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

Baldr Force EXE - a game in the Action genre

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...

Day of Defeat

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 6 May 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This team-based first-person shooter is set in the European theater of World War II in 1944. Players fight as Axis or Allied forces in battles based on key...

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: 92/100

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...

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...

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Action, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 30 August 2007

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans the period from the Middle Ages to World War II. Players command one of several civilizations, including China...

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 12 August 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way — The action takes place a year after the events of the original game. The USA and the USSR are on the brink...

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...

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...

Postal

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

Game released: PC → 14 November 1997

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...

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...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

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

Game released: PC → 17 April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

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...

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...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 22 April 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a spy stealth action game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of a mysterious US national security agency called Third...

Delta Force: Land Warrior

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2009

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This tactical shooter follows members of the US Army’s elite anti-terrorist unit as they engage enemies across expansive outdoor areas and large indoor...

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...

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...

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PC → 21 January 2005

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A fantasy action slasher about a gladiator fighting to restore the Roman Empire in 106 AD. After Emperor Trajan’s death, the despotic Arruntius takes power, while...

AquaNox

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2010

Players: 5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 67/100

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

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...

Final Fantasy XI

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes the role of an...

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Saga

Strategy, In real time, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Action, Online

Game released: PC → February 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

A real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, where players command armies and shape the course of the Galactic Civil War. The available factions include...

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...

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PC → April 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure sends Indiana Jones to China in 1935, where he must keep a powerful artifact from falling into the wrong hands. The journey takes...

Chrome

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

Game released: PC → 1 April 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Chrome is a dynamic first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the distant future on colonized planets. You will take on the role of Bolt...

Midnight Club 2

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Curse: The Eye of Isis

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

Game released: PC → 1 April 2009

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Set in 1890, this survival horror adventure begins at a British natural history museum, where a gang of thugs has stolen the Egyptian statue known as the Eye of...

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...

Chicken Shoot

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Action

Game released: PC → 1 November 2003

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 27/100

Chicken Shoot is a dynamic arcade shooter with a first-person view, where you have to destroy annoying chickens. You have to stop this hostile invasion of rampaging...

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...

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...

Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: PC → 11 April 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and interactive movie game from the developers of American Laser Games...

Freedom Fighters

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

Game released: PC → 30 November 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters is a third-person action shooter set in an alternate-history New York under invasion by a foreign superpower. The player takes the role of Chris...

Terminator 3: War of the Machines

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

Game released: PC → January 2007

Players: 4.5/10

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...

Tsunami 2265

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 7 April 2003

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 35/100

This futuristic third-person shooter with anime-style graphics combines fast-paced firefights with arcade adventure segments. The player controls either Naoko...

Superstar Chefs

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: PC → 25 April 2003

Superstar Chefs is an arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers at Arcade Lab. The game is published by Arcade...

RoboCop (2003)

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 30/100

A first-person action game about the police cyborg RoboCop, who investigates a conspiracy involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a dangerous new synthetic drug, and...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (The Platinum Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 7 November 2003

Steam: 92/100

Set during World War II, this first-person shooter with horror elements follows US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz as he confronts Nazi experiments combining...

Air Raid: This is Not a Drill

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 February 2010

Metacritic: 39/100

This first-person arcade shooter takes place aboard a battleship under attack during World War II. The player mans a fixed 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun on the...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2003 for PC