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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021

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MADNESS: Project Nexus
MADNESS: Project Nexus
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Indie, Isometric
September 30, 2021
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a whirlwind action slasher with an isometric camera view and horror elements. There are two modes available to you in the game: story...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)
August 24, 2021
Players: 7/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 69/100
A third-person cooperative shooter set in the "Alien" universe, taking place 23 years after the events of the original trilogy. The story centers around a team of...
Lake
Lake
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie, Walking Simulator, Open world
September 1, 2021
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to help her father...
The Legend of Neverland
The Legend of Neverland
Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, MMO, Online, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
May 12, 2021
Players: 7.1/10
The Legend of Neverland is an action-adventure anime role-playing game with MMO elements and a third-person view. Free switching of several classes and exciting...
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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...
The Ascent
The Ascent
Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op)
July 29, 2021
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 73/100
The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...
Kingdom Hearts 3
Kingdom Hearts 3
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
January 25, 2019
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Kingdom Hearts 3 is a continuation of the exciting action role-playing game with a third-person view, representing a crossover between characters from Final Fantasy...
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Action, Slasher
December 2, 2001
Players: 8/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...
Police Stories
Police Stories
Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
September 19, 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 82/100
Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...
Quake
Quake
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
June 22, 1996
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...
Death's Door
Death's Door
Action, Slasher, Isometric, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval
July 20, 2021
Players: 9/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...
Skyforge
Skyforge
Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game
April 2, 2015
Players: 8/10
Steam: 54/100
Skyforge is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fantasy universe where gods...
The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Indie
July 28, 2021
Players: 10/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 85/100
The Forgotten City — a first-person adventure action game from the creators of the eponymous mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The game's events revolve around...
Horror Brawl: Battle Royale
Horror Brawl: Battle Royale
Action, Arcade, Online, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural
July 29, 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Horror Brawl: Battle Royale is a mystical horror action game with online elements and a third-person view. During these terrifying games, your goal is to destroy...
Tannenberg
Tannenberg
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Horror
February 13, 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Tannenberg is a standalone add-on for the multiplayer third-person shooter about the First World War Verdun. The game will focus on the events of the Eastern Front...
Minecraft Earth
Minecraft Earth
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)
August 1, 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Minecraft Earth is a fun augmented reality game set in the Minecraft universe. You will find both familiar elements and something new. You have to collect...
Sable
Sable
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Open world
September 23, 2021
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Sable is a member of a family of nomads. As an adult, she sets off on an exciting journey through endless deserts to find her way in this life and explore the world...
Undying
Undying
Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies
October 19, 2021
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 74/100
An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
August 27, 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 49/100
A multiplayer role-playing game from a third-person perspective set in a fantasy world, which is a reworked version of the original Final Fantasy XIV 2010. The...
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Action, Third-person view, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Adventure
October 2, 2020
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a continuation of the cult game from the 90s, telling about the next adventures of Crash and his younger sister Coco. The plot...
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Third-person view
September 8, 2020
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is a remaster of the fantasy open-world third-person role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The developers have...
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Adventure, Action
December 20, 2018
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a continuation of the arcade sandbox with a third-person view in the open world in the Dragon Quest universe. As in the original, you...
Huntdown
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
May 12, 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Chivalry 2
Chivalry 2
Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, MMO
June 8, 2021
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Chivalry 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer medieval action game with a first-person view. Fierce medieval battles await you, which are the central theme of the...
World War Z: Aftermath
World War Z: Aftermath
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
September 21, 2021
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 80/100
World War Z: Aftermath is a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed...
Journey to the Savage Planet
Journey to the Savage Planet
Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world
January 28, 2020
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 75/100
A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...
Spelunky
Spelunky
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie
July 4, 2012
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...
Deathloop
Deathloop
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Stealth
September 14, 2021
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Deathloop is a dynamic first-person shooter that tells the story of an extended confrontation between two seasoned assassins. According to the plot, the main...
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Star Wars, Science fiction
February 17, 2005
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Star Wars: Republic Commando is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. You have to try on the role of captain of an elite Commando squad...
Bright Memory: Infinite
Bright Memory: Infinite
Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Indie
November 11, 2021
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 65/100
The game follows the adventures of a girl named Shelia, who is an agent of the Supernatural Research Organization (SRO). One day, the organization manages to find...
Chorus
Chorus
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Indie, Adventure
December 3, 2021
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Chorus is an adventure space shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a girl named Nara, who was previously a member of a dark...
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game
June 24, 2019
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 76/100
Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...
Project Wingman
Project Wingman
Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Flight Simulator, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Indie, Arcade
December 1, 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Project Wingman is a realistic flight simulator with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Valve Index. In the game you will...
INDUSTRIA
INDUSTRIA
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Steampunk, Indie, Science fiction
September 30, 2021
Players: 4.8/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 66/100
INDUSTRIA is an atmospheric first-person shooter in a steampunk setting. The game will immerse you in the parallel reality of East Berlin shortly before the end of...
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
December 12, 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Hellpoint
Hellpoint
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction
July 30, 2020
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 61/100
Hellpoint is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the future on the Irid Novo space station, which...
Patch Quest
Patch Quest
Adventure, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Construction, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Action
May 7, 2021
Players: 10/10
Steam: 95/100
The main character sets out to uncover the secrets of Patchlantis, and to do this he will have to explore a patchwork labyrinth, tame many monsters and upgrade...
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics
December 12, 2018
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Insurgency: Sandstorm is an improved version of the tactical online first-person shooter Insurgency. Now the main game engine is Unreal Engine 4, in addition to new...
Battleborn
Battleborn
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, MOBA
May 3, 2016
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Battleborn is an action MOBA game with a first-person perspective. Players will fight each other on a distant planet orbiting the only surviving sun in the...
Total War: Rome Remastered
Total War: Rome Remastered
Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, In real time, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Action
April 29, 2021
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Total War: Rome Remastered is an enhanced version of the historical strategy game with turn-based movements on the global map and real-time battles Rome: Total...
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