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
PlayStation 2PlayStationXboxPSPNintendo DSMobileGame Boy AdvanceZodiacVideopac+ G7400BREWDoJaMSXGameCubeExEnAtari 8-bitWonderSwan ColorN-GageGenesisJ2MEAtari 5200SymbianColecoVisionDOSLynxPalm OSWindows MobileNeo GeoAtari 2600GP32Arcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2004 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2009
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2010
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PC → 19 November 2004
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
80/100
This role-playing game with action and horror elements is set in modern-day Los Angeles, where the protagonist becomes a vampire and enters a world of supernatural...
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2011
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...
Game released: GameCube, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox → 3 December 2004
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...
Game released: Xbox, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2005
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 26 May 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...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012
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...
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Logic, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 8 October 2004
Players:
9.2/10
Metacritic:
73/100
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a mystical action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The goal of the game is to help the character Henry Townsend...
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 26 June 2008
Players:
7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Battlefield Vietnam is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during the Vietnam War. There are two warring parties in the game: the US/South Vietnamese army...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2004
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...
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 24 September 2001
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
73/100
This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Online, Science fiction
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 29 July 2005
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
79/100
This science-fiction action shooter is set in the Star Wars universe and features battles from Episodes I through VI. Players choose from several soldier types and...
Game released: iOS, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Android, Mac, Linux → 1 October 2011
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The Bard's Tale is a fun role-playing adventure with an isometric camera view in the fantasy universe of The Bard's Tale. In the game you will try on the role of an...
