Best Action games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our action game recommendations are based on a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews. We believe that player feedback is the most reliable indicator of a game's true quality and enjoyment. Our algorithm evaluates user reviews to identify action games that consistently deliver exceptional experiences. This means you can be confident that our lists feature only the best action games on Steam, validated by the community itself.

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Slice, Dice & Rice

Slice Dice & Rice is an indie fighting game with no health bars. Inspired by Bushido Blade, it revolves around the idea of finding an opening in opponents defense and ending the round with a single, clean hit.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 27 Apr 2017

Scanner Sombre

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.6
Release 26 Apr 2017

I Expect You To Die

Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.

Price 22.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Apr 2017

DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash Action RPG that sends you on a new adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world filled with monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can play in cooperative multiplayer to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!

Price 59.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 25 Apr 2017

Interkosmos

Interkosmos is an arcady astronaut adventure in VR. Brace yourself for a rush of hectic gameplay to challenge your inner cosmonaut, and a fun story full of twists and Cold War absurdities.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Apr 2017

BlazBlue Centralfiction

Combining a 2D fighting game with a visual novel, the BlazBlue series continues on with massive fan support! The latest installation, BlazBlue: Centralfiction, serves as the ending to the Azure Saga, revealing the hidden truth of the world!

Price -75% 9.24€
Rating 9.1
Release 25 Apr 2017

Immortal Redneck

Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.

Price 19.95€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Apr 2017

Pinstripe

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 24 Apr 2017

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3

Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.

Price 19.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 24 Apr 2017

Outlast 2

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Price -96% 1.21€
Rating 9.0
Release 24 Apr 2017

VR Dungeon Knight

VR Dungeon Knight is a dungeon crawler with random level generation and Online Co-op. Explore, fight monsters, loot dungeons, level up, unlock classes and become the ultimate Dungeon Knight!

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 24 Apr 2017

NEKO-NIN exHeart

Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Apr 2017

Orbt XL

Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points—the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

Price -51% 0.49€
Rating 9.3
Release 21 Apr 2017

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 20 Apr 2017

Forts

Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

Price -48% 7.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 19 Apr 2017

Flinthook

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Price -16% 12.60€
Rating 7.1
Release 18 Apr 2017

ONRAID

Onraid is a challenging 2D shooter game, where you are free to develop your own play style and tactics to destroy your enemies.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 18 Apr 2017

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Starring a cast of beloved Disney characters, The Disney Afternoon Collection takes you back to a golden era of gaming and afternoons filled with adventure. All six classic games feature new and improved visuals and include filtering options that replicate a retro look and feel.

Price -84% 3.22€
Rating 8.4
Release 18 Apr 2017

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.

Price 5.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Apr 2017

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 18 Apr 2017

Voodoo Vince: Remastered

The classic character platformer is back after 13 years and newly remastered! Help Vince run, jump and fight his way through cemeteries, swamps and an evil carnival as he seeks to save his creator Madam Charmaine from the clutches of Kosmo The Inscrutable.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 17 Apr 2017

Containment Initiative

Containment Initiative is a local co-op VR shooter which can be played by two people on the same PC. Kill zombies alone in VR or have a friend cover you by using the mouse and keyboard. Features include realistic weapon reloading as well as a variety of unlockable guns, upgrades, and loot to find.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 14 Apr 2017

Mr. Shifty

Teleport, shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty!

Price -84% 2.38€
Rating 8.4
Release 13 Apr 2017

Asura: Vengeance Edition

Asura is an Action Rogue-like set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through.

Price 7.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 13 Apr 2017

Gloom

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 13 Apr 2017

Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

Price -90% 2.05€
Rating 7.3
Release 11 Apr 2017

Bayonetta

PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

Price -76% 4.88€
Rating 9.1
Release 11 Apr 2017

Aaero

Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.

Price -91% 1.17€
Rating 7.9
Release 11 Apr 2017

Crawl

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!

Price -72% 4.10€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Apr 2017

The Signal From Tölva

The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.

Price 19.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 10 Apr 2017

Spark the Electric Jester

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Price 6.59€
Rating 8.8
Release 10 Apr 2017

GIBZ

Shoot, slice and surf on zombies by yourself or with friends. Fight overwhelming amounts of zombies and other monsters summoned by an evil wizard (ooOooOOOo spooky) in an early 1900s London.

Price 6.89€
Rating 8.3
Release 07 Apr 2017

Slime-san: Superslime Edition

Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 07 Apr 2017

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Price -90% 3.69€
Rating 8.6
Release 07 Apr 2017

White Noise 2

Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!

Price -75% 2.53€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 Apr 2017

Evil Tag

Four teenagers have to pass the rite of student initiation. To do this, they must read a spell from the ancient book in the basement of the abandoned house and spend a night there. They thought it would be fun...

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.5
Release 07 Apr 2017

Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

Shardbound brings fast, fun, and tactical card strategy to the table! Build your deck, take control of the board, and face off in exciting battles that are as unpredictable as they are action-packed.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 06 Apr 2017

SoulSaverOnline

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Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 05 Apr 2017

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 05 Apr 2017

LEGO® City Undercover

Join the Chase! In LEGO® CITY Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who's been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 04 Apr 2017

Roots of Insanity

As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.

Price 5.69€
Rating 6.6
Release 04 Apr 2017

Guns of Icarus Alliance

Own the skies in steam-powered airships! Guns of Icarus Alliance is a team-based online game that pits co-op crews against both rival teams and an AI that learns your tactics. Players become part of the story as each battle shapes history in an ever-changing steampunk world.

Price -49% 2.04€
Rating 7.4
Release 31 Mar 2017

Jumps

Enter a world of sky islands and jump your way to the finish, you must complete each level with a certain amount of jumps! and HURRY, you must complete each world in under a certain amount of time.

Price 6.89€
Rating 8.7
Release 31 Mar 2017

State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem

Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 31 Mar 2017

X-Plane 11

The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.

Price 24.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 30 Mar 2017

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 30 Mar 2017

Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 29 Mar 2017

Rain World

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Price -65% 8.57€
Rating 9.2
Release 28 Mar 2017