Action 2015 for Wii U — top best games in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Wii U → 17 December 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

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

Game released: Wii U → 29 October 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...

Walking Dead: Season 1

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click

Game released: Wii U → 30 October 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...

Don't Starve: Giant Edition

Action, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival

Game released: Wii U → 4 June 2015

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...

Xenoblade Chronicles X

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii U → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A large-scale role-playing game set in an open world, taking place on a distant planet after the destruction of Earth. The remnants of humanity are trying to...

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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

Game released: Wii U → 30 October 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is an atmospheric horror adventure with a third-person view. The plot revolves around three characters (Yuri Kozukata, Myu...

Never Alone

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

Game released: Wii U → 25 June 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...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Wii U → 14 May 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Wii U → 30 July 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...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 20 August 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...

Legend of Kay Anniversary

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

Game released: Wii U → 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...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Wii U → 29 October 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This comedic adventure follows an octopus posing as a human father and trying to keep his true nature secret from his family. In Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the hero...

Citizens of Earth

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Comedy, Turn-based

Game released: Wii U → 20 January 2015

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Citizens of Earth is a hilarious top-down RPG where you take on the important role of the Vice President of the World and protect it from a whole host of threats...

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends

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

Game released: Wii U → 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: Wii U → 14 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...

Swindle

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

Game released: Wii U → 10 September 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...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Wii U → 5 February 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans of the pirate...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 20 August 2015

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Dave Lonuts as he tries to survive an alien invasion and collect as many coins as possible. He fights back by throwing alien eggs...

Devil's Third

Action, Shooter, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Wii U → 28 August 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 43/100

This third-person action game combines shooter and slasher elements in a near-future setting shaped by a global catastrophe. It pairs a story-driven campaign with...

Extreme Exorcism

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

Game released: Wii U → 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...

Splatoon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Wii U → 29 May 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Splatoon is a team-based third-person shooter where eight players compete in online matches in a 4 vs 4 format. Other available game modes include local 1 vs 1...

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Wii U → 8 January 2015

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

Cube Life: Island Survival

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Sandbox, Action, Adventure

Game released: Wii U → 4 June 2015

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This block-based open-world game combines survival on a deserted island with freeform construction. The stranded protagonist must find food and resources, maintain...

Brave Tank Hero

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: Wii U → 11 August 2015

Brave Tank Hero is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter and tank simulator from the Arc System Works studio. The game is published by Arc System...

Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Sandbox

Game released: Wii U → 28 August 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is the third edition of the popular arcade sandbox, the central theme of which is Star Wars. You will find many familiar characters from...

Funk of Titans

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Music game, Casual game, Action, Adventure

Game released: Wii U → 14 May 2015

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Funk of Titans is a side-scrolling arcade platformer. Funk is the music of the gods. Zeus, the father of them all, created and shared it with the rest of the...

Lost Reavers

Online, Action, Shooter, Slasher, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Wii U → 28 April 2016

Lost Reavers is a free-to-play cooperative action game with slasher elements and a third-person view. The game has a developed system for leveling up heroes and the...

OlliOlli

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards

Game released: Wii U → 5 March 2015

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This skateboarding arcade game revolves around landing tricks and maintaining control through obstacle-filled levels. Players perform more than 120 tricks and...

Swords & Soldiers 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 21 May 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A 2D real-time strategy game about the conflict between Viking chieftain Redbeard and his longtime nemesis, Blackbeard. As their battle unfolds, demons and Persians...

Trine: Enchanted Edition

Action, Adventure, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 12 March 2015

Steam: 94/100

This fantasy adventure platformer tells the origin story of Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief, whose fates are bound by the magical...

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 2 April 2015

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D action platformer based on the adventures of Angry Video Game Nerd from his online series, with influences from classic games such as Mega Man and Castlevania...

Elliot Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 19 March 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An adventure platformer with role-playing elements follows Elliot, who has been cursed with immortality and is slowly turning into a demon. After his wife...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 5 November 2015

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A hard platformer set in a world of electronic music follows Captain Lewis as he resists the tyranny of the evil Groove-Wizard, who has seized control and stolen...

LEGO Dimensions

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Wii U → 27 September 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This third-person action-adventure brings together LEGO characters from well-known fictional worlds. Meeting beyond the boundaries of their own worlds, they join...

Fatal Frame 5

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii U → 30 October 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is a survival horror game about three protagonists drawn into supernatural events on Hikami Mountain, a place associated with...

Paparazzi

Arcade, Online, Action, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 17 February 2015

Steam: 53/100

This arcade-action game centers on a local multiplayer chase between a celebrity and a paparazzo. The celebrity runs, dashes, and hides while the paparazzo tries to...

Ninja Strike

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Wii U → 15 October 2015

Ninja Strike is an arcade action, beat 'em up and platform game from the developers of Natsume, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Natsume, Inc.. Sometimes the...

Baila Latino

Arcade, Sports game, Action

Game released: Wii U → 28 May 2015

Baila Latino is a dance arcade game built around choreography set to Latin American music. It features 20 songs, with routines created by professional dancers Carlo...

Adventures Of Pip

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Wii U → 4 June 2015

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling platform adventure follows Pip, a one-pixel hero in a retro world who sets out to rescue a kidnapped princess from Queen DeRezzia. After the...

Runbow

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Wii U → 27 August 2015

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Runbow is a side-scrolling platformer where shifts in the colourful background affect the platforms and obstacles: anything matching the background disappears...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for Wii U