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), Old school, Demons

December 10, 1993

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall

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

August 31, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies

March 22, 1996

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

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...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

June 22, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

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...

System Shock

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Science fiction

September 23, 1994

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

December 12, 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

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...

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...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...

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...

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...

Star Wars: Dark Forces

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

January 31, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 88/100

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, Adventure

December 3, 1994

Steam: 71/100

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...

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...

Ecco the Dolphin

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

July 30, 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...

Disney's Toy Story

Action, Platformer, Side view

October 10, 1995

Players: 10/10

Disney's Toy Story is a fun side-scrolling action platformer based on the Toy Story cartoon of the same name. In the role of the brave toy cowboy Woody, you have to...

Gex

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

November 16, 1994

Players: 9/10

Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in the Television...

Twisted Metal

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

October 1, 1995

Players: 10/10

An arcade vehicular combat game in which drivers battle across city streets, highways, suburbs and skyscraper rooftops. The roster includes 12 vehicles with...

Descent

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

November 25, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

Virtua Fighter Animation

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

March 29, 1996

Virtua Fighter Animation is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from the developers of the studio Aspect Co...

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...

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

February 24, 1995

Players: 9/10

NBA Jam Tournament Edition is a third-person action sports game from Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.. In some circles, NBA...

Worms (1995)

Strategy, Third-person view, Turn-based, Online, Action

November 29, 1995

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Worms is a turn-based strategy game in which teams of worms battle across changing landscapes. Up to four teams can take part, with each aiming to be the last one...

World Heroes Perfect

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Arcade, Comedy

June 30, 1995

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

World Heroes Perfect is an arcade fighting game with solo battles and online matches. A dedicated Practice Mode supports training, while online play uses rollback...

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

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

August 3, 2007

Steam: 94/100

Set in a dark fantasy realm, this first-person shooter follows one of the last surviving Sidhe elves, branded heretics for resisting the Serpent Riders. A mage sets...

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...

Earthworm Jim 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure

April 30, 1996

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 45/100

This side-scrolling platformer follows the intergalactic chase of Earthworm Jim, whose route leads from Evil the Cat’s Circus of the Scars to the planet of Meat...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

August 1, 1996

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...

Breakers

Arcade, Action, Fighting

December 17, 1996

Steam: 89/100

Breakers is an arcade game with action and fighting elements from developers from the Visco Corporation studio. The game is published by SNK Corporation and Visco...

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

A jet-ski racing game set on courses shaped by shifting waves. In Championship, Time Trial, and Stunt modes, players race across nine courses, weave around marker...

Deus

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 31, 1996

Deus is a hardcore survival simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the world of the future, interplanetary terrorism poses a great threat to the...

Sonic CD (1993)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga

September 23, 1993

Players: 7.9/10

Sonic CD is a classic side-scrolling platformer about the blue hedgehog Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose travel to Never Lake and discover the legendary...

Chaos Control

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 29, 1995

Chaos Control is a first-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studios...

Cyberia

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

January 12, 1994

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...

Virtua Fighter Kids

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

July 26, 1996

Virtua Fighter Kids is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and anime or manga elements from the studio SEGA-AM2 Co., LTD.. The game is published by...

Supreme Warrior

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Interactive movie

November 1, 1994

Supreme Warrior is a first-person action game with a mixture of fighting and interactive cinema from the masters from the studio Digital Pictures, Inc.. The game is...

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