Action 2014 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 23 January 2018; Early Access: PC → 14 December 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 27 February 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...

Far Cry 4

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: PC → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Far Cry 4 is a first-person shooter adventure set in a large open world. The game takes place in the Himalayas. You will explore the Himalayan region of Kirat: a...

Dark Souls 2

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

Game released: PC → 25 April 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Dark Souls 2 is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You play as a nameless hero afflicted by an undead curse. To get rid of...

Alien: Isolation

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

The Evil Within

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...

Watch Dogs

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 26 May 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Watch Dogs is a third-person, open-world sci-fi action-adventure game. The game takes place in the summer of 2003 in New York, whose key systems were infected with...

Wolfenstein: The New Order

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

Game released: PC → 19 May 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Wolfenstein: The New Order is the legendary return of the famous series about Nazis, black magic, underground experiments and grandiose conspiracies. This time the...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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

Game released: PC → 3 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 13 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game takes place after the...

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 11 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Unity is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Paris in the 18th century. The developers...

This War of Mine

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 November 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...

Sniper Elite 3

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Sniper Elite 3 is a continuation of the sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games. The main character, Karl Fairbairn, makes...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 9 January 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a dynamic action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Metal Gear universe. The game will tell about the events taking...

Thief

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Thief is an adventure stealth action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. Professional thief Garrett wants to lighten the wallets of the rich...

Unturned

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

Early Access: PC → 7 July 2014; Game released: PC → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

South Park: The Stick of Truth

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2014

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a role-playing adventure based on the animated series South Park. In the game you will take control of a new character, which you...

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 25 March 2014

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter from Certain Affinity, Infinity Ward, Neversoft Entertainment, Inc., Raven Software and...

Dead Rising 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

Game released: PC → 5 September 2014

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Dead Rising 3 is an action-adventure game with elements of horror, slasher and third-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game takes place ten years after...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 October 2015; Early Access: PC → 6 April 2014

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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

Game released: PC → 3 November 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a first-person shooter in a futuristic setting. Private military corporations have come to power in the world. Technology has...

Risen 3: Titan Lords

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

Game released: PC → 15 August 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Starpoint Gemini 2

Simulation, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 6 September 2013

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Starpoint Gemini 2 is a continuation of a well-developed space simulator with role-playing elements and a third-person view. You will take control of a futuristic...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Castlevania fantasy universe. Simon Belmont is the hero...

Ryse: Son of Rome

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 10 October 2014

VGTimes: 6.2/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Ryse: Son of Rome is a historical action game with a third-person view. The action takes place in an alternative 50s-60s AD. e. Rome is under siege. You play as...

Bound by Flame

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 8 May 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Bound by Flame is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Mars: War Logs. You will play the role...

Warface

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 1 July 2014

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 18 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 9 December 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Direct continuation of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light with co-op for four people. Exciting adventures, dark dungeons, hordes of monsters, difficult riddles...

Metro: Last Light Redux

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 25 August 2014

Players: 8/10

Metro: Last Light Redux is an improved version of the post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow residents...

Fable Anniversary

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Fable Anniversary is a re-release of an adventure role-playing action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The updated edition has a new interface...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 June 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

The Escapists

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: PC → 13 February 2015; Early Access: PC → 9 July 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: PC → 29 April 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 53/100

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the second part of a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. Many new adventures await you...

Escape Dead Island

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 18 November 2014

Players: 3/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Escape Dead Island is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the Dead Island universe. A mystical survival game awaits you with a fresh look at...

Wargame: Red Dragon

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 17 April 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Wargame: Red Dragon is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera view. The plot of the game tells about the confrontation between Western...

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 August 2014

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Endless Legend

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

Game released: PC → 18 September 2014

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Endless Legend is a global turn-based strategy about managing a civilization with random generation of worlds and quests. As you progress, you will choose one of...

Styx: Master of Shadows

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

Game released: PC → 10 October 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Styx: Master of Shadows is a stealth action role-playing adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will take on the role of Styx, the oldest...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 for PC