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 3Xbox 360XboxPS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneNvidia ShieldOuyaiPhoneJ2ME
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, Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 May 2012
Players:
7.7/10
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...
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 that players first came to love in Grand Theft...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
94/100
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...
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...
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...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U → 15 November 2013
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
60/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This first-person shooter is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the United States has been weakened by a catastrophic event and the Ghosts face a...
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...
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...
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2013
Players:
8.8/10
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...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 15 November 2013
VGTimes:
5.8/10
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Set in the open roads of Redview County, this arcade racing game centers on the rivalry between street racers and the police. Players can take either...
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...
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...
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...
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...
