Action 2026 for PC — top best games in the Action genre

Gothic 1 Remake - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 5 June 2026

VGTimes: 8.8/10

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A modern reimagining of the iconic role-playing game Gothic, preserving the atmosphere of a dark and brutal world that became a symbol of the original. The action...

Resident Evil Requiem

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

Game released: PC → 27 February 2026

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The ninth game in the main Resident Evil series. Picks up after the events of Village, returning players to the heart of the franchise - a dilapidated Raccoon...

007 First Light

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 27 May 2026

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An adventurous action game tells a new story of James Bond's rise, reimagining the path of the legendary agent long before he became the famous "007". After a...

Crimson Desert

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting

Game released: PC → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A large-scale adventure action game with an open world, where the harsh reality of war intertwines with the personal story of mercenaries. At the center of the...

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...

Pragmata

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 17 April 2026

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A sci-fi action game set on a mysterious lunar station taken over by artificial intelligence. The story centers around Hugh, a member of a rapid response team, and...

Samson

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 51/100

The main character named Samson returns to his hometown — only here can he find money to pay off his debt and free his sister. The difficulty is that the amount...

Nioh 3

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 6 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The third installment in the dark samurai series, where you explore an open world and fight yokai. Now you can quickly switch between two fighting styles during...

HumanitZ

Action, Online, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Zombies

Game released: PC → 6 February 2026

Players: 7.7/10

The main action takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting in which zombies have destroyed most of the planet's population. Hordes of bloodthirsty dead have firmly...

REANIMAL

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark game from the authors of Little Nightmares 1 and 2 with a cooperative mode. Brother and sister must save their missing friends and get off the creepy island...

Wicked Seed

Role-playing game, Action, Turn-based, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 23 January 2026

Players: 6.5/10

Survival horror in the spirit of Resident Evil and Parasite Eve, where you need to uncover the mystery of the sudden appearance of monsters. As you progress...

Directive 8020

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 12 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.3/10

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The first game of the second season of the anthology The Dark Pictures. The events of the game take place in space on the reconnaissance ship Cassiopeia. The ship...

Atomic Heart - Blood on Crystal

Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.5/10

The expansion completes the story of Atomic Heart. Sergey Nechaev and the Twin will head to the "Crystal" complex to challenge the KRAZ in a relentless bloody...

Replaced

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: PC → 14 April 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...

SiNiSistar 2

Action, Adult game, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

A stylized pixel-art adventure in a decadent world inhabited by grotesque, monstrous creatures. Sister Lelia and her partner Hanya embark on a mission to eradicate...

Code Vein 2

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

VGTimes: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

In the world of the future, immortality turned out to be a curse. After the mysterious Moon Rapachis appeared, the former guardians of eternal life turned into...

Terra Invicta

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 5 January 2026

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Danger looms over the Earth in the form of an alien invasion and the players’ task is to unite all the forces of the planet to fight off the invaders. As you...

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Open world

Game released: PC → 22 May 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The Dark Knight faces off against iconic DC Super Villains. The story begins with the birth of Batman: a young Bruce Wayne is trained by the League of Shadows...

Atelier's Key

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 16 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A free shooter in the dark fantasy genre, set in a Victorian world entwined with roots and inhabited by puppets. The main character is a doll, born from an...

Dragonkin: The Banished

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 16 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

The game takes place in a magical world devastated by evil dragons. The players' task is to defeat the ancient reptiles and take their powers. You can reach the end...

Styx: Blades of Greed

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

Game released: PC → 19 February 2026

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The third part of the Stls-Exesions series about the wisdom masters-the tricky goblin of Stix. The events of the game unfold in the world on the verge of war...

Pathologic 3

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 9 January 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The horror action takes place in a gloomy city, engulfed by a mysterious plague, and the main character will be the young doctor Daniil Dankovsky, one of the...

Aphelion

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The game is set in the future, where a space agency sends two of its most experienced astronauts to the remote planet Persephone to determine whether it's suitable...

GreedFall: The Dying World

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

Game released: PC → 12 March 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Role-playing action from the creators of Bound by Flame and Technomancer. The second part is a prequel, its events unfold three years before the adventures of...

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Remake, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 12 March 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

A remake of the classic psychological horror game Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly, the story of two twin sisters is brought to life in terrifying detail. Mio and...

Клеть

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

Game released: PC → 19 February 2026

Players: 8.8/10

Cooperative action-horror from the creators of Kuzhlevka. Players try to survive in the Gigakhryushchevka, riding a living and voracious elevator...

NTE: Neverness to Everness

Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game, Open world

Game released: PC → 29 April 2026

VGTimes: 7.9/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Adventure in the open world from the creators of Tower of Fantasy, where anime magical girls explore the metropolis, buy apartments, ride sports cars, and fight...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 3 March 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The updated version of the final chapter of the iconic saga Legacy of Kain. The remaster offers improved graphics in high resolution, updated lighting and textures...

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 18 June 2026

Metacritic: 79/100

Role-playing action from the creators of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler. The game tells the story of the adventurer Elliot and the fairy Faye, who leave...

Jackal

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Old school, Procedural generation, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 February 2026

Players: 10/10

The game tells the story of a Las Vegas hitman who challenged the crime bosses. The player moves through procedurally generated levels, where the location of...

Crisol: Theater of Idols

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 10 February 2026

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in the sinister world of Hispania, a nightmarish interpretation of Spain. The protagonist is Gabriel, a soldier with an unusual gift to turn...

Fear The Timeloop

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

Atmospheric horror with elements of metroidvania. The main character of the game is Sheriff James Cooper, who finds himself in an unfamiliar room with severe...

MOLE

Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 15 June 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Psychological horror with elements of tactile simulation, sending you to the depths of the earth aboard the giant Soviet drill "Mole." Created after the war for...

Voidling Bound

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 9 June 2026

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A science fiction role-playing action game where battles are combined with the cultivation and development of mysterious creatures known as voidlings. The action...

Cheap Car Repair

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

A car mechanic simulator set in Poland in the 1990s. A small workshop among typical multi-story buildings becomes a place for difficult decisions, where every...

TerraTech Legion

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Casual game, Crafting

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

A dynamic action roguelike where fighting against a swarm of machines turns into an endless constructor of crazy combat ideas. The galaxy has been taken over by...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 9 January 2026

Players: 7.3/10

A large-scale game dedicated to the trench battles of the First World War. The gamer can recreate various battles with hundreds or even thousands of units...

DuneCrawl

Action, Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 5 January 2026

Players: 10/10

Colorful cooperative action with walking tanks. The nomads go on a trip to reveal the secret of sandy sliders - giant crustaceans, on which various equipment can be...

Grind Survivors

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Demons

Game released: PC → 16 March 2026

A dynamic action roguelike where a demon hunter battles endless waves of hellspawn on a ruined Earth. Each run turns into a struggle for survival and a chance to...

Towerborne

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Survivors are hiding in the Belfry, and the surrounding city ruins are overrun by monsters. The player controls one of the aces — a soul that has returned...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2026 for PC (Game released)