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 game 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

The legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The setting is the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 14 November 2014

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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...

Wolfenstein: The New Order

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 May 2014

Players: 7.7/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Warframe

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

Game released: Xbox One → 2 September 2014

Players: 8.2/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 30 September 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Walking Dead: Season 1

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

Game released: Xbox One → 31 October 2014

Players: 9.2/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 October 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The Legend of Korra

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Beat them all

Game released: Xbox One → 22 October 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 56/100

The Legend of Korra is a dynamic action game with a third-person view, inspired by the popular animated series "Avatar: The Legend of Korra." You will need to use...

Thief

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Shadow Warrior

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 October 2014

Players: 7.1/10

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Outlast: Whistleblower

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 June 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Outlast: Whistleblower is an add-on for the first-person horror adventure game Outlast. The add-on will tell the story of software engineer Waylon Park, who worked...

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...

Battlefield 4: Premium Edition

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Combat robots

Game released: Xbox One → 24 October 2014

Players: 9.6/10

Battlefield 4: Premium Edition is the complete edition of the dynamic first-person shooter Battlefield 4. The edition includes all previously released add-ons and...

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...

Battlefield 4: Second Assault

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 18 February 2014

Players: 4.5/10

Battlefield 4: Second Assault is an add-on for the dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter Battlefield 4. It contains four multiplayer maps from Battlefield 3...

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

Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Combat robots

Game released: Xbox One → 29 July 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth is an add-on for the dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter Battlefield 4. It focuses on infantry combat. The set includes four new...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2014 for Xbox One (Game released)