Action 2005 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 3

Ys: The Oath in Felghana - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2012

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This third-person action RPG follows Adol Christin and his companion Dogi as they return to Dogi’s homeland of Felghana after an eight-year absence. Monsters have...

After the End

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 5 August 2005

After the End is an isometric arcade game with elements of action, shooter and horror from the masters from the Kraisoft Entertainment studio. The main publisher of...

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...

Demolition Champions

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Demolition Champions is a first-person action game with racing and sports game elements from the developers from the studio CITY interactive Sp. z o.o.. The game is...

X-Men: Legends 2 - Rise of Apocalypse

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Comics

Game released: PC → 14 October 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This comic-book action role-playing game follows an uneasy alliance between the X-Men and their hated rivals, the Brotherhood, as they join forces to reclaim Earth...

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is an add-on for the adventure first-person shooter Half-Life 2. The game is a technology showcase that demonstrates the addition of HDR...

Lugaru

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie, Parkour

Game released: PC → 1 January 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

This third-person action game with fighting elements follows Turner, a rebel rabbit searching for those responsible for destroying his village. His quest uncovers a...

Punisher (2005)

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → July 2005

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

An action game based on Marvel comics, following Frank Castle as he becomes the Punisher and wages a personal war on crime. His targets are the city’s powerful...

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 January 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is a 3D adventure platformer made in the spirit of the cult Crash Bandicoot series. The main character of Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a...

Sacred Underworld

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2005

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An expansion for Sacred, Sacred Underworld continues the story of the kingdom of Ancaria as a threat rises from its depths. After Shaddar's demise, the hero...

Parkan 2

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots, Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 July 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Parkan 2 is a continuation of the space simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. You will explore hundreds of star systems, take part in a series of...

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Director's Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2005

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 84/100

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Director's Edition) is an enhanced edition of the action-packed first-person shooter with horror elements. Mysterious...

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Zombies

Game released: PC → 16 March 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action-comedy horror game in which you take on the role of a real zombie who has risen from the depths...

Stolen

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 13 April 2005

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Stolen is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will tell about the first-class thief Anya Romanova, who, together with a...

SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle

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

Game released: PC → 12 August 2005

Players: 7.8/10

SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle is a tactical team-based first-person shooter game played cooperatively with the computer or human teammates as part of a 5-man police...

Brothers in Arms: Earned In Blood

Action, Shooter, Tactics, Strategy

Game released: PC → 6 October 2005

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This tactical shooter follows Sergeant Joe Hartsock as he leads his squad beyond Carentan in an effort to liberate Normandy during World War II. In the...

Jets'n'Guns

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 November 2005

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Jets'n'Guns is an arcade game with a dash of action and a beat 'em up game from the masters at Rake in Grass. The publisher of the game is GarageDeveloper...

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This first-person shooter based on the Judge Dredd comics is set in Mega-City One in the third decade of the 22nd century. With unemployment widespread and boredom...

Restricted Area

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 13 March 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 51/100

This action role-playing game is set in 2083, after environmental pollution has turned most of Earth into mutant-filled wastelands and contaminated deserts, while a...

Sea Wolves

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 7 April 2005

Sea Wolves is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from developers from Anvil Entertainment and Ghost Software. The game's primary publisher...

Tumblebugs

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 18 May 2005

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 91/100

This casual match-three puzzle follows Tumble, a guardian bug trying to save backyard creatures from rolling into the Black Bug Empire’s underground lair. The...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2008

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action-adventure, based on the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, follows the dangerous trials of the Triwizard Tournament. Harry is...

Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Action, Isometric

Game released: PC → 14 November 2005

Metacritic: 69/100

This action-adventure, based on the Disney and Walden Media film, takes place in Narnia, where the White Witch has imposed an eternal winter. Four siblings from our...

Cave Story

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

Game released: PC → 4 January 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This futuristic action-platformer combines shooting and puzzles with the story of an amnesiac boy who wakes in a dark cave. As he explores the world, he discovers a...

Joint Operations: Escalation

Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 18 June 2009

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An expansion for Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, Joint Operations: Escalation moves the conflict from Indonesia to other parts of Asia, where rebel forces have...

Nanosaur 2: Hatchling

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

Game released: PC → February 2005

Nanosaur 2: Hatchling is a third-person action game with shooter and flight simulator elements from developers from the studio Pangea Software, Inc.. The main...

Mind Machine

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 5 March 2005

Mind Machine is a top-down action game with strategy and puzzle elements from the masters at KatGames. The game is published by...

Narbacular Drop

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2005

Players: 10/10

Narbacular Drop is a first-person action game with puzzle, fantasy and sandbox elements from the masters at Nuclear Monkey Software. The game is published by...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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

Game released: PC → 10 March 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops and through...

Space Empires: Starfury

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 13 July 2006

Steam: 63/100

Space Empires: Starfury — action game with a first person view. You go on a crazy intergalactic journey through the Space Empires universe. You are an...

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 10 October 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

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...

R.I.P.

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 21 July 2006

Steam: 42/100

R.I.P. is a top-down action game with a touch of shooter and horror from the masters from the White Elephant Games studio. The main publisher of the game is White...

Out of the World

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 7 November 2005

Steam: 100/100

Out of the World is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the DRON Software studio. The game is published by...

BreakQuest

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Arkanoid, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 25 January 2007

Metacritic: 58/100

BreakQuest is an arcade game that builds on the BreakOut concept, adding new elements such as weapons. Players work through one hundred distinct scenes that combine...

Painkiller: Gold Edition

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

Game released: PC → 24 January 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Painkiller: Gold Edition is a complete edition of a dynamic first-person shooter with horror elements. The game contains all previously released additions and...

Spider-Man 2: The Game

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → 25 March 2005

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 42/100

This third-person action game, based on the film Spider-Man 2, takes place across the streets and rooftops of Manhattan. As Spider-Man, the player patrols the city...

Pacific Warriors: Air Combat Action

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PC → March 2005

Players: 7.2/10

Pacific Warriors: Air Combat Action is a third-person arcade game with action and flight simulator elements from developers from the InterActive Vision A/S studio...

Gish

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

Game released: PC → 20 July 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This action-adventure game with puzzle elements follows Gish, a ball of tar who ventures into the subterranean sewers of the forgotten city of Dross to rescue his...

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

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2005 for PC