The most interesting action games released in 2023 (5) (2024)

The Walking Dead: Betrayal

The Walking Dead: Betrayal is a multiplayer game based on a popular franchise, tasking players with cooperating to escape zombie hordes. Each group has hidden saboteurs hindering other players.

Thunder Ray

A third-person boxing game inspired by Punch-Out!!. Thunder Ray stars the greatest boxer on Earth, abducted by the Galactic Boxing Federation to take part in a galactic tournament.

Inspector Gadget: MAD Time Party

A TPP action adventure game with party game elements. Inspector Gadget: MAD Time Party has us playing as the titular inspector, tasked with foiling the villainous Dr. Claw while competing against his ancestors. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer for up to four people.

Summum Aeterna

A spin-off and a prequel of the Aeterna series of roguelike action platformers. Summum Aeterna has us playing as the King of Darkness, traversing procedurally generated dangerous worlds while growing stronger.

HumanitZ

HumanitZ is a sandbox game with RPG and survival elements, developed by Yodubzz. The game is set in a world overrun by zombies, supporting solo play and online co-op for up to four players.

Witchfire

The second game of The Astronauts, a studio responsible for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person shooter.

PayDay 3

The third installment of the series of co-op, online action games, in which players play the role of criminals, carrying out successive daring raids. The game was created by the team at Overkill Software, i.e. the creators of the two previous parts of the cycle.

Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways

A story expansion to Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways stars Ada Wong, infiltrating a remote Spanish village to find the Amber - the greatest secret of the Los Iluminados cult.

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance

A TPP action adventure game and an adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance has us traversing different locations, solving puzzles, fighting enemies and learning how to wield elemental magic.

Demonologist

Demonologist is a survival horror designed with co-op in mind. The players play as ghost hunters investigating haunted houses with a variety of tools. Randomness plays a big part in the game.

Relic Hunters Legend

Looter shooter, in which we observe the action from a top-down view, distributed in free-to-play model. In Relic Hunters Legend, we play as the titular Relic Hunters who travel the galaxy in an attempt to restore knowledge of the past and end the regime of Duke Dukan.

El Paso, Elsewhere

A third-person shooter making heavy use of bullet time. El Paso, Elsewhere is a humorous neo-noir game about hunting down vampires and werewolves.

The Cycle

An online FPS game set in a unique science-fiction universe. Twenty players compete against each other or cooperate while fighting wild beasts and gathering resources. The game was developed by the authors of Spec Ops: The Line and Dreadnought.

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 is the full-fledged second installment in the iconic series of shooters developed by Valve. The game is a massive update to CS:GO, now running on the Source 2 engine, thoroughly revamping the graphics and featuring many enhancements.

My Hero: Ultra Rumble

My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble is an online action battle royale game based on the anime Boku no Hero Academia, whose characters are playable here. It was developed by Japanese studio Bandai Namco.

Cypher 007

An action adventure game starring James Bond. Cypher 007 tasks us with escaping the brainwashing Mind Trap, defeat villainous Blofeld, stop his SPECTRE syndicate and foil their Cypher program.

High on Life: High on Knife

A major expansion to High on Life, a humorous sci-fi FPS. High on Life: High on Knife is set on a horrifying planet where we must find a mysterious package and face Mux, the most wanted boss in the galaxy.

Battle Shapers

A dynamic FPS with roguelike elements, tasking the player with fighting their way through robotic hordes. The main protagonist of Battle Shapers must defeat the tyrannical rulers of New Elysium, who brought it to the brink of ruin.

Assassin's Creed: Mirage

A spin-off of the popular series, heavily emphasizing stealth. Assassin's Creed: Mirage (formerly known as Rift) is much smaller in scope than Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla, serving as a return to the series' roots.

Stop Dead

A first-person action game with 3D platformer elements. Stop Dead has us playing as a servant of a rebel AI, rushing through different stages, dispatching anyone in his way. The protagonist wields telekinetic abilities and must keep moving to stay alive.

Horizon: Forbidden West - Complete Edition

The complete edition of Horizon: Forbidden West, a third-person open world action adventure game with RPG elements. Horizon: Forbidden West: Complete Edition includes the base game, the Burning Shores DLC and some digital bonuses.

The Front

A multiplayer open-world first-person survival game. The Front has us playing as a resistance fighter, who must destroy a villainous faction before they expand into a mighty empire.

Wizard with a Gun

Isometric survival game with roguelike elements, allowing you to play solo or in the company of up to four players. In Wizard with a Gun we play as mages with guns, who travel the fantastic world and face many dangers.

Skull Island: Rise of Kong

A third-person action adventure game, developed by the Chilean studio IguanaBee and published by GameMill Entertainment. It stars the young Kong, before his reign as the King of the Skull Island.

Dreadhunter

Twin-stick shooter with elements of action RPG and roguelike. In Dreadhunter we play the title hunter, who, sitting at the helm of a mecha, eliminates hordes of monsters in futuristic locations.

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd

Gargoyles Remastered

The remastered version of a 1995 action platformer. Gargoyles Remastered has us playing as Goliath, a gargoyle on a quest to destroy a corrupted amulet, the Eye of Odin. The game features refreshed visuals, audio and new functionality.

Laika: Aged Through Blood

A post-apocalyptic metroidvania. Laika: Aged Through Blood is set in an atmospheric world traversable on a motorcycle, as the player fights enemies, completes quests and overcomes obstacles.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

The second installment in a bestselling Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games. The game was developed with the PS5 in mind and features two playable characters - Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

Lethal Company

A first-person co-op survival horror game. Lethal Company has us playing as scavengers working for the titular Company, looting abandoned industrial complexes overrun by horrifying monsters.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1

A remaster compilation of iconic stealth games by Konami. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is composed of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

A third-person survival game set in the world of The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria has us playing as dwarves, summoned by Gimli Lockbearer to reclaim Moria and the treasures within.

Ghostrunner 2

The second installment in a series of cyberpunk FPP action games. Ghostrunner 2 is set a year after the first game, pitting Jack against a brutal AI cult, the fate of humanity in his hands.

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord

A VR FPP action adventure game based on the license of an iconic film series. Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord has us playing as a titular Ghostbuster, tasked with defeating the titular spirit.

ARK: Survival Ascended

A remastered version of ARK: Survival Evolved, based on Unreal Engine 5 technology, ARK: Survival Ascended will feature all the content of the basic version of the game, ARK: Survival of the Fittest mode and a number of "non-canonical" maps.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 is a survival horror and a direct sequel to 2010's Alan Wake. The game is once again set in the town of Bright Falls, where the titular character alongside the FBI agent Saga Anderson face mysterious dark forces.