Action
Action is a genre of video games in which the success of completing a task depends on the player's reaction speed and ability to make quick, correct decisions. The dynamics of such games are high, although some allow for a slower pace. Most often, this genre includes fighting games, shooters, platformers, and some sub-genres of real-time strategy. Action games may include elements of exploration, racing, puzzles, and more, but the foundation is always built on visual-motor coordination.
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Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2022 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, Mac → 10 December 2020
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A game by CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, based on Mike Pondsmith’s Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop RPG. Players are sent to the year 2077...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2022
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
95/100
An adventure soulsborne action game set in a dark fantasy world, from the creators of the Dark Souls series, with the participation of the author of...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 May 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
92/100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures starring Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all owners received a free next-gen...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Zombies, Parkour
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 4 February 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A sequel to Dying Light with a new protagonist, characters, setting, and story that expands the game universe. The original’s celebrated formula of...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 October 2013
VGTimes:
9.2/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
92/100
A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city that players first came to love in Grand Theft...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 7 May 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
First-person horror with survival and shooter elements, Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard but moves the action to...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 20 April 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
God of War is a continuation of Kratos's adventures in the slasher genre from a third-person perspective. The events unfold in the snowy mountainous...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 January 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A re-release of the classic action horror game Resident Evil 2 (1998) , featuring a third-person perspective. The sequel takes place two months...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 April 2020
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A re-release of the legendary fixed-camera action horror game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of a dying Raccoon...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 October 2022
Players:
5.9/10
Steam:
41/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A team-based first-person shooter that continues the story of a future world experiencing a technological crisis from Overwatch 2016. The disbanded...
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake, Horror
Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 2 September 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Remake of the adventure action game The Last of Us, created on the engine of The Last of Us: Part 2. The new version features improved graphics...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac → 12 August 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which let you interact with various...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, Mac → 20 January 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most...
Game released: PC, iOS, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Mac → 20 October 2022
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
87/100
A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux → 17 September 2012
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Survival, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 17 December 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man...
Action, First-person view, Online, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 27 September 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Grounded is a cooperative survival game from Obsidian. The plot tells about children who have shrunk to the size of insects. Now the grass seems huge...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies, Horror
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac → 23 January 2017
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Survival horror, Science fiction, Puzzle
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 27 October 2022
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
81/100
SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 8 February 2022
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Hurricane hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of enemies from the creators of Absolver. A young kung fu student embarks on a path of revenge...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 November 2020
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A multiplayer shooter in the "battle royale" genre with a first-person view set in the Titanfall universe. The gameplay focuses on teamwork, where...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Star Wars, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 5 April 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Star Wars universe, which combines all the...
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Dungeons, Construction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 August 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A colorful action roguelike with base-building, cult management, and dungeon exploration. The main character is an obsessed lamb, saved from death by...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 2 December 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
69/100
A sci-fi horror game, The Callisto Protocol follows the blueprint of Dead Space: the cramped rooms of a distant space station are filled with...