Action 2016 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

February 16, 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Street Fighter 5 is a side-scrolling arcade fighting game in the popular Street Fighter series. In a simple and understandable form, the game will introduce you to...

World of Tanks Blitz

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Tanks, Free game, Shooter

June 27, 2014

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Multiplayer tank action from a third person perspective. The game has more than 90 legendary historical combat vehicles from three playable nations: the USSR, the...

Salt and Sanctuary

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

March 15, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...

Titanfall 2

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

October 28, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Titanfall 2 is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a futuristic setting. In the sequel you will find new types of titans and weapons, as well as a...

BioShock Infinite

Action, Shooter, First-person view

February 26, 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...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

September 21, 2016

Steam: 74/100

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Far Cry: Primal

Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Open world, Survival

February 23, 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The action takes place 10,000 BC — when mammoths and saber-toothed tigers ruled the Earth. The player will play as Takkar, the last surviving hunter of the...

slither.io

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Online, Arkanoid

March 25, 2016

Players: 7.8/10

slither.io is an online arcade action game with a side view. In this game you have to become a snake that eats colorful dots and becomes longer. Your task is to...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

February 19, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a dynamic action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Metal Gear universe. The game will tell about the events taking...

Banner Saga

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

January 14, 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...

Grim Dawn

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

February 25, 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Grim Dawn is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. Venture into an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction...

Just Cause 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Online

November 30, 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Just Cause 3 is a dynamic open-world action game with a third-person view. Rico returns to his homeland and immediately manages to get into trouble. Without having...

Samorost 3

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Puzzle, Fantasy

March 24, 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Samorost 3 is a continuation of the fantastic adventure from the developers of Samorost 2, Machinarium and Botanicula. The main character is a gnome who seems to...

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

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

April 23, 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a fantasy action role-playing game with a third-person view. You will find a large open world and a new system of interactions...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view

October 5, 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 42/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is a re-release of the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The fourth part of the series became an...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space

July 22, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

April 23, 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world

March 4, 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Elite Dangerous

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Space, Exploration

December 16, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Elite Dangerous is a reboot of the legendary space simulator of the 80s. The Empire is on the brink of chaos. The Emperor is ill, and a fierce struggle for the...

Gears of War 4

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

October 11, 2016

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Gears of War 4 is a futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Gears of War universe. The game takes place 25 years after the events of the third part...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

October 8, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...

Persona 5

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

September 15, 2016

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Persona 5 is a Japanese-style third-person role-playing adventure. The fifth part of the famous role-playing series will tell the story of a schoolboy who moves to...

Dead Rising 4

Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Open world

December 6, 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Dead Rising 4 is a continuation of the zombie apocalyptic action game with a third-person view. The famous photographer named Frank West, known for his...

Tom Clancy's The Division

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

March 7, 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tom Clancy's The Division is a multiplayer online action game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place in modern New York, during...

Killing Floor 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online, Post-apocalyptic

November 16, 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Killing Floor 2 is a cooperative zombie shooter with a first-person view. The action takes place in Europe after the appearance of zombie-like creatures. Up to six...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

April 8, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Overcooked

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Online, Indie, Arcade

August 3, 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Overcooked is an exciting action strategy where you and your friends will have to learn the basics of culinary art in various and unusual locations. With your...

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Free game, Online, Action, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, MOBA

July 11, 2016

Players: 6.2/10

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a free-to-play competitive strategy game in the MOBA genre for mobile platforms. Together with your friends you will have to fight in a...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

August 23, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a continuation of the futuristic role-playing game with a first-person view, stealth elements and cyberpunk style. The year 2027 was a...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game

October 18, 2016

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...

Defense Zone 3

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

December 14, 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

Haydee

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

September 26, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Haydee is a hardcore action puzzle game with a third-person perspective. In this game you control Gyde, a half-woman, half-robot, in search of a way out of a...

Kingspray Graffiti

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

December 7, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Kingspray Graffiti is a co-op simulator dedicated to the art of graffiti for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. In the game you can join teams of up...

Brick Rigs

Action, Racing, Online, Sandbox, Open world, Construction

November 7, 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

A colorful action sandbox that allows you to create different types of vehicles from bricks. The game has a lot of opportunities for constructing and destroying...

Titan Quest

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

June 26, 2006

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

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 system, 28 classes...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

September 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Online, Adventure

October 11, 2016

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is a special edition of the original game in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the series for PlayStation 4. The...

Rocket League

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

July 7, 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This arcade sports action game combines soccer with racing, as powerful cars compete in physics-driven matches shaped by mass and momentum. Players race around...

Dying Light - Enhanced Edition

Action, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Zombies, Survival horror

January 27, 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Dying Light — Enhanced Edition — a collection that will include the original Dying Light and The Following add-on. Players have access to a large and...

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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

May 27, 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. In the game you will find five cases that Sherlock Holmes and his famous...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016