Action 2001 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 20 March 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: PC → 23 July 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival

Game released: PC → 2 December 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2005

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 April 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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

Game released: PC → 7 April 2009

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a hardcore tactical shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will take you to Eastern Europe in 2008, where massive...

Quake 3: Arena

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Quake 3: Arena is a cult multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. The game does not have a single-player story campaign (there is a mode where the player...

American McGee's Alice

Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 11 January 2001

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This action platformer blends shooter and horror elements as Alice returns to Wonderland, a place she can barely recognize. The Mushroom Forest is afflicted by...

House of the Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 22 June 2001

Players: 5.4/10

House of the Dead 2 — The gameplay, although it received several additions, remained largely the same. The player needs to shoot the monsters he encounters...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2010

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a first-person shooter. It's a high-adrenaline game that focuses heavily on frantic arcade-style single-player action. In a...

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...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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

Game released: PC → 22 November 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — the gameplay of the game is presented in the form of an arcade with a third-person view, combining elements of an...

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 — the game features 8 countries in which the competition will take place: Finland, Sweden, France (on the island of Corsica), Greece...

Worms World Party

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 January 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Worms World Party is a continuation of the tactical action game with strategy elements in the popular Worms universe. As usual, the goal of the game is to destroy...

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC → 9 July 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis — the campaign's plot is based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR during the Cold War. In addition, two...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

Game released: PC → 2 August 2007

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Fantasy Westward Journey

Online, MMO, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 1 December 2001

Fantasy Westward Journey is a multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. A classic Asian-style MMORPG awaits you, where you...

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 14 June 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A real-time strategy game set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s novels and David Lynch’s 1984 film, where military factions fight for control of the desert planet...

SWAT 3 (Tactical Game of the Year Edition)

Action, Shooter, Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 June 2001

Steam: 67/100

SWAT 3 (Tactical Game of the Year Edition) — as a special forces officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, you value human life above all else and firmly...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 August 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Project Eden

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

Game released: PC → 23 June 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This futuristic action shooter with puzzle elements follows an investigation into an equipment malfunction at the Real Meat factory. The player controls a...

Steel Beasts

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: PC → 10 July 2003

Metacritic: 86/100

Steel Beasts is a tank action game with a third-person view. This is a modern tank simulator dedicated to the American main battle tanks M1A1 Abrams and the German...

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 13 March 2001

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set) is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from Human Head Studios, Inc...

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...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2007

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Tribes 2

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PC → апрель 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A team-based first-person shooter set in the 40th century and a sequel to Starsiege: Tribes. Players battle in teams across outdoor environments in online matches...

Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: PC → 28 March 2001

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Half-Life: Blue Shift

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2005

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter returns to the Black Mesa research facility and follows security guard Barney Calhoun. He must fight the extraterrestrial...

Red Faction

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2009

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Set on Mars, this first-person science-fiction shooter follows miners working for the Ultor Corporation, where a deadly plague and abuse by the guards fuel growing...

Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction is an add-on for an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The expansion includes a new act, new...

Dragon's Lair

Action, Third-person view, Collection, Interactive movie, Arcade

Game released: PC → 25 August 2006

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Dragon's Lair is a fully animated classic arcade game from legendary animator Don Bluth. You have to make your way through the castle and the caves below and slay...

Aliens versus Predator 2

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2001

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Aliens versus Predator 2 is a first-person shooter in the futuristic genre. In 2220, the Corporation, under the leadership of Dr. Eisenberg, establishes a research...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a giant created...

Venom. Codename: Outbreak

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Venom. Codename: Outbreak is a tactical first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the events of 2034, when alien parasites, brought to Earth in...

Blade of Darkness (2001)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 7 October 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A third-person action game set in a medieval fantasy world, with combat based on strikes and attack combos. The hero can sever enemies’ limbs and use them in...

Outcast (1999)

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2010

Outcast (1999) is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from developers from the Appeal S.A. studio. The main publisher of the game is...

1942

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 September 2001

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role of a fighter...

Mr. Driller

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Action

Game released: PC → 4 May 2001

Mr. Driller is an arcade puzzle game in which Susumu Hori drills through blocks to make his way underground. Players dig downward, dodge falling blocks, and aim to...

Deathmatch Classic

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Deathmatch Classic is a competitive first-person shooter inspired by id Software projects. You can arm yourself with deadly rocket launchers and test your reflexes...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2001 for PC