Action
Description
Action games main mechanics revolve around one or more of the following:- Accuracy
- Movement
- Quick Decisions
- Reflexes
- Timing
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Amstrad CPC (1987), Thomson TO (1987) and Thomson MO (1987) K.Y.A. (Keep Yourself Alive) is an action game, representing a confrontation between Blue and Red players. Escaping through ten caves,... |
PlayStation 2 (2003) Kya and her brother Frank have been transported into a different dimension, and upon arriving are separated! Kya meets (and... |
NES (1991) Edoropolis is home to a race of Animaloids, anthropomorphic animals which are a combination of flesh and cybernetic body parts.... |
ZX Spectrum (2010) Kyd, the intrepid young Space Cadet, was on his way to his very first mission when he suddenly realised that... |
ZX Spectrum (2010) As Kyd blasts off after refuelling on the abandoned mining planet, he can at last continue with his first mission.... |
ZX Spectrum (2014) The Eyeburx home planet is being attacked by an unknown intelligence, and Kyd Cadet has been sent to investigate. After... |
Windows 3.x (1992) This is a shareware puzzle game, registration originally designed to support the charity "Save the Children." In it, you play... |
Browser (2012) This game was created to promote the Japanese release of Zero Escape: Volume 2 - Virtue's Last Reward. In it,... |
NES (1992) Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger is an action platform game based on Japanese TV show of the same name which later inspired... |
Wii (2011) |
Atari ST (1988), Commodore 64 (1988), ZX Spectrum (1988), Amstrad CPC (1988) and Arcade (1986) Kairos has kidnapped children and trapped them in mirrors inside his castle. The player takes the role of Mac in... |
Windows Apps (2017) and Xbox One (2016) Kyub is a platform puzzle game where the player needs to roll a cube across large maps filled with obstacles... |
PlayStation (1996), PSP (2010) and PlayStation 3 (2010) Two kids are cleaning their room when they find a book of fairy tales. Suddenly a fairy pops out of... |
Windows (2016), PlayStation 4 (2016) and Xbox One (2017) Kyurinaga's Revenge is a 2D side scrolling platformer with a focus on action and puzzle solving. It is set in... |
DOS (1998) A micro game that challenges speed, memory, concentration and dexterity. Match as many elemental symbols with their corresponding index number... |
Windows (2008) Considering that side-scrolling is a hallmark of platform games, you'd figure that they'd prompt players to exercise more lateral thinking.... |
Linux (2013), Windows (2010), Amiga (2015), ZX Spectrum (2014) and Ouya (2014) In the 13th century, the Catholic Church used it's soldiers to expel the members of the religious order of the... |
Philips VG 5000 (1984) A bee named Spina is being sent by the queen of the colony to bring pollen back to the hive.Players... |
ZX Spectrum (1988) Labirynt is a simple arcade game. The goal of the game is to collect all the dots as quickly as... |
DOS (1996) Los Angeles is overrun with evil Nolan's mutant army! Now the player chooses one of six cars which distinguish from... |
Windows (2013) In a secret research lab something goes wrong. The security system shuts the lab down and mutated monsters roam the... |
Windows (2016) The Lab is a virtual reality game where the player can play and experience various mini-games and scenarios that make... |
PSP (2011) and PlayStation 3 (2011) |
Windows 3.x (1995) Labyrinth is a single-player, mouse controlled game. It was developed by the Cosmi Corporation and is featured in a number... |
Apple II (1982) and Atari 8-bit (1982) This is a maze style single shooter rescue game involving a labyrinth named Prince Julians's diamond mines, beneath the city... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 97 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 96 Super Mario Galaxy
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 96 SoulCalibur
- 96 Shadow of the Colossus
- 96 Metroid Prime
- 96 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 96 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 96 Grand Theft Auto V
- 96 Grand Theft Auto IV
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.88 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015)
- 4.81 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
- 4.71 StepMania (2001)
- 4.71 Layers of Fear (2016)
- 4.69 Outlaws: Handful of Missions (1997)
- 4.69 Summer Carnival '92: Recca (1992)
- 4.67 Ice Guys (1997)
- 4.66 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
- 4.64 Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005)
- 4.63 Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu (1993)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Basic Genres
Action is part of Basic Genres. This group of genres contain: