Action 2015 for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Action genre

Dying Light - a game in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival horror

Game canceled: PlayStation 3 → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...

Mad Max

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world

Game canceled: PlayStation 3 → 3 March 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Mad Max is a dynamic action game with a third-person view and battles in post-apocalyptic cars. The game takes place in the Mad Max universe, where chaos and the...

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 September 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a continuation of the third-person stealth action adventure in the Metal Gear Solid series. Nine years have passed since the...

Far Cry 4

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Far Cry 4 is a first-person shooter adventure set in a large open world. The game takes place in the Himalayas. You will explore the Himalayan region of Kirat: a...

Crimsonland

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 March 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Crimsonland is an isometric action game in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. You have to destroy huge numbers of enemies, pick up weapons and destroy enemies...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 November 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The game takes place in a dystopian future where the line between...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...

Mortal Kombat X

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Online

Game canceled: PlayStation 3 → 28 August 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat X is a popular side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the Mortal Kombat universe. The game takes place 25 years after 2011's Mortal Kombat. The...

Battlefield: Hardline

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Battlefield: Hardline is an online shooter with a first-person view. In this part of Battlefield you will have battles in a new setting. Now it's a battle between...

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 February 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is a global re-release of an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Initially, Dark Souls II...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Resident Evil HD Remaster

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 November 2014

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Resident Evil HD Remaster is an improved edition of the legendary action-horror game with a third-person view for modern platforms. The game will delight you with...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Yakuza 5

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 December 2015

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This third-person crime action game follows Kazuma Kiryu, a former underworld figure who has severed ties with his old life and works as a taxi driver in Hakata...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 December 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Goat Simulator

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 August 2015

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Goat Simulator is an unusual goat simulator with a third-person view. You have to control such extraordinary characters in the world of computer games as a goat...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 February 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

Helldivers

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A cooperative top-down shooter set in a dystopian future, where elite Helldivers defend Super Earth from invading alien species. The war is fought in the name of...

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 May 2015

Players: 7/10

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is a collection of legendary games from the GTA series, which includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and Grand...

Yakuza 0

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 March 2015

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An action adventure with fighting elements that takes you to the atmospheric Japan of the 1980s. The story introduces Kazuma Kiryu, who has just embarked on the...

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 February 2015

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is a fighting game built around bouts between fighters with varied styles, including ninjas, assassins, roughnecks, and wrestlers. Its...

Guns Up

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A side-scrolling strategy game that combines real-time battles with base defense, Guns Up has players send troops to attack other players’ fortifications while...

Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations

Online, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Tanks, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 December 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations is a free addition to the first-person shooter Battlefield 4. Players will have the opportunity to play on the classic Dragon...

Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Strategy, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest — Set in a world ruled by powerful nations where heroes fight each other for power, Britain wants to unite the world through...

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 January 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 65/100

An open-world action game and expansion to Saints Row 4, set in Hell, where Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington sets out to save the Boss’s soul. The protagonists face...

Transformers: Devastation

Action, Slasher, Beat them all, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 October 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Transformers: Devastation is a futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Transformers universe. The game features five playable, customizable Autobots...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 May 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...

Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis

Action, Shooter, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 March 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis — add-on for the adventure first-person shooter in the open world Far Cry 4. Your plane crashed in the Himalayas. You have to...

Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 February 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a unique arcade fighting game with a third-person view in the Dragon Ball universe. The main feature of this game is the ability to move...

Swindle

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Steampunk, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 July 2015

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This steampunk stealth platformer about cybercrime is set in London in 1849. In 100 days, Scotland Yard plans to activate the Devil’s Basilisk, an artificial...

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends

Arcade, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 December 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

Set in the Kung Fu Panda universe, this fighting game centers on a tournament where warriors compete for honor and glory. Po, Tigress, Monkey, Tai Lung, Master...

Ultratron

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 May 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

In a retro-futuristic world, the last human has been killed by evil robots, and a battle droid sets out to avenge the human race. Players fight through more than 40...

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game is an expanded edition of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma with an...

Legend of Kay Anniversary

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 July 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Legend of Kay Anniversary is a re-release of the arcade dynamic action platformer with a third-party view, which contains high-resolution textures, new and more...

Deception 4: Another Princess

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 March 2015

Deception 4: Another Princess is a third-person action game with a mixture of anime or manga and fantasy games from developers from the Tecmo Koei studio. The game...

Destiny: House of Wolves

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Racing, MMO, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 May 2015

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion for Destiny in which Guardians help the Awoken stop the Fallen rising against them. New story missions offer weapons, armor, and gear to...

Extreme Exorcism

Arcade, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 September 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This paranormal platformer follows Mae Barrons, an exorcist called to clear a haunted house after conventional methods fail. She fights the ghosts with an arsenal...

Samurai Warriors 4-II

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 October 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Samurai Warriors 4-2 is a continuation of the samurai slasher film set in medieval Japan. In this part, the emphasis is on revealing the main characters in the...

Dragon's Dogma Online

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 August 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Dragon's Dogma Online is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of online play, action, massive multiplayer and fantasy game from the developers of...

Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 September 2015

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This fighting game based on the Saint Seiya anime and manga follows the Saints as they battle to protect Athena. Its story spans the Twelve Zodiac Temples arc and...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for PlayStation 3