Action 2003 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Crimsonland (2003)

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 9 September 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with RPG elements, pitting the player against aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and other enemies. The goal is to survive the...

Red Faction 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 July 2009

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A first-person shooter set on twenty-second-century Earth, where a squad of super-soldiers moves against the dictator Sopot. Five years after the rebellion on Mars...

Simpsons: Hit & Run

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 21 November 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A mission-based action game with driving and a third-person view unfolds in an interactive Springfield and uses the humor of The Simpsons. In Simpsons: Hit & Run...

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Action, Tactics

Game released: PC → 31 January 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A real-time tactics game about an elite special forces unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The campaign spans several parts of the European...

Midnight Club 2

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade street-racing game set in the open cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. Players race against other drivers in cars and on...

Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 October 2003

An adventure game about Barbie and her horse Lucky, which disappears shortly before an important championship. The search for the missing horse takes place...

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 IGI: I'm Going In

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 14 December 2007

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This first-person shooter follows the pursuit of a former Russian colonel who plans to turn Europe into a nuclear wasteland. Project IGI emphasizes stealth and...

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...

I.G.I-2: Covert Strike

Action, Shooter, Fighting, In real time, First-person view

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

I.G.I-2: Covert Strike is a first-person tactical action shooter and a sequel to Project IGI. Operative David Jones carries out covert missions against terrorism...

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...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 16 November 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, this first-person shooter is set in the European Theatre of Operations during 1943–1944. Players take the role of...

Iron Storm

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

Game released: PC → 19 December 2002

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Iron Storm — a first-person shooter set in an alternate 60s. The First World War did not end, but grew into large-scale battles between the Russian-Mongol...

Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 22 May 2003

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

This third-person action adventure follows Aladdin as he travels across Agrabah to rescue Jasmine and the Sultan and confront Nasira. He must make his way through...

Soulbringer

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 21 July 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Soulbringer is a classic action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the kingdom of Rathenn, where you have to intervene...

XIII (2003)

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → 18 November 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

XIII (2003) — a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view. The game is a parody of old spy films. In the story, the main character wakes up on the beach...

Hidden & Dangerous 2

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hidden & Dangerous 2 — The player, controlling a team of 4 (or 1) British Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers during World War II, must conduct a series of...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: PC → 13 September 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

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...

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Elder Scrolls 3: Bloodmoon

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

Game released: PC → 16 October 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The expansion for Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind takes place on the frozen island of Solstheim, where the Empire is establishing a new mining colony. The venture is...

Battle Engine Aquila

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 29 November 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A futuristic action game about a war for land on a flooded planet, it follows Hawk Winter, a pilot fighting for the Forseti against the Muspell. He commands the...

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: PC → 4 November 2003

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An action game with role-playing elements based on the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the closing events of the War of the Ring. Players travel...

I-Ninja

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

Game released: PC → 14 January 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 February 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Deus Ex: Invisible War is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a first-person view in the cyberpunk universe of Deus Ex. The game takes place 20...

Enter the Matrix

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

An action game set in the world of The Matrix, where Agents hunt the heroes and humanity is trapped inside a vast simulation. The player dodges bullets, defies...

Dungeon Keeper 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, God Simulator

Game released: PC → 25 August 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Dungeon Keeper 2 is a continuation of the legendary real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view. As before, you have to try on the role of a...

Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 April 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This action RPG follows Adol Christin after he washes ashore on an uncharted island in the world of Canaan. He battles deadly monsters and bosses with sword...

MDK 2

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A futuristic third-person action shooter and platformer, MDK 2 is a sequel to MDK about saving the world from aliens. It develops the theme of confronting an...

Hexen 2

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 77/100

This dark fantasy first-person shooter with role-playing elements follows the fight against Eidolon, the last of the Serpent Riders, and his demonic forces. In...

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is an atmospheric action adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell about the girl...

Baldr Force EXE

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 24 January 2003

Baldr Force EXE is a top-down action game with elements of a shooter, an anime or manga game, a game for adults, a robot simulator and a visual novel from the...

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC → 30 October 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Battlefield 1942, focused on key World War II campaigns in Italy and Sicily. It adds multiplayer maps featuring Italian houses, Mediterranean...

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: PC → 31 July 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A dinosaur park management simulator in which the player fulfills Dr. John Hammond’s dream by designing and developing a Jurassic Park theme park. The game offers...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 April 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a stealth action game with a third-person view. This is a special edition of the game MGS2: Sons of Liberty, which fans of this...

Half-Life: Opposing Force

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Half-Life: Opposing Force is one of the most famous additions to the first-person shooter Half-Life. You will experience the familiar events that happened in the...

Firestarter

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2004

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Set in 2010, this futuristic first-person shooter traps the player’s consciousness inside FireStarter, a virtual-reality gaming machine infected by a virus. The...

Enclave

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

Game released: PC → 11 May 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person fantasy action game takes place in a world where the lands of Light and the realms of Darkness are divided by a bottomless rift that has begun to...

Arkanoid 4000

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Arkanoid

Game released: PC → 27 May 2003

Arkanoid 4000 is a top-down arcade game with action and arkanoid elements from developers from the ImproGames studio. The game is published by Alawar Entertainment...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

Game released: PC → 24 March 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Action

Best Games in the Action genre of 2003 for PC