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.

[edit description | view history]

Viewing Page 314 of 751

(items 7826-7850 of 18758)

Previous | Next

Game Title

0 - 1
2
3
4 - 9
10 - a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u - [
v
w
x
y
z -

Game Title
Herdy Gerdy PlayStation 2 (2002) Gerdy, an apprentice herder, embarks on a quest to rescue his father from an evil spell. His journey takes him...
Heretic DOS (1994) The world has been attacked by the three Serpent Riders from the Abyss. Their mysterious power makes people obey and...
Heretic II Linux (1999), Windows (1998), Amiga (2000) and Macintosh (2002) The medieval land of Parthoris is swept by a mysterious plague. Its infected inhabitants descend into madness. Corvus, the protagonist...
Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition Windows (2004) and Macintosh (2006) Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition takes place in a land where religion is illegal and the Inquisitors do their best to...
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders DOS (1996) and Windows (2007) Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is the expanded version of the original Heretic retail release with the addition of...
Her Knights: All for the Princess GP32 (2002) Her Knights: All for the Princess is a spin-off of Geunyeo-ui Gisadan - Her Knights. Princess Lemian is forced to...
Hermes Windows (2007) Hermes, messenger of the Olympian Gods, has been charged with delivering an important message to his father Zeus, chief of...
Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic PlayStation (1995) Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic is a 2D platformer that takes inspiration from the classic Sonic and Mario games. Hermie Hopperhead...
H.E.R.O. Atari 2600 (1984), ColecoVision (1984), Commodore 64 (1984), Atari 5200 (1984), Apple II (1984), ZX Spectrum (1984), MSX (1984) and Atari 8-bit (1984) There is trouble in the mines! Volcanic activity has trapped numerous miners, and it is your job to save them....
H.E.R.O. Windows (2011) Roderick Hero, at your service but, please, call me R. Hero. Everyone else does. This Windows version of H.E.R.O. is...
Herobotix Commodore 64 (1987) and Amstrad CPC (1988) The Alliance of Space Pilots has stolen a dangerous weapon called Z-Ray. A rebel sector of the Alliance sends a...
Heroes in Guitarland Windows (2008) Heroes in Guitarland is a demake of the popular music/rhythm game Guitar Hero, created for the TIGSource Bootleg Demakes competition....
Heroes of Ruin Nintendo 3DS (2012) War raged for over a hundred years until strong, powerful Lords emerged from the fighting to bring a fragile peace...
The Heroes of the 357th DOS (1992) 3D, real-time, World War II flight combat game. Based on the actual missions flown by the 357th squadron (the Yoxford...
Heroes of the Lance DOS (1989), Atari ST (1988), SEGA Master System (1991), Amiga (1988), Commodore 64 (1989), NES (1990), ZX Spectrum (1988), Amstrad CPC (1988), MSX (1991), PC-98 (1989), PC-88 (1989) and FM Towns (1990) Based on the later parts of the Dragonlance book Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the heroes descend into a ruined city...
Heroes of the Lance / Dragons of Flame / Hillsfar DOS (1991) This compilation, dubbed a collector's edition, contains three AD&D-licensed games: Dragons of Flame Heroes of the Lance Hillsfar
Heroes of the Pacific PlayStation 2 (2005), Windows (2005) and Xbox (2005) Heroes of the Pacific is an arcade flying game set in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Heroes has...
Heroes of WWII Windows (2006) Heroes of WWII is an action-oriented flight game set in World War II. The player uses his mouse to control...
Heroes Over Europe PlayStation 3 (2009), Xbox 360 (2009) and Windows (2009) Heroes Over Europe, the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, is a WWII arcade flying game set in the skies...
Heroes: The Sanguine Seven DOS (1993) A jail break has occurred in the city of Megatropolis and five evil supervillains have escaped. The city's last resort...
Hero Force Browser (2010) Hero Force was a free-to-play browser-based game. Players could create a superhero, choose and upgrade powers, and save New York....
Hero Hawk Supervision (1992) Hero Hawk is a top-down action game similar to Sega's Crack Down, in which the player must infiltrate enemy strongholds...
Hero Kid Supervision (1992) Hero Kid is a side-scrolling platform game starring a young man who must rescue his girlfriend. Each stage scrolls from...
Hero of the Golden Talisman Commodore 64 (1985) and Amstrad CPC (1986) The town of the game's hero is under a curse from an evil wizard. He has stolen the Golden Talisman...
Hero on the Hudson Browser (2009) Hero on the Hudson is a flash game based on the near disastrous event of January 15, 2009 when US...