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.
Years
Platforms
NESSNESGame BoyCommodore 64Windows 3.xTurboGrafx CDAtari 8-bitGenesisSEGA Master SystemPC-98FM TownsSharp X68000SEGA CDCD-iDOSTurboGrafx-16Neo GeoGame GearAmiga CD32Arcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 1993 (Game released)
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS → 1993
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This arcade action fighting game follows the struggle against the Syndicate after Mr. X kidnaps Adam. Players choose Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max, each with distinct...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, SEGA CD, SNES → 17 February 1995
Players:
7/10
Flashback: The Quest for Identity is an action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Delphine Software International...
Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, iPod Classic, Lynx, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, SNES, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 16 October 2010
Players:
5.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
65/100
This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, iPad, iPhone, Mac, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SAM Coupé, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, iOS → 1990
Players:
8.1/10
Prince of Persia is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. While the Sultan of Persia is waging war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo 3DS → 24 March 1995
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
89/100
This side-scrolling action shooter follows the Gunstar family, protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After the twins’ older brother is kidnapped and placed under mind...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux → 1993
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
53/100
This action-adventure with puzzles follows Ecco, a dolphin searching for his family after a strange whirlpool sweeps them from their home bay. He explores a vast...
Game released: Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Xbox 360, Android → 1994
Metacritic:
63/100
An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...
Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, NES, PC-98, PC Booter, Thomson TO, ZX Spectrum → 1987
F-15 Strike Eagle — the game begins with the player selecting Libya (much like Operation Eldorado Canyon), the Persian Gulf, or Vietnam as the mission...
Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, Genesis, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000 → 1986
Players:
6.5/10
Marble Madness is an isometric arcade game with action elements from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...
Game released: 3DO, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA CD, SNES, Wii → 10 February 1995
Players:
10/10
Samurai Shodown (1993) is an action game with a mixture of fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SNK Corporation studio. The game...
Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, iPhone, Jaguar, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SNES → сентябрь 1993
Metacritic:
81/100
An arcade pinball game featuring four tables from the original Pinball Fantasies. Players score points by controlling the ball with the flippers and keeping it on...
