Action 2014 for Xbox One — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Xbox One → 18 November 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

GTA 5

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox

Game released: Xbox One → 18 November 2014

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place in the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 14 November 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...

Rayman Legends

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 18 February 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...

Warframe

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 2 September 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...

The Evil Within

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...

Wolfenstein: The New Order

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 May 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Wolfenstein: The New Order is the legendary return of the famous series about Nazis, black magic, underground experiments and grandiose conspiracies. This time the...

Far Cry 4

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 20 November 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Far Cry 4 is a first-person shooter adventure set in a large open world. The game takes place in the Himalayas. You will explore the Himalayan region of Kirat: a...

Assassin's Creed: Unity

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Assassin's Creed: Unity is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Paris in the 18th century. The developers...

Ryse: Son of Rome

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2014

VGTimes: 6.2/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Ryse: Son of Rome is a historical action game with a third-person perspective. The action takes place in an alternate 50s-60s AD. Rome is under siege. You play as...

Watch Dogs

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox One → 27 May 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Watch Dogs is a third-person, open-world sci-fi action-adventure game. The game takes place in the summer of 2003 in New York, whose key systems were infected with...

Titanfall

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

Game released: Xbox One → 8 April 2014

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Alien: Isolation

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

Game released: Xbox One → 7 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

Destiny

Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 9 September 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Destiny is an online first-person action, shooter, adventure and massively multiplayer game from the developers at Bungie. The main publisher of the game is...

Walking Dead: Season 1

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie

Game released: Xbox One → 31 October 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...

Need for Speed: Rivals

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 September 2014

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Need for Speed: Rivals is a third-person arcade game with simulation, action and racing elements from the masters of Criterion Games, EA Vancouver and Ghost Games...

Sleeping Dogs

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 October 2014

VGTimes: 9.6/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 30 September 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Outlast

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 June 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...

Halo 2: Anniversary

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

Game released: Xbox One → 11 November 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Halo 2: Anniversary is the anniversary re-release of the popular first-person shooter from the Halo series. The events of the game continue the original story of...

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 November 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a first-person shooter in a futuristic setting. Private military corporations have come to power in the world. Technology has...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Logic, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 25 February 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is a third-person multiplayer shooter set in the Plants vs. Zombies. You, as one of the plants, will have to run around a...

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox One → 14 November 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a third-person action game with elements of a beat-'em-up game and platformer from the developers of TT Games. The game is published...

Thief

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Thief is an adventure stealth action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. Professional thief Garrett wants to lighten the wallets of the rich...

The Wolf Among Us

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 7 November 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Sniper Elite 3

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 27 June 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Sniper Elite 3 is a continuation of the sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games. The main character, Karl Fairbairn, makes...

Sunset Overdrive

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Stunts

Game released: Xbox One → 30 October 2014

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Sunset Overdrive is a dynamic action game with a third-person view from the creators of the Ratchet & Clank series. In the game you have to destroy crowds of...

Contrast

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 26 June 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Contrast is a third-person arcade game with action, adventure, platformer, puzzle and indie elements from the developers of Compulsion Games. The publisher of the...

Shadow Warrior

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 October 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Shadow Warrior is a dynamic shooter with fighting game elements and a first-person view, which is a restart of the 1997 game of the same name. You will see the...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 5 December 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 June 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Metro: Last Light Redux

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 26 August 2014

Players: 8/10

Metro: Last Light Redux is an improved version of the post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow residents...

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 October 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a first-person view in the Borderlands universe. The game takes place after the...

Lords of the Fallen 2014

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 26 June 2015

Players: 5.9/10

Lords of the Fallen 2014 is a third-person role-playing game with elements of action, adventure, hack-and-slash and fantasy games from the developers of City...

Halo 3

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks

Game released: Xbox One → 11 November 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Halo 3 is a continuation of the epic first-person shooter in a sci-fi...

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 11 November 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a fantastic collection that includes updated versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4. You will be able to...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: Xbox One → 29 April 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 53/100

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the second part of a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. Many new adventures await you...

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Murdered: Soul Suspect is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The game will challenge you to investigate the most difficult case — your own...

Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Historical, Logic

Game released: Xbox One → 25 June 2014

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set during the First World War. The game tells the story of five people who help a...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 for Xbox One