Action 2013 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Cry of Fear - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 87/100

This first-person psychological horror game unfolds in an abandoned town during a cold Scandinavian night. A young man searches for answers as he makes his way...

Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Action

Game released: PC → 13 June 2013

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This isometric action RPG is set in Borgovia, a gothic-noir world of monsters, magic, and mad science. Monster hunter Van Helsing travels through mountain...

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PC → 14 June 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a continuation of the Call of Juarez series — cult westerns with a first-person view. The game tells the story of bounty hunter...

Remember Me

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 6 June 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Remember Me is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in Paris in 2084, where the main character is a girl...

Neverwinter

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

Game released: PC → 21 February 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverwinter — a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in the Neverwinter fantasy universe. The once mighty city of Neverwinter...

XCOM: Enemy Within

Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 November 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 90/100

An expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown that broadens the turn-based strategy with new threats from enemies and aliens. The squad gains new abilities, upgrades, and...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 September 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...

Crysis 3

Action, Shooter, Stealth, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 7 March 2013

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Crysis 3 is a continuation of the popular first-person shooter with stealth elements. The game takes place 20 years after the events of the second part. Despite the...

Final Fantasy XIV Online

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

Game released: PC → 27 August 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 49/100

A multiplayer role-playing game from a third-person perspective set in a fantasy world, which is a reworked version of the original Final Fantasy XIV 2010. The...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 14 March 2013

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim — Dragonborn

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 5 April 2013

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Dragonborn is an expansion pack for the open world adventure RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. A return to Morrowind awaits you - and...

PlanetSide 2

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 20 November 2012; Beta testing: PC → 26 August 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter centers on an ongoing war between three factions competing for territory and resources across four continents...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Fieldrunners 2

Action, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 10 January 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This tower defense strategy game centers on defending against an invasion by legions of fieldrunners. The player places weapon towers to create winding routes for...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...

DuckTales Remastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: PC → 13 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

DuckTales Remastered is an HD remake of the cult game based on the animated series DuckTales. The game contains many restored levels from the original, as well as...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 28 February 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A third-person shooter with horror elements, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army is set in Berlin near the end of World War II, where supernatural forces threaten to...

Brutal Legend

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Third-person view, Comedy

Game released: PC → 26 February 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure set in a world blending fantasy with heavy metal, where demons seek to enslave humanity and bands perform imitation covers. The...

Urban Trial Freestyle

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Sports game, Action

Game released: PC → 18 September 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Urban Trial Freestyle is a racing arcade game with a side view, where you have to do various tricks on a motorcycle. You have to race along 20 different tracks...

No More Room in Hell

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Zombies, Online

Game released: PC → 31 October 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

This cooperative first-person survival horror shooter is set in a world collapsing under an unknown disease that turns the dead into the walking undead. Small...

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 15 February 2013

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Scribblenauts Unlimited — side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle game. Welcome to an adventure in a vast world where your most powerful tool is your...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 17 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The Stanley Parable is an indie project with a first-person view. The player plays the role of office plankton Stanley, who has spent his whole life pressing keys...

Shadow Warrior

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

Game released: PC → 18 October 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Shadow Warrior is a dynamic shooter with fighting game elements and a first-person view, which is a restart of the 1997 game of the same name. You will see the...

Nether

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

Game released: PC → 29 October 2013

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Nether — a first-person multiplayer survival game in which the player must survive in a landscape loosely based on Chicago (where the developers are based...

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry

Action, Adventure, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 December 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry is a paid add-on for the stealth action game with a third-person view in the historical setting — Assassin's Creed 4. Having...

Dead Island: Riptide

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

Game released: PC → 22 April 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A first-person action game about surviving a zombie apocalypse, continuing the story of Dead Island. After escaping Banoi, the heroes find themselves aboard a...

War of the Vikings

Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: PC → 1 October 2013; Game released: PC → 15 April 2014

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

War of the Vikings — the player will be able to take one of two warring sides and take part in large-scale battles — up to 64 people will be able to...

Zeno Clash 2

Role-playing game, Action, Beat them all, First-person view, Indie, Fighting

Game released: PC → 30 April 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This surreal first-person brawler continues Ghat’s story in the world of Zenozoik, where he joins forces with his former foe Rimat against the angry inhabitants of...

Gunpoint

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game about a freelance spy who takes jobs infiltrating secure buildings to steal sensitive data. Across 20 missions, a story of murder...

Lost Planet 3

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

Game released: PC → 27 September 2013

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person sci-fi shooter is set in the futuristic world of E.D.N. III. Lost Planet 3 features a cinematic single-player campaign and several multiplayer...

Rising Storm

Action, Shooter, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Online, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 May 2013

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Rising Storm is a standalone expansion for the competitive team-based first-person shooter Red Orchestra 2. The game takes you to the Pacific theater during World...

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Action, Shooter, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 11 February 2013

VGTimes: 4.8/10

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 45/100

A science-fiction shooter with horror elements, Aliens: Colonial Marines follows a squad of United States Colonial Marines facing a Xenomorph infestation. Set in...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

Sven Co-op

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Free game

Game released: PC → 30 July 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Cooperative action game set in the Half-Life universe, where teamwork plays a key role. Players unite to face computer-controlled enemies, solve puzzles, and...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 24 May 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 22 July 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Contagion

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Contagion is a multiplayer cooperative first-person shooter where you have to survive in the world of a zombie apocalypse. The game has three exciting modes, where...

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 31 October 2013

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This third-person co-op shooter with horror elements is set in a World War II-era Europe overrun by the undead. Players venture into demon-infested Berlin to find...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2013 for PC