Action 2005 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

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

Game released: PC → 15 March 2005

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Driv3r — The game offers you to complete 26 missions of varying difficulty in the role of police officer John Tanner, investigating a case of international...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 3 August 2010

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Gun

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Casino, Open world

Game released: PC → 13 October 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gun is a third-person action-adventure game set in the open world of the Wild West. Fate took away everything Colton White held dear. Since then, White has trusted...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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

Game released: PC → 7 April 2009

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a hardcore tactical shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will take you to Eastern Europe in 2008, where massive...

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Space, Online

Game released: PC → 10 January 2005

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Sacred

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

Game released: PC → 1 May 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this is an isometric action RPG about a land threatened by evil. The hero travels through an open world populated by orcs...

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven

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

Game released: PC → 9 September 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is an action role-playing fantasy game with a third-person view. The expansion brings many significant changes to the gameplay. A major...

Flashback (1992)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 23 January 2005

Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete amnesia, young...

Evil Dead: Regeneration

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This third-person action horror game offers a “what if” continuation of Evil Dead 2. Ash, the sole survivor of an encounter with the Necronomicon, is confined to an...

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 November 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The game invites you to go to conquer America, where...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics, Emulator

Game released: PC → 8 April 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

An action game about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battling new opponents with their ninja abilities. Each Turtle has distinct characteristics and skills, while...

Serious Sam 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PC → 11 October 2005

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Serious Sam 2 is a continuation of the legendary third-person shooter starring the legendary serious Sam. As before, you will find yourself in an endless fight...

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

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

Game released: PC → 24 January 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical space simulator follows a conflict between megacorporations at the dawn of the 22nd century. A discovery on the edge of the Solar System...

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...

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 November 2005

Steam: 77/100

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a top-down simulator with a dash of action and strategy from the masters at Digital Eel. The game is published by Shrapnel...

Crime Life: Gang Wars

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 26 July 2007

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 30/100

Set in a modern city where gangs vie for power and the police struggle to contain the violence, this crime action game blends beat ’em up combat with elements of...

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 6 March 2008

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico is an action game with a third-person view. 1989 Ruins of an Inca temple deep in the jungle. Ernesto Cruz has just...

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...

Second Sight

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This science-fiction stealth action game with psychological thriller elements follows John Vattic, who wakes from a coma in a US medical facility and tries to...

Silent Hunter 3

Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 13 June 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign and...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 29 March 2005

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A stealth-action game starring Sam Fisher, an elite operative of Third Echelon, who investigates a conspiracy and tries to prevent World War III. Missions take...

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...

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...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)

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

Game released: PC → 8 July 2009

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This sci-fi action shooter set in the Star Wars universe follows the rise of Darth Vader’s 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. Its single-player campaign takes the...

Heavy Weapon Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks, Casual game

Game released: PC → 24 February 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This side-scrolling arcade shooter centers on battles against enemy forces, with players using heavy weapons to destroy tanks and aircraft. Heavy Weapon features 19...

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is an add-on for the legendary first-person shooter with horror elements Doom 3. 2147 2 years have passed since the events of Doom 3...

Utopia City

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 59/100

The events of the game take place in 2091 in a virtual world called “Utopia”, where people with the help of AI Mastermind receive limitless opportunities. To stop...

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

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

Game released: PC → 28 February 2005

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay — a bounty hunter named Jones brings Riddick, the main character of the game, to the maximum security prison...

Ys: The Oath in Felghana

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...

Knights of the Temple 2

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

Game released: PC → 19 May 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Knights of the Temple 2 — In the prologue, the main character Paul De Ruck is in the ancient monastery of Birke, and discusses the consequences of cruelty...

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 31 August 2010

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter — the gameplay of this part of the game is not very different from The First Encounter, with the exception of added...

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

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

Game released: PC → 20 February 2005

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This third-person science-fiction action game follows elite operative Nick Scryer as he confronts a psychic terrorist movement threatening world order. While...

Sonic Heroes

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 4 February 2005

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Heroes is a 3D platformer. It gives you the opportunity to manage a team of three characters. The player directly controls one of them, but if necessary, he...

Luxor

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 10 June 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

This action-puzzle game is set in Ancient Egypt, where Isis calls on the hero to stop Set and his minions. Spheres advance toward the pyramids, and the player fires...

Fate

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Fate is an action role-playing dungeon crawler set around the town of Grove. The hero ventures to the outskirts, where the Old Wood meets the Dungeon Gate, battling...

Boiling Point: Road to Hell

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

Game released: PC → 6 June 2005

Players: 9/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This role-playing game with action and shooter elements is set in the jungles of present-day South America, where armed factions are engaged in a guerrilla war. The...

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...

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

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

Game released: PC → 22 December 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This action-horror game unfolds in the streets and prisons of Baltimore, where Torque seeks revenge against Blackmore, a mysterious mastermind connected to the...

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...

Act of War: Direct Action

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 12 March 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A real-time strategy game about modern military conflict amid an energy crisis, terrorist attacks and global instability. Players command Task Force TALON, a...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2005 for PC (Game released)