Action 2012 for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Action genre

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 December 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...

Far Cry 3

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 November 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained huge popularity. The game is dedicated to survival...

Borderlands 2

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 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...

Resident Evil 6

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 October 2012

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...

Prototype 2

Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 April 2012

VGTimes: 6.7/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Prototype 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure with a third-person view in the open world. In the game you will try on the role of the new hero James...

Max Payne 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 May 2012

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Dishonored

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 October 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Dishonored is a stealth action game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the plague-ridden fictional city of Dunwall, inspired by...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 October 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Hitman: Absolution

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 February 2013

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth action game with a third-person view. You play as the famous Agent 47. You are a global killer working for a mysterious Agency. But...

Sleeping Dogs

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 August 2012

VGTimes: 9.6/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...

Mass Effect

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 December 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 August 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) is a popular competitive team-based first-person shooter. The main ideology revolves around the confrontation between two...

Mass Effect 3

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 March 2012

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an army of an ancient...

Darksiders 2

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 November 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern requirements, have...

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 December 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original simulator of a...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 September 2011

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...

Assassin's Creed 3

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 October 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with stealth elements in a historical setting and an open world, Assassin's Creed 3 was released in 2012...

Double Dragon: Neon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 December 2013

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Double Dragon: Neon is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studios WayForward Technologies and...

Sniper Elite V2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 May 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Spec Ops: The Line

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 June 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Spec Ops: The Line is an unusual cinematic third-person shooter that will force you to confront not only real opponents, but even your own principles. Get ready to...

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 August 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

I Am Alive

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 April 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 March 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person cooperative action-horror game set in the Resident Evil universe. The plot of the game takes place in 1998...

Darkness 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 February 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Darkness 2 is a continuation of the fantastic first-person shooter in the Darkness universe. You will once again play the role of Jackie Estacado - the head of the...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 February 2012

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 January 2013

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Inversion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 June 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Inversion is a third-person shooter based entirely on physics. An alien scoundrel invaded Earth, and not only invaded, but also changed the gravitational field in...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 September 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story of the game begins with the amazing resurrection...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 February 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

Doom 3: BFG Edition

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 November 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Doom 3: BFG Edition is a special edition of the first-person shooter Doom 3 with enhanced graphics and a number of other innovations. In addition to the game...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 November 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

007 Legends

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 November 2012

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 43/100

007 Legends is a first-person spy shooter in the 007 series. The game begins during the beginning of the events of the film 007: Skyfall, in which Bond is seriously...

Binary Domain

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Binary Domain is a dynamic tactical shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Tokyo, 2080. On the streets of the metropolis, people and robots clashed...

Sonic Adventure 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Adventure 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives to...

The Amazing Spider-Man

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The Amazing Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. The plot of the game originates in the Oscorp...

Red Faction

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 April 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Risen 2: Dark Waters

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 July 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 February 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game takes place 25...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Shank 2 is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio Klei Entertainment Inc.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012 for PlayStation 3