Action 2016 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 5

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...

Phantaruk

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Phantaruk is an action-horror game with survival elements and a first-person perspective. The game takes place on an abandoned spaceship, where your task is to get...

Toy Soldiers: Complete

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Strategy

Game released: PC → 17 February 2016

Steam: 78/100

This action strategy game with tower-defense elements stages battles between toy armies on miniature World War I battlefields. Players position defenses and command...

I and Me

Indie, Action, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 May 2016

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 60/100

I and Me is a puzzle-platformer in which the player controls two cats at the same time. The game poses questions about how someone might view themselves from an...

MechRunner

Action, Third-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 July 2016

Players: 1/10

Steam: 50/100

An endless action game about piloting a combat mech against the robotic forces of the secret organization O.S.O. After Soviet intelligence discovers an alien...

Thumper

Arcade, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 10 October 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Thumper is a music arcade game with a third-person view, supporting the PlayStation VR virtual reality device. In this rhythm game, you take on the role of a space...

Iron Snout

Action, Fighting, Free game

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...

Star Saviors

Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 7 May 2016

Steam: 81/100

This space bullet-hell shooter follows humanity’s resistance after aliens conquer Earth. Players customize a ship and fight through 18 levels that test tactics and...

WASTED

Action, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 June 2016

Steam: 79/100

A roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where a version of the 1980s persists among the ruins of America and booze is a precious resource. The protagonist...

Onward

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

Early Access: PC → 30 August 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 67/100

Onward is a dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter for HTC Vive virtual reality devices. In the game you will use coordination, communication and shooting skills...

Fractured Space

Online, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 22 September 2016; Early Access: PC → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A team-based space combat game centered on battles between massive capital ships. In Fractured Space, players fight as part of a team aboard these large...

Eagle Flight

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

Game released: PC → 13 October 2016

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Eagle Flight is an arcade game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, SteamVR. Players will have to go on a journey in...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Awakening

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

Game released: PC → 3 March 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — Awakening is an addition to the futuristic first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. The addition brings four multiplayer...

Smashbox Arena

Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Shooter

Game released: PC → 21 December 2016

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A team-based action game in virtual reality, featuring physics-driven power-ups. Combat involves shooting, taking cover and coordinating with teammates. The game...

ICEY

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher

Game released: PC → 17 November 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...

Tom Clancy's The Division - Survival

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

Game released: PC → 22 November 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Tom Clancy's The Division — Survival is an addition to the multiplayer online action game with a third-person view in the post-apocalyptic world of The...

Red Risk

Isometric, Action, Shooter, Horror, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game released: PC → 4 March 2016

Steam: 56/100

A bloody game in which the heroes fight for freedom and money. Three armed volunteers must withstand several waves of regular enemies and a strong boss. In order...

Stikbold!

Arcade, Online, Adventure, Action, Sports game, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 April 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Stikbold! — a fun arcade game with the possibility of group play. It is based on the rules of the classic game "Dodgeball" and will provide a large number of...

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...

Melodys Escape

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Runner, Side view

Game released: PC → 20 May 2016

Steam: 90/100

A side-scrolling rhythm runner where the obstacles and the heroine’s actions adapt to the beat and energy of music from the player’s own library. Melody runs along...

Dead Island: Retro Revenge

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Zombies, Runner

Game released: PC → 31 May 2016

Steam: 62/100

Dead Island: Retro Revenge is a 16-bit game in the style of classic 2D action platformers in the Dead Island universe. The game's story tells of an embittered hero...

Anima: Gate of Memories

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

Game released: PC → 3 June 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Anima: Gate of Memories is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about the relationship between a...

Dead Rising Remaster

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 September 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Dead Rising Remaster is a re-release of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The main character of the game is...

UNLOVED

Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation, Action

Game released: PC → 29 September 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

The action takes place in ominous labyrinths filled with mutants and demonic creatures, where players try to survive while exploring dark and deadly locations...

Bug Butcher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 January 2016

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes of aliens alone...

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...

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 2 March 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game is an expanded edition of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma with an...

Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 15 March 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress — an addition to the explosive third-person action game Just Cause 3. The main character will have to destroy a huge flying...

Ghost 1.0

Action, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 7 June 2016

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This action metroidvania follows a mysterious agent sent by two hackers to infiltrate the Nakamura Space Station and steal a major electronic secret. The station’s...

Livelock

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 30 August 2016

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Livelock is a co-op action game about mechs in which players will control iron monsters and fight together against entire armies. The plot of the game will take you...

The Crew: Calling All Units

Online, Racing, MMO, DLC, Action

Game released: PC → 29 November 2016

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 50/100

The Crew: Calling All Units is the second major expansion for the arcade multiplayer racing game The Crew. The add-on focuses on the confrontation between cops and...

Star Wars: Battlefront - Rogue One: Scarif

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

Game released: PC → 6 December 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Star Wars: Battlefront — Rogue One: Scarif — the final expansion for the first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. The expansion is dedicated to the...

Triad Wars

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game canceled: PC → 20 January 2016

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

VIDEOBALL

Sports game, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 12 July 2016

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

VIDEOBALL is an abstract, minimalist sports game centered on electronic competition. Its controls use just one button and one stick, making it accessible to people...

Klepto

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 June 2016

Steam: 25/100

This burglary simulator takes place in open-world neighborhoods where players explore homes, break in and steal to build a reputation in the criminal world...

Valley

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Valley is a first-person sci-fi adventure from the developers of Slender: The Arrival. The main character of the game is dressed in a special exo-suit L.E.A.F...

Total War: Warhammer - The Grim and the Grave

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Action

Game released: PC → 1 September 2016

Steam: 69/100

Total War: Warhammer — The Grim and the Grave is an addition to the fantasy strategy with the game mechanics of the Total War series of games in the Warhammer...

ARK: Scorched Earth

Online, Action, DLC, First-person view, Survival, Adventure, Open world

Game released: PC → 1 September 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 74/100

ARK: Scorched Earth is an addition to the multiplayer action game with a first-person view Ark: Survival Evolved. The addition will give you a completely new...

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties is an addition to the action adventure with a third-person view. The action takes place in the father's house of Lara Croft, who...

Draw Slasher

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Draw Slasher is a side-scrolling arcade action slasher about a ninja named Hanzo. While Hanzo was learning the way of the ninja, pirate zombie monkeys kidnapped his...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2016 for PC