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.
 Game Title |
Browser (2001) A true believer of the X-Files sets up his camcorder to capture footage of UFOs flying by through a beautiful,... |
Genesis (1989) and TurboGrafx-16 (1992) The evil Dogurava, commander of an alien army known as the Gidans, is attacking the planet Borogo. The army uses... |
FM Towns (1993) Volcanic eruptions have been occurring on a deserted planet somewhere in deep space for quite some time. Then, on a... |
SEGA Saturn (1996) Tryrush Deppy is a 2D platformer which plays similarly to Sonic and Mario games. The player controls a cartoony-looking taxi... |
PlayStation 2 (2001) Tsugunai: Atonement tells the story of a mercenary named Leise. By removing a treasure orb from its sacred pedestal, he... |
Windows (2002) Tsunami 2265 is an anime-style action game. A mysterious power source called "E.L.E.N.A." is at the center of the plot... |
MSX (1989) Tti Tti! Ppang Ppang! is a simple Korean-made continuously-scrolling platformer. The player controls a car equipped with a propeller; it... |
Amstrad CPC (1988), MSX (1988) and ZX Spectrum (1988) Life has never been too quiet in Marrakesh, but lately things have been getting harder. Ait-Amar, the daughter of the... |
DOS (1995) Tube is a little known game from Bullfrog which, according to Home of the Underdogs (see links) was originally intended... |
Browser (1999) Tube Runner features gameplay inspired by Pac-Man. You control a small robot whose main objective is to gather up all... |
GameCube (2003) Race around fast and futuristic race tracks in some of the most high tech cars ever created. Each hover craft... |
ZX Spectrum (1987) and Commodore 64 (1987) You are returning back to Earth after a five year mission patrolling the outer reaches of Province 4. Problems have... |
Amiga (1994) Despite the fact that its one-button joystick standard, disk-based loading, and an audience generally more intrigued by original surprise-laden games,... |
Dragon 32/64 (1984) Despite the strange name, this is a fairly straight conversion of Konami's Scramble. You start out flying your spaceship above... |
Windows (2010) Tubular! is a freeware student project developed at the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences by a team of eight... |
DOS (1994), Amiga (1994) and Macintosh (1994) Tubular Worlds was a fairly popular shareware side-scrolling shooter, featuring a veriety of weapons and enemies in 4 different settings... |
Windows (2005), Macintosh (2005), iPhone (2009), J2ME (2009) and iPad (2012) Tumblebugs is a casual game of the match-3 genre. Players are required to shoot different coloured balls into a existing... |
Windows (2008), Wii (2010), iPad (2012) and iPhone (2012) Tumblebugs 2 is a color matching game. Like its predecessor, the objective is to clear moving rows of bugs by... |
Game Boy (1992) and Nintendo 3DS (2012) Tumble Pop is a platform game similar along the lines of Bubble Bobble. Your character has a vacuum cleaner attached... |
Windows (2004), Macintosh (2005) and Linux (2004) TUMIKI Fighters is a freeware side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a toy-plane, attempting to destroy enemy toy ships as... |
Windows (1998) and PlayStation (2000) Tunguska is a 3D action game in which you play Jack Riley, an inter-dimensional traveler. The main objective is to... |
DOS (1996), PlayStation (1996) and SEGA Saturn (1997) You are on a mission to destroy the ultimate weapon of your enemy. This involves travelling through a set of... |
Windows (1998) Tunnel Blaster is yet another clone of Dig Dug.You are Digster X, the Digger-Hero and the two monsters here are... |
DOS (1991) Tunneler is an early two-player, split-screen tank game. Two players are randomly placed underground. The object is to destroy your... |
DOS (1994) It seems like you're caved in. Now you have to find your way out! TunnelMan is a story about a... |
