Action
Description
In action games players are required to have good reflexes and quick reaction in order to overcome challenges. Action games typically focus on combat, during which the player must press buttons or keys rapidly or in timed intervals in order to execute attacks and other moves. Non-combat challenges may include avoiding traps, jumping, running, completing tasks within a pressing time limit, etc.
Common action sub-genres are
shooters,
fighting, and
platform games.
Though most racing / driving, sports, and many simulation games contain action-oriented gameplay, they can be considered action games only if they specifically emphasize arcade-like, reflex-based gameplay.
Action games may include extensive non-violent exploration and/or puzzle-solving, or combine themselves with other genres, e.g. role-playing or driving.
Quick thinking is often required to succeed in action games; however, games that specifically emphasize quick
thinking over
reflexes are usually
real-time strategy or puzzle games.
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DOS (1997) Avenger is a shareware shoot 'em up arcade style game from Finland for one or two players and which is... |
Game Boy (1992) and Nintendo 3DS (2011) In Avenging Spirit the protagonist is a spirit out for revenge. He has been murdered by a group of gangsters... |
Commodore 64 (1985), ZX Spectrum (1985), MSX (1985) and Amstrad CPC (1985) You are James Bond and you must stop Max Zorin from destroying Silicon Valley and dominating the microchip market. This... |
Atari ST (1991) Avina Blue is a shoot'em-up written in 68000 assembler.Many hundred years from the computer revolution of the late 1900's software... |
DOS (1993) The university instructor Professor Avish has been asked to give an important lecture, and was invited to stay in a... |
iPhone (2009) Avoid Hitting Piano is a very fast side-scrolling game where the player is Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna, 1826. He... |
Windows (2008) This short game was developed for the No More Sweden friendly competition and features a space ship in a side-scrolling... |
DOS (1989) and Commodore 64 (1989) Avoid the Noid is an advertisement ploy for Domino's Pizza. You are a pizza delivery boy who must deliver a... |
Windows (1996) Avoid The Roids is a single player, freeware game that is played via the keyboard.The game is played in a... |
Windows (2012) A Walk in the Dark is a fast-paced platformer inspired by the gameplay of Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV. The... |
Nintendo DS (2008) Away: Shuffle Dungeon is an RPG dungeon exploring game mixed with puzzle solving. The player takes control of a young... |
Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990) and FM Towns (1992) Awesome is a multi-section space-based game. The plot involves an attempt to get across a harsh galaxy despite not having... |
Amstrad CPC (1987), Commodore 64 (1986) and DOS (1988) Skate Rock is a side-scroller similar to Paperboy, only on a skateboard. You must navigate the streets and sidewalks, collecting... |
Genesis (1993) In just a few years, mankind has succeeded in destroying the environment and endangering all living species. Under the guidance... |
Browser (2003) In this action game from the world of Homestar Runner, the Cheat puts on his best racing gear, climbs into... |
Xbox 360 (2009) A Wizard's Odyssey is a wizardry RPG in which the player assumes the role of a wizard who must stop... |
Genesis (1991) Awogue is a superhero with the power to manipulate the wind using his cybernetic paper fans. The evil Hellbreeze has... |
Browser (2010) AWOL is a run and jump game similar to Canabalt. The player takes control of a lone soldier who is... |
SEGA CD (1994) In the year 2500, humanity is attacked by the alien Gurzons. The Earth Defense Force doesn't stand a chance, and... |
J2ME (2011) In a post-apocalyptic world, mutant warriors attack a colony of survivors and abduct two young women. AXA, the sword-swinging heroine... |
Game Gear (1991) The legendary Golden Axe has been stolen by an army of evil warriors. The king called a young warrior to... |
SNES (1992) and Wii (2007) This planet was once a quiet, peaceful place to live, until...they came...An unknown alien race came to this planet and... |
Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Standard platform game where you control a boy with a magic hammer which he uses to batter the various nasties... |
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DOS (1998) Move around in space in 360 degrees of freedom. Take on missions as a bounty hunter, blow up ships, asteriods,... |
