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/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMac
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 2026 (Game in development)
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 27 October 2026
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 October 2026
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A cooperative game in which 4 gamers try to climb to the top of a mountain. The heroes are lost on the island, and this is the only way to salvation. You need to...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view
Game in development: Android → 8 December 2026
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Space
Game in development: iOS → 29 October 2026
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man’s Sky is a first-person adventure simulator set in a futuristic world. You’ll explore outer space and planets, some of which are home to various forms of...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Online
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2026
VGTimes:
7.3/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
89/100
An exciting journey into a world where nature dictates its own rules, and hunting becomes the art of survival. Forbidden lands covered with secrets are constantly...
Action, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Online
Game in development: PC → 29 October 2026
A cooperative submarine management simulator for 1–4 players, where the crew’s teamwork determines the success of each mission. The game takes place in an ocean...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Motorcycle racing, Adventure, Open world
Game in development: Android, iOS → 29 October 2026
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Saints Row: The Third Remastered is an updated version of the famous shooter Saints Row: The Third, released in 2011. The third part continues the story of the...
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game in development: PC → 3 December 2026
Anticipation Rating:
8.9/10
The game combines the scale of the Warhammer 40,000 saga with the classic gameplay of the series. Four factions - Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and Adeptus...
Game in development: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 December 2026
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The game will tell about the evolution of humanity, and in the most direct...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 9 November 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An atmospheric Lovecraftian fishing adventure set in a post-nuclear apocalypse world. The player takes on the role of a sailor who goes on a fishing trawler to a...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Science fiction, Procedural generation
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 November 2026
Steam:
93/100
The world is controlled by an all-seeing AI that holds an endless sequence captive. Every encounter with machines becomes a test: fast movement, lightning-fast...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 20 October 2026
Anticipation Rating:
5/10
A new cooperative adventure in the We Were Here series. Two heroes awaken inside mysterious capsules among strange mechanisms and an unfamiliar world behind glass...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival horror
Game in development: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → fall 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
An expansion for Cronos: The New Dawn, revealing the past of one of the key characters from the main game. The events unfold in the merciless wastelands, where a...
