Action 2019 — top best games in the Action genre

Red Dead Redemption 2 - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia → 26 October 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Continuation of the adventure action game from 2008 with a third-person view in a large open world. Players are once again invited to conquer the Wild West...

Metro Exodus

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 15 February 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Metro shooter series. This time, the events will go beyond the familiar Moscow metro and allow you to explore the world of post-apocalyptic...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 May 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 92/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the adventures of Geralt of Rivia trilogy. In 2022, all its owners received a free next-gen update to The Witcher 3...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Stadia → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective that tells about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Lara must navigate through...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Stadia → 5 October 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take fate into your own hands and write your own epic...

Resident Evil 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 25 January 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil 2 is a re-release of the classic action-horror Resident Evil 2 (1998) from 1998 with a third-person perspective. The events of the sequel unfold two...

Detroit: Become Human

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 25 May 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Detroit: Become Human is an interactive adventure with a third-person view, from the creators of Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Players can expect an outstanding game...

Days Gone

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 26 April 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Single-player adventure action game Days Gone in the genres of survival, stealth, and action, with a third-person view, in an open world was released in April 2019...

Borderlands 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Borderlands 3 is a role-playing adventure first-person shooter with action elements and the first game in the series where players visit new planets, where they...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

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 → 16 May 2011

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Death Stranding

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 8 November 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Death Stranding is an authorial game by Hideo Kojima, a realistic walking and logistics simulator, with elements of action, survival, and stealth, presented from a...

Mortal Kombat 11

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia → 22 March 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice — a hardcore action-adventure game with a third-person perspective from the creators of Dark Souls Remastered and Bloodborne. The...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 November 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – a new chapter in the history of "Star Wars", a canonical story from Disney, EA, and Respawn. As a young padawan, the player will have...

Far Cry New Dawn

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 → 15 February 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Far Cry New Dawn is a continuation of the popular first-person shooter series, which, unlike previous games, will take you to a post-apocalyptic world — Hope County...

Devil May Cry 5

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Devil May Cry 5 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game with a third-person perspective. The numbered continuation of the franchise tells the story of what...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition — the most complete edition The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions, add-ons The Witcher 3: Blood and...

Graveyard Keeper

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 15 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...

The Outer Worlds

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The Outer Worlds – a single-player first-person sci-fi RPG with elements of shooter, action, and stealth. The focus is on role-playing and the dialogue system in...

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 13 May 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 15 March 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. It turned out that the quarantine zone in New York did not hold, and the disease...

Vampyr

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Vampyr is a third-person action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange and Remember Me. London 1918... Spanish flu... it is unlikely that many people are able to...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 4 October 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Breakpoint is a direct continuation of the military shooter in an open world Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. The game takes place on a fictional island in the...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical

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

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...

Control

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Control is a fantastic third-person action game from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You will go to a very mysterious and unusual universe...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 October 2019

Players: 4.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a reboot of the eponymous first-person shooter series. A dynamic storyline with direction at the level of an action movie, where...

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 27 August 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The game will tell about the evolution of humanity, and in the most direct...

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a continuation of the series of first-person shooters with horror elements. According to the plot of the game, the war with the dead did...

Apex Legends

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 November 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer shooter in the "battle royale" genre with a first-person view set in the Titanfall universe. The gameplay focuses on teamwork, where you can choose...

Code Vein

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

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC → 27 September 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Hardcore role-playing action from the creators of God Eater. You have to take on the role of a vampire and, together with your companions, confront the very essence...

Rage 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 13 May 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Rage 2 is a continuation of the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter from the creators of the series Doom and Just Cause 3. The events of the game take place...

Final Fantasy XV

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia → 29 November 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Final Fantasy XV is a continuation of the popular role-playing action game with a third-person perspective set in the futuristic universe of Final Fantasy and is a...

Overwatch (2016)

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Overwatch is a team-based online first-person shooter from the developers of Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place on the Earth of the future, which is...

Destiny 2

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

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Released in 2017, Destiny 2 is a sequel to the MMOFPS from the first person Destiny. The last city of humanity fell under the onslaught of a massive army led by...

Need for Speed Heat

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 8 November 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Need for Speed Heat is a continuation of a series of arcade racing games with a third-person view. In the new part you will be able to participate in both night...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PC → 24 October 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Path of Exile

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Free game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 January 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Path of Exile is a free-to-play action RPG with an isometric camera view. You are an exile trying to survive in the dark world of Wraeclast. Fighting for your life...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Stadia → 14 June 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

Call of Cthulhu

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...

Resident Evil 6

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2013

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2019 (Game released)