Genre · 2021

Best Action Games of 2021

972 games

Action games released on Steam in 2021, most popular first.

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Best Action Games of 2021, page 18

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Quickly, Quackley!

Black Country GamesWin · 2021For:Platformer fans who want short, tightly timed stagesSkip if:Players seeking exploration, open-ended routes, or long-form platforming stages
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Ghost Blood

BigBreadWin · 2021For:Action-adventure players who want first-person combat mixed with riddles and questsSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused combat game without puzzles, quests, or item management
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The Teleport

Professional Game Desing Studios 31Win · 2021For:Horror players who want a spaceship-escape scenario built around surveillance and creature defenseSkip if:Players looking for open-ended exploration may hit the game's 7-level structure and fixed energy-transfer objective
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Happenlance

Miles FogleWin · 2021For:Action-adventure players who want traversal and combat built around one spearSkip if:Players seeking a broad selection of weapons may find the single-spear premise restrictive
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Spectrolite

Noel HeteiWin · 2021For:First-person platformer fans who want precise movement and timed challenges.Skip if:Players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the focus on precision and timed challenges demanding.
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Demons of Asteborg

Neofid StudiosWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy 16-bit-style action platform games with explorationSkip if:Players seeking a slow, story-led adventure with little combat or platforming
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BARK

Tic Toc GamesWin · 2021For:Shoot-em-up fans who want local co-op rather than a solo-only campaignSkip if:Players seeking exploration, branching progression, or a campaign centered on activities beyond shooting and boss fights
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Simona's Requiem

Team SimonaWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players wanting a 2–3 hour retro action-adventureSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign or a world packed with activities may reach the end after roughly 2–3 hours.
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Putin kills: Christmas

W. T. B.Win · 2021For:Players seeking a Christmas-themed corridor shooter with an unusual virus-and-zombie storySkip if:Players looking for open environments instead of corridor-based mazes
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Nemesis: Race Against The Pandemic

Arcade TheoryWin · 2021For:Third-person shooter fans who want a military-agent story involving a terrorist biowarfare plotSkip if:Players looking for gameplay systems beyond third-person shooting and completing mission objectives
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Neon

My Way GamesWin · 2021For:Puzzle players who want spinning and jumping to be part of solving challengesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay with weapons or battles
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Dr. oil

AntenaWin · 2021For:Platformer fans who want repeated failure built into progressionSkip if:Players looking for a forgiving platformer with low failure pressure
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Re.Surs

VidyGamesWin · 2021For:Players who want a story-focused 2D shooter with science-fiction and supernatural themesSkip if:Players seeking a deep role-playing system with character progression beyond combat abilities
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Soer Dolls

KuKoWin · 2021For:Horror adventure players who want searches with changing doll locationsSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may hit a wall because the stated objective is to find dolls while avoiding threats.
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Black Widow: Recharged

AtariWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Arcade shooter fans who want score-based playSkip if:Players seeking a story-led campaign or exploration-focused progression may bounce off the score-and-challenge structure.
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BEATris

Rhythmical BadassWin · 2021For:Puzzle players who want falling-block gameplay tied to musicSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed puzzle pace may hit a wall when block movement follows the changing beat.
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Sunshine Manor

Hound Picked GamesWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Horror fans who want puzzles and exploration alongside supernatural encountersSkip if:Players seeking sustained action combat rather than exploration, riddles, and supernatural encounters
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Lambs on the road : The beginning

Flynn's ArcadeWin · 2021For:Adventure players who want a short survival-horror storySkip if:Players seeking a long campaign may find the short story restrictive
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Naau: The Lost Eye

Studio GamebitWin · 2021For:VR players who want exploration mixed with physics puzzlesSkip if:Players looking for a deep, systems-heavy puzzle game rather than accessible physics challenges
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The Alien Trials

HeypidWin · 2021For:Fans of 1v1 fighting games who want online matchesSkip if:Players seeking a campaign, exploration, or story-driven structure rather than knockout duels
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Eggy

KjoebWin · Mac · 2021For:Players who enjoy physics-focused platforming and projectile aimingSkip if:Players seeking forgiving controls may find the physics-based movement difficult to master.
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Fish Person Shooter

8AHWin · 2021For:Fans of retro first-person shooters who want sea-creature enemiesSkip if:Players looking for slow, exploration-led gameplay instead of fast shooting action
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Kursor

LM Games StudioWin · 2021For:Mouse-control fans who want an indirect movement challengeSkip if:Players who want immediate, direct control instead of movement with inertia
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Soulsland

Tero LunkkaWin · 2021For:Players who want medieval combat across a fixed set of 14 mapsSkip if:Players seeking a large open world or a long-form role-playing campaign may find the 14-map structure limited.