Action 2011 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Fable: The Lost Chapters

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

Game released: PC → 19 December 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Fable: The Lost Chapters is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to create your own life story from...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

Game released: PC → 10 May 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. You will go on...

Duke Nukem Forever

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adult game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 13 June 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Duke Nukem Forever is a continuation of the legendary first-person shooter in the sci-fi series of games about Duke Nukem. Bloodthirsty aliens are stealing every...

PAYDAY: The Heist

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

Game released: PC → 20 October 2011

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A first-person cooperative shooter about a crew of four career criminals carrying out heists in pursuit of a big score. In PAYDAY: The Heist, players tackle six...

Sonic Generations

Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 November 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Generations is a platform adventure spanning different eras of Sonic games. A mysterious power creates time holes that send Sonic and his friends into the...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 2 October 2011; Game released: PC → 25 July 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Online

Game released: PC → 15 February 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An expansion to Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is a real-time strategy game set in the Tiberium universe, with Kane...

Red Faction: Armageddon

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

Game released: PC → 6 June 2011

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Red Faction: Armageddon is a third-person science-fiction shooter about survival on Mars, where the destruction of the Terraformer has turned the planet’s surface...

Battlefield Heroes

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: PC → 29 June 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Battlefield Heroes is a third-person shooter. The game has 11 maps — 6 infantry (Coastal Clash, Riverside Rush, Victory Village, Midnight Mayhem, Perilous...

DC Universe Online

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics, Free game, MMO

Game released: PC → 2 November 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A massively multiplayer action RPG set in the DC Universe, where heroes and villains fight alongside iconic comic-book characters. Players choose a side and...

Dungeon Siege 3

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2011

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dungeon Siege 3 is a continuation of the role-playing action game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Legionnaires defended the people of Eb for...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 3 March 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...

RAGE

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

Game released: PC → 3 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This post-apocalyptic action game combines shooting with driving across a devastated landscape. Players explore the surroundings and engage in...

Two Worlds 2

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2011

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Two Worlds 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Five years have passed since the events of...

Mafia 2: Director's Cut

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 March 2011

Players: 9.7/10

Mafia 2: Director's Cut is a complete edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view and an open world. The publication includes all previously...

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 13 September 2011

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 48/100

TERA

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2015; The project is closed: PC → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

TERA is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In total, there are 7 races and 9 classes available in the game...

Magicka

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 4 March 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure set in a fantasy world based on Norse mythology. A wizard from a mysterious order sets out to stop an evil sorcerer whose...

Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view

Game released: PC → 6 June 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A first-person tactical shooter about a fictional modern conflict, in which a squad of marines operates in a hostile foreign country. Across three acts, the story...

Universe at War: Earth Assault

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

Game released: PC → 25 June 2011

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Set in the near future, this real-time strategy game follows an alien invasion of Earth by several factions from across the galaxy. In Universe at War: Earth...

Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 August 2014

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 64/100

Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Teyon studio. The game is published by Mastiff, the localizer...

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 January 2011

Players: 7/10

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is a collection of legendary games from the GTA series, which includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and Grand...

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online

Game released: PC → 22 March 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...

CrossFire

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 9 December 2011

Players: 7.8/10

CrossFire is a free-to-play competitive multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. You will find yourself in the very center of the confrontation between two...

Brink

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Parkour

Game released: PC → 9 May 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Brink is an exciting, dynamic first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting that aims to combine single-player mode with co-op and competitive multiplayer. The game...

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 61/100

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is a futuristic shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a cyberpunk style. You are a member of the secret society...

Dungeon Defenders

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 18 October 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 26 May 2011

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...

Arma: Cold War Assault

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

Game released: PC → 9 August 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Arma: Cold War Assault is a tactical military shooter with a first-person view. The campaign's plot was based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR...

Alien Shooter 2. Захват

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 January 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

An isometric action game with RPG elements, this expansion for Alien Shooter 2 follows a war against alien invaders. Monsters are destroying cities and claiming new...

Rift

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Game released: PC → 24 October 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rift is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Embark on a journey through the world of Telara, fight on...

Postal 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PC → 21 December 2011

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 24/100

A third-person open-world shooter and the third installment in the Postal series. The game was built using Valve’s Source Engine; the available materials do not...

Pandora Saga

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

Game released: PC → 1 March 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Pandora Saga is a third-person role-playing game with action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from the developers of Headlock Corporation and Rosso...

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link

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

Game released: PC → 18 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Deus Ex: Human Revolution — The Missing Link is an add-on for a first-person role-playing shooter in a cyberpunk setting. The addition will tell the story of...

Painkiller: Redemption

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 25 February 2011

Players: 7/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 43/100

This first-person shooter continues the story of Daniel and Belial, who join forces for the first time to end the bloody conflict between Heaven and Hell. The...

Homefront

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

Game released: PC → 15 March 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Homefront is a post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. You will find yourself in America, destroyed by nuclear war with the Great Korean Republic. The...

Gunstar Heroes

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 January 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This side-scrolling action shooter follows the Gunstar family, protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After the twins’ older brother is kidnapped and placed under mind...

APB: Reloaded

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Free game, Open world

Game released: PC → 1 December 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This open-world multiplayer action shooter pits criminals against enforcers. Players choose a side: criminals cause chaos and make money, while enforcers work to...

BioShock 2

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

Game released: PC → 15 April 2011

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

BioShock 2 is an adventure shooter with a first-person view. On the streets of the city of Rapture, the echoes of past sins are heard again. All along the Atlantic...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2011 for PC