Top Action Games


The Top Action Games List is calculated by overall video game ratings and members' "Top Action List". Lists are calculated daily.

131. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Platform: PlayStation 4
US Release Year: 2014
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Stealth)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Synopsis: On the night Sauron returns to Mordor, the Black Rangers who man the Black Gate are brutally executed. Ranger Talion watches as all he holds dear is taken from him... including his life. But the spirit of vengeance chooses him to enact bloody revenge - Talion awakens, and he will stop at nothing for his personal justice. The game introduces a Nemesis System - each encounter can provide a personal archenemy you will encounter throughout the game - and as Talion seeks vengeance, a story unfolds about the spirit who brought him back, the power of the One Ring and finding out who his true enemy really is.

132. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

Platform: Nintendo 3DS
US Release Year: 2016
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Grezzo Games
Publisher: Nintendo

133. Braid

Platform: PlayStation Network
US Release Year: 2009
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Number None
Publisher: Number None

134. Batman: Arkham City

Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Synopsis: Melee, stealth, investigative skills, gadgets - Batman is back, and this time he's up against an entire city of his most depraved, cunning enemies. After the events of Arkham Asylum, a new facility has been set up up, five times larger than the island. This time Batman is not alone, as you can also play as Catwoman. Use your hand-to-hand skills, familiar and new gadgets and your keen mind to stop your enemies and protect your city.

135. Grand Theft Auto III

Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: DMA Designs
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: A nameless criminal robs a bank but is betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina. Left for dead, he survives and is imprisoned, only to be freed thanks to an impromptu escape. Utilizing a few key contacts around Liberty City, he will rise through the ranks of the criminal underbelly of the city, all the while thinking of revenge.

136. LittleBigPlanet

Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2008
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Media Molecule
Publisher: Sony

137. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Platform: Wii
US Release Year: 2008
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Fighting)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Game Arts
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: The ultimate Nintendo fanservice mash-up comes to Wii. Pick your favorite Nintendo character and have him/her beat the stuffing out of other Nintendo characters, and a few other cameos, such as Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog.

138. Mega Man X

Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1994
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

139. Left 4 Dead

Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2008
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Certain Affinity
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: A rabies-like virus dubbed "The Green Flu" is transforming the vast majority of the population into agile, zombie-like hordes. A group of four people find themselves immune to the disease and make a plan to escape to safe zone. In order to survive, they must work together and make their way through the masses of infected, along with some powerful, mutated enemies.

140. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Platform: PlayStation
US Release Year: 1997
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Oddworld Inhabitants
Publisher: GT Interactive

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