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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Gurgamoth
Mugsters
Energy Invasion
SkyTime
Wildcat Gun Machine
Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!
Smashing The Battle
Cast of the Seven Godsends
Quake II: Enhanced Edition
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Vectronom
SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Transiruby
Arrest of a stone Buddha
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack
Caladrius Blaze
MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE
ElecHead
Catastronauts
Resident Evil: Origins Collection
SENGOKU III
XCOM 2 Collection
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Lunistice
kuso
Graceful Explosion Machine
Thief Town
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
Chenso Club
Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe
Wenjia
Creepy Road
Shio
AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
Saboteur!
Reaper
Killer Queen Black
Crush Your Enemies
Mekabolt
Trailblazers
Rush Rover
GODS Remastered
Hakoniwa Explorer Plus
YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY
Time Recoil
Legend of the Skyfish
Dead End Job
Warlocks 2: God Slayers
Bird Game +
Rock Boshers DX: Directors Cut
Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Edition
Knightin'+
Redout 2
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues
Zeroptian Invasion
Action News
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