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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DOOM (1993)

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

December 10, 1993

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski

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

September 27, 1996

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

December 12, 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 22, 1996

Players: 8/10

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...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view

June 22, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

DOOM (1995)

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

November 16, 1995

Players: 7.9/10

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

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 10, 1996

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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: 7.7/10

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...

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...

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...

Sexy Parodius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

November 1, 1996

Sexy Parodius is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and anime or manga elements from the developers of Konami Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Ионов Кирилл

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, In real time, First-person view, Sports game, Historical, Snowboard, Logic, Cyberpunk, Bicycles, Tactics

May 16, 1996

Players: 7.4/10

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...

Super Mario 64

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

June 23, 1996

Players: 7.6/10

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...

KOPS

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, Futurism (Future)

June 6, 2001

KOPS is an arcade game with a mixture of action and...

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...

Urban Strike

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Helicopters

1995

Players: 8.1/10

Urban Strike is an isometric action game with a mixture of shooter and helicopter simulator from the studios Edge, The and Foley Hi-Tech Systems. The game is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Night Slave

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

March 8, 1996

Night Slave is an action shooter, platformer, anime or manga game, adult game and robot simulator from the Melody studio. The game is published by Melody. But Night...

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...

Sonic 3D Blast

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric

November 20, 1996

Players: 6.3/10

Sonic 3D Blast is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action from the developers at Travelers Tales (Uk) Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA of America, Inc...

Ecco the Dolphin

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 30, 1993

Metacritic: 53/100

Ecco the Dolphin is a third-person action game with puzzle elements from the masters at Novotrade Software Kft.. The main publisher of the game is SEGA Enterprises...

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...

Twisted Metal 2

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

October 31, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Twisted Metal 2 — The game's plot is again built around a tournament organized by the mysterious Calypso, a disfigured psychopath with magical powers. The...

Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

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

January 1, 1996

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...

Asuka 120% Special Burning Fest.

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

March 29, 1996

Asuka 120% Special Burning Fest. is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studio Fill in...

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...

Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors

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

February 25, 1995

Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from developers from the SunSoft studio. The game is published...

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

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

July 24, 1995

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat — simulator of control of a fantastic combat vehicle of the 31st millennium in the fictional Battletech universe. As a Clan...

PaRappa the Rapper

Action, Music game, Third-person view

December 6, 1996

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Re-Loaded

Action, Shooter, Isometric

December 1, 1996

Re-Loaded is a dynamic isometric shooter, which is a continuation of the game Loaded. You will travel through 12 different worlds, choosing one of the available...

Enemy Zero

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

December 13, 1996

Enemy Zero — aboard the biological research space station AKI, Laura Lewis is in deep cryogenic sleep. The air in the chamber dissipates when the ship's...

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