ActionBest Action Games of 2022, page 13
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ActionThe Cleaner
Dystopia CorpFor:Action players who want repeated combat attempts with severe consequencesSkip if:Players seeking forgiving combat, since one bullet can end an attempt
ActionGet Achievements for Achievements
DnovelFor:Achievement hunters who want a short collection-focused experienceSkip if:Players seeking extended gameplay, since the experience is explicitly short
ActionI See Red
Whiteboard GamesFor:Twin-stick shooter fans who want destructible combat arenasSkip if:Players seeking a slow, reflective pace rather than frantic firefights
ActionCOGEN: Sword of Rewind / COGEN: 大鳥こはくと刻の剣
Gemdrops, Inc.For:Action players who want to retry fatal mistakes through time reversalSkip if:Players who want to absorb several hits may hit a wall because any hit causes death
ActionLiBER
OLKON GAMESFor:Players who want a story-led adventure built around time travel and forgotten civilizationsSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused combat game may find the story, exploration, and character relationship take substantial space.
ActionSOL CRESTA
PlatinumGames Inc.For:Arcade shooter fans who want formation-based ship controlsSkip if:Players seeking a long-form campaign instead of repeated arcade stages and score challenges
ActionRemoteness
KR GamesFor:Action-adventure players who want an open-world setting with survival pressuresSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear campaign rather than three freely explorable areas
ActionPonchoman
AxiasFor:Action players who want repeated shooting and melee combatSkip if:Players seeking a story or mission-based structure may hit a wall because the game states that it has no goal.
ActionFabric Of Reality
_Jester_For:Action-game players who enjoy surviving successive enemy waves rather than exploring a story-led world.Skip if:Players who prefer a short, self-contained encounter may find the 100-wave run structure too extended.
ActionKharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
Andromeda ProjectFor:Metroidvania fans who want possession-based explorationSkip if:Players seeking a short, linear adventure rather than a sprawling dungeon with side paths and secrets
ActionLUL inc.
C Horse GamesFor:Players who enjoy switching between several game genres in one sessionSkip if:Players seeking a long-form campaign rather than a one-to-three-hour collection
ActionMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆Breath DIRECTOR'S CUT
Bushiroad Inc.For:Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid fans who want a character-based shooterSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure may find the structure focused on battling through games inside the cursed computer.
ActionMagic Axolotl
Gato AlebrijeFor:Casual players who want short spell-drawing actionSkip if:Players seeking a large world, extensive progression, or a deep narrative
ActionBreakout: Recharged
AtariFor:Arcade players who enjoy score chasing and survival runsSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven game or narrative progression
ActionKing 'n Knight
Jérémy EntressangleFor:Fans of arcade platform games who want medieval fantasy combatSkip if:Players seeking a deeper role-playing system beyond classes, weapons, equipment, and village purchases
ActionLOST EMBER - VR Edition
Mooneye StudiosFor:Adventure players who want to explore natural environments through animal charactersSkip if:Players seeking a long adventure may find the stated 5-hour length restrictive
ActionCYBERHUNK
Birch Tree GamesFor:Fans of wave-based shooters who want arena navigation and escalating enemy groupsSkip if:Players seeking a large campaign may find three levels too limited in scope
ActionYars: Recharged
AtariFor:Arcade shooter fans who want a boss-rush format with 30 fights in a mode.Skip if:Players seeking forgiving combat may find the three-hit limit in Arcade mode and one-life Mission fights demanding.
ActionMEGA
Red Kraken studioFor:Survival-horror players who prefer stealth over direct confrontationSkip if:Players seeking frequent combat against monsters rather than concealment and evasion
ActionINCUR Survival
INCURFor:Open-world survival players who want resource gathering and craftingSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused experience rather than gathering, crafting, farming, combat, and building in one game
ActionİBLİS2:sorcery
FND GAMEFor:Horror players who want slow exploration rather than fast combatSkip if:Players seeking fast pacing may find the gradual tension and exploration too slow.
ActionTentacular
Devolver DigitalFor:Fans of VR adventures who want a story lasting over 10 hoursSkip if:Players seeking fast combat, weapon-based action, or a conventional hero adventure
ActionUNDETECTED
DigeratiFor:Stealth-game fans who want non-lethal enemy encountersSkip if:Players seeking lethal combat, since opponents must be avoided or incapacitatedNothing matches. Loosen a filter.