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 2006 (Game released)

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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

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

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 20 March 2007

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 94/100

Set in Cyrodiil, Tamriel’s central province, this open-world role-playing game follows the search for a hidden heir after an unknown assassin kills...

Shadow of the Colossus

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 17 February 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 10 July 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also...

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Action, Role-playing game, First-person view

Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 12 February 2008

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This first-person action RPG is set in the Might & Magic universe, where players battle the forces of evil in a dark fantasy world. Combat...

F.E.A.R.

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 24 April 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

F.E.A.R. — a dynamic shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious paramilitary force has infiltrated a...

Company of Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online, Action

Game released: PC, iPad, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In...

Gothic 3

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

Game released: PC → 18 September 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This open-world fantasy role-playing game follows the Nameless Hero as he reaches the mainland of Myrtana, where orcs have conquered much of the...

Dwarf Fortress

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building

Game released: Mac, Linux, PC → 22 February 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally...

Far Cry

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox, Wii → 2 April 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of...

Flatout 2

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

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 18 November 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Flatout 2 is a continuation of the dynamic racing action game with first and third person views. As in the original, the main feature is the ability...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Linux, PC-98, SEGA 32X, SNES, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 26 April 1996

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Call of Duty 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP → 10 November 2006

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter about the Allied offensive during World War II, connected to the Normandy Breakout and the liberation of Paris. Call of Duty 3...

Titan Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Online

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Titan Quest is an isometric action role-playing game steeped in the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. A well-developed character customization...

Street Fighter

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: DOS, PC → 1988

Players: 10/10

Street Fighter is a legendary side-scrolling arcade fighting game. In the game, you will participate in a series of battles against ten computer...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 10 December 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...

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

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

Game released: GameCube, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox → 3 December 2004

Players: 8.8/10

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...

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

Gears of War

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 12 December 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers...

Quake 4

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 3 November 2005

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Quake 4 is a science-fiction first-person shooter and a direct sequel to Quake II. Marine Corporal Matthew Kane, a member of the elite Rhino Squad...

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: Mac, PC → 15 December 2006

Steam: 89/100

This point-and-click hidden-object adventure follows the mysteries of Ravenhearst Manor, whose history has been surrounded by rumors for decades...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

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...

You Are Empty

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 15 January 2008

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 34/100

You Are Empty is a dynamic first-person shooter with horror elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. The events of the game take place in the...

Tomb Raider: Legend

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

Game released: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 April 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings...

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Detective, Survival

Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 23 April 2009

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A dark psychological thriller in which the hunt for killers gradually turns into a hunt for one's own sanity. FBI agent Ethan Thomas investigates a...

Bully

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 → 25 October 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Bully is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game is an original simulator of a fifteen-year-old American bully who has...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color → 31 January 2006

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...

Hitman: Blood Money

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 30 May 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A stealth action game about contract killer Agent 47, who travels to America after an unknown organization begins eliminating members of his agency...

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...

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Survival horror

Game released: PC, Xbox → 26 April 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This first-person horror game combines action and adventure with exploration, investigation, and combat against supernatural evil. Its varied levels...

Ultimate Spider-Man

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS → 29 June 2006

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Ultimate Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular comic book of the same name. In the game you will try on the...

Dead Rising

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dead Rising is a dynamic zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The main character of the game is journalist-photographer...

Zuma Deluxe

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

Game released: PC, J2ME, Mac, Palm OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 8 December 2003

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Serious Sam 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PC, Xbox → 11 October 2005

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Serious Sam 2 is a continuation of the legendary third-person shooter starring the legendary serious Sam. As before, you will find yourself in an...

Prey 2006

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 7 December 2008

Players: 8/10

Prey is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young mechanic, Tommy...

Fahrenheit

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 26 January 2006

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Fahrenheit is an interactive thriller set in New York City in January 2009, where ordinary people begin killing strangers in public according to the...

Scarface: The World is Yours

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, Xbox → 11 December 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Scarface: The World is Yours is an action game with a third-person view. The game has the opportunity to hire an assistant. In the satellite phone...

X2: The Threat

Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 30 May 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

X2: The Threat is a fascinating space simulator that continues the story of X: Beyond The Frontier. A completely updated graphics engine, new ships...