Action 2018 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a medieval role-playing action game set in a fully open world with a first-person perspective. You will take on the role of a...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective that tells about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Lara must navigate through...

Vampyr

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

Game released: PC → 4 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Vampyr is a third-person action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange and Remember Me. London 1918... Spanish flu... it is unlikely that many people are able to...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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

Game released: PC → 5 October 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a new game in the Assassin's Creed stealth-action series, set in Ancient Greece. Take fate into your own hands and write your own epic...

The Forest

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: PC → 30 April 2018

Players: 7.9/10

The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main character is the...

Far Cry 5

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 26 March 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Far Cry 5 is a continuation of the series of first-person adventure shooters. Welcome to the state of Montana — for the first time in the series, the game's events...

Graveyard Keeper

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true medieval cemetery manager. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each new...

Monster Hunter: World

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

Game released: PC → 9 August 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Monster Hunter: World is a fantasy role-playing action game with a third-person perspective, where you will hunt and capture various interesting monsters, such as...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 November 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Rust

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 23 January 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...

Call of Cthulhu

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 29 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...

State of Decay 2

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

Game released: PC → 22 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

State of Decay 2 is the continuation of a remarkable zombie action game with a third-person perspective and survival elements. Together with friends or in proud...

Sea of Thieves

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

Game released: PC → 3 June 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Multiplayer role-playing action with a pirate theme. Thanks to the extensive possibilities of the multiplayer mode, you and other players can manage a large pirate...

A Way Out

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

Game released: PC → 23 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A Way Out is a cooperative adventure action game with a third-person view from the creators of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. You will play in split-screen mode as...

Battlefield 5

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The multiplayer modes...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 6 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

Just Cause 4

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 4 December 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Just Cause 4 is a continuation of a series of dynamic action games in an open world with a third-person view. This time the main character will find himself in a...

Wreckfest

Arcade, Action, Racing, Beat them all, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 June 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Wreckfest is a dynamic racing action game with a third-person perspective from the creators of the original FlatOut (2004). In the game, you will control a car on...

Darksiders 3

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

Game released: PC → 27 November 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Darksiders 3 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game set in a post-apocalyptic world from a third-person perspective. In this new installment of the saga...

LEGO DC Super-Villains

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

Game released: PC → 16 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO DC Super-Villains is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view in the DC comics universe. The story begins with the disappearance of the Justice...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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

Game released: PC → 12 October 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The events of the game unfold in a near-future setting, where...

DayZ

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Zombies

Game released: PC → 13 December 2018

Players: 7/10

DayZ is a multiplayer survival horror game with an open world. Before us is the post-Soviet country of Chernarus, which was struck by an unknown virus. Most of the...

CrossCode

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 September 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

CrossCode is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy style. This game combines SNES-style 16-bit graphics with smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging...

Dark Souls Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Dark Souls Remastered is a re-release of a hardcore role-playing action game with a third-person view set in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern requirements, have...

Devil May Cry

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Attack on Titan 2

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 14 March 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Attack on Titan 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action-slasher with a third-person view, where you will use the famous Omni-Directional Monoevuer Gear mechanism...

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr is a fantasy action RPG with a third-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The action takes place between the...

Foxus

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 27 February 2018

Foxus is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, where you, as foxes, will visit the fairy forest of Arlandria. Here you will meet quirky characters, and...

Overcooked 2

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Overcooked 2 is a continuation of the cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. You still have to prepare dishes in extreme conditions, when...

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

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

Game released: PC → 3 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is a re-release of an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a large open world. The game's graphics have been...

LEGO The Incredibles

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → 15 June 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

LEGO The Incredibles is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cartoons "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2". You can go on amazing...

Sword of Justice

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world

Game released: PC → 29 June 2018

Players: 10/10

A large-scale open-world MMORPG based on Wen Ruyan's classic novel, "The Four Great Constables: The Sword of Justice." The game combines Eastern aesthetics with...

We Happy Few

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

We Happy Few is an adventure action-horror game with a first-person perspective and survival elements. During World War II, Nazi Germany captured Great Britain, and...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 29 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 8 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a sequel to the cooperative first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide. The game takes place in the dark and gloomy...

Hitman 2

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 November 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Hitman 2 is a direct continuation of Hitman in a new series of games about Agent 47 — the famous assassin who plays dress-up and spies. Players will unravel the...

Death's Gambit

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 August 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

Prey: Mooncrash

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

Game released: PC → 10 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Prey: Mooncrash is an add-on for the futuristic first-person shooter. Shortly after the disaster at the Talos-1 station, the Transstar corporation lost contact with...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2018 for PC (Game released)