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.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SXbox One XPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMeta QuestMacLinuxBrowserStadia
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 → 10 December 2020
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
70/100
The game from CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, is based on the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. The player is sent to the year 2077...
Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Adventure
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 4 February 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
76/100
A sequel to Dying Light with a new protagonist, characters, and setting, featuring a new storyline that expands the game universe. The formula of "zombies...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 May 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Metacritic:
92/100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures of Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all its owners received a free next-gen upgrade to The Witcher...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 7 May 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
83/100
First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...
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:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
92/100
The legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The setting is the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2021
Players:
8.7/10
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 his pet who...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 3 April 2020
Players:
7.4/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 25 January 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
91/100
Resident Evil 2 is a re-release of the classic action-horror Resident Evil 2 (1998) from 1998 with a third-person perspective. The events of the sequel unfold two...
Game released: PC, iOS, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2022
Players:
8.4/10
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 and collect...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man's Sky — an adventure simulation game from a first-person perspective set in a futuristic environment. You will explore outer space and planets, some of which...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2016
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
91/100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition — the most complete edition The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions, add-ons The Witcher 3: Blood and...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 October 2022
Players:
5.7/10
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 Patrol is a...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 17 December 2020
Players:
8.1/10
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 who has to...
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
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 to them, like...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac → 23 January 2017
Players:
8.4/10
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 vicinity of the...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, iOS → 11 August 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Cult of the Lamb is a dark action roguelike with base building and dungeon crawling. The main character is an possessed lamb who was once saved from death by a...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
64/100
Adventure role-playing game, which takes place in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe in accordance with the rules of the fifth edition of the board game. Vampires...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
65/100
Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2012
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.8/10
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 new era of...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Star Wars, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 5 April 2022
Players:
8.6/10
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 released films of the...
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
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 you can choose...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 8 February 2022
Players:
8.4/10
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. Chasing shadows...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 February 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
72/100
Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...
Action, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror, Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 2 December 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
69/100
Fantastic horror The Callisto Protocol is created in the mold of Dead Space: the cramped quarters of a distant space station are filled with biophage...