to make quick, correct decisions. The dynamics of such games are high, although some allow for a slower pace. Most often, this genre includes fighting games, shooters, platformers, and some sub-genres of real-time strategy. Action games may include elements of exploration, racing, puzzles, and more, but the foundation is always built on visual-motor coordination.

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1985 (Game released)

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Galaga

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Atari 7800, MSX, NES, Palm OS, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 1987

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Galaga is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games studios. The main publishers of the game...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 10 July 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...

Xevious

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-88, PC-98, SEGA Master System, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1986

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Xevious is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc. and...

Dig Dug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Palm OS, PC-88, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 1983

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Dig Dug is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action from the masters from the Namco Limited studio. The main publisher of the game is Atari, Inc.. Dig Dug...

Hydlide

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-88, Sharp X1 → март 1985

Players: 3.6/10

Hydlide is a top-down role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the developers at T&E Soft, Inc.. The game is published by T&E Soft, Inc...

Front Line

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Atari 2600, ColecoVision, MSX, NES, PC-88, Wii → 1984

Front Line is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by Coleco...

Thexder (1987)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, DOS, FM-7, Mac, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, TRS-80 CoCo → 1988

Thexder (1987) is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer, anime or manga game and robot simulator from the masters of the Game Arts Co., Ltd...

Castle Excellent

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98 → ноябрь 1985

Players: 10/10

Castle Excellent is a third-person arcade, action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from ASCII Corporation. The main publisher of the game is ASCII Corporation...

Star Luster

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: NES, Wii → 6 December 1985

Star Luster is a first-person arcade game with simulator, action and shooter elements from the developers of Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited...

1942

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: Amstrad CPC, BREW, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy Color, J2ME, MSX, NES, PC-88, Wii, PC, Windows Mobile, ZX Spectrum → 1986

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role of a fighter...

Battle City

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: Game Boy, NES, Wii → 9 August 1991

Players: 9.2/10

Battle City is the legendary tank arcade with a view of the top and a worked out level editor. Your main task is to defend the base from gradually appearing tanks...

View to a Kill: The Computer Game

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum → 1985

View to a Kill: The Computer Game is a first-person action game with a dash of adventure from the developers at Softstone Ltd. The main publisher of the game is...

Wrecking Crew

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 21 May 2004

Wrecking Crew is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and sandbox from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Ghosts 'N Goblins

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 64, DOS, DoJa, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, NES, PC-88, Wii, Windows Mobile, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Players: 8.5/10

Pinball (2002)

Action, Pinball

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Wii → 16 September 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Pinball (2002) is an action game with elements of a pinball simulator from the developers of the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo Co...

Ice Climber

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-88, Sharp X1, Wii → 10 July 2004

Metacritic: 66/100

Pinball Construction Set

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Sandbox, Pinball

Game released: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Mac, PC-88, PC-98, PC Booter → 1983

Pinball Construction Set is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, sandbox and pinball simulator. The game's primary publisher is Electronic Arts...

Bomberman (2004)

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES, Sharp X1, ZX Spectrum → 10 July 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Championship Lode Runner

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC Booter, Wii → 1984

Championship Lode Runner is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, strategy, platforming and puzzle from the masters from the studio Brøderbund...

Tower of Druaga (1986)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, Game Boy, MSX, NES, Wii → 1986

Tower of Druaga (1986) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from the developers of Namco Limited. The main...

Astro Robo Sasa

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: MSX, NES, Spectravideo → 1984

Astro Robo Sasa is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the studio Mass Tael Co., Ltd.. The game is published by ASCII...

Castle (1985)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, MSX, PC-88, PC-98 → апрель 1985

Players: 10/10

Castle (1985) is a third-person arcade game with a mix of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy from the masters at ASCII Corporation. The main publisher of the...

Geimos

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: NES → 28 August 1985

Geimos is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and shooter from the Micronics studio. The main publisher of the game is ASCII Corporation. But Geimos...

Mach Rider

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cyberpunk

Game released: NES, Wii → 21 November 1985

Mach Rider is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter, racing and sandbox from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The game is published by Nintendo of...

Impossible Mission (1986)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Electron, PC-88, Sharp X1, SEGA Master System, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1986

Impossible Mission (1986) is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the masters of the studio Epyx, Inc.. The main publisher of the...

Star Force (1985)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: MSX, NES, Sharp X68000, SG-1000, Wii → 1985

Star Force (1985) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the masters from the studio Tehkan Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Field Combat

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: NES, Wii → 9 July 1985

Field Combat is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Jaleco Ltd. studio. The game is published by Jaleco Ltd.. Perhaps Field...

Route-16 Turbo

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: NES → 4 October 1985

Route-16 Turbo is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and racing from the developers at Sun Electronics Corp.. The game is published by SunSoft. There...

Duck Hunt (2004)

Action, First-person view, Sports game

Game released: MSX, NES, Wii U → 11 August 2004

Players: 8/10

Duck Hunt (2004) is a first-person action game with sports game elements from the masters at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Exerion

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: MSX, NES, SG-1000, Wii → 1984

Exerion is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Jaleco Ltd. studio. The game is published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd...

Kung-Fu Master

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, NES, ZX Spectrum → 1987

Players: 6.5/10

Kung-Fu Master — The player takes on the role of Keiji Thomas, a man wearing a keikogi and flip-flops. Thomas' girlfriend, Sylvia, has been kidnapped by "Mr...

Bomb Jack

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, ExEn, Game Boy, J2ME, Mophun, PC-88, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988

Bomb Jack is a third-person arcade game with action elements from the developers from the Tehkan Ltd. studio. The game is published by Softbank Corp.. The PC...

Flicky

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, MSX, PC-88, SG-1000 → 1991

Elevator Action

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MSX, NES, SG-1000, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 11 August 2001

Elevator Action is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by Taito America Corporation. The...

Tritorn

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1 → 1986

Tritorn is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the developers at Sein-Soft. The main publisher of the game is Sein-Soft. There...

Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM-7, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1 → апрель 1986

Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2 is a top-down role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters at Nihon Falcom Corp.. The game's main publisher is Nihon...

Pac-Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Lynx, MSX, NES, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1989

Pac-Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the Namco Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some...

Karateka

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, PC-98, ZX Spectrum → 1986

Karateka is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the developers from the studio Brøderbund Software, Inc.. The game is published by...

Pit Pot: The Magical Castle

Action, Top-down view

Game released: SEGA Master System → 14 December 1985

Pit Pot: The Magical Castle is a top-down action game from the masters of the SEGA Corporation studio. The game is published by SEGA Corporation. Fushigi no Oshiro...

Binary Land

Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: NES, Game Boy Advance, MSX, Mobile → 19 December 1985

Players: 9.7/10

Binary Land is an action game with a mixture of strategy and puzzles from the masters from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson...

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