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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Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2020 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 10 December 2020
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The game from CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, is based on the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. The player is sent to the year 2077...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Mac, Linux → 15 February 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
87/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 10 November 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 2 November 2017
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 3 April 2020
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
81/100
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 13 November 2020
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a continuation of the popular series of first-person shooter adventures set during the "Cold War." Treyarch realized how...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Science fiction, Combat robots, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 25 May 2018
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
95/100
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Space, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 12 August 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...
Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 June 2020
Players:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that caused strange, zombie-like creatures to appear. The survivors call them Husks. The last of humanity fight them...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 November 2019
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
88/100
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...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Walking Simulator, Open world, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 8 November 2019
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 5 December 2017
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Complete Edition Horizon Zero Dawn, which includes the original game and the expansion The Frozen Wilds. You will have to immerse yourself in a world where you...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2020
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 1 March 2017
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the confrontation...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 March 2019
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
79/100
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 17 December 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
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...
Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Open world
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 September 2017
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
79/100
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS → 17 September 2020
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
93/100
Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...
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: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 27 August 2017
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
56/100
ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...
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
Steam:
76/100
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2020
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
57/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Watch Dogs Legion is a multi-genre sandbox game from a third-person perspective set in an open world, continuing the popular series of hacker action games. The...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Motorcycle racing, Adventure, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 May 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Saints Row: The Third Remastered is an updated version of the famous shooter Saints Row: The Third, released in 2011. The third part continues the story of the...