Action 2013 for Xbox 360 — top best games in the Action genre

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 October 2013

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city beloved by fans since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 March 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Tomb Raider

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Xbox 360 → 4 June 2013

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The game reinterprets the story of Lara Croft, showing her not as an immortal legend, but as a living person, facing the wild and ruthless environment for the first...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 December 2013

VGTimes: 8.7/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the game, you will explore the Caribbean...

Far Cry 3

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 November 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained huge popularity. The game is dedicated to survival...

Diablo 3

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 September 2013

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Diablo 3 is the long-awaited continuation of the isometric role-playing action game in the fantasy universe of Diablo. The events of the game take place twenty...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 November 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A first-person shooter that continues the story of the series and combines events from two eras. The plot takes players from the end of the 20th century to the near...

Hitman: Absolution

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 February 2013

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth action game with a third-person view. You play as the famous Agent 47. You are a global killer working for a mysterious Agency. But...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 28 May 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a dynamic action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Metal Gear universe. The game will tell about the events taking...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 August 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a unique action-adventure game with many interesting puzzles. The story revolves around two brothers who must overcome obstacles and...

Dishonored

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 January 2013

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Dishonored is a stealth action game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the plague-ridden fictional city of Dunwall, inspired by...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 June 2013

Players: 8.8/10

Skyrim Legendary Edition is an enhanced edition of the role-playing fantasy game with an open world The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, including all released patches...

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: Xbox 360 → 16 July 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to defeat your...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Action, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 October 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An open-world action-adventure set in the Marvel Universe follows an original story of superheroes facing off against villains. Players control Iron Man...

Rayman Legends

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 August 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

BioShock Infinite

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 25 June 2013

VGTimes: 9.8/10

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 94/100

BioShock Infinite is a continuation of the atmospheric first-person shooter, which tells the story of events before the first BioShock. The game will take you to...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 January 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...

Saints Row 4

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Comedy

Game released: Xbox 360 → 20 August 2013

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Saints Row 4 is a continuation of the comedy action game in a large open world and a fantastic setting. The fourth part will continue the story of the Third Street...

Need for Speed: Rivals

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 November 2013

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Set in the open roads of Redview County, this arcade racing game centers on the rivalry between street racers and the police. Players can take either side: racers...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 March 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Assassin's Creed 3

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 26 March 2013

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 84/100

An action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with stealth elements in a historical setting and an open world, Assassin's Creed 3 was released in 2012...

Payday 2

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 August 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Payday 2 is a continuation of the cooperative online shooter with a first-person view. The main characters are still four robbers, each of whom wears memorable...

State of Decay

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Survival, Open world

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 June 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This third-person action game with horror and survival elements takes place in an open world after a massive zombie outbreak. A small group of survivors must band...

Sanctum 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 May 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK III. During the...

Battlefield 4

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 November 2013

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Battlefield 4 is a sequel to the competitive first-person shooter set in the modern world. The world is on the brink of war. The situation in China is extremely...

Batman: Arkham Origins

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Comics, Open world

Game released: Xbox 360 → 25 October 2013

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Batman: Arkham Origins is a continuation of the adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Batman Arkham universe. The game takes place seven...

The Wolf Among Us

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Point & Click, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 October 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...

How to Survive

Action, Horror, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Crafting

Game released: Xbox 360 → 23 October 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This survival action game follows a shipwrecked castaway stranded on a remote island inhabited by monsters. To stay alive, the protagonist must find food and water...

Deadpool

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox 360 → 26 June 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Deadpool is an arcade action-slasher game with a third-person view, created based on the comics of the same name from Marvel Comics. Only Deadpool came up with the...

Call of Duty: Ghosts

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 November 2013

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person shooter is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the United States has been weakened by a catastrophic event and the Ghosts face a technologically...

Resident Evil: Revelations

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies

Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 May 2013

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...

Risen 2: Dark Waters

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 March 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A third-person role-playing game set in a pirate-themed fantasy world, where sea monsters have halted seafaring after titans devastated the land. The hero, now a...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 July 2018

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a continuation of the spy stealth action game with a third-person view. A terrorist group calling itself "The Engineers...

Dead Space 3

Action, Third-person view, Horror, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 April 2017

VGTimes: 8.5/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person science-fiction horror game about Isaac Clarke and Sergeant John Carver travelling to the icy planet Tau Volantis to find the source of the...

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comedy, Open world, Action

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 May 2013

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a futuristic first-person shooter set in the Far Cry universe. The year is 2007. This is the future. The Earth has been ravaged by...

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Xbox 360 → 14 May 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a continuation of the Call of Juarez series — cult westerns with a first-person view. The game tells the story of bounty hunter...

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 25 April 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a fantasy action role-playing game with a third-person view. You will find a large open world and a new system of interactions...

Remember Me

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360 → 20 August 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Remember Me is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in Paris in 2084, where the main character is a girl...

XCOM: Enemy Within

Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 November 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 90/100

An expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown that broadens the turn-based strategy with new threats from enemies and aliens. The squad gains new abilities, upgrades, and...

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry

Action, Adventure, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Open world

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 December 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Freedom Cry is a paid add-on for the stealth action game with a third-person view in the historical setting — Assassin's Creed 4. Having...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2013 for Xbox 360