Action 1998 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Half-Life is a legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You have to try on the role of a silent researcher named Gordon Freeman. The game takes place...

Vangers

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Racing, Adventure

Game released: PC → 26 August 1998

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Vangers is a top-down racing action game set in a fantasy setting. Humanity learned to colonize new worlds thanks to technology and esotericism, but when faced with...

House of the Dead

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

Game released: PC → November 1998

Players: 9.1/10

House of the Dead — the game is a virtual shooting gallery in which the camera moves independently and independently of the player. The player is given only...

Thief: The Dark Project

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 1 October 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Thief: The Dark Project is a stealth action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. The plot tells the story of the adventures of the urban...

Unreal (1999)

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

Game released: PC → 2000

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 89/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter follows the crash of a prison ship on a mysterious planet marked by alien architecture. The player explores the world...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

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

Game released: PC → 5 July 2002

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Simulation, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 2001

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This arcade space shooter set in the Star Wars universe follows the Rebel Alliance’s fight against the Galactic Empire after the destruction of the first Death...

Battleship (1998)

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 1 April 1998

Battleship (1998) is a third-person arcade game with simulation, action and warship simulator...

Forsaken

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

Game released: PC → February 2000

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Forsaken is a futuristic first-person shooter modeled on Descent. It features a broad selection of weapons and a series of levels that form the core of its...

Alien Earth

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Strategy

Game released: PC → 21 July 1998

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

This science-fiction action adventure with puzzles is set on a future Earth occupied by the alien Raksha. The protagonist is released into the jungle as prey in a...

Delta Force 1

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 30 September 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A tactical shooter about Delta Force, a secret special operations unit carrying out missions around the world. The player undertakes operations swiftly and quietly...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 16 September 2009

Steam: 66/100

An action shooter set in the Star Wars universe, this expansion to Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 takes place five years after Kyle’s victory over the seven...

Swarm

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

Game released: PC → March 1998

Steam: 82/100

This top-down space shooter follows an assault-craft pilot fighting the insectoid Clagnor in the Praulac Nebula. After negotiations between humans and the Clagnor...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

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

Game released: PC → 21 May 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This tactical action game follows a special forces team tasked with stopping terrorists and saving the world. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, the player assembles a...

Eternal Destiny

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 1 September 1998

Steam: 78/100

Eternal Destiny is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game involve time travel, where you have to visit different...

Urban Assault

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → September 1998

Players: 10/10

Urban Assault is a unique symbiosis of futuristic real-time strategy and third-person shooter. You will be able to create and command groups of tanks and planes as...

Bio FREAKS

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 1 August 1998

This 3D fighting game is set in a futuristic Neo-Amerika, where rival GI-Corps settle disputes through a tournament of combat synthoids known as Bio F.R.E.A.K.S...

Incoming: The Final Conflict

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Tanks

Game released: PC → 19 April 2002

Incoming: The Final Conflict is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator and tank simulator from the masters...

Rage of Mages

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → November 1998

This fantasy role-playing game with real-time strategy elements follows an agent of the Kania Empire sent to the mysterious allod of Uimoir. The player chooses one...

Spy Fox in Cheese Chase

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Casual game, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 31 December 1998

Steam: 64/100

Spy Fox in Cheese Chase is a top-down arcade game with action elements from developers from the studio Humongous Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by...

Mortal Kombat 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 July 1998

Players: 6.6/10

Mortal Kombat 4 is a fighting game from the cult Mortal Kombat series. The game was released in 1997 for arcade machines, and a year later it was transferred to...

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: PC → 17 December 1998

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 88/100

This anime-inspired first-person shooter follows Sanjuro Makabe, a combat-armor pilot tasked with locating and assassinating the rebel leader Gabriel. The conflict...

Asteroids (1999)

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 1998

Asteroids (1999) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from developers from the studio Syrox Developments, Ltd.. The game is published...

Enemy Zero

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

Game released: PC → 15 June 2001

Enemy Zero — aboard the biological research space station AKI, Laura Lewis is in deep cryogenic sleep. The air in the chamber dissipates when the ship's...

Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 1998

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Arcade racing with action elements turns each event into a contest of destruction. The player must climb from 99th place to the top of the rankings while competing...

FireTeam

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Shooter, Online

Game released: PC → 15 April 2022

Steam: 66/100

FireTeam is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy from developers from Multitude Inc. studios. and Ryan Laley Games. The main publishers of the game...

M1 Tank Platoon 2

Simulation, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: PC → 28 February 1998

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

A tank simulation focused on commanding a platoon of four M1A2 Abrams tanks and their crews. The player controls the tanks’ weapons, uses thermal sights to locate...

Redline Racer

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 29 May 1998

Redline Racer is a first-person action game with racing and sports elements from Criterion Studios. The main publisher of the game is Ubisoft. Sometimes the game is...

Pajama Sam: Lost and Found

Arcade, Action, Casual game, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 31 December 1998

Steam: 58/100

This children’s arcade game follows a hero who jumps and glides through unusual worlds, collecting toys and avoiding dangers. In Pajama Sam, players tackle more...

Divide: Enemies Within

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PC → January 1998

Divide: Enemies Within is a third-person action game with platformer and robot simulator elements from the developers of Radical Entertainment Inc.. The game is...

Falcon 4.0

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Strategy

Game released: PC → December 1998

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This military flight simulator follows F-16 combat missions amid a conflict on the Korean Peninsula. After North Korean forces cross the DMZ, a squadron is ordered...

Descent to Undermountain

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

Game released: PC → 15 January 1998

Players: 9/10

Descent to Undermountain is a first-person role-playing game with a mixture of action and fantasy from the developers of Interplay Productions, Inc.. The game is...

10six Online

Simulation, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 6 February 1998

10six Online is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action and strategy from developers from the studios PostLinear Entertainment, SegaSoft and Inc.. The...

Clash

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Fighting, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 30 June 1998

Steam: 39/100

Clash is a top-down turn-based strategy game set in a medieval setting. The plot is based on the legend of the ancient land of Karkhan, attacked by wild tribes. The...

Descent: Freespace - The Great War

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 3 July 2008

Steam: 77/100

This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses technology far...

Rocks 'n' Diamonds

Arcade, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 December 1998

Players: 6.5/10

Rocks 'n' Diamonds is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and puzzle from Artsoft Entertainment. The game is published by Artsoft Entertainment...

Last Bronx

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 2004

Last Bronx is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from Sega AM3 R&D Division. The main publisher of the game is SEGA Enterprises...

East meets West

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 16 March 1998

East meets West is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the developers from the studio 3D Realms Entertainment. The game is published by...

MDK

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

MDK is a dynamic third-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of Kurt Hektic, who must save the Earth from an invasion of aliens who are...

X-COM: Interceptor

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC → 1998

Steam: 55/100

This space action game with strategy elements follows X-COM's fight against aliens threatening Earth and its mining operations beyond the planet. The player...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1998 for PC