Action 2021 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 9

Sniper Road - a game in the Action genre

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 24 November 2021

Steam: 87/100

Free sniper action game dedicated to finding and eliminating hidden enemies. The player must advance through a gloomy city, spotting enemy snipers between...

Solar Ash

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 2 December 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Solar Ash — the second game from Heart Machine studio, which released Hyper Light Drifter. The game takes place in a fantastical and mysterious world, enchanting...

Crimsonland (2003)

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with RPG elements, pitting the player against aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and other enemies. The goal is to survive the...

Nier Re[in]carnation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Free game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Android, iOS → 27 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Nier Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of the Nier role-playing series. It is being developed by Applibot studio together with Saito, Okabe and...

Postal

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

Game released: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Linux → 28 June 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...

Saiko no sutoka

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 19 March 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Atmospheric survival horror, where the main challenge is escaping from a girl with a split personality. Saiko-chan combines two opposing sides: in her yandere...

Pac-Man 99

Arcade, Online, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Pac-Man 99 is a free-to-play battle royale game in the legendary Pac-Man series. Up to 99 players compete in the game, where the main goal is to remain the only...

Siege of Avalon: Anthology

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Siege of Avalon: Anthology is a classic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The Avalon Citadel is the last remnant of the...

Dieselpunk Wars

Simulation, Indie, Action, Racing, Arcade, Tanks, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Combat robots, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 13 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 54/100

Dieselpunk Wars is an exciting third-person action sandbox game focused on combat with sophisticated physics and advanced damage simulation. As you play, you'll be...

Land of War - The Beginning

Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 10 June 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 53/100

Land of War — The Beginning is a historical first-person shooter set at the outbreak of World War II in Poland in September 1939, as well as other episodes...

Modern Warships

Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Action, Tactics, Online, Free game, MMO

Game released: iOS, Android → 16 June 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Tactical online action about warships. The game will give you the opportunity to feel like a real captain of a warship. All game models of equipment are created in...

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...

Baldo: The Guardian Owls

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 27 August 2021

Steam: 66/100

Baldo: The Guardian Owls is an action-adventure game with lots of puzzles for mobile platforms. You have to travel through the open world, fight enemies, including...

Aeon Must Die!

Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all, Metroidvania

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 50/100

Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...

Pinstripe

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

PUBG: New State

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

Game released: Android, iOS → 11 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

PUBG: New State — a competitive first-person shooter in the battle royale genre for mobile platforms in the PUBG: Battlegrounds universe. The timeline has moved...

Craft Island

Isometric, Action

Game released: iOS, Android → 9 February 2021

Players: 2.8/10

Craft Island is an action game with an isometric view. In this game you will have complete freedom of action. You will have a whole island at your disposal, on...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 - Inception

Action, Shooter, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 21 March 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 1 — Inception is a story add-on for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The events of the add-on will...

Bless Unleashed

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

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 → 12 March 2020

Steam: 63/100

Bless Unleashed is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Bless. Choose your story. Seven character...

Library Of Ruina

Action, Anime / Manga, Card game, Strategy, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Library Of Ruina is a role-playing simulator of battles in a library. The player invites guests to the library and engages them in battle to obtain unique books...

Hoa

Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Indie, Side view, Exploration

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

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Arcade, Third-person view, Action, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii, Nintendo DS → 6 February 2023

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Re-release of Sonic Colors (2010) from 2010, which was originally released only on Wii and NDS. The developers improved the graphics, increased the frame rate...

White Shadows

Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Horror, Stealth, Action, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 7 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires

Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Strategy, In real time, Action, Simulation

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 February 2022

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is a new game in the tactical and strategic branch of the Dynasty Warriors 9 series. As before, the Empires sub-cycle will offer you not...

Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 January 2021

Path of Exile: Conquerors of the Atlas is a fresh expansion to the fantasy action role-playing game Path of Exile, which adds new locations and bosses to the game...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Infinite Launch

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Android → 25 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Infinite Launch is a top-down arcade tower defense game. After years of colonizing half of our galaxy, your job is to deploy satellites and discover other planets...

Bloodroots

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Top-down view, Slasher

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 12 March 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Bloodroots is a fast-paced action adventure with an isometric camera view. You have to try on the role of Mr. Wolf, who was left for dead by his former fellow...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

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...

Zaacar

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 23 May 2021

Steam: 38/100

Mad racing action that combines high-speed races, massive crashes, and fierce shootouts in huge arenas. The game is inspired by Twisted Metal (2012) and...

Timothy vs the Aliens

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 21 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Timothy vs the Aliens is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in which you take on the role of gangster Timothy, who lives in a black and white city...

The Origin: Blind Maid

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Survival horror, Action, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 July 2021

Steam: 47/100

A dark horror adventure in which the story of sin and punishment intertwines with an ancient evil. The protagonist is a corrupt politician hiding from justice in...

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 - Obliteration

Action, Shooter, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Adventure

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 July 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm Part 3 — Obliteration — plot addition for the sniper shooter with stealth elements Sniper Elite 4. The grand finale of the...

Axiom Verge 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Linux → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 13 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 52/100

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a multi-player co-op action adventure. Big city — big adventures. When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor...

Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Action, Puzzle, Point & Click, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC, Linux, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 16 July 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond a Steel Sky is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which is a continuation of the cult Beneath a Steel Sky. In the game...

Praey for the Gods

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers and huge titans...

Aeterna Noctis

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 December 2021

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Survival Z

Adventure, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Casual game, Zombies, Indie, Shooter, Arcade

Game released: iOS, Mac, PC → 19 February 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 83/100

Adventure action, whose events unfold in a world where zombies captured the planet after a global catastrophe. The main character, one of the few survivors, goes in...

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