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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Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2013 (Game released)
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game released: Xbox 360, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 5 → 9 May 2012
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 October 2013
VGTimes:
9.2/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
92/100
A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city beloved by fans since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Android, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS, Mac, Linux → 16 May 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
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...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 August 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
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...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 March 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...
Game released: Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Stadia, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 → 23 January 2014
VGTimes:
8.2/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game reinterprets the story of Lara Croft, showing her not as an immortal legend, but as a living person, facing the wild and ruthless environment for the first...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2013
VGTimes:
7.2/10
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 26 June 2018
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained huge popularity. The game is dedicated to survival...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 22 November 2013
VGTimes:
8.7/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the game, you will explore the Caribbean...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 24 February 2013
VGTimes:
8.4/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Hitman: Absolution is a stealth action game with a third-person view. You play as the famous Agent 47. You are a global killer working for a mysterious Agency. But...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2013
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a unique action-adventure game with many interesting puzzles. The story revolves around two brothers who must overcome obstacles and...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2012
VGTimes:
6.0/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A first-person shooter that continues the story of the series and combines events from two eras. The plot takes players from the end of the 20th century to the near...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PS Vita, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2012
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux → 29 August 2013
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK III. During the...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 March 2013
VGTimes:
9.8/10
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
94/100
BioShock Infinite is a continuation of the atmospheric first-person shooter, which tells the story of events before the first BioShock. The game will take you to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 4 September 2013
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 1 November 2013
VGTimes:
8.3/10
Players:
8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Battlefield 4 is a sequel to the competitive first-person shooter set in the modern world. The world is on the brink of war. The situation in China is extremely...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, iOS, PlayStation 4, PC, PS Vita, Android → 16 July 2013
VGTimes:
6.0/10
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to defeat your...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Mac, PlayStation 3, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 11 October 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...
Action, Horror, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Crafting
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U → 23 October 2013
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
58/100
This survival action game follows a shipwrecked castaway stranded on a remote island inhabited by monsters. To stay alive, the protagonist must find food and water...