Action 2021 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 5

Cookie Clicker - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

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

Players: 8/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Teratopia

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade, Open world

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

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...

Rogue Company

Online, Shooter, Action, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 20 July 2020

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Rogue Company is a multiplayer third-person shooter that supports cross-play on all platforms — PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The heroes are hired...

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: 8.6/10

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...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 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...

Final Fantasy XIV Online

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 27 August 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...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

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

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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

Game released: Wii U, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC → 30 October 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is an atmospheric horror adventure with a third-person view. The plot revolves around three characters (Yuri Kozukata, Myu...

Binary Domain

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Combat robots

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 10 November 2021

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Binary Domain is a dynamic tactical shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Tokyo, 2080. On the streets of the metropolis, people and robots clashed...

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Collection, Adventure, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 9 June 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is a collection of iconic third-person action-slasher games for modern platforms, including NINJA GAIDEN Σ, NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 and...

Verdun

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 28 April 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Verdun is an online first-person shooter set in the First World War. Realistic gameplay awaits you, allowing you to feel the horror of war. The game features...

Beyond Blue

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond Blue is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Never Alone. Beyond Blue takes place in the near future...

After the Fall

Virtual Reality (VR), Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 9 December 2021

Players: 6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 77/100

After the Fall is a dynamic first-person shooter from the creators of Arizona Sunshine for virtual reality devices. The game takes place in the icy ruins of Los...

Dungeon Munchies

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

HammerHelm

Construction, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2021

Steam: 76/100

HammerHelm is an action-adventure and town-building game about a dwarf exiled from his homeland for believing that dwarves can live above ground. The hero founds a...

Maid of Sker

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 28 July 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Adventure horror, which takes place in a mystical estate. The game is based on the true story of Elizabeth Williams. She fell in love with Thomas Evans, a musician...

Blade of Darkness

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 7 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Re-release of the classic action-slasher Blade of Darkness (2001), originally released in 2001. The game features support for widescreen monitors and resolutions...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

Action, Slasher, Adventure, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 20 November 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 89/100

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut — updated version of the action-adventure slasher Bloodrayne. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and optimization...

Hellpoint

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 30 July 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...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

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

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Adventure, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One → 12 July 2019

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...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 April 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...

Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Third-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Android, iOS → 9 January 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Dante is a master demon hunter who uses his weapons and supernatural abilities to fight monsters and uncover mysteries related to the demonic world. In the fight...

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends

Action, Stealth, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, DLC, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is a co-op mode for the dynamic stealth action game Ghost of Tsushima. The mode will allow you to play as one of the legendary warriors...

Curse of the Dead Gods

Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Action

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Curse of the Dead Gods is a dark isometric roguelike in which the main character explores various catacombs in search of wealth and power. Game locations are filled...

Total War: Rome Remastered

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, In real time, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Action

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 29 April 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...

Heliborne: Enhanced Edition

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

Game released: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux → 16 June 2021

Steam: 74/100

Heliborne: Enhanced Edition is an improved edition of the military action game about helicopter aviation for modern consoles. At your disposal will be dozens of...

Death's Door

Action, Slasher, Isometric, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 20 July 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...

The Ramp

Action, Isometric, Skateboards, Indie, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Ramp is an isometric indie action game about skateboards. This game delivers an unprecedented feeling of real skateboarding. You can get 15 minutes of flow that...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Adventure, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

Shred! 2 - ft Sam Pilgrim

Bicycles, Stunts, Third-person view, Racing, Indie, Action

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 → 13 May 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

The player rides a mountain bike on off-road or special ramps and performs extreme stunts. There are 10 customizable bikes available, 40 levels and 200 unique...

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 → 9 July 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a continuation of the role-playing adventure in the fantasy universe of Monster Hunter. A new and unique experience...

Neighbours Back From Hell

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Point & Click, Stealth

Game released: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, iOS, Android → 8 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Neighbors Back From Hell is a modern re-release of two parts of the How to Get Your Neighbor puzzle. The new product received updated graphics, doubled frame rate...

MIR4

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

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 67/100

MIR4 is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. You will experience the elegant style of oriental martial arts combined with...

Skeletal Avenger

Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 29 September 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you — you can...

This Land is My Land

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Strategy, Historical, First-person view, Online, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 67/100

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...

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 29 March 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey is an add-on for the space multiplayer action game Elite Dangerous. In the game you have to travel around the universe, discover new...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 6 August 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

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