Action 2021 for Xbox One — top best games in the Action genre

Resident Evil Village - a game in the Action genre

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action, Virtual Reality (VR), Shooter

Game released: Xbox One → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Tales of Arise

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Xbox One → 10 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena oppressed the...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Simulation, Warships / Submarines

Game released: Xbox One → 11 November 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

Far Cry 6

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Stealth

Game released: Xbox One → 7 October 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Far Cry 6 is a sandbox in a huge open world, the first-person luter-player with RPG and Crafts elements. The player again finds himself on the island, where in the...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: Xbox One → 14 May 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...

Grim Dawn

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 3 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Grim Dawn is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. Venture into an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Action, Shooter, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Science fiction, In real time

Game released: Xbox One → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a remastered collection of the cult role-playing series Mass Effect, which includes Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 , and Mass...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 14 December 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox One → 13 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Rust

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting

Game released: Xbox One → 18 May 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Hitman World of Assassination

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most important...

Outriders

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 April 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Outriders is a 3-player co-op shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The action takes place on the planet Inok, where people arrive in search of a...

Craftopia

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 5 July 2021

Players: 8/10

Craftopia is an open world role-playing game. The game features multiplayer, co-op, hunting, fishing, construction, survival elements, the ability to drive...

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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

Game released: Xbox One → 27 May 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a sci-fi action game with a first-person view. The game will take you to a sci-fi universe where several factions fight each other for...

Enlisted

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox One → 4 October 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Enlisted is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter that reconstructs large-scale battles of World War II. Players choose between the USSR, Germany, the...

Halo Infinite

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

Game released: Xbox One → 8 December 2021; Beta testing: Xbox One → 15 November 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Halo Infinite is a continuation of the series of first-person shooter adventures in the Halo universe. The game will tell a new story from the life of Master Chief...

Green Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 9 June 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Green Hell is a survival-adventure game with a first-person view, where the danger comes from wildlife in the unexplored corners of the Amazon jungle. An open world...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

Game released: Xbox One → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Back 4 Blood

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 12 October 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Back 4 Blood is an exciting co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. In the game you will find yourself in...

Biomutant

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 May 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 19 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Mr. Prepper

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 December 2021

Players: 8/10

Mr. Prepper is an interesting management simulator with survival elements and a side view. Events in the world heated up to the limit and the threat of nuclear war...

The Ascent

Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox One → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...

Worms Rumble

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter

Game released: Xbox One → 23 June 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 April 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is a remaster of the third-person action RPG set in the fantasy world of NieR. The plot follows a young boy named Nier, who is...

Lost Judgment

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Fighting

Game released: Xbox One → 24 September 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of Judgment, a third-person adventure action game from the creators of the Yakuza series. The main character remains detective Takayuki Yagami, who...

Scarlet Nexus

Anime / Manga, Slasher, Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 24 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Scarlet Nexus is a colorful adventure slasher game with a third-person view in the Japanese style from the creators of the Tales of series. In the distant future...

Rustler

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 31 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the sci-fi Alien universe. The game follows a team of three as they fight hordes of xenomorphs...

Alan Wake Remastered

Adventure, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 5 October 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alan Wake Remastered — a remaster of the atmospheric third-person action-adventure game. The game features updated graphics and all expansions, as well as developer...

Crashlands

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 29 January 2021

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crashlands is an action role-playing game in which the main character, after an unsuccessful intergalactic flight, crashes on an unknown planet. Having meager...

ANVIL

Roguelike, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Top-down view, Shooter

Early Access: Xbox One → 2 December 2021

Players: 10/10

In the game, you can choose a destroyer hero and go to conquer the galaxy, destroying various monsters. As they progress, players will be able to profit from...

Insurgency: Sandstorm

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 September 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Insurgency: Sandstorm is an improved version of the tactical online first-person shooter Insurgency. Now the main game engine is Unreal Engine 4, in addition to new...

World War Z: Aftermath

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 21 September 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

World War Z: Aftermath is a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

Early Access: Xbox One → 20 December 2019; Game released: Xbox One → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Death's Door

Action, Slasher, Isometric, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 20 July 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...

Lawn Mowing Simulator

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

Game released: Xbox One → 10 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Lawn Mowing Simulator is an unusual simulator with a first-person view in which you have to professionally mow UK lawns. In the game you will create your own lawn...

Aragami 2

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 17 September 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Aragami 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric stealth action game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. You will play as the last elite warrior of the...

The Last Stand: Aftermath

Roguelike, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Action, Survival, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 16 November 2021

Players: 9.6/10

The Last Stand: Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic action game with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in a world in which humanity...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 for Xbox One