Action 1998 for PlayStation — top best games in the Action genre

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation → 8 May 1998

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This third-person survival horror game is set in Raccoon City during an outbreak of the T-virus, a mutagenic toxin developed for biological weapons. The player...

Diablo

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → 9 July 1998

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Diablo is a legendary action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Tristram, the capital...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation → 4 March 1999

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Grand Theft Auto

Action, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation → 28 August 1998

Players: 7.8/10

Grand Theft Auto is a legendary top-down racing action game set in an open world. In the game you will try on the role of a criminal who will perform various tasks...

Tomb Raider 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation → 22 January 1998

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...

Metal Gear Solid (1998)

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 30 September 1998

Players: 7.8/10

Metal Gear Solid

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation → 26 February 1999

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Metal Gear Solid is an adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will tell about an anti-terrorist...

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 2 April 1998

Players: 7.8/10

Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a third-person arcade game with action and fighting elements from the developers of Avalanche Software LLC. The game is published by...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 15 January 1998

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Fighting Force is a third-person action game with a touch of fighting from developers from the Core Design Ltd. studio. The game is published by Eidos Interactive...

Spyro the Dragon

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → 1 April 1999

Players: 10/10

Spyro the Dragon is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will give you the opportunity to take control of a purple...

Armored Core

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation → 1 June 1998

Players: 10/10

This mech-action game is set in a world devastated by a war known as the Great Destruction. With countries and governments gone and humanity driven into underground...

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation → 3 March 1998

X-Men: Children of the Atom is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Shadow Tower

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → декабрь 1999

Shadow Tower is a first-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of FromSoftware, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Mortal Kombat 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Side view

Game released: PlayStation → 24 June 1998

Players: 6.6/10

Mortal Kombat 4 is a fighting game from the cult Mortal Kombat series. The game was released in 1997 for arcade machines, and a year later it was transferred to...

Beast Wars: Transformers

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation → 26 March 1998

Beast Wars: Transformers — Each level of the game is a maze, at the end of which a boss often awaits (otherwise the player simply needs to get to a certain...

Forsaken

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

Game released: PlayStation → 2 September 1999

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Forsaken is a futuristic first-person shooter modeled on Descent. It features a broad selection of weapons and a series of levels that form the core of its...

Guilty Gear

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation → 10 November 1998

Steam: 79/100

Bio FREAKS

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation → сентябрь 1998

Bio FREAKS is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and fighting elements from developers from the Saffire Corporation studio. The main publisher of the...

Nightmare Creatures (1997)

Arcade, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 26 February 1998

Players: 8.5/10

Nightmare Creatures (1997) is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, horror and fighting from the masters from the studio Kalisto Entertainment SA. The...

Thunder Force 5: Perfect System

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation → 13 November 1998

Metacritic: 70/100

Tekken 3

Action, Fighting, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PlayStation → 1 September 1998

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Tekken 3 is a side-scrolling arcade action fighting game. Set fifteen years after the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2, the story begins with Jun Kazama living a...

King of Fighters '97

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Online

Game released: PlayStation → 28 May 1998

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 80/100

King of Fighters '97 is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is...

Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation → 30 November 1998

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Arcade racing with action elements turns each event into a contest of destruction. The player must climb from 99th place to the top of the rankings while competing...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → 19 March 1998

Players: 8.8/10

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter and fantasy game from developers from the studio Raven Software Corporation. The main...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation → март 1997

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

This fantasy first-person shooter follows the defense of Cronos against Korax, the second Serpent Rider. As the elf Corvus battles D'Sparil, the other Serpent...

Crash Bandicoot: Warped

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 17 December 1998

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This action platformer features levels set across different periods of time and reaches of space. Their varied designs shape the experience as players progress...

Micro Machines V3

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation → 1 January 1998

Micro Machines V3 is a top-down arcade racing action game. This game in the series has 2 new modes: Prize Class and Keepsies. You gain access to Prize Class mode if...

Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Action, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → октябрь 1998

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This stealth action game follows ninja assassins Rikimaru and Ayame in 16th-century feudal Japan. They move unseen through towns, temples, forests, caves and...

Sol Divide

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation → 2002

Sol Divide is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and fantasy games from the masters from the Psikyo studio. The game is published by Atlus...

MediEvil

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation → 17 June 1999

Players: 9.8/10

This third-person fantasy action game combines horror elements and puzzles. Sir Daniel Fortesque, a long-dead knight, is accidentally resurrected by his greatest...

Tomba!

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 1 August 1998

Players: 10/10

Tomba! — Many years ago, a group known as the Seven Evil Pigs appeared on an uncharted archipelago and used their magical powers to blacken the land. Their...

MDK

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

Game released: PlayStation → 5 August 1999

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

MDK is a dynamic third-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of Kurt Hektic, who must save the Earth from an invasion of aliens who are...

Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition

Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation → ноябрь 1998

Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition is an action game mixed with an anime or manga game from developers from the Capcom Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Frogger (1999)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation → 28 May 1998

Frogger (1999) is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers of Millennium Interactive Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Batman & Robin

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 7 August 1998

Players: 2.2/10

Batman & Robin — Batman and Robin confront two villains who attacked Gotham: Mister Freeze and Poison Ivy, the first wants to freeze the city, the second to...

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill

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

Game released: PlayStation → 27 April 2001

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from n-Space studio. The main publisher of the game is GT Interactive...

Bomberman Party Edition

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation → 5 July 2001

Bomberman Party Edition is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and strategy from the studio Hudson Soft Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft...

Star Ocean: The Second Story

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation → 31 May 1999

Metacritic: 80/100

This science-fiction role-playing game with action elements follows two people from different worlds whose paths cross at the edge of the universe. The Gods hurl a...

NFL Blitz

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation → ноябрь 1998

NFL Blitz is a third-person action game with elements of a sports game from developers from the studio Point of View, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Midway...

DoDonPachi

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation → 10 September 1998

DoDonPachi is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the studio CAVE Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1998 for PlayStation