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Best Games in the Action genre of 1997 (Game released)

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Quake - a game in the Action genre
Quake
Action, Shooter, First-person view
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: 8.6/10
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: Hellfire - a game in the Action genre
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...
Blood - a game in the Action genre
Blood
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
Game released: DOS, PC → 31 May 1997
Players: 9.7/10
Blood is an old-school shooter about a religious cult and its minions who are trying to destroy the main...
Grand Theft Auto - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto
Action, Top-down view
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC → 2003
Players: 8.1/10
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...
Quake 2 - a game in the Action genre
Quake 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation → 9 December 1997
Players: 9/10
DOOM (1995) - a game in the Action genre
DOOM (1995)
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → 19 April 1996
Players: 8.1/10
DOOM (1995) — first-person shooter in the horror genre. The player is asked to alternately explore levels of varying difficulty, solve spatial and (rarely...
DOOM 64 - a game in the Action genre
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
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...
Resident Evil (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Resident Evil (1996)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1996
Players: 7.4/10
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...
Chasm: The Rift - a game in the Action genre
Chasm: The Rift
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Sandbox
Game released: DOS, PC → август 2001
Players: 5.5/10
Chasm: The Rift is an old-school first-person shooter set in a dark fantasy and science fiction setting. In the game you will take on the role of a nameless marine...
Powerslave - a game in the Action genre
Powerslave
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows 3.x, PC → 1996
Powerslave is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation. In the...
Star Wars: Dark Forces - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
Game released: DOS, Mac, PlayStation, PC → март 1995
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...
Postal - a game in the Action genre
Postal
Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric
Game released: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 → 28 June 2007
Players: 6.6/10
Metacritic: 56/100
Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...
Fighting Force - a game in the Action genre
Fighting Force
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 30 April 1999
Players: 9.8/10
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...
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - a game in the Action genre
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: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 63/100
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) - a game in the Action genre
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: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Tomb Raider 2 - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 1998
Players: 7/10
Super Mario 64 - a game in the Action genre
Super Mario 64
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game
Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii, Nintendo DS → 1 March 1997
Players: 7.9/10
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...
Ignition - a game in the Action genre
Ignition
Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view
Game released: DOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 1997
Players: 5.5/10
Ignition is a top-down arcade game with action and racing elements from the masters of Unique Development Studios AB. The game is published by Interplay...
Sonic 3D Blast - a game in the Action genre
Sonic 3D Blast
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric
Game released: Genesis, SEGA Saturn, Wii, PC → 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...
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - a game in the Action genre
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 4 March 1997
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Breakers - a game in the Action genre
Breakers
Arcade, Action, Fighting
Game released: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD → 17 December 1996
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...
The Note - a game in the Action genre
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...
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life - a game in the Action genre
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
Game released: DOS, PC → 1997
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life is an adventure racing action game with a third-person view. In the game you have to go to a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, where...
Tomb Raider (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider (1996)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Hexen - a game in the Action genre
Hexen
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, SEGA Saturn, Mac → 30 October 1995
Players: 8.9/10
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...
Hexen: Beyond Heretic - a game in the Action genre
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: DOS, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 30 October 1995
Players: 10/10
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...
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars
Game released: PC → 16 September 2009
Players: 8/10
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...
Mortal Kombat Trilogy - a game in the Action genre
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: DOS, Game.Com, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1997
Players: 7.9/10
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...
GoldenEye 007 - a game in the Action genre
GoldenEye 007
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64 → 25 August 1997
Players: 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...
Final DOOM (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Final DOOM (1996)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation → 2 October 1997
Final DOOM (1996) is a first-person action game with shooter elements from Williams Entertainment Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Atari, Inc.. Possibly...
Super Bomberman 5 - a game in the Action genre
Super Bomberman 5
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga
Game released: SNES → 28 February 1997
Super Bomberman 5 is a third-person arcade game with action, puzzle and anime/manga elements from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by...
Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition - a game in the Action genre
Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition
Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → ноябрь 1998
Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition is an action game mixed with an anime or manga game from developers from the Capcom Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...
Twinkle Star Sprites - a game in the Action genre
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
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...
Adventures of Lomax - a game in the Action genre
Adventures of Lomax
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation, PC → 18 December 1997
Players: 8.8/10
Adventures of Lomax is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - a game in the Action genre
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, PlayStation → 21 March 2007
Players: 7.8/10
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...
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - a game in the Action genre
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
Game released: Android, DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 12 April 2012
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...
Amok - a game in the Action genre
Amok
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: DOS, SEGA Saturn, PC → 31 October 1996
Amok is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and robot simulator from the masters from the studio Scavenger, Inc.. The game is published by Scavenger...
Mega Man Legends - a game in the Action genre
Mega Man Legends
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PSP, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 16 January 2001
Mega Man Legends is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and anime or manga elements from developers from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is...
Dark Earth - a game in the Action genre
Dark Earth
Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 21 October 1997
Players: 10/10
Dark Earth is a third-person action game from Kalisto Entertainment SA. The main publisher of the game is MicroProse...
Outlaws (1997) - a game in the Action genre
Outlaws (1997)
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: PC → 29 June 2007
Players: 8/10
Outlaws (1997) is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters of LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. The game is published by LucasArts...
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