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
PlayStationSNESGame BoyCommodore 64PC-FXWindows 3.xNintendo 64TurboGrafx CDSEGA SaturnGenesis3DOPC-98DOSNeo Geo CDNeo GeoGame GearJaguarArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 1996 (Game released)
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, DOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 64, SEGA Saturn, PC, Windows Mobile, Zeebo, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → December 1999
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...
Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000
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...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC, Game Boy Color, iOS, Android → 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...
Game released: Android, DOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, iOS → 27 July 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A real-time strategy war game in which robotic armies fight for territory and resources. Battles unfold across open environments, and the player must capture ground...
Game released: DOS, Mac, PC-98, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 September 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...
Game released: Android, DOS, PC, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64 → 1 November 2011
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...
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, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, SNES → 1994
Players:
7.7/10
This fighting game continues the story of the first Mortal Kombat with a tournament in Outworld, where fighters from Earthrealm and Outworld battle for the chance...
