ActionBest Action Games of 2022, page 4
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ActionDRAINUS
WSS playgroundFor:Side-scrolling shooter fans who want to absorb incoming fire and turn it into attacksSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced experience may find the focus on shooting enemy ships a poor match.
ActionKao the Kangaroo
Tate MultimediaFor:3D platformer fans who want combat, puzzles, collecting, and exploration in one adventureSkip if:Players seeking a highly open-ended structure rather than a guided platforming adventure
ActionThe Eternal Cylinder
Good Shepherd EntertainmentFor:Action-adventure players who want exploration shaped by creature abilitiesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear adventure may find the open world and multiple biomes diffuse
ActionEx-Zodiac
PixeljamFor:Fans of early 90s 3D games who want a rail-shooter structureSkip if:Players seeking open exploration or branching movement instead of a fixed rail-shooter path
ActionBravery and Greed
Team17For:Fans of fantasy brawlers who want class-based combat and dungeon runsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure with a fixed progression path rather than repeatable runs
ActionCapcom Fighting Collection
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.For:Arcade fighting fans who want several Capcom series in one collectionSkip if:Players seeking a single modern fighting game with one unified roster and progression system
ActionTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
KONAMIFor:TMNT fans who want a collection of classic Konami gamesSkip if:Players seeking one continuous campaign rather than thirteen separate classic games
ActionThe Darkest Tales
101XPFor:Players who enjoy dark reinterpretations of familiar fairytales and want combat alongside explorationSkip if:Players seeking a lighthearted fairytale adventure may find the grim reinterpretations and hostile encounters too dark
ActionAcquitted
Nordic Empire GamesFor:Players who enjoy zombie shooters that combine combat with defensive buildingSkip if:Players who want a calm or measured pace may find the escalating, chaotic fights too intense.
ActionSkinwalker Hunt
GuaFor:Horror fans who want a monster-hunting game rather than a story-driven experienceSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven game may not find its hunting-focused structure suitable.
ActionPowerSlave Exhumed
Nightdive StudiosFor:Fans of first-person action who want an Egyptian settingSkip if:Players seeking a slow or meditative pace rather than continuous first-person action
ActionNight At the Gates of Hell
Torture Star VideoFor:Survival-horror players who prefer slow, deliberate zombie combat over fast enemiesSkip if:Players who want fast-paced combat or large groups of quick-moving enemies
ActionADACA
Siris PendrakeFor:Fans of story-driven first-person shooters who want an episodic campaignSkip if:Players seeking a single continuous campaign may find the episodic structure less suitable
ActionHubris
Cyborn B.V.For:VR action-adventure players who want swimming, climbing, and jumping alongside combatSkip if:Players seeking a primarily non-combat experience may bounce off the repeated fights against wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.
ActionThe Knight Witch
Team17For:Metroidvania fans who want fast-paced shoot-'em-up combatSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced metroidvania may bounce off the fast-paced shoot-'em-up combat.
ActionTerror of Hemasaurus
Loren LemckeFor:Arcade-action fans who want to smash buildings as giant monstersSkip if:Players seeking slow exploration may find the repeated city destruction too hectic.
ActionThe Crackpet Show
Ravenage GamesFor:Rogue-lite shooter fans who want randomized combat runsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure with sustained narrative progression
ActionAxiom Verge 2
Thomas Happ Games LLCFor:Action-adventure players who want exploration across connected realitiesSkip if:Players who want a tightly directed route may find the emphasis on searching across a sprawling world slow.
ActionITORAH
Assemble EntertainmentFor:Fans of 2D action platformers who want combat alongside jumping challengesSkip if:Players who want relaxed platforming may hit a wall as puzzles and movement challenges grow more difficult.
ActionConan Chop Chop
FuncomFor:Roguelite fans who want changing maps and dungeon layoutsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed campaign path may find the repeated, procedurally generated runs less suitable
ActionNo More Heroes 3
XSEED GamesFor:Hack-and-slash fans who want boss-focused ranking battlesSkip if:Players seeking a combat-light adventure may hit a wall when progression centers on beam-katana battles and ranking matches.
ActionDark Light
Mirari&Co.For:Action-platformer players who want timing-focused melee combat and boss fightsSkip if:Players who prefer forgiving combat may find the emphasis on timing, dodging, and parrying demanding.
ActionOrbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
Assemble EntertainmentFor:Action players who want fast runs with permanent deathSkip if:Players seeking forgiving runs, since death permanently ends the current attemptNothing matches. Loosen a filter.