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 1996

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Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

December 12, 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

DOOM (1995)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection

November 16, 1995

Players: 8/10

DOOM (1995) — first-person shooter in the horror genre. The player is asked to alternately explore levels of varying difficulty, solve spatial and (rarely...

Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 22, 1996

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 10, 1996

Players: 8/10

Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a third-person arcade game with action and fighting elements from the developers of Avalanche Software LLC. The game is published by...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view

June 22, 1996

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Diablo

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

December 31, 1996

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Diablo is a legendary action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Tristram, the capital...

Mortal Kombat 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

September 9, 1994

Players: 7.8/10

Mortal Kombat 2 is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 10, 1993

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

System Shock

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

September 23, 1994

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

System Shock is a legendary shooter with a first-person view and elements of a role-playing game in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in the year 2072, where...

Super Mario 64

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

June 23, 1996

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Super Mario 64 — One day, Princess Peach called Mario to her castle with an offer to eat the cake she baked and drink tea. Mario arrives at the castle and...

Star Wars: Dark Forces

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

January 31, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Star Wars: Dark Forces is a cult first-person shooter in the Star Wars universe. The action takes place before and after the events of the film Star Wars: Episode...

Mortal Kombat 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

July 5, 1995

Players: 8.1/10

Mortal Kombat 3 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and fighting from the masters from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by...

Rayman

Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade

September 1, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Alone in the Dark 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 3, 1994

Alone in the Dark 2 is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from the studio Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames Europe...

Twisted Metal

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

October 1, 1995

Players: 10/10

Twisted Metal is a first-person action game with a dash of racing from SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.. The game's main publisher is Sony Computer...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

August 1, 1996

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ms. Pac-Man is a top-down arcade game with action elements from developers from the studios General Computer Corporation and Midway. The game is published by Atari...

Earthworm Jim 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

April 30, 1996

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 45/100

Williams Arcade Classics

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Collection, Emulator

October 1, 1995

Williams Arcade Classics is a top-down arcade, action, shooter and Emulator game from Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.. The game is published by Williams...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view

October 30, 1995

Players: 8.6/10

Hexen is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Raven Software studio. The game is published by GT Interactive Software Corp...

Crusader: No Remorse

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

December 20, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Crusader: No Remorse is an isometric action game with shooter elements from developers from the studio ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Novastorm

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

November 2, 1995

Novastorm is an arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the developers from the studio Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by Fujitsu...

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 3, 2007

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is a first-person action game with shooter and fantasy elements from the developers of Raven Software Corporation. The game is...

Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall

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

August 31, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game with a first-person view in the Elder Scrolls fantasy universe. The plot of...

Crash Bandicoot

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 3, 1996

Players: 9.2/10

Crash Bandicoot — action platformer with a third person view. Somewhere in Australia, the scientist Doctor Cortex is conducting experiments in his laboratory...

Descent

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

November 25, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Descent is an exciting first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. Alien invaders have occupied a number of mining complexes located throughout the Solar System. They...

Primal Rage

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

December 19, 1995

Players: 6/10

Primal Rage — arcade action. This is a traditional 2D fighting game in which 2 players choose a fighter and fight one on one, or one player plays a campaign...

Pilotwings 64

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game

June 23, 1996

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Pilotwings 64 is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, strategy, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, puzzle and sports game from developers...

Pinball Fantasies

Action, Top-down view, Pinball

October 25, 1996

Metacritic: 81/100

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Action, Horror, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 15, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain — Before the reign of Lord Khaine, Nosgoth was not a welcoming world for vampires. The pillars of this world were the Columns of...

Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger

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

March 28, 1996

Players: 10/10

Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from the masters from the studio ORIGIN...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

October 30, 1995

Players: 8.8/10

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter and fantasy game from developers from the studio Raven Software Corporation. The main...

HyperBlade

Action, Fighting, Hockey, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

December 12, 1996

HyperBlade is a first-person action game with elements of a fighting game, hockey simulator and sports game from the Wizbang studio! Software Productions. The game...

Cyberia

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk

January 12, 1994

Players: 10/10

Cyberia is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and puzzle from the masters from the studio Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.. The main publisher of the game...

Quarantine (1994)

Action, Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Cyberpunk

February 16, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Quarantine (1994) is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter and racing from Imagexcel. The game is published by GameTek, Inc.. In some circles...

Thunderstrike 2

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters

February 23, 1996

Thunderstrike 2 called Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm. For some reason the game has not yet been released on...

Return Fire

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Tanks

April 12, 1996

Night Striker

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

May 28, 1993

Night Striker is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, racing and flight simulator from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published...

Starfighter 3000

Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

October 25, 1996

Players: 10/10

Starfighter 3000 is a first-person action game with a touch of flight simulator from the masters from the studio The World Federation Entertainments Network. The...

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