Action 2016 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2016

Players: 8.5/10

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition is a re-release of the role-playing fantasy game with an open world The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition for...

No Man's Sky

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition

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

Game released: PC → 30 August 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition — the most complete edition The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions, add-ons The Witcher 3: Blood and...

Roblox

Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 21 January 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Roblox is a huge online sandbox for creativity, where the toys are mini-games of various genres with arcade gameplay and a simple visual style that is not burdened...

Grim Dawn

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Grim Dawn is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. Venture into an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction...

Dark Souls 3

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Dark Souls 3 is a hardcore third-person action RPG set in the Dark Souls universe. The sequel retains the spirit, atmosphere and core mechanics of the first two...

Doom

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, in which the player, as a space marine, will embark on a long journey through the corridors of an abandoned space...

Watch Dogs 2

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 28 November 2016

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Watch Dogs 2 is a continuation of the hacker action game in the open world with a third-person view. The events of the game take place on the streets of San...

Darkest Dungeon

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2015

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Dishonored 2

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

Game released: PC → 10 November 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Dishonored 2 is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and stealth elements. The game continues the story of the original Dishonored, the main character...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

Mafia 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 October 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Mafia 3 is a continuation of the popular open-world action game with a third-person view. 1968 New Orleans is a hotbed of the Sicilian mafia, which has established...

Killing Floor 2

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Killing Floor 2 is a cooperative zombie shooter with a first-person view. The action takes place in Europe after the appearance of zombie-like creatures. Up to six...

Battlefield 1

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Battlefield 1 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The game will take you back to the era of the First World War and provide the opportunity...

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Rise of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person view that follows the new adventures of Lara Croft. The game takes place in Russia, in a...

Far Cry: Primal

Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view

Game released: PC → 29 February 2016

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The action takes place 10,000 BC — when mammoths and saber-toothed tigers ruled the Earth. The player will play as Takkar, the last surviving hunter of the...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Dying Light: The Following

Action, Horror, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The expansion opens a new chapter in Kyle Crane's story and takes the action beyond Harran. A vast map with villages, fields, and abandoned corners becomes a...

Hitman

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 March 2016

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Hitman is an episodic stealth action game with a third-person view, which is a continuation of the popular series of games about Agent 47. The game tells the story...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 23 August 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a continuation of the futuristic role-playing game with a first-person view, stealth elements and cyberpunk style. The year 2027 was a...

Titanfall 2

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Titanfall 2 is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a futuristic setting. In the sequel you will find new types of titans and weapons, as well as a...

Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Titan Quest Anniversary Edition is an anniversary edition of the wonderful action role-playing game with an isometric camera view, which includes the original Titan...

Haydee

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 September 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Haydee is a hardcore action puzzle game with a third-person perspective. In this game you control Gyde, a half-woman, half-robot, in search of a way out of a...

Dead Rising 4

Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 6 December 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Dead Rising 4 is a continuation of the zombie apocalyptic action game with a third-person view. The famous photographer named Frank West, known for his...

Subsistence

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Early Access: PC → 25 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Subsistence is an action game with survival elements from a first-person view. The game contains all the necessary elements for this genre: you can build your own...

Tom Clancy's The Division

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 7 March 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Tom Clancy's The Division is a multiplayer online action game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place in modern New York, during...

Homefront: The Revolution

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

Game released: PC → 17 May 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Homefront: The Revolution is a futuristic shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game tell about the heroic struggle of the American people against the...

Quantum Break

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Quantum Break is a futuristic action game with a third-person view from the creators of Alan Wake and Max Payne. The main character is endowed with incredible...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 5 February 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and fantasy from the studio CyberConnect2. The game is published by...

Don't Starve Together

Action, Isometric, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: PC → 21 April 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Don't Starve Together is a shareware multiplayer add-on for the game, which at one time, together with Minecraft, predetermined the success of projects where the...

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

Action, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: PC → 4 June 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is a first-person action-adventure game that focuses on parkour-style movement. The game will take place in the “City of Mirrors” &mdash...

Black Desert

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

Game released: PC → 3 March 2016

VGTimes: 5.7/10

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Crea

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 June 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Hyper Light Drifter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 March 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries to find a...

Death Road to Canada

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Death Road to Canada is a top-down action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. You will go to the center of a full-scale invasion of the living dead. Having taken...

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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

Game released: PC → 3 November 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a continuation of the futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The game will tell the story of Captain...

World of Tanks Blitz

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 9 November 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Multiplayer tank action from a third person perspective. The game has more than 90 legendary historical combat vehicles from three playable nations: the USSR, the...

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

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

Game released: PC → 15 January 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a fantasy action role-playing game with a third-person view. You will find a large open world and a new system of interactions...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 23 August 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...

BioShock 2 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2016

Players: 8.6/10

BioShock 2 Remastered is an improved version of the adventure first-person shooter BioShock 2. The streets of the city of Rapture once again echo with the echoes of...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for PC