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 2003

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Counter-Strike 1.6

Action, Shooter, First-person view

September 15, 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Counter-Strike 1.6 is the most popular and stable version of the competitive team shooter with a first-person view. The main ideology is a confrontation between two...

Counter-Strike

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

November 1, 2000

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Counter-Strike is a competitive team shooter with a first-person view. Initially, the game was a modification to Half-Life, but its great popularity made it...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

October 29, 2002

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour

Action, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

September 22, 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Command & Conquer: Generals — Zero Hour — each of the 3 sides has its own advantages: the USA is technologically advanced, electricity is required for...

Half-Life

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

November 19, 1998

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Half-Life is a legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You have to try on the role of a silent researcher named Gordon Freeman. The game takes place...

Deus Ex

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Stealth

June 23, 2000

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Deus Ex is a legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in the fictional dystopian world of Earth in...

Gothic 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Gothic

November 29, 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Grand Theft Auto 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Open world, Adventure

October 22, 2001

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...

Call of Duty

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical

October 29, 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This first-person shooter depicts World War II through the perspectives of American, British, and Russian soldiers. Its interconnected campaigns follow fighters...

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 3: Nemesis

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

September 22, 1999

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...

Command & Conquer: Generals

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Action, Online

February 10, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Command & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy game with an isometric view. The plot takes place in 2020. Global Liberating Army (GLA) troops stage a terrorist...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

October 14, 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

October 28, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view

October 31, 2003

An adventure game about Barbie and her horse Lucky, which disappears shortly before an important championship. The search for the missing horse takes place...

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

August 27, 2002

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world. The events of the game take place in the 30s of the last...

Hitman: Codename 47

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

November 19, 2000

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person stealth action game follows Hitman, a contract assassin investigating his past while carrying out assignments around the world. The story unfolds...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

July 23, 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

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

January 21, 1998

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This third-person survival horror game is set in Raccoon City during an outbreak of the T-virus, a mutagenic toxin developed for biological weapons. The player...

Silent Hill 3

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival

May 23, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The game is a direct continuation of the first Silent Hill and tells about the already matured Heather, who finds herself in a heap of incredible events. In an...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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

February 3, 2000

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...

Diablo 2

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

June 28, 2000

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Diablo 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in the fantasy world of Diablo. At the end of the first part, the...

Resident Evil Zero

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

November 12, 2002

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 8, 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — summer holidays. After 1 year of study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry is once again forced to...

System Shock 2

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

August 11, 1999

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 92/100

This science-fiction horror shooter with role-playing elements unfolds aboard the derelict starship Von Braun. The protagonist awakens from cryogenic sleep with...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

November 19, 2001

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...

Grand Theft Auto

Action, Top-down view

December 14, 1997

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...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)

June 1, 2000

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...

Final Fantasy XI

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

May 16, 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes the role of an...

Postal 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world, Comedy

April 13, 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Postal 2 is an open-world satirical action-adventure game with a first-person view. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his...

Stronghold Crusader

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building, Construction

September 25, 2002

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A real-time strategy game with city-building elements, Stronghold Crusader focuses on battles and sieges during the Crusades. Players lead either the Crusaders or...

Manhunt

Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view

November 18, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This stealth action game with horror elements takes place in Carcer City, where James Earl Cash becomes the target of a brutal blood sport. After his life is...

Zuma Deluxe

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Arcade

December 8, 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 21, 2003

Players: 9.7/10

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is an action role-playing fantasy game with a third-person view. The expansion brings many significant changes to the gameplay. A major...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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

November 12, 2001

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a continuation of the legendary stealth action game with a third-person view. Technological data about the nuclear weapon...

Arx Fatalis

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

June 28, 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Arx Fatalis is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will take you to the wonderful world of Arx, where the main character...

Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

May 31, 2002

Metacritic: 72/100

This top-down adventure combines action and puzzles with a story about hamsters who have fallen out with one another. Hamtaro and Bijou pursue Spat, a troublemaker...

Alien Shooter

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Indie

October 13, 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Alien Shooter is a dynamic shooter with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. Endless darkness and gloomy, long passages of a military complex that became...

Dino Crisis 2

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

September 13, 2000

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Dino Crisis 2 is an action game with a third-person view. The story follows the events of the first game, Regina is now sent on another mission, to a facility...

Resident Evil: Outbreak

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

December 11, 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A third-person action horror game about eight survivors amid a biological disaster in zombie-infested Raccoon City. In cooperative and competitive missions, they...

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