Action 2021 for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Action genre

Genshin Impact - a game in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Free game, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 April 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventure game that lets you immerse yourself in the exciting events of Teyvat, a fantastical world. Together with a group of brave companions, you’ll explore...

Metro Exodus

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 February 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the Metro shooter series. This time, the events will go beyond the familiar Moscow metro and allow you to explore the world of post-apocalyptic...

Far Cry 6

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Stealth, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 October 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Far Cry 6 is a sandbox in a huge open world, the first-person luter-player with RPG and Crafts elements. The player again finds himself on the island, where in the...

Resident Evil Village

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror with survival and shooter elements, Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – a new chapter in the history of "Star Wars", a canonical story from Disney, EA, and Respawn. As a young padawan, the player will have...

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition is a re-release of the role-playing fantasy game with an open world The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition for...

Hitman World of Assassination

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most important...

Control

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 February 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Control is a fantastic third-person action game from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You will go to a very mysterious and unusual universe...

Doom Eternal

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...

Mortal Kombat 11

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 February 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. It turned out that the quarantine zone in New York did not hold, and the disease...

Returnal

Shooter, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Selene's spaceship crashes on a hostile planet. The girl goes to explore the ruins of an ancient civilization filled with monsters and tries to survive. Each time...

Succubus With Guns

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 October 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 57/100

Succubus With Guns is an adventure shooter with a third-person view, the main character of which is a sexy demoness. As she progresses, she will have to destroy...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 August 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...

Saints Row: The Third Remastered

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Motorcycle racing, Adventure, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 May 2021

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Among Us

Arcade, Action, Online, Isometric, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Turn-based, Adventure, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 March 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We...

Enlisted

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2021

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Enlisted is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter that reconstructs large-scale battles of World War II. Players choose between the USSR, Germany, the...

Serious Sam 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Serious Sam 4 is a dynamic first-person shooter set in the Serious Sam universe. In the fourth part of the series, Cool Sam will again fight with the army of...

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Continuation of the Ratchet & Clank series. Familiar heroes set off on a new journey through amazing worlds. Ratchet and Clank will visit a universe with dinosaurs...

Life is Strange: True Colors

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Life is Strange: True Colors is the third season of an episodic adventure with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of Alex Chen, who knows how to...

A Plague Tale: Innocence

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 July 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 May 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...

Terminator: Resistance

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Terminator: Resistance — a first-person shooter from the creators of Rambo: The Video Game, based on the plot of the first two parts of "The Terminator". You will...

Marvel's Avengers

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 March 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Marvel's Avengers is a third-person action-adventure game based on the Avengers comic book series. You will take control of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and...

Sniper Elite 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 July 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Medieval era, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Enhanced and expanded edition Ghost of Tsushima. The main feature of the edition is the new Iki Island, located next to Tsushima. According to the plot, Jin...

Nioh 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 February 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Nioh 2 is a sequel to the hardcore Japanese-style third-person action RPG. The game will take place in Japan during the “era of the warring provinces.” The main...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Science fiction, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy — an action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the comic universe of the "Guardians of the Galaxy." In the game, you...

World of Tanks

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2021

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An online simulator in which players control tanks in battles on various maps. You can choose from over 600 tanks from different countries and eras, each with its...

Battlefield 2042

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Flight Simulator, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 46/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The network competitive first-person shooter Battlefield 2042 sends 128 players into the near future and offers them to win according to the changed rules of war...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Third-person view, Detective, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Metro Exodus - Sam's Story

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metro Exodus — Sam's Story is a story addition for the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Metro Exodus. The addition is dedicated to the former American...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Helicopters, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

Hell Let Loose

Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Online, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 October 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Hell Let Loose is a realistic first-person shooter set during World War II. You will take part in major and famous battles, recreated with unprecedented realism...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Historical, Adventure, Action, Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 November 2021

Players: 5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Call of Duty: Vanguard — the continuation of the popular first-person shooter series Call of Duty. As in previous installments, the game features a story campaign...

Outriders

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Outriders is a 3-player co-op shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The action takes place on the planet Inok, where people arrive in search of a...

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is an improved version of the shooter Metro Exodus with more advanced graphics. The game features a new lighting implementation...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 for PlayStation 5 (Game released)