Action 2015 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 18 May 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures starring Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all owners received a free next-gen upgrade to The...

GTA 5

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PC → 13 April 2015

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city beloved by fans since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first...

Fallout 4

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC → 9 November 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A continuation of the iconic post-apocalyptic role-playing game series. The game features a completely redesigned character progression system and gameplay, changes...

Black Desert

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, In real time, Third-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Medieval era, Sandbox, Exploration

Game released: PC → 3 March 2016

VGTimes: 5.7/10

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A free multiplayer open-world RPG with a focus on dynamic battles. In it, you will create your own hero using one of the most advanced customization systems...

Dying Light

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...

Stranded Deep

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Online

Early Access: PC → 23 January 2015; Game released: PC → 11 August 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Stranded Deep is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. The plot centers on the main character, who, after a plane crash, is...

Batman: Arkham Knight

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Comics, Open world

Game released: PC → 28 October 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Batman: Arkham Knight is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. Nine months have passed since the events in Arkham City. The Joker is dead and...

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a continuation of the third-person stealth action adventure in the Metal Gear Solid series. Nine years have passed since the...

Mad Max

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Mad Max is a dynamic action game with a third-person view and battles in post-apocalyptic cars. The game takes place in the Mad Max universe, where chaos and the...

Darkest Dungeon

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 3 February 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Darkest Dungeon is a unique party RPG, where the skills of your heroes are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

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

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Squad

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

Early Access: PC → 15 December 2015; Game released: PC → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Squad is a competitive tactical shooter with a first-person view. The main feature of the game is large-scale battles in the style of the Battlefield series. The...

World of Warships

Action, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Tactics, MMO, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter

Game released: PC → 17 September 2015

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A multiplayer online action game that immerses you in the world of large-scale naval battles of the first half of the twentieth century. More than a hundred...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition

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

Game released: PC → 8 May 2015

Players: 9.2/10

The complete edition of the third-person fantasy action game, including all previously released expansions, achievements, and updates. The story takes place between...

Wasteland 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 18 September 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is a global re-release of an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Initially, Dark Souls II...

SOMA

Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 21 September 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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

Game released: PC → 1 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical first-person shooter where the main idea is to show the actions of counter-terrorist national organizations in the field during...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...

Just Cause 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PC → 1 December 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Just Cause 3 is a dynamic open-world action game with a third-person view. Rico returns to his homeland and immediately manages to get into trouble. Without having...

Helldivers

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 7 December 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A cooperative top-down shooter set in a dystopian future, where elite Helldivers defend Super Earth from invading alien species. The war is fought in the name of...

The Isle

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 2 December 2015; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

The Isle is a multiplayer action game with a third-person view and survival elements. You have to plunge into the prehistoric world and try on the role of various...

Resident Evil HD Remaster

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PC → 20 January 2015

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Resident Evil HD Remaster is an improved edition of the legendary action-horror game with a third-person view for modern platforms. The game will delight you with...

Zombie Army Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: PC → 6 March 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Zombie Army Trilogy is a game collection that, in addition to the remakes Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army and Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 , includes a...

Rocket League

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Online

Game released: PC → 7 July 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This arcade sports action game combines soccer with racing, as powerful cars compete in physics-driven matches shaped by mass and momentum. Players race around...

Mortal Kombat X

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Online

Game released: PC → 13 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat X is a popular side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the Mortal Kombat universe. The game takes place 25 years after 2011's Mortal Kombat. The...

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: PC → 28 January 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is an improved edition of the third-person interactive adventure Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. A bank teller in a trance kills...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game takes place in 19th century London...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative action-adventure set in a fantasy world shaped by Norse folklore, Magicka 2 follows a Midgård left almost without Wizards after the Wizard Wars. A...

Life is Feudal: Your Own

Role-playing game, Online, Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Medieval era, Open world, Survival

Game released: PC → 17 November 2015; Early Access: PC → 19 September 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Life is Feudal: Your Own is a medieval life simulator from the Moscow studio Bitbox S.L.. You have to live a medieval life on a 9 km² map along with other 63...

AMAZING ONLINE

Online, Free game, Action, Open world, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 28 October 2015

Players: 6.4/10

A free online action game about criminal Russia, created on the GTA: San Andreas engine. The game takes place in the vast expanses of modern Russia, where there are...

Heroes of the Storm

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, MMO, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, MOBA

Game released: PC → 2 June 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Heroes of the Storm — multiplayer MOBA with heroes from universes created by...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The game takes place in a dystopian future where the line between...

Black Mesa

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

Early Access: PC → 5 May 2015; Game released: PC → 5 March 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Black Mesa is a remake of the most legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view, Half-Life. The events of the game completely repeat the story of the...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 April 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 28 January 2015; Game released: PC → 18 February 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

A construction game in which the player creates unique medieval siege engines and uses them to destroy fortified fortresses. Players can build siege weapons...

Skyforge

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 54/100

Skyforge is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fantasy universe where gods...

Lords of the Fallen 2014

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2015

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in a dark fantasy world, this third-person action RPG follows Harkyn, a convicted sinner tasked with stopping the Rhogar invasion and the return of their god...

Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations

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

Game released: PC → 15 December 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations is a free addition to the first-person shooter Battlefield 4. Players will have the opportunity to play on the classic Dragon...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2015 for PC