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...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 23 July 2001

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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

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...

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...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 September 2005

Players: 8.1/10

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Oni

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

Game released: PC → 2 March 2001

Players: 9.9/10

House of the Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 22 June 2001

Players: 5.1/10

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...

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...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Red Faction

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

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...

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...

Summoner

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → июнь 2001

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

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...

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...

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...

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

Emperor: Battle for Dune

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

Game released: PC → 14 June 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2007

Players: 7.1/10

Ricochet (2003)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid

Game released: PC → ноябрь 2001

Players: 10/10

Ricochet (2003) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and arcanoid from developers from the studio Reflexive Entertainment Inc.. The game is...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 3 August 2010

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Steel Soldiers

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 1 August 2014

Metacritic: 70/100

Steel Soldiers is an isometric arcade game with a touch of action and strategy from the masters from the studios Bitmap Brothers, The and TickTock Games. The game...

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

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...

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...

Dragon's Lair

Action, Third-person view, Collection, Interactive movie

Game released: PC → 25 August 2006

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...

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade

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

Game released: PC → 28 December 2001

Players: 10/10

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical game and tank...

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...

Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - The Lost Games

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → май 2001

Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire — The Lost Games is a top-down action game with a mixture of strategy and puzzles from the masters from the studio My...

Deathmatch Classic

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2001

Players: 7.7/10

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...

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

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...

Lucky Luke: Western Fever

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Lucky Luke: Western Fever is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and puzzle from developers from the studio Kalisto Entertainment SA. The game's...

Elite Forces: WWII Normandy

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 February 2001

Elite Forces: WWII Normandy is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter from Third Law Interactive. The main publisher of the game is ValuSoft...

Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Tanks

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising is an unusual real-time strategy with third-person action elements in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in 2032 after a global...

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