XBOX ONE Action Video Games
Action games. Wide category of games that require reflex, accuracy and agility. It includes, among other things, shooters (e.g. Call of Duty and Battlefield series) and action-adventure games (Tomb Raider). First and third person perspective (FPP/TPP) is used. In most cases we are playing as a character who has to defeat some enemies and reach a specific point. We can use a wide range of weapons, including pistols, rocket launchers, swords, knives and like. Action-adventure is a particular category within action games genre. Such titles put less emphasis on action and combat, focusing more on story, exploration and puzzles. more
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Action 26 October 2018
The third installment in the Western action game series called Red Dead, started back in 2004 with the release of Red Dead Revolver. The success of its sequel, a third-person sandbox game set in the Wild West - Red Dead Redemption - has established the position of the franchise in the video games industry. The game has been developed by Rockstar Games.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Action 10 November 2020
The 12th main installment of the Assassin's Creed series - TPP sandboxes, from 2018 representing the RPG action genre. In Ubisoft's game we travel around the open world (which makes the complex parkour system more attractive), we perform various tasks and eliminate hosts of opponents. We gain experience points for our activities and advance to the next levels, thanks to which the combat potential of our character increases with time.
Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Action 05 October 2023
A spin-off of the popular series, heavily emphasizing stealth. Assassin's Creed: Mirage (formerly known as Rift) is much smaller in scope than Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla, serving as a return to the series' roots.
Sea of Thieves
Action 20 March 2018
An action adventure game focusing on multiplayer, set in an open world filled with pirates, treasures and exotic lands to explore. It is a work of the experienced studios Rare – creators of such classic series as Donkey Kong and Banjoo-Kazooie. Players take on roles of corsairs taking part in countless adventures, both on land and open sea.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Action 10 November 2023 (early access since 03 November 2023)
A first-person shooter and a sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from 2022. The game features a story campaign, multiplayer and zombie modes, as well as new maps to the free-to-play game CoD: Warzone 2.
Skull Island: Rise of Kong
Action 17 October 2023
A third-person action adventure game, developed by the Chilean studio IguanaBee and published by GameMill Entertainment. It stars the young Kong, before his reign as the King of the Skull Island.
Assassin's Creed Origins
Action 27 October 2017
The seventh major installment in the Ubisoft's best-selling action game series. Plotwise, Assassin's Creed: Empire is a sort of prequel to the entire series, taking players so far back in time as none other installment did - to the ancient Egypt, long before the two opposing orders of Assassins and Templars were founded. Players play the part of a slave, a distant ancestor to Altair - the protagonist of the first Assassin's Creed.
Grand Theft Auto V
Action 18 November 2014
The fifth major installment in the massively popular action game series developed by Rockstar North in cooperation with Take Two Interactive. Grand Theft Auto V is set in a fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles). The story revolves around adventures of three characters: Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, and Franklin Clinton, men infamous for brushing up against the law.
Dying Light 2
Action 04 February 2022
A sequel to the popular open-world game created by the Polish developer, Techland. The players get to explore a ruined city infested by zombies.
Assassin's Creed II
Action 15 November 2016
A sequel to Assassin's Creed, an action game released in 2007. Just as the original, also the second installment was developed by Ubisoft Montreal studio. Assassin's Creed II tells of the new adventures of Desmond Miles. This time the protagonist uses the Animus to relive the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a young noble from Florence living in the Renaissance period. The hero decides to join the Brotherhood of Assassins in order to take revenge on the Templars for killing his family.
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Action 04 September 2018
An online shooter with elements of survival, focusing on a Battle Royale type of competition (the last man standing wins). Playerunkown’s Battlegrounds is a game from the developers of TERA MMO and the creator of Battle Royale mods for Arma II and Arma III. The rules of the game are simple: a large number of players are put together in a big closed location with only one mission – to eliminate everyone else. A game ends when there is only one player left alive.
Second Extinction
Action 28 April 2021
Second Extinction is a cooperative shooter in which we face mutated dinosaurs with two other players. The game emphasizes the cooperation between the different participants of the game. Systemic Reaction studio is responsible for its development.
The Evil Within
Action 14 October 2014
A third-person survival horror action game developed by Japanese studio Tange Works led by Shinji Mikami (Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry, Onimusha). The game is set within the premises of a small town’s asylum. We play as a detective who tries to solve mystery of a gruesome murder. The case, however, quickly changes into a desperate fight for survival and preserving his sanity.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Action 28 January 2014
The tenth iteration of adventures of Lara Croft, released as a reboot of the original, cult action-adventure series - Tomb Raider. The game was developed by Crystal Dynamics Studios under the auspices of Eidos Montreal. Their goal was to re-imagine the heroine in a new, grittier way. The game is set on an island near the coast of Japan, where young Lara Croft came in search for relics of ancient civilizations. Unfortunately, she gets shipwrecked during a storm.
The Callisto Protocol
Action 02 December 2022
Survival horror science fiction, in which we get to a prison located on the Callisto and controlled by bloodthirsty mutants. The Callisto Protocol is the work of the Striking Distance studio, founded by veterans who previously supervised the Dead Space series.
Far Cry 6
Action 07 October 2021
The sixth main part of the popular FPS series, supervised by Ubisoft. In Far Cry 6 we go to the tropical Yara, and our main task is to get the bloody dictator Anton Castillo out of power.
Far Cry 5
Action 27 March 2018
Far Cry 5 is the fifth installment of the first-person action game series from Ubisoft. Unlike the previous installments of the series that took place in various exotic locations, Far Cry 5 takes the players to Montana, one of the least populated states of the USA.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Action 15 March 2019
The second installment in the popular action game series (with RPG elements) that revolve around multiplayer experience. Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is a result of cooperation between Ubisoft Massive and other development teams owned by the French publisher. The game is based on the modified Snowdrop Engine, thus the visuals are of very high quality.
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
Action 28 February 2024
A remastered version of a 1995 FPS. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster was developed by Nightdive Studios and features upgraded visuals.
Battlefield 2042
Action 19 November 2021
Battlefield 6 is the first instalment of the famous shooter series to hit the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles. The game was developed by EA DICE studio. The publisher is, as usual, Electronic Arts.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Action 15 November 2019
An action game set in the Star Wars universe. In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order the action is set between episodes III and IV of the movie saga. Players assume the role of a Jedi Knight who is being ruthlessly hunted by the forces of the Empire.
DayZ
Action 27 March 2019
A post-apocalyptic MMO first person shooter. The game, created by the Czech developer Bohemia Interactive Studios, is an expanded version of a popular ArmA II mod. DayZ features a world where most of the population turned into bloodthirsty zombies. The game is set in a fictional country called Chernarus, where the remaining humans try to survive at all cost.
Batman: Arkham Knight
Action 23 June 2015
The fourth installment in the action game series, featuring the titular comic book superhero. The game was developed by Rocksteady, the studio which had previously worked on Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The plot depicts the next chapter of Batman’s adventures. This time, the hero must face Scarecrow, who successfully terrorized Gotham City.