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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 1997 (Game released)

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Tomb Raider (1996)

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

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...

Resident Evil (1996)

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

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, PlayStation 4 → 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...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

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 → декабрь 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...

Grand Theft Auto

Action, Top-down view

Game released: DOS, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC → 2003

Players: 7.8/10

Grand Theft Auto is a legendary top-down racing action game set in an open world. In the game you will try on the role of a criminal who will perform various tasks...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, PlayStation → 21 March 2007

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, set four years later. Alucard appears as the main character who wakes up from his sleep and goes to explore...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 22 November 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...

Tomb Raider 2

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

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 1998

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: DOS, Game.Com, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1997

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...

Quake 2

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 9 December 1997

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

This military science-fiction first-person shooter follows humanity’s war against the Strogg, a hostile alien race that has attacked Earth. After a counterstrike on...

Blood

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: DOS, PC → 31 May 1997

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Blood is an old-school shooter about a religious cult and its minions who are trying to destroy the main...

Manic Miner

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, bada, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy Advance, iPad, iPhone, MSX, Oric, PC, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Manic Miner is a third-person action game with platforming elements. The game is published by Software Projects Ltd.. Manic Miner is also known as Manic Miner: ZX...

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Nintendo DS, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Xbox 360, iOS → 12 December 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

GoldenEye 007

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 25 August 1997

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 96/100

GoldenEye 007 is a first-person stealth action adventure about the world's most popular secret agent. The plot of the game tells about the adventures of James Bond...

Syndicate Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Cyberpunk

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 1996

Players: 8/10

Syndicate Wars is an action game with an isometric view with strategy elements from the developers from the studio Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

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...

Super Mario 64

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

Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii, Nintendo DS → 1 March 1997

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...

DOOM (1995)

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

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → 19 April 1996

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...

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski

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

Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii → 29 April 1997

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...

Mass Destruction

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Tanks

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn → 30 September 1997

Steam: 50/100

Mass Destruction is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy and tank simulator from the masters from the studio NMS Software Ltd.. The game is...

DOOM 64

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 1 August 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DOOM 64 is a re-release of the 22-year-old cult classic, free when you pre-order Doom Eternal. The ported version, which is being handled by Nightdive Studios, has...

Star Wars: Dark Forces

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

Game released: DOS, Mac, PlayStation, PC → март 1995

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...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 30 April 1999

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Fighting Force is a third-person action game with a touch of fighting from developers from the Core Design Ltd. studio. The game is published by Eidos Interactive...

Breakers

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD → 17 December 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...

Nuclear Strike

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → декабрь 1999

Nuclear Strike is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator and helicopter simulator from developers from the studio Electronic Arts...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 16 September 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Dark Forces 2 is an exciting action game with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, you will master the...

Beast Wars: Transformers

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 26 March 1998

Beast Wars: Transformers — Each level of the game is a maze, at the end of which a boss often awaits (otherwise the player simply needs to get to a certain...

Diablo: Hellfire

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 1997

Players: 8.6/10

Diablo: Hellfire is an add-on for an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The addition introduces a new playable class to...

The Note

Action, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation → 1 October 1997

The Note — action-adventure game with horror elements and first-person view. Linda, Toshi and Dave, three members of a high school occult group, go missing...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, SEGA Saturn, Mac → 30 October 1995

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

This fantasy first-person shooter follows the defense of Cronos against Korax, the second Serpent Rider. As the elf Corvus battles D'Sparil, the other Serpent...

Disney's Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Pinball

Game released: Mac, SNES, PC → 13 August 1996

Players: 9.8/10

Disney's Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games is a first-person arcade game with a touch of action and a pinball simulator from developers from the studios 7th...

Hexen 2

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

Game released: Mac, PC → 2002

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 77/100

This dark fantasy first-person shooter with role-playing elements follows the fight against Eidolon, the last of the Serpent Riders, and his demonic forces. In...

Nightmare Creatures (1997)

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

Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC → 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Nightmare Creatures (1997) is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, horror and fighting from the masters from the studio Kalisto Entertainment SA. The...

Twinkle Star Sprites

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Dreamcast, Neo Geo, SEGA Saturn, PC, Wii, Neo Geo CD → 23 March 2000

Steam: 73/100

Twinkle Star Sprites is a classic Japanese-style top-down arcade shooter. By choosing one of the available characters, you will have to fight an AI opponent or...

Worms (1995)

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

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Jaguar, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, PC → 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...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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

Game released: DOS, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 30 October 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...

Metal Slug: Super Vehicle - 001

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Neo Geo, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Wii → 24 May 1996

Metal Slug: Super Vehicle — 001 is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action from the studio Nazca Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Nazca...

Waku Waku 7

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Neo Geo, SEGA Saturn, Wii → 27 December 1996

Waku Waku 7 is an arcade game with elements of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SunSoft studio. The main publisher of...

Armored Core

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1 June 1998

Players: 10/10

This mech-action game is set in a world devastated by a war known as the Great Destruction. With countries and governments gone and humanity driven into underground...

Thunder Force 5: Perfect System

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → 13 November 1998

Metacritic: 70/100

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation → 8 December 1997

Players: 6.6/10

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is an arcade game with action, fighting and platform elements from developers from Avalanche Software LLC. The game is published...

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