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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 (Game released)
Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 19 May 2021
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
84/100
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 12 August 2021
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
57/100
Foreclosed is a cyberpunk action game with a third-person view, stylized as a comic book. The game's protagonist, Evan Kapnos, has been stripped of his job, his...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Slasher, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia → 10 March 2022
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Young Souls is an arcade co-op action-slasher with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2020
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
78/100
One Step from Eden is an action-adventure game with elements of a card roguelike, where you will need to build a powerful deck, attack opponents with spells, find...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 29 January 2021
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Gods Will Fall is an RPG adventure in which you lead a handful of Vikings in a daring fight against the cruel gods. For the latter, you either blindly worship and...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Construction, Open world, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 7 August 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
25/100
Cube Island — an exciting sandbox with an open world, crafting, and building, similar to Minecraft. In the game, you will embark on a tropical island made of...
Game released: PC, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Embr is a first-person co-op action game where you become the best firefighter you can hire. Alone or together with your comrades, you will go to conquer burning...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 13 April 2012
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 February 2021
Players:
6.3/10
Steam:
82/100
A vibrant multiplayer elimination game for up to 32 players at a time. Gamers go through levels with traps and challenges until there is only one winner left. The...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...
Adventure, Simulation, Top-down view, Business / Management, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Steampunk, Construction, Survival
Game released: PC → 15 September 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Scrapnaut is a fun top-down survival simulator in a steampunk setting. In the game you will explore a dangerous open world with different biomes. As you progress...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 7 June 2019
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
64/100
The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 September 2021
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A massive addition to the exploration adventure Outer Wilds, which adds a new, hidden secret to the already familiar solar system. The story centers on a strange...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 5 October 2021
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...
Game released: Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2012
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One → 10 August 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Lawn Mowing Simulator is an unusual simulator with a first-person view in which you have to professionally mow UK lawns. In the game you will create your own lawn...
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...
Game released: iPad, iPhone, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 4, Nintendo DS, iOS, PC, PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2011
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
78/100
This platform action game with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae on an adventure through the magical land of Sequin. She faces the pirate Risky Boots...
