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.

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Grid Run And Pontoon ZX Spectrum (1983) Two previously-unreleased games make up this compilation. Grid Run is an action game, played out on a simple maze with...
Gridrunner Commodore 64 (1982), VIC-20 (1982), ZX Spectrum (1983), Atari 8-bit (1983), Dragon 32/64 (1983), Amiga (1991) and Atari ST (1989) This is an arcade game in the style of Centipede. You control a ship, at the bottom of a grid....
Grid Runner SEGA Saturn (1996), PlayStation (1996) and Windows (1996) Aliens have captured you and you are forced to play a deadly game of what appears to be capture the...
Gridrunner Revolution Windows (2009) The evolution of one of Llamasoft's most popular games Gridrunner. Built on the Neon graphics engine, Gridrunner Revolution is an...
Grid Wars MSX (2006) Grid Wars is best described as a cross between classic Jeff Minter games such as Gridrunner and Pac-Man. The playfield...
GridWars 2 Linux (2006), Macintosh (2006) and Windows (2006) GridWars 2 is a static shooter heavily inspired by Geometry Wars, featuring several grids, powerups, difficulty levels, high scores, and...
Griffin Game Gear (1991) Griffin is a futuristic action game in which the player controls a tank. The goal is to beat four horizontally...
Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! Wii (2010) Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! is a game that centers around Ultra Hand which Nintendo released in 1966. Ultra Hand is...
Grime DOS (1984) A deadly, all-consuming mold has emerged from the polluted swamp, spawned from toxic chemical waste, and engulfing everything in its...
The Grinch Windows (2000), PlayStation (2000), Dreamcast (2000) and Game Boy Color (2000) As the Grinch, you're going to make sure that Whoville will NOT celebrate Christmas this year... Your missions, should you...
Grind Stormer Genesis (1994) This cartridge combines two different localized flavours of the original arcade game. There are two modes, Grind Stormer and V...
Gromada Windows (1999) On the planet Gromada, where the battle machines are tested... The latest is Cassandra. The aliens have taken over Gromada's...
Gromada Revenge Windows (2000) Gromada's artificial planet was built as a giant factory for new battle machines. By constructing battle robots, cannons, tanks, helicopters,...
Groove Adventure Rave: Yuukyuu no Kizuna PlayStation (2002) Groove Adventure Rave is based on the manga and anime of the same name, written by Hiro Mashima. This action...
Groove on Fight: Gōketsuji Ichizoku 3 SEGA Saturn (1997) Another entry in the Power Instinct series. Groove on Fight changes the entire atmosphere of the game and introduces several...
GrooveRider: Slot Car Thunder GameCube (2003), PlayStation 2 (2003), Xbox (2003) and PlayStation 3 (2012) Grooverider is a slot-car inspired arcade racer aimed at the budget/casual market. In this game you race against three other...
Grossology Windows (1997) and Windows 3.x (1997) After signing a document held by a man who is mostly nose you will meet your guide Ginger Vitis. Soon...
Ground Attack ZX Spectrum (1982) A horizontally scrolling shooter in the Scramble style, Ground Attack puts you in the pilot seat of a spaceship, navigating...
Ground Control Anthology Windows (2001) Ground Control Anthology is a bundle consisting of Ground Control and its add-on Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy. There are no...
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus Windows (2004) Ground Control II: Operation Exodus takes place during the year 2741 AD, roughly 300 years after the events in the...
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (Special Edition) Windows (2004) This Special Edition of Ground Control II: Operation Exodus includes a making-of DVD with developer interviews and other extras like...
Ground Force Zero ZX Spectrum (1982) In Ground Force Zero the player controls a plane that is low on fuel as it approaches a built-up city...
Ground Zero Texas SEGA CD (1993) Space aliens are infiltrating the U.S. from a sleepy little town on the Texas/Mexico border, snatching bodies and paving the...
Grounstream Windows (2003) Grounstream is a freeware Japanese RPG, where the player controls the cat-like heroine, a novice sorcerer completing her training by...
Grow Android (2011) and Windows Phone (2012) Grow is a fish survival game similar to Shark! Shark! and Feeding Frenzy. The player takes control of a tiny...