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

Mortal Shell 2 - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: PC → 20 August 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A sequel to the action RPG that combines a dark atmosphere with tactical battles and open-world exploration. The events unfold in a dilapidated universe full of...

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 3 September 2026

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The action takes place in the 14th century, during a time of plague, famine and chaos. The world of the game is on the verge of collapse, and a new order is already...

Gothic 1 Remake

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

Game released: PC → 5 June 2026

VGTimes: 8.8/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

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...

Palworld

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

Game released: PC → 10 July 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An arcade action-survival game from a third-person perspective in a vast open world with the key mechanic of taming unusual creatures called Pal. They resemble...

Crimson Desert Enhanced

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.2/10

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...

007 First Light

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 27 May 2026

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 7.6/10

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...

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...

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Open world, Remake

Game released: PC → 9 July 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The remake reinterprets the pirate chapter of the series, bringing back the story of Edward Kenway with an updated visual style and smoother gameplay. The Caribbean...

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A prequel to the A Plague Tale series, set 15 years before the events of the original. The main character is Sophia, a treasure hunter with a dark past, who is...

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: 8.2/10

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...

The Sinking City 2

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

Game released: PC → 18 August 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A third-person survival horror adventure set in a Lovecraftian environment, taking place in flooded Arkham in the 1920s. The city with streets covered in water...

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

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

Game released: PC → 4 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A new chapter of the famous action series Onimusha, transporting the action to a dark version of Kyoto during the Edo period. A mysterious Malice looms over the...

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: 5.7/10

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...

REANIMAL

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person 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...

DragonSword: Awakening

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2026

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A role-playing action game with an open world, where the player embarks on a journey across a vast fantasy continent in search of legendary heroes. The story...

Pragmata

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 17 April 2026

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.6/10

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...

HumanitZ

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

Game released: PC → 6 February 2026

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Resonance

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Beat them all, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game

Game released: PC → 29 August 2026

The player controls Maria — a girl with mysterious telekinetic abilities, who is held in a dark secret government laboratory. The main goal of the heroine is to use...

Halloween: The Game

Action, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game released: PC → 8 September 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

An asymmetrical survival horror game based on the popular horror film series of the same name about serial killer Michael Myers. Players can assume the role of...

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: 8.2/10

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...

Beast of Reincarnation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 4 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The game from the developers of Pokemon takes place in post-apocalyptic Japan. The player takes on the role of the outcast Emma, nicknamed the Cursed, and her dog...

Replaced

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

Game released: PC → 14 April 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

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...

How to Fish

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 20 August 2026

Players: 7.6/10

Cooperative game for 1–4 players, where regular fishing turns into an absurd adventure on deserted islands. After a boat accident, a group of friends finds...

Pathologic 3

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

Game released: PC → 9 January 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 4/10

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...

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: 8.2/10

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...

World of Warcraft: Midnight

Role-playing game, Action, Online, DLC, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 2 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The next chapter in the history of Azeroth. The plot centers on the elf Xal'atath, who seeks to capture the Sunwell and plunge the world into darkness. Players will...

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...

Salvation: Echoes of War

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

An atmospheric adventure with elements of horror, exploration, puzzles, and stealth gameplay. The main character is a bomber pilot from World War II, who falls into...

The Occultist

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Psychological horror, where players will take on the role of a paranormal investigator and venture to the strange island of Godstone. The plot of the game revolves...

Crimson Moon

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

A dark fantasy action game where you take on the role of a nephilim — a hybrid of human and angel, created to protect humanity from the forces of darkness. After...

Life is Strange: Reunion

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 26 March 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The game continues the story of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price from Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Max still struggles to accept the loss of...

Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing!

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 24 August 2026

A free multiplayer arcade action game inspired by the Bomberman series. The gameplay revolves around insect battles on dynamically changing arenas. The main weapons...

Samson

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 5.4/10

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...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful fighting game from the creators of the Guilty Gear series, where iconic Marvel heroes and villains clash in dynamic team fights. Instead of the usual...

Winx Club: The Magic is Back

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A colorful action game based on the animated series "Winx Club" with cartoonish 3D graphics, local co-op for two players, and six playable heroines, each with...

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...

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Collection, Tactics

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Metacritic: 84/100

The second collection brings together three iconic chapters of the series. The package includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace...

Mistfall Hunter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 30 July 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The main action takes place in a fantasy setting, in which, after a fierce battle between gods, the world is filled with monsters. Magically resurrected champions...

EverSiege: Untold Ages

Action, Strategy, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PC → 26 March 2026

A cooperative game where you need to explore a procedurally generated kingdom. You will have to capture and defend various fortresses. To do this, you need to level...

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...

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