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

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. Its toys are mini-games of all kinds of genres, with arcade-style gameplay and visuals that aren’t weighed down by...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 30 August 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

The most complete edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions and add-ons The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, as...

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...

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

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, Space, Exploration

Game released: PC → 12 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Attack on Titan

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Online

Game released: PC → 26 August 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Attack on Titan is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view, based on the anime of the same name. The game takes place after the unexpected...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 79/100

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...

Dark Souls 3

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Watch Dogs 2

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

Game released: PC → 28 November 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Mafia 3

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

Game released: PC → 6 October 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 61/100

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...

Dishonored 2

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

Game released: PC → 10 November 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Parkour, Open world, Runner

Game released: PC → 4 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Don't Starve Together

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

Game released: PC → 21 April 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

A standalone multiplayer version of the famous survival simulator Don't Starve, where exploration, building, and the fight for survival become even more interesting...

Doom

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, where the player, as a space marine, will traverse a long path through the corridors of an abandoned space base on...

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...

Overwatch (2016)

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Overwatch is a team-based online first-person shooter from the developers of Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place on the Earth of the future, which is...

Space Hulk: Deathwing

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Space Hulk: Deathwing is a tactical team shooter with a first-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As a Space Marine from the Death Wing unit, you will...

Battlefield 1

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Starbound

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

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

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

Steam: 75/100

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...

Killing Floor 2

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Hyper Light Drifter

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

Game released: PC → 31 March 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Far Cry: Primal

Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Open world, Survival

Game released: PC → 29 February 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Defense Zone 3

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 December 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

Titanfall 2

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Tom Clancy's The Division

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

Game released: PC → 7 March 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

World of Tanks Blitz

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Tanks, Free game, Shooter

Game released: PC → 9 November 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 74/100

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...

Quantum Break

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 21 September 2016

Steam: 74/100

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Grim Dawn

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

Game released: PC → 25 February 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Aragami

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 4 October 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Aragami is a classic Japanese-style third-person stealth action game. The game tells the story of a mysterious ninja who is a warrior-killer revived after death who...

Gears of War 4

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

Game released: PC → 11 October 2016

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Gears of War 4 is a futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Gears of War universe. The game takes place 25 years after the events of the third part...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

Game released: PC → 17 May 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...

Samorost 3

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 24 March 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Samorost 3 is a continuation of the fantastic adventure from the developers of Samorost 2, Machinarium and Botanicula. The main character is a gnome who seems to...

Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Fighting

Game released: PC → 5 February 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Hitman

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 March 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Dead Island: Definitive Collection

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

Game released: PC → 31 May 2016

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Dead Island: Definitive Collection is a re-release of the action-horror game with a first-person view in the world of zombies for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The...

Kingspray Graffiti

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 7 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Kingspray Graffiti is a co-op simulator dedicated to the art of graffiti for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. In the game you can join teams of up...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for PC