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

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

Game released: PC → 20 March 2002

Players: 9/10

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...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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

Game released: PC → 2 December 2002

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 23 July 2001

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 September 2005

Players: 8/10

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...

Red Faction

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

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...

Original War

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 27 January 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Original War is an isometric action game with strategy elements from the studios ALTAR interactive and ALTAR Games. The game is published by Virgin Interactive...

Deadly Dozen

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

Game released: PC → 31 October 2001

Metacritic: 56/100

Quake 3: Arena

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Venom. Codename: Outbreak

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2002

Players: 8.6/10

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...

American McGee's Alice

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

Game released: PC → 11 January 2001

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

American McGee's Alice is a third-person action game with shooter, horror, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the Rogue Entertainment studio. The...

Half-Life: Blue Shift

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2005

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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

Game released: PC → 22 November 2001

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 14 February 2007

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is a third-person action game with horror and puzzle elements from the masters of the Crystal House studio. The main publisher...

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...

Thief: The Dark Project

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

Game released: PC → 1 October 2003

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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...

Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2009

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

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

Game released: PC → 30 August 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Oni

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 2 March 2001

Players: 9.9/10

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 is a dynamic adventure action game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place thirty years after the...

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy from the developers of Westwood Studios, Inc.. The game's main publisher...

X-COM: Enforcer

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

Game released: PC → 4 September 2008

Metacritic: 65/100

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

Tribes 2 is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from the studio Dynamix, Inc.. The main publisher of...

Aliens versus Predator 2

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2001

Players: 8.6/10

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...

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

Project Eden is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from the studio Core Design Ltd.. The game is published by Eidos Interactive Ltd...

Emperor: Battle for Dune

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

Game released: PC → 14 June 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Rune (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 12 February 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Heist

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2001

Heist is an isometric action game with elements of strategy, stealth and tactical game from the masters from the studio Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe...

AquaNox

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 20 April 2010

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

AquaNox is a futuristic submarine simulator with third-person shooter...

SubSpace

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2001

SubSpace is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements. The game is published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.. In some circles, SubSpace is...

Gunlok

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2004

Gunlok is a sci-fi strategy game where humans fight for their survival against...

Summoner

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → июнь 2001

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Soldier of Fortune (Platinum Edition)

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 26 October 2001

Soldier of Fortune (Platinum Edition) is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the studio Raven Software Corporation. The main...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 3 August 2010

Players: 8/10

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...

Hellboy: Dogs of the Night

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Hellboy: Dogs of the Night is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from developers from Cryo Studios North America. The main publisher of...

Icy Tower

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 22 December 2001

Icy Tower is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the Free Lunch Design studio. The game is published by Free Lunch...

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...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2007

Players: 7.7/10

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2001 for PC (Game released)