Action

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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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3x3 Eyes: Jūma Hōkan SNES (1995) Jūma Hōkan is based on the manga series 3x3 Eyes. Long time ago, in ancient China, a group of people...
40 Winks PlayStation (1999) and PS Vita (2012) 40 Winks is a 3D action-platform game in which you play as Ruff or Tumble, two children who must battle...
'43 - One Year After Commodore 64 (1986) '43 - One Year After is a vertical-scrolling shooter heavily inspired by 1942 (even a carrier take-off sequence is included)....
4D Prince of Persia DOS (1994) 4D Prince of Persia is an unofficial reworking of the original Prince of Persia game by Jordan Mechner. The levels...
4 in 1: Hash Block / Jacky Lucky / Challenger Tank / Brain Power Supervision (1992) This multicart contains full versions of four Supervision games: Hash Block Jacky Lucky Challenger Tank Brain Power
4 in 1 (Hit Pak) ZX Spectrum (1986), Commodore 64 (1986) and Amstrad CPC (1986) Compilation including the following 4 games: Airwolf Bomb Jack Commando Frank Bruno's Boxing
4KKong Oric (2003) 4KKong is an Oric port of Nintendo's Donkey Kong Dual Screen handheld game.The game is all about saving a damsel...
4th & Inches DOS (1988), Commodore 64 (1987), Amiga (1988), Macintosh (1988) and Apple IIgs (1988) 4th & Inches is an action/strategy football game for one or two players. You control the action during the variety...
4x4 Off-Road Racing DOS (1988), Commodore 64 (1988), Atari ST (1989), ZX Spectrum (1988), Amiga (1988), MSX (1988) and Amstrad CPC (1988) As well as recreating off road racing, this game has considerable capability to upgrade your vehicle. There are four choices...
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand PlayStation 3 (2009) and Xbox 360 (2009) Rapper 50 Cent is back with his half-dollar vengeance in this sequel to his first video game foray, 50 Cent:...
50 Cent: Bulletproof PlayStation 2 (2005) and Xbox (2005) This game lets you step into the footsteps of 50 Cent himself. As he tries to free the kidnapped K-Dog...
50 Cent Bulletproof: G Unit Edition PSP (2006) 50 Cent Bulletproof: G Unit Edition is the PSP version of the console game 50 Cent: Bulletproof, and features the...
5th Gear Amiga (1990), Commodore 64 (1988) and Atari ST (1989) The aim is to drive from the beginning of the track to the end while avoiding obstacles and eliminating (with...
6-in-1 NES (1992) 6-in-1 is an unlicensed game that contains a set of six different game in one cartridge that were not released...
750cc Grand Prix ZX Spectrum (1991) and Amstrad CPC (1989) The action in this motorcycle racing game takes place in a small box of the screen, but there’s a good...
7 Blades PlayStation 2 (2000) In the year Kanei 17, the man-made island of Dejima, home of many foreigners, has been brutally attacked by a...
7 Gunfighters Xbox 360 (2011) 7 Gunfighters is a Wild West first-person shooter in which the player takes on the role of a bounty hunter...
7Strains: The Infectious Xbox 360 (2010) A virus has taken over the landscape and has begun converting everyone into one of seven different strains of virus....
7th Swarming of the Machines Windows (2006) and Linux (2006) An experimental platform/action game created in 48 hours for Ludum Dare #8. The competition's theme was 'swarms'.The player controls a...
7 Zwerge: Das Brettspiel Windows (2004) The license for this game was acquired from a German blockbuster comedy of the same title, picking up the Snow...
8-Bit Commando Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) 8-Bit Commando is a run-and-gun platformer in the style of games from the 8 and 16-bit era. You take the...
8bit killer Windows (2008) 8bit killer is a first-person shooter designed to resemble the early shooting games from the nineties, especially Wolfenstein 3D. The...
8 Eyes NES (1988) 8 Eyes chronicles the adventures of Orin, the falconer, who must visit 8 different houses in 8 different lands and...
911 Fire Rescue Windows (2001) 911 Fire Rescue is a first-person "Douser" that pits you against raging fires. You run into burning buildings with your...
911 Tiger Shark Commodore 64 (1985) In this game, you control a Dunlop car that must travel along the roads, while picking up passengers and taking...