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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Drone! Commodore PET/CBM (1982) The game Drone! is inspired by reports of the Israeli army using pilot-less drone aircraft. In the game the player...
Drop! Windows (2002) Drop! is a puzzle game similar to Tetris. Marbles (known as "Drops") are continually, um, dropping from the top of...
Drop! Anniversary Edition Windows (2007) A compilation of the original Drop! and Drop! 2. Also includes Penguin Puzzle and Challenge Letters as bonus games.
Drop Off TurboGrafx-16 (1990) and Wii (2007) Drop Off is similar to Breakout, in that the player controls a paddle which can move left and right, hitting...
Dropship: United Peace Force PlayStation 2 (2002) Dropship is an action game set in the year 2050. Terrorist attacks have increased severely, which is why big nations...
DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future Linux (2006), Macintosh (2006) and Windows (2006) DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future is a multiplayer-focused action game set in the future. Every player takes control...
Dropzone NES (1992), Atari 8-bit (1984), Commodore 64 (1984), Game Boy (1992), Game Boy Color (1999) and Game Gear (1994) Dropzone is basically a Defender variant, closely recreating the gameplay of the original Defender with its speedy scrolling and frantic...
Dr. Plummet's House of Flux Amiga (1990) In Dr. Plummet's House of Flux the player has to man a small space ship to reach Dr. Plummet, a...
Dr. Rudy 2 DOS (1996) In the original game, you helped Dr. Rudy clean up his lab and get rid of all the viruses. However,...
Dr. Seuss Band iPad (2011) and iPhone (2011) Dr. Seuss Band is a music simulation game similar in style and gameplay to Guitar Hero. The player gets to...
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Nintendo DS (2007) The Whos in Whoville are fond of Christmas, but up on Mount Crumpit lives the green Grinch who despises the...
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat PlayStation 2 (2003), Windows (2003) and Xbox (2003) Based on Dr Seuss's Cat in the Hat, you play has the cheeky cat. There are all the original characters...
Drug Wars DOS (1994), CD-i (1996), 3DO (1994) and Windows (2008) Drug Wars is another in the long line of traditional American Laser Games arcade-convertion shooters. It's a straightforward point-and-click game...
Drug Wars Windows (2009) Drug Wars, originally released as Merchants of Brooklyn, is a violent first-person action game set in the future, in 3100...
Drug Watch ZX Spectrum (1985) In this game you play the role of a teenager who is new to the big wide world. The gameplay...
Druid Commodore 64 (1986), ZX Spectrum (1986), Amstrad CPC (1986) and Atari 8-bit (1987) Druid is an action game inspired by the arcade hit Gauntlet. As the eponymous hero, your job is to destroy...
Druid Soccer Windows (2007) Druid Soccer is a 2D arcade football game between two druids, for one or two players, shown from a fixed,...
Dr. Zock Atari ST (1987) Dr. Zock is a one player break-out game. You start the game with three balls and you get an extra...
Dstroy DOS (1995) Dstroy is a Bomberman-like game. There are several gameplay modes. This includes single player, cooperation, and deathmatch. Up to four...
Dstroy Linux (2006), Nintendo DS (2007) and Windows (2006) Dstroy is Bomberman-like game, and a remake of the original Dstroy for DOS/Amiga for Windows, Linux, Nintendo DS and Gp2X.The...
Dual Blades Game Boy Advance (2002) Dual Blades is a side-scrolling fighting game which takes place in 150 B.C amid the Hun Empire. The worlds greatest...
Dual Hearts PlayStation 2 (2002) Long, long ago, the real world and dream world were one and the same. But because of the dark thoughts...
Dual Heroes Nintendo 64 (1997) Battle to be the ultimate hero against as one of eight fighters, each with unique fighting style.Train a robot with...
Dual Zone Xbox 360 (2009) Dual Zone is a fast-paced action game with space ships on a disc in space. In the Solo mode the...
Duck Guardian One Browser (2004) The people of Vexar VII are hungry! Solve their problem by guiding ducks onto a waiting spaceship—but first, they'll have...