Action 2012 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

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

June 25, 2010

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Singularity is a sci-fi shooter with horror elements and a first-person view. The game takes place in an alternate universe. The main character enters the abandoned...

Serious Sam 3: BFE

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

November 22, 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the Croteam Ltd. studio. The game is published by Devolver Digital, the...

Spec Ops: The Line

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

June 25, 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Spec Ops: The Line is an unusual cinematic third-person shooter that will force you to confront not only real opponents, but even your own principles. Get ready to...

Saints Row: The Third

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

November 14, 2011

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Saints Row: The Third is a continuation of the fun action game with a third-person view in the open world. In this world there is possible professional wrestling...

Subway Surfers

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner

May 23, 2012

Players: 6.8/10

Subway Surfers is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game, you have to run away from an angry guard, collecting coins and various...

Stay Out

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

August 20, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Stay Out is a third-person multiplayer shooter in which you have to survive in the Exclusion Zone with your friends. You will find a large open world, a post-Soviet...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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

February 7, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story of the game begins with the amazing resurrection...

Postal 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

April 13, 2003

Players: 9/10

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...

Bastion

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic

July 20, 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate, is gradually...

Darksiders 2

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic

August 13, 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.5/10

Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...

Mass Effect 3

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 5, 2012

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an army of an ancient...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

June 1, 1999

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Sniper Elite V2

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

April 30, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Darkness 2

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

February 6, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Darkness 2 is a continuation of the fantastic first-person shooter in the Darkness universe. You will once again play the role of Jackie Estacado - the head of the...

Alan Wake

Action, Horror, Third-person view

May 14, 2010

VGTimes: 6.2/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Alan Wake is a horror action game with a third-person view. Strange events are happening everywhere, and our hero, writer Alan Wake, who is looking for his missing...

BioShock 2

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

February 9, 2010

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

BioShock 2 is an adventure shooter with a first-person view. On the streets of the city of Rapture, the echoes of past sins are heard again. All along the Atlantic...

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...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 22, 1999

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

February 7, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Shank 2 is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio Klei Entertainment Inc.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

Tomb Raider: Underworld

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 18, 2008

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Inversion

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

June 5, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Inversion is a third-person shooter based entirely on physics. An alien scoundrel invaded Earth, and not only invaded, but also changed the gravitational field in...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

December 4, 2009

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Dead Rising 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

September 24, 2010

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Dead Rising 2 is an adventure zombie action game with horror elements and a third-person perspective. It expands on the ideas and universe established in Dead...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

September 14, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

Castle Crashers

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

August 27, 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Castle Crashers is a furious side-view co-op action game designed for 4 people. The game takes place in the fictional Middle Ages, in which an evil sorcerer steals...

Arcania: Fall of Setarrif

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

October 24, 2011

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Arcania: Fall of Setarrif is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters at Spellbound Entertainment. The main publisher of...

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

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

April 29, 2010

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a stealth action game with a third-person view. The gameplay is similar to the early Metal Gear Solid games, with minor changes...

Hungry Shark Evolution

Arcade, Action, Side view

October 24, 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Hungry Shark Evolution is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You have to take control of a very hungry shark and head out into the frantic violence of the ocean...

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

March 20, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person cooperative action-horror game set in the Resident Evil universe. The plot of the game takes place in 1998...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection

March 22, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern requirements, have...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

June 1, 2000

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mass Effect

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

November 20, 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

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

December 17, 2011

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is an action-adventure game with a third-person view that will tell the backstory of the entire series about Nathan Drake. You have to...

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view

March 4, 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original simulator of a...

Resident Evil: Revelations

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

January 26, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

February 17, 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

Ratatouille

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

June 26, 2007

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Ratatouille — just like in the film, the game starts on a farm. Remy leaves with his brother Emil to get some apple cores for his father. Along the way, he is...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

September 13, 1985

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 jump. The main...

Deadlight

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

August 1, 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Deadlight is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The main character, Randal Wayne, is a former park security guard who finds...

Doom 3: BFG Edition

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

October 15, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Doom 3: BFG Edition is a special edition of the first-person shooter Doom 3 with enhanced graphics and a number of other innovations. In addition to the game...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012