Action 2021 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 3

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

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

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a continuation of the multiplayer third-person shooter in the Plants vs. universe. Zombies. The game will tell about...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon is an add-on for a sci-fi RPG with a first-person view and elements of shooter, action and stealth. A mysterious message sends a...

Destroy All Humans!

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 July 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Destroy All Humans! — a remake of the adventure shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, released in 2005. In the game you have to try on the...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Rustler

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 31 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Nioh: Complete Edition

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 7 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Nioh: Complete Edition — A complete edition of the third-person action-adventure slasher game, which includes the base game and all released expansion packs...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

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

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Horror Brawl: Battle Royale

Action, Arcade, Online, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: iOS, Android → 6 October 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...

The Ascent

Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.4/10

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...

The Wild Eight

Online, Action, Top-down view, Open world, Survival, Simulation

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 3 October 2019

Players: 8.5/10

The Wild Eight is a top-down cooperative action game where you have to survive in the wild taiga, in a world full of dangers and mysterious phenomena. In an...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PC, Mac, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Back 4 Blood

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 12 October 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Back 4 Blood is an exciting co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. In the game you will find yourself in...

This Land is My Land

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Strategy, Historical, First-person view, Online

Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

This Land is My Land is a dynamic stealth action game with a third-person view in the open world of the American Wild West. The main character is the leader of an...

Death Stranding: Director's Cut

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

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC, Mac, iOS, Xbox Series X/S → 24 September 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

An expanded and updated version of Death Stranding. The game features even more storylines, new missions, and expanded locations. As you progress, you will be...

Craftsman

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Craftsman is an adventure sandbox with a first-person view and extensive possibilities for creating items and buildings. In the game, you will find yourself in a...

Lost Light

Action, Third-person view, Tactics, Online

Game released: Android, iOS, PC → 30 June 2021

Players: 6/10

Lost Light is a tactical online action game with a third-person view. You have to join the Fireflies special group and uncover a sinister conspiracy connected with...

Craftopia

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 5 July 2021

Players: 8/10

Craftopia is an open world role-playing game. The game features multiplayer, co-op, hunting, fishing, construction, survival elements, the ability to drive...

Honkai Impact 3rd

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

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 26 December 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Honkai Impact 3rd is a free-to-play action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in the Japanese style. In the game you have to assemble a team of Valkyries and...

Bright Memory: Infinite

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

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 11 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

Green Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

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

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Green Hell is a survival-adventure game with a first-person view, where the danger comes from wildlife in the unexplored corners of the Amazon jungle. An open world...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2013

Players: 7.9/10

An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia → 8 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

The Forgotten City

Action, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 7/10

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...

Tales of Arise

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 February 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena oppressed the...

Lake

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Devour

Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action, First-person view

Game released: PC, Mac → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Devour is a first-person cooperative action-horror game with survival elements for 1-4 players. Together with other players, you will have to work together against...

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android → 20 September 2019

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is an exciting side-scrolling action game set in the gothic Castlevania universe for mobile platforms. After the defeat of Count...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 5 October 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

The Sinking City

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

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

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The Sinking City is a third-person, open-world horror adventure based on the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of horror stories about monsters. The...

Just Die Already

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Just Die Already is an exciting third-person arcade sandbox from the creators of Goat Simulator. The game tells the story of retirees trying to secure a spot in a...

World War Z: Aftermath

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 21 September 2021

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Goose Goose Duck

Futurism (Future), Action, Arcade, Logic, Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Free game

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 3 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Goose Goose Duck is a free arcade multiplayer online social deduction game that clearly resembles Among Us, but with ducks and geese. Some control a spaceship...

Ryuko – Legend of Shadow Hunter

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Role-playing game

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 April 2022

Players: 7.2/10

Ryuko – Legend of Shadow Hunter is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. This is a shadow ninja game that features 5 corrupted Kurome regions...

Visage

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5 → 30 October 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...

Wobby Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 18 September 2025

Players: 6.9/10

A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 (Game released)