Game Genre
Action Games
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About Action
The action game is a genre that includes fights, puzzles, and strategies emphasizing coordination and reaction. It includes a large variety of sub-genres like fighting, beat 'em ups, shooters, survivals, mazes, and platforms; sometimes even multiplayer online battles and real-time strategies. Usually, the player performs as the protagonist with its unique abilities; some games add power-ups along the way. The character aims to complete levels, collect items, avoid obstacles, and battle against antagonists. It's necessary to avoid severe injuries during fights; if the health bar goes low, the player loses. Some games have an unbeatable number of enemies, and the only goal is to maximize score and survive for as long as possible. There might be a boss enemy who appears at the last level; he has unique abilities and a longer health bar. Pong is one of the first action games, released in 1972; the latest include Battlefield, Assasin's Creed, Fortnite and Dark Souls.
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Popular Action Nintendo Switch Games
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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Dungeon Escape
Contra Rogue Corps
Hotline Miami Collection
Burnhouse Lane
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
River City Girls 2
Steven Universe: Save the Light
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Star Ocean First: Departure R
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
I Am The Hero
Runner3
INVERSUS
Monster Slayers
Warhammer Quest
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Ben 10: Power Trip
Ben 10
Surfingers
A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro
This Strange Realm Of Mine
Bomb Chicken
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
Sparklite
Thirsty Suitors
PixelJunk Monsters 2
Lego Horizon Adventures
The World Next Door
Unworthy
Aero the Acro-Bat
Treadnauts
Kill The Bad Guy
Dandy Ace
Animal Super Squad
Dokuro
Serial Cleaners
Think of the Children
Bombing Bastards
Growtopia
MIGHTY GUNVOLT BURST
Time Loader
Arena of Valor
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Dungeon Warfare
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
Gal*Gun 2
Ninja-kun - Majou no Bouken
Semblance
Legend of Mana Remastered
Mega Man X8
Mayhem Brawler
Out of Line
Action News
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Ocarina of Time Fan Remake Cancelled: CryZENx Ends Decade-Long Unreal Engine Project
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