Action 2014 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Valiant Hearts: The Great War - a game in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Historical, Logic

Game released: PC → 25 June 2014

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set during the First World War. The game tells the story of five people who help a...

Valkyria Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 11 November 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Valkyria Chronicles is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements. The game takes place in Europe in 1935, presenting an alternative version of World...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Logic, Tactics

Game released: PC → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is a third-person multiplayer shooter set in the Plants vs. Zombies. You, as one of the plants, will have to run around a...

Deus Ex: The Fall

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

Game released: PC → 17 March 2014

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Deus Ex: The Fall is a first-person role-playing shooter in a cyberpunk style. The game is set in 2027, a golden era for science, technology and human development...

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Detective, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 6 June 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Murdered: Soul Suspect is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The game will challenge you to investigate the most difficult case — your own...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 26 September 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

War of the Vikings

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

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...

Assassins's Creed Liberation HD

Role-playing game, Action, Beat them all, Third-person view, Open world, Stealth

Game released: PC → 15 January 2014

VGTimes: 6.6/10

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. Players will take on the role of a female character for...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 27 March 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows the Belmont family’s conflict with Dracula. Trevor Belmont, a knight of the Brotherhood of...

Goat Simulator

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy, Open world

Game released: PC → 1 April 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Goat Simulator is an unusual goat simulator with a third-person view. You have to control such extraordinary characters in the world of computer games as a goat...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie, Role-playing game, Online

Game released: PC → 29 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 60/100

This pixel-art action RPG with hack-and-slash combat and roguelike elements takes place in Tarethiel, a world besieged by the forces of Hell. The hero battles...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 26 April 2014

Players: 8/10

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha is a large modification of Shadow of Chernobyl by the fan group Dezowave, which includes all the developments of the creators as it was...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PC → 15 September 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A fighting game set in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN universe, where ninjas battle in arenas using jutsu techniques. The roster features over 100 playable characters and...

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Action, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 September 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. You take control of a detective searching for a missing boy...

Project Spark

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A game creation tool for building original games and worlds, then playing and sharing them. Project Spark combines content-creation tools with the ability to play...

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: PC → 17 November 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 41/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault is a standalone add-on for the historical real-time strategy Company of Heroes 2. The Ardennes Operation was an offensive...

Never Alone

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

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...

SMITE

Online, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, MOBA

Game released: PC → 8 September 2015

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 81/100

SMITE is a fantasy MOBA with a third-person view. In the game, you can feel like a mythical god, taking control of one of the 75 available characters, whose images...

Outlast: Whistleblower

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

Game released: PC → 6 May 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Outlast: Whistleblower is an add-on for the first-person horror adventure game Outlast. The add-on will tell the story of software engineer Waylon Park, who worked...

Metal Slug X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 October 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel-art graphics follows a fight to stop General Morden’s new coup. In Metal Slug X, players battle through six missions...

Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 1 April 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A 2.5D action-adventure companion to Batman: Arkham Origins, the game continues its story and reveals more about the Dark Knight’s past. The adventure unfolds in a...

Scourge: Outbreak

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2014

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Scourge: Outbreak is a dynamic action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi...

The Tomorrow War

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Arcade, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 April 2014

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 52/100

The Tomorrow War is a space simulator based on the books of the famous Russian writer Alexander Zorich. Heroes in colorful cloaks and pointy-eared masks are good...

BattleBlock Theater

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PC → 15 May 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...

Insurgency

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

Game released: PC → 22 January 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Insurgency is a tactical multiplayer shooter that supports up to 32 players. More than 10 modes are presented, including both cooperative and competitive, as well...

Thief

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 67/100

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...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 May 2014

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world

Game released: PC → 14 November 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This action-adventure with platforming elements brings Batman together with heroes and villains from the DC universe to stop Brainiac. Using the power of the...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 January 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Tomb Raider GOTY Edition is a special edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Game of the Year version. It includes the game itself and...

Endless Legend

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

Game released: PC → 18 September 2014

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Strider

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 19 February 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Strider is a re-release of the legendary action-platformer with slasher elements and a side view, released in 1989. The game takes place in the future, where one of...

Expendabros

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 5 August 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Expendabros is an action-adventure game with platformer elements. You'll fight through a barrage of bullets and non-stop action in ten fast-paced missions set among...

Dungeon of the Endless

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...

Sacred 3

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher

Game released: PC → 31 July 2014

Players: 4.1/10

Steam: 25/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Sacred 3 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the Sacred universe, on the...

Styx: Master of Shadows

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

Game released: PC → 10 October 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King

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

Game released: PC → 22 July 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King is a paid add-on for an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In search of the Crown of the...

Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Old Iron King

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

Game released: PC → 26 August 2014

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Old Iron King is a paid add-on for an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The events of the DLC take...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 for PC (Game released)