The action is a genre of video game that emphasizes physical challenges, including reaction-time and hand-eye coordination. The genre has a huge variety of sub-genres such as shooter games, beat ‘em up, fighting games, and platform games which are hugely considered the famous action games, though RTS (Real-time Strategy) and MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games are also considered to be an action video games. The player controls the protagonist in action game, often in a form of the avatar. During the gameplay, the player navigates the level, gather objects, dodge the enemy attack, avoid obstacles, and fighting foes with natural skills as well as weaponry and other tools. At the end of each level, the player must struggle to take down a boss enemy that is more powerful and often a massive antagonist or villains in the story of the game. In Action game, the enemy attack and insane obstacles deplete the health and lives of the player character, and the game will end once the player runs out of lives. The objective of the player is to reach the end of the game by completing the sequence of levels, accomplishing goals while scoring the best points.
#1 Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends is an Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platformer video game created by Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Casablanca. The game provides with a similar game-play to Rayman Origins and allows up to 4 players for a simultaneous game-play in which you can explore dungeons, haunted lands and fight against vampires, ghosts, and the living dead etc. Rayman Legends provides with 120 levels of pure awesomeness, additional Lums and Teensies. This super cool re-mastered version of the game actually is a war going on between the Teensies and their nightmares so you must get up from you 100 yearlong sleep, encounter the nightmares and the Dark Teensies and free the 10 princesses and the good Teensies. Rayman Legends is a great Action-Adventure, and Puzzle platformer video game, do try it out.
#2 Advance Wars
Advance Wars is a Turn-based Tactical-RPG and Strategy video game from Japanese origins. Developed by Intelligent Systems, the game sets you up into the character of Orange Start Army’s Commanding Officer Andy who leads his army into amazingly hardcore battles in order to defeat the enemy forces. With secondary objectives of seizing the whole cities, rule on their armies and taking possession of the resources, Advance Wars offers amazingly Action-packed game-play a great story to follow and some really nice visuals to enjoy the game. Advance Wars offers some cool sequels to the game such as Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Advance Wars: Dual Strike and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin etc. With one main objective of destroying and defeating the enemies, Advance Wars offers 2 main ways to defeat your enemies. One of them is to hunt and defeat everyone on the map and the second is to capture enemy’s headquarters and push them out of it. Advance Wars also offers cool game modes such as Field Training or also known as Tutorial, The Campaign, The War Room, loads of other Multiplayer Modes etc. With an amazing game setting, cool visuals, and a totally immersive and challenging gameplay, Advance Wars is one amazing Strategy and Tactical RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#3 Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell or also known as “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell” is an award-winning series of Action, RPG, Shooter and Stealth video games. The series offers a number of popular titles and keeps on with the standards that every game in the series offers. The Splinter Cell series offers biggest hits such as Blacklist and Conviction packed with all the blasting action, unique mechanics, and countless new elements. Throughout the series, Splinter Cell offers versatility in gameplay, new stories, new characters and offers plenty of room for the gameplay. The games in Splinter Cell series tend to provide with all kinds of futuristic environments, gadgets, and weapons as well as various types of enemies and stories related to them. Providing with both single and multiplayer games, Splinter Cell offers loads of cool upgrades, and co-op modes as well. The series provides with the character of Sam Fisher as the protagonist who works for the Black-ops Subdivision known as “Third Echelon.” The players are allowed to control Fisher and help him sabotage the plans of his enemies. With a tag of Critically Acclaimed and Commercially Successful Action and Stealth series, Splinter Cell focuses on providing with the quality gaming that every diehard fan of Action and Stealth gaming seeks. A new game of the series is in development phases. Hopefully, it would be as great as the previous titles and would offer loads of hours of unlimited entertainment.
#4 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a Fast-paced Action Car Racing video game by Criterion Games. The game offers Open World environment in which you are allowed to compete against other racers, defeat them in different races such as Sprint, Circuit, Ambush etc. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is basically a remake of the 2005’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted and offers brilliant new enhancements in mechanics, visuals and game-play and provides with new vehicles, Race tracks and controls etc. If you have previously enjoyed this cool game, you should try this remake version of the game too. It’ll definitely make you love it even more with all the great stuff it has to offer. With all the thrill and adrenaline pumping action, Need for Speed: Most Wanted is available to play on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS and Android Platforms. For all those who love playing Need fro Speed Series games, this game is actually a masterpiece. However, the game is a bit oldie now, if you play it, it’ll definitely entertain you good.
#5 Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is a Retro style 2D Side-scrolling Action and Platform video game by Yacht Club Games. The game offers an 8-Bit retro game inspired gameplay in which it allows the players to be the great Shovel Knight who goes on an adventure to rescue his friend, Shield Knight. Shield Knight gets clutched by the dastardly foes, and the only person who can liberate Shield Knight is the Shovel Knight. The players are tasked to get into the role of Shovel Knight, traverse through a 2D retro world, encounter the foes and kill them to keep on moving towards the goal. As describes the name, Shovel Knight lets the players have a Shovel as their primary weapon and use it against the enemies while jumping, running and through the platforms. With a side-scrolling view, Shovel Knight lets the players enjoy an amazingly addictive gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics and amazing encounters with the enemies at the same time. With an entirely satisfying gameplay and all the well-crafted platform fun, Shovel Knight offers an experience similar to the biggest names in retro gaming such as DuckTales, Mega Man and provides an NES-style environment and much more to discover. For an amazing 2D Retro Platforming experience, do play this game and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#6 Bully: Scholarship Edition
Bully: Scholarship Edition is an Action-Adventure, Open World, Exploration, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Rockstar New England and published by Rockstar Games. The game takes place in the fictional boarding school in New England, and the story revolves around the protagonist who is a 15-year-old named Jimmy Hopkins. The game consists of fun filled activities such as beat the jocks, rescue the nerds, kiss the girl, play pranks and more. The game is played from a third-person perspective and lets the player get into the role of the character and accomplish a variety of missions. It offers an open environment and lets the player explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle. The game offers the similar gameplay like GTA. The player has to earn money by completing missions and use them to rank-up. Interact with NPCs, work for him and use different weapons to defeat the foes. There are different types of vehicles, weapons, and items for use and enjoy. Unlock further vehicles, areas and characters by progressing through the game. With detailed environment, addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and open environment, Bully: Scholarship Edition is the best game as compared to other Action-Adventure games.
#7 Dokapon Kingdom
The Dokapon Kingdom is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Sting for Nintendo and PlayStation. It takes place in the fictional world known as the Dokapon Kingdom threatened by an evil army of monsters. The King of the land offers his daughter named Penny, to be married to the warrior who defends the Kingdom from monsters and defeat them. Four adventurers hear this offers and try to struggle to save the Kingdom. When the main bosses of the game are defeated by the player, the game ends. There are different characters and the player must select one of them to start his journey. Use different tools and equipment like a sword and participate in the battle against monsters. After completing the quests, the player can earn unlimited gold, marries Penny and rule on the Kingdom. With an exciting story, superb mechanics, smooth controls, and wonderful visuals, Dokapon Kingdom is the best game to play and enjoy.
#8 Child of Light
Child of Light by Ubisoft Montreal is a marvelous Action-Adventure, Indie and Puzzle-Platform video game that tells the story of a young girl named Aurora who in the year 1895 awakens on the lands of Lemuria. After waking up she finds out that she is a long way from home, starts off her journey to her home but soon realizes that in order to reach home she’ll have to go through a Dark world filled with Dark Creatures of the evil queen of the Night. You are required to get into the role of Aurora, fight off all the Dark Creatures, Defeat the Queen of Night and free the Sun in order to bring light to the realm and finally reach home. Child of Light offers a great story filled with wonders, surreal visuals and sounds and an immersive game-play for you to play and enjoy. If you really want to play a really good game of Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform genres, Child of Light is best for you. It offers a brilliantly immersive gameplay, a well-written story and a lot of other great things to enjoy.
#9 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game available to play on Nintendo by Nintendo EPD. It is the marvelous entry in the series of The Legend of Zelda video game revolves around the protagonist named as Link, who awakens after a hundred-year deep sleep to a strange voice that assists him to take down Calamity Ganon before he demolishes the Kingdom of Hyrule. The game takes place in the fantasy-based world and offers an open environment to explore from a third-person perspective. It has twelve times massive environment than the previous installments with less emphasis on exits to lands. The gameplay is similar to the predecessor and the player can explore the environment freely. The player is capable of running, swimming, gliding, jumping, climbing and fighting. There are a set of levels, and each level needs a completion of individual goals to progress. The game rewards the player with experience points that he can use to unlock further content in the match. The player equips with a sword and a shield that he can use to defend himself from enemy attack and can slay them using his sword. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the best game to play and enjoy.
#10 Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program or also known as KSP is a Single-player Space Flight, Building and Construction and Simulation video game by Squad. The game is built using the updated Unity Engine and offers playability on Multiple Platforms including Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Wii. The game allows the players to control a whole Space Mission Program named as Kerbal Space Program, Have a Crew of Humanoid Aliens known as Kerbals and enjoy Exploring the Space. Game’s Complex and realistic Orbital Physics helps players learn about the Hohmann Transfer Orbits (Start from a Lower Orbit and end up in a Higher Orbit) maneuvers and enjoy piloting the ship. According to the gameplay and game story, the game tasks the players to head a Nascent Space Program, Control the Kerbals (Intelligent Humanoid Aliens from an Earth-like planet Kerbin) and enjoy learning to maneuver into Space. Kerbal Space Program gameplay is divided into two main parts such as Construction and Flight, and it allows the players to construct various types of Rockets, Aircraft, Rovers, etc. Once the ships are created, the players can simply launch them into Space from in-game launch Pad, explore the Space and complete various objectives of the game. The game offers various types of mission such as Reaching to a Certain Height, Escape the Atmosphere, Reach Stable Orbit, Capture Asteroids, Create Space Stations, Visit different Planets and collect information about them, etc. With all the Space Exploration fun, Unique game Physics and mechanics, and interesting gameplay, Kerbal Space Program is a fun Space Simulation to enjoy.