Action 2016 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 4

Game released: PC → 27 January 2016

Steam: 97/100

Iron Snout is an arcade fighting game about a piglet fending off wolves attacking from both sides. Fights take place in a forest and a city, and enemies come in...

Slavistan

Action, Fighting, Exploration

Game released: PC → 29 July 2016

Steam: 90/100

Slavistan is an action game with fighting and exploration elements, built around a contest to prove who is the superior Slav. It features three game modes set...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 April 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SpeedRunners is a co-op arcade action platformer that puts running at the center of the game, challenging players to compete in speed races online. Your task is to...

Furi

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 5 July 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Furi is an action-slasher game with a third-person view from the French studio The Game Bakers. The main character, armed with a samurai blade, will confront...

How to Survive 2

Simulation, Action, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Online

Game released: PC → 8 September 2016

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 67/100

How to Survive 2 is an isometric survival simulator with elements of horror and action in a post-apocalyptic setting. The world is filled with the living dead. You...

Zenith

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 September 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Zenith — action role-playing game with an isometric view in a fantasy setting. The main character Argus — one of the most legendary heroes. All his life...

Clustertruck

Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: PC → 27 September 2016

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...

Shu

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 4 October 2016

Players: 2.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shu is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the role of a funny creature named Shu, you have to save the villagers from a...

Cobalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2 February 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Cobalt is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of robot agent Cobalt, who discovers the lost colonization...

SUPERHOT

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 25 February 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

SUPERHOT is a first-person shooter-puzzle game from the Polish studio SUPERHOT Team. The main feature of the game mechanics is the passage of time — only...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 May 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is an arcade action game with slasher elements and a third-person view in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

Paragon

Online, Action, Strategy, MMO, Tactics

The project is closed: PC → 26 April 2018; Beta testing: PC → 16 August 2016

Anticipation Rating: 8.4/10

Paragon is a multiplayer action game with MOBA elements and a third-person view. Having chosen a hero, you have to fight in various arenas, where the main goal is...

Alone in the Dark (1992)

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

Game released: PC → 13 December 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Alone in the Dark (1992) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Suspicious suicide. A terrible curse. Evil force. Finally, an evil dark...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Online, Third-person view, Tactics, Zombies

Game released: PC → 16 May 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is a multiplayer shooter with strategy elements and a third-person view in the Plants vs. universe. Zombies. The continuation...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 20 April 2016

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...

Radiation Island

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: PC → 30 November 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Radiation Island is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. This is a game where you determine your own destiny in a huge open world...

Six Sides of the World

Logic, Puzzle, Science fiction, Arcade, Casual game, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 20 January 2016

Steam: 84/100

Six Sides of the World is an atmospheric arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, where you will explore various cubic planets that are filled with various traps. As...

Overload Playable Teaser 3.0

Action, Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 8 March 2016

Steam: 93/100

This six-degrees-of-freedom shooter takes place in a fully 3D environment and centers on combat against robots. Overload Playable Teaser 3.0 is a demo of Overload...

Technomancer

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 28 June 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Technomancer — action role-playing game with a third-person view in a futuristic setting from the creators of Mars: War Logs and Bound by Flame. The game...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is an arcade adventure side-scrolling stealth platformer set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game continues the story of...

Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 12 May 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The edition combines updated versions of the iconic Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2. The story begins with Tidus's journey, who finds himself in...

Pac-Man 256

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 June 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Pac-Man 256 is a continuation of the popular top-down arcade game starring Pac-Man. The game is made in an unusual style: the main character is followed by a wave...

Lost Castle

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Slasher

Game released: PC → 1 September 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

This action RPG with roguelike elements follows an expedition into Castle Harwood, now overrun by demons and a spreading corruption. Heroes enter the ruined...

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Historical, Action

Game released: PC → 12 January 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India is a side-scrolling arcade-adventure stealth platformer set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The game continues the story of the...

Spacejacked

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 26 February 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Spacejacked is an exciting arcade game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre with a side view. In the role of space engineer Dave Paprovsky, you have to...

Dig Dug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 20 April 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Dig Dug is an arcade action game set in underground tunnels, where the hero digs through the earth while hunting monsters. A harpoon pump inflates enemies until...

Shadwen

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

Game released: PC → 17 May 2016

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Shadwen is an action game with a third-party view and stealth elements from the developers of Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power. Your name is Chaudwen, your mission...

N++

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Action, Parkour

Game released: PC → 25 August 2016

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

N++ is a side-scrolling platformer set in a science-fiction world where success depends on controlling momentum. The player navigates obstacles, evades hostile...

Chasing Styx

Free game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 September 2016

Steam: 84/100

This run-and-gun action game with bullet-hell elements follows Cerberus, guardian of the Underworld, after a herd of woodland rabbits wanders into the realm of the...

Force of Nature

Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Business / Management, Survival, Crafting, Open world

Game released: PC → 13 December 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Force of Nature is an action-adventure sandbox with elements of a survival simulator and a top-down view. You have to explore more than 10 locations, each of which...

Neon Chrome

Shooter, Top-down view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: PC → 28 April 2016

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Neon Chrome is a top-down cyberpunk roguelike shooter where you have to conquer the Neon Chrome Corporation by hacking your brain. Sleeping bodies have different...

THOTH

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Shooter, Action

Game released: PC → 7 October 2016

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

THOTH is a minimalist top-down shooter. A colorful game awaits you with many levels, each of which requires a specific approach in completing them. You'll control a...

Hide and Shriek

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Hide and Shriek is a competitive action game with a first-person view. You can visit the magic academy on Halloween eve. According to tradition, future magicians...

Level 22

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 11 February 2016

Metacritic: 67/100

Level 22 is a fun adventure stealth game with pixel graphics. You will play as an office subordinate who, after a long party, overslept on his way to work. And now...

Smithy

Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 June 2016

Steam: 77/100

Smithy is an underground rodent and a skilled weaponsmith who fights through procedurally generated caverns. As he burrows deeper, he faces new enemies and destroys...

X-17

Action, Indie, First-person view

Game released: PC → 1 March 2016

Steam: 52/100

This science-fiction action shooter, played from first- and third-person perspectives, follows an alien invasion of Earth and other planets. After his previous...

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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

Game released: PC → 1 March 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A futuristic third-person shooter, this remastered version features updated visuals at 1080p. Its campaign also includes five chapters that had not previously been...

CrazyCars3D

Simulation, Racing, Action

Game released: PC → 28 March 2016

Steam: 70/100

CrazyCars3D is an arcade platformer with racing elements, in which the player drives a car through levels filled with obstacles and traps. Cars can be selected and...

Santa's Big Adventures

Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 19 December 2016

Steam: 74/100

A casual platformer about Santa Claus collecting lost presents and putting them in a chimney to save Christmas. The player completes levels, gathering presents...

Fable Legends

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

Game canceled: PC → 13 April 2016

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Fable Legends is a free-to-play game for Windows 10 and Xbox One with asymmetrical multiplayer — on the one hand we have a team of four close-knit heroes, on...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for PC