Action 2004 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 29 November 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Half-Life 2

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Half-Life 2 is a continuation of the legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You once again have to lift the crowbar of the scientist-researcher...

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 24 January 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

World of Warcraft

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

World of Warcraft is a legendary multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Warcraft. Determined to settle the arid...

Counter-Strike: Source

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 22 December 2005

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Counter-Strike: Source is an improved version of the tactical competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike. The game will delight you with all the beauties of...

Half-Life

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Half-Life is a legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You have to try on the role of a silent researcher named Gordon Freeman. The game takes place...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 19 November 2004

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Call of Duty

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 29 October 2003

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Far Cry

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 April 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of Micronesia. With...

Doom 3

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2004

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Adult game

Game released: PC → 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Final Fantasy XI

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 1 October 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Silent Hill 4: The Room

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

Game released: PC → 30 September 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Silent Hill 4: The Room is a mystical action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The goal of the game is to help the character Henry Townsend...

Manhunt

Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 2 October 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Manhunt is a third-person action game with a dash of horror and stealth from the developers at DMA Design Limited. The main publisher of the game is Rockstar Games...

Painkiller (2004)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 12 April 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Painkiller is a dynamic horror shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will tell the story of an ordinary man, Daniel Garner, who loses his wife...

FlatOut (2004)

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

Game released: PC → 2 February 2007

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

FlatOut is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view, the distinctive feature of which is the almost complete destructibility of objects (or interaction...

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 June 2008

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during World War II on the Pacific Front. The player takes on the role of private...

XIII (2003)

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2003

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Enclave

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 11 May 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sacred

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

Game released: PC → 1 May 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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

Game released: PC → 4 October 2008

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2008

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — the game is very similar to its predecessors, such as the Philosopher's Stone and Know Wonder's Chamber of...

Silent Hill 3

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The game is a direct continuation of the first Silent Hill and tells about the already matured Heather, who finds herself in a heap of incredible events. In an...

Hitman: Contracts

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

Game released: PC → 10 June 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Hitman: Contracts is a first-person action game with a dash of stealth from the developers at IO Interactive A/S. The game is published by Eidos, Inc..Hitman...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: PC → 10 October 2008

Players: 9.4/10

An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Players: 7.1/10

AquaNox 2: Revelation

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

Game released: PC → 1 April 2010

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Suffering

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 21 January 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Suffering — action horror with a third person view. As Tork kills enemies during the game, an on-screen meter called a frenzy meter begins to fill. When it is...

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a redesigned and expanded version of the competitive tactical shooter with a first-person view. The game has a full-fledged single...

Ground Control

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Tanks, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 21 October 2005

Metacritic: 86/100

Ground Control — The main goal of the game is to destroy enemy troops and buildings using the terrain features and the strengths of your own army. Combat...

Beyond Divinity

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

Game released: PC → 23 January 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Beyond Divinity is an isometric RPG with action and fantasy elements from Larian Studios. The game is published by the Buka company, the localizer of Beyond...

Thief: Deadly Shadows

Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 25 May 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Thief: Deadly Shadows is a continuation of the popular Thief series about the legendary thief Garrett. You will set off to conquer a gloomy world where steampunk...

Messiah

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

Game released: PC → 31 March 2000

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 20 July 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

ObsCure

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 July 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Catwoman (2004)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Comics

Game released: PC → 6 August 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Catwoman (2004) - The game is a third -person platform in which the player should use the cat’s cats and dexterity to travel along various locations and defeat...

X2: The Threat

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

Game released: PC → 1 July 2004

Players: 10/10

X2: The Threat is a fascinating space simulator that continues the story of X: Beyond The Frontier. A completely updated graphics engine, new ships, more than 13...

I-Ninja

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

Game released: PC → 14 January 2005

Players: 9/10

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2004 for PC (Game released)