Action 2016 for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Action genre

Attack on Titan - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 August 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Attack on Titan is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view, based on the anime of the same name. The game takes place after the unexpected...

Yakuza Kiwami

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 January 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A remake of the original third-person action adventure Yakuza, released on PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game tells the story of a man named Kazuma Kiryu, who was one...

Persona 5

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 April 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Persona 5 is a Japanese-style third-person role-playing adventure. The fifth part of the famous role-playing series will tell the story of a schoolboy who moves to...

Batman: The Telltale Series

Adventure, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 October 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Batman: The Telltale Series is an episodic adventure based on the Batman comic book series. The game is centered around Bruce Wayne and will allow you to make...

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 January 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster is a re-release of the action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to...

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 June 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Star Wars universe. The game tells about the events that occurred...

Dragon Quest Builders

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 January 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...

Toukiden 2

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 July 2016

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Toukiden 2 is a sequel to the Japanese-style action RPG about demon hunters. You will take on the role of the mysterious Slayer, who has awakened after a ten-year...

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Berserk is a dark fantasy action game with a third-person view in the Japanese style, based on the popular Japanese manga Berserk. You have to go to the kingdom of...

Don't Starve: Giant Edition

Action, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 August 2016

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

An isometric wilderness survival game where science and magic coexist. After a demon transports him to an unfamiliar world, gentleman scientist Wilson must study...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 May 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is an arcade action game with slasher elements and a third-person view in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 April 2016

Steam: 75/100

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom is a colorful action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game invites you to plunge into the fantastic world of...

Level 22

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 February 2016

Metacritic: 67/100

Level 22 is a fun adventure stealth game with pixel graphics. You will play as an office subordinate who, after a long party, overslept on his way to work. And now...

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 October 2016

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A 2D fighting game combined with a visual novel, BlazBlue: Central Fiction concludes the series’ Azure Saga and reveals the hidden truth of its world. The roster...

Dragon Quest: Heroes 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 May 2016

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Dragon Quest: Heroes 2 is a continuation of the fantasy action role-playing game with a third-person view, which takes place in a completely new world. The...

SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 November 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada is a Japanese action-slasher with a third-person view set in the SAMURAI WARRIORS universe. The game's events focus on the story...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Awakening

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 April 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — Awakening is an addition to the futuristic first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. The addition brings four multiplayer...

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Trilogy

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 May 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Trilogy is a trilogy of popular first-person shooters. Expect epic storylines in single-player campaigns and a classic multiplayer mode...

Sky Force Anniversary

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 September 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Force Anniversary is an arcade scrolling shooter set in futuristic aerial battles against waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Missions challenge the player to...

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 February 2016

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend-a third-person view of a third-person view in the fantasy setting. The plot develops near the young Prince of Arslan. He had to leave...

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 September 2016

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 64/100

An anime-style adventure visual novel about battling restless spirits that are causing chaos throughout Tokyo. The story of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak...

Skylanders Imaginators

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 October 2016

Metacritic: 76/100

Skylanders Imaginators is an arcade action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You can create unique Skylanders yourself, choosing their appearance...

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Poe's Quest For Survival

Arcade, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 October 2016

Players: 9.5/10

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Poe's Quest For Survival is an addition to the third-person arcade action game LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It...

Mighty No. 9

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 June 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Mighty No. 9 is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer that is the spiritual successor to the Mega Man series. At the beginning of the 21st century, there was a...

Battlefield: Hardline - Betrayal

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 March 2016

Battlefield: Hardline — Betrayal — addition to the first-person shooter Battlefield: Hardline. The main feature of the update will be the presence of a...

Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 February 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This futuristic role-playing game with real-time combat takes place on a planet in the distant Faykreed star system, centuries after humanity left Earth. Its events...

Battlefield: Hardline - Getaway

Action, Shooter, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 January 2016

Battlefield: Hardline — Getaway is an expansion pack for the first-person shooter Battlefield: Hardline. The game will feature 12 new weapons, a new train...

Action Henk

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 March 2016

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action Henk is a fun arcade runner with a third-person view. As the fearless Hank, you have to conquer the crazy and wonderful world of toys. You will run, jump...

Samurai Warriors 4: Empires

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 March 2016

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Warriors 4: Empires is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view in the Samurai Warriors series. The game features new features and improved...

Koihime Enbu

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 January 2016

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Koihime Enbu is a side-view arcade fighting game in Japanese style. The game is based on the visual novel Koihime Musou, where only female characters participate in...

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Strategy, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 August 2016

Metacritic: 70/100

Dynasty Warriors: Eiketsuden is a new part of the action-slasher series in the world of medieval Japan, which adds strategic elements. The main character Zhao Yun...

Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 August 2016

Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den is an action slasher with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The new part of the popular series Sengoku Basara will tell...

Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers

Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 August 2016

Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers is an action game mixed with an anime or manga game from developers from the Bandai Namco studio. The game is published by...

Amplitude

Arcade, Action, Music game, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 April 2016

Metacritic: 74/100

A sci-fi music arcade game built around tracks composed for rhythm-based play. Its single-player campaign is presented as a 15-song concept album, with a story told...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for PlayStation 3 (Game released)