Action
Description
Action games main mechanics revolve around one or more of the following:- Accuracy
- Movement
- Quick Decisions
- Reflexes
- Timing
 Game Title |
 |
 Game Boy Advance (2004), Nintendo 3DS (2011) and Wii U (2014) In the beginning video, Donkey Kong is at home channel-surfing. While flipping through channels, DK notices an ad about the... |
 Nintendo DS (2006) and Wii U (2015) Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is an action/puzzle game where the object is to bring as... |
 Nintendo DS (2010) Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! is the fourth game in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. A series of... |
 Nintendo DSi (2009) Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! is an action/puzzle game similar to the previous game in the series. However,... |
 Nintendo 3DS (2015) and Wii U (2015) Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is a 2D puzzle game starring Mario and Donkey Kong. The monkey still likes... |
 Browser (2005) Mario World Overrun is a fan-made Mario game for the browser. The basic gameplay is shooting all the enemies before... |
Windows (2007) Marisa and Alice (or MariAri) is a 2D doujin puzzle platform fangame as a parody of Mario & Wario and... |
Windows (2009) Maristice is a doujin 2.5D (isometric) combination of puzzle-solving and platform Tōhō fangame based on Solstice. The main heroine is... |
Nintendo DS (2009) |
 |
 PlayStation 2 (2002), PlayStation 3 (2013) and PlayStation 4 (2015) In this action adventure, you play Rau, a warrior hero. Accompanying him is his sacred bird, Kuzo, who helps him... |
 |
Game Gear (1993) With the help of a mad scientist, Colonel Brown, the owner of a toy factory, has created a substance that... |
 SEGA Master System (1986) These two games allow you to use the Sega's Light Phaser to your advantage. In Marksman Shooting, you shoot red... |
 SEGA Master System (1986) This cartridge bundles three games that all support the light phaser. Marksman Shooting and Trap Shooting were previously available as... |
 Windows (2006) The Mark is an action first-person shooter with a plot about fanatical terrorists planning the ultimate strike. From the son... |
 |
 Apple II (1982) Mars Cars is a maze game in which players must navigate their little hatchback car through a maze. The goal... |
 |
Windows (2010) Marsh is a Japanese vertically-scrolling 2D shooter. The player can choose from three ships and each has different weapon configurations.... |
Browser (2003) Marshie is a marshmallow vampire with a penchant for marshmallows—black and orange marshmallows, that is. The player guides Marshie though... |
DOS (1997) A simple platform game. However, this game is ONLY playable with 2 people. There is no single player - But... |
 |
 Windows (2007) Mars Miner is a Bomberman remake. The protagonist is an astronaut stranded on Mars after the ship's collision with a... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 97 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 96 Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 96 Super Mario Galaxy
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 96 SoulCalibur
- 96 Metroid Prime
- 96 Grand Theft Auto V
- 96 Grand Theft Auto IV
- 96 Gauntlet
- 96 Elite
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.91 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Limited Collector's Edition) (2007)
- 4.86 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015)
- 4.85 Metroid Prime Trilogy (2009)
- 4.83 The Quake Collection (2007)
- 4.82 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 4: Metamorphosis (2015)
- 4.82 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
- 4.77 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
- 4.75 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
- 4.74 Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)
- 4.71 StepMania (2001)
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:
