Action 2020 for Xbox One — top best games in the Action genre

Cyberpunk 2077

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox One → 10 December 2020

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The game by CD Projekt RED, creators of The Witcher, inspired by the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. The player is sent to the year 2077, where...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 10 November 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in an open, well-developed, dynamically changing game...

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 25 September 2020

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A remake of the legendary adventure action Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. The game is built from scratch with an expanded story, gameplay, and soundtrack. The...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 30 June 2020; Early Access: Xbox One → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a catastrophe, which caused strange creatures, similar to zombies, to appear. The survivors called them brain-eaters. The last...

Resident Evil 3

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...

Doom Eternal

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 March 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 November 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a continuation of the popular series of first-person shooter adventures set during the "Cold War." Treyarch realized how...

Grounded

Action, First-person view, Online, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Xbox One → 27 September 2022; Early Access: Xbox One → 28 July 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Grounded is a cooperative survival game from Obsidian. The plot tells about children who have shrunk to the size of insects. Now the grass seems huge to them, like...

Watch Dogs Legion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 29 October 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Watch Dogs Legion is a multi-genre sandbox game from a third-person perspective set in an open world, continuing the popular series of hacker action games. The...

Mafia 2: Definitive Edition

Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Shooter

Game released: Xbox One → 19 May 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Mafia 2: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the popular action adventure game Mafia 2 in HD resolution with all updates and additions. The game takes place in...

Mortal Shell

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 August 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Mortal Shell is a hardcore action role-playing game with a third-person view in a dark fantasy setting, inspired by the Dark Souls series. You will play the role of...

Minecraft Dungeons

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Role-playing game

Game released: Xbox One → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Minecraft Dungeons is an action-adventure game set in the Minecraft universe, supporting cooperative play for up to 4 players. The story revolves around a demon...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

Saints Row: The Third Remastered

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Flight Simulator, Helicopters, Motorcycle racing, Tanks

Game released: Xbox One → 22 May 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is an updated version of the famous shooter Saints Row: The Third, released in 2011. The third part continues the story of the...

Metro Exodus - Sam's Story

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 11 February 2020

Players: 5.8/10

Metro Exodus — Sam's Story is a story addition for the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Metro Exodus. The addition is dedicated to the former American...

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 4 February 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a continuation of the series of first-person shooters with horror elements. According to the plot of the game, the war with the dead did...

Ghostrunner

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

Game released: Xbox One → 27 October 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Ghostrunner is a cyberpunk action game with a first-person view, set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game will take you to the gloomy world of the future, in...

Stranded Deep

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Survival, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 21 April 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Stranded Deep is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. The plot centers on the main character, who, after a plane crash, is...

Marvel's Avengers

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Marvel's Avengers is a third-person action-adventure game based on the Avengers comic book series. You will take control of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 23 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...

Call of Duty: Warzone

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 10 March 2020; The project is closed: Xbox One → 21 September 2023

Players: 5.8/10

Call of Duty: Warzone is a first-person shooter, a free-to-play "battle royale" for 150 players, available both as a standalone game and as one of the modes of the...

Immortals Fenyx Rising

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 3 December 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Immortals Fenyx Rising is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. You will go to...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Control: AWE

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

Game released: Xbox One → 27 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Control: AWE is an add-on for a fantasy action game with a third-person view from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. The add-on will take you...

Deep Rock Galactic

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 13 May 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative shooter in a fantasy setting. The player will take control of one of the members of an elite unit of mercenary miners, who will...

Maneater

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

Game released: Xbox One → 22 May 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure action set in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The story centers around a shark that has survived a brutal encounter with a hunter and is driven by a...

The Complex

Puzzle, Adventure, Action, Interactive movie

Game released: Xbox One → 31 March 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 63/100

The Complex is an interactive movie with multiple endings and a system of relationships between characters. The game takes place in a laboratory where two...

Darksiders Genesis

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 14 February 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Action-slasher with RPG elements, Darksiders Genesis is a prequel to the Darksiders trilogy. The events start decades before the first game, and the main character...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

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

Game released: Xbox One → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is a remaster of the fantasy open-world third-person role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The developers have...

Star Wars: Squadrons

Action, Science fiction, Online, Simulation, Star Wars, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 2 October 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Star Wars: Squadrons is a new multiplayer action game in the Star Wars universe, which will take place after the events of the sixth episode, Return of the Jedi...

Crysis Remastered

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 September 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Crysis Remastered is a remaster of the popular first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game has received improved graphics with new options and higher quality...

Mafia 3: Definitive Edition

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 19 May 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Mafia 3: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the popular action adventure game Mafia 3 in HD resolution with all updates and additions. The events of the game...

Neighbours Back From Hell

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 8 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Neighbors Back From Hell is a modern re-release of two parts of the How to Get Your Neighbor puzzle. The new product received updated graphics, doubled frame rate...

Mafia: Trilogy

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 May 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Mafia: Trilogy — a re-release of three parts of the popular Mafia series, which includes enhanced versions of the original games: Mafia: Definitive Edition...

Desperados 3

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 16 June 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Desperados 3 is the continuation of the popular tactical strategy series Desperados from the creators of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The game allows you...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival

Game released: Xbox One → 8 December 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Bleeding Edge

Online, Action, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 24 March 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Bleeding Edge is a dynamic multiplayer fighting game with a third-person view from the creators of DmC, dedicated to 4v4 team battles with melee weapons and unique...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered

Shooter, First-person view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 30 April 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered — a remaster of the iconic first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with enhanced graphics. You can...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Xbox One → 30 August 2019; Game released: Xbox One → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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

Game released: Xbox One → 2 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a continuation of the cult game from the 90s, telling about the next adventures of Crash and his younger sister Coco. The plot...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2020 for Xbox One