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 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TVNvidia ShieldOuyaSNESiPhoneJ2MEWindows MobileBlackBerryArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 (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:
7.8/10
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...
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, PS Vita, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux → 17 September 2012
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A new era of...
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:
4.4/10
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: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPhone, iPad, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 20 September 2011
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...
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: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 20 November 2014
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Far Cry 4 is a first-person shooter adventure set in a large open world. The game takes place in the Himalayas. You will explore the Himalayan region of Kirat: a...
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, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.6/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Stadia → 26 May 2014
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Watch Dogs is a third-person, open-world sci-fi action-adventure game. The game takes place in the summer of 2003 in New York, whose key systems were infected with...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Science fiction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux → 7 October 2014
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...
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...
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 22 October 2013
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
81/100
An open-world action-adventure set in the Marvel Universe follows an original story of superheroes facing off against villains. Players control Iron Man...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2014
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...
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 side: racers...
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2014
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC, iOS, PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 16 July 2014
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Crimsonland is an isometric action game in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. You have to destroy huge numbers of enemies, pick up weapons and destroy enemies...
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Android, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2014
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, iOS, Android → 24 October 2013
VGTimes:
8.6/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Batman: Arkham Origins is a continuation of the adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Batman Arkham universe. The game takes place seven...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2011
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...
