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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Overcooked

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Price 15.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 03 Aug 2016

CASE: Animatronics

CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.1
Release 03 Aug 2016

Batman - The Telltale Series

Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 02 Aug 2016

Near Death

Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Aug 2016

Lethe - Episode One

Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.

Price 13.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Aug 2016

Half Dead

Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps.

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 01 Aug 2016

New Retro Arcade: Neon

Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Aug 2016

Redactem

Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.5
Release 01 Aug 2016

Broken Armor

A knight exiled from his kingdom must find the holy grail if he is to return.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Aug 2016

TOKYO WARFARE

Arcade battling in real life locations of Japan and around a healthy selection of bonus maps. Choose between five factions and engage in battle in fully destroyable anime environments or realistic looking bonus maps.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 29 Jul 2016

Slavistan

Hello Comrades ! You think you got what it takes to be tru slav? Then we have game for you ! Prove to all your gopnik friends that you are the superior alpha slav your babushka always wanted you to be.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Jul 2016

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.

Price 13.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 28 Jul 2016

Ratz Instagib

Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!

Price 7.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 27 Jul 2016

Riptide GP: Renegade

Experience a future of illicit hydrojet racing, where armored riders kick out death-defying stunts over massive waterfalls, dodge cops, and boost across surging waves. Unlock new vehicles, characters, and customization features as you take down bosses and build your crew in Career mode.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.4
Release 26 Jul 2016

Neon Space 2

Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.

Price -95% 1.49€
Rating 6.7
Release 26 Jul 2016

Headlander

Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Jul 2016

Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense

Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

Price 9.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 25 Jul 2016

Montaro

Montaro is a DOGE.

Price 0.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 25 Jul 2016

Quadrilateral Cowboy

When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Jul 2016

Starbound

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Price -60% 5.59€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Jul 2016

Human Fall Flat

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 22 Jul 2016

Death Road to Canada

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Price -75% 3.74€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Jul 2016

Bad Rats Show

Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor.

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Jul 2016

Zombie Night Terror

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Price 12.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 20 Jul 2016

10 Second Ninja X

10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 19 Jul 2016

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

Price 16.79€
Rating 9.2
Release 18 Jul 2016

Trials on Tatooine

Commence your Jedi training in this Star Wars virtual reality demo experience. Repair the Millennium Falcon, defend it from attack by Imperial Stormtroopers, and wield a LIGHTSABER.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 18 Jul 2016

Polarity

Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Jul 2016

RoShamBo

Welcome to RoShamBo arena! A brand new FREE arena fighting game, based on a classic rock-paper-scissors! Choose your character out of dozens unique looks, customize your gear, fight other players, knock their teeth out and become the best in RoShamBo Arena!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 14 Jul 2016

NVIDIA® VR Funhouse

Step right up to VR Funhouse and enter a virtual carnival full of fun and games. Be an archer with flaming arrows. Test your skill shooting skeet targets blasted from a cannon. See how many moles you can punch, whack, and much more.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 14 Jul 2016

Ultimate Booster Experience

Take a ride on a huge 200m (600ft) swing with breathtaking views or try other height challenges! A vast modern city is your playground. Height and speed are your passion. Ultimate height experience for VR!

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 14 Jul 2016

Strike.is: The Game

Load your gun and dominate the best multiplayer mobile shooter game!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.1
Release 14 Jul 2016

Crush Your Enemies

Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 13 Jul 2016

Mad Combat Marines

Are you ready to eliminate hordes of enemies and have fun as you compete against people from all over the world? Mad Combat Marines is here for you and it delivers all of that in an incredibly action-packed challenge!

Price -20% 0.79€
Rating 6.7
Release 13 Jul 2016

NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION

NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.

Price 27.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 12 Jul 2016

Anarcute

Anarcute is a rampaging riot simulator, combining adorable aesthetics with huge-scale chaos, colourful destruction and crowd-beat’em all gameplay!

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 12 Jul 2016

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late

Dramatic Stylish 2D Fighting Action 「UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late」 now on Steam!

Price 27.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 12 Jul 2016

Tumblestone

Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

Price 22.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Jul 2016

Song of the Deep

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 11 Jul 2016

Bot Vice

Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 11 Jul 2016

Tomato Jones

It’s just a red tomato wearing a silly hat. He tries to look like a cool tomb raider, rolling and jumping across the maps. Help him find all the treasures in the mystic castle, or watch him meet a variety of painful ends.

Price -90% 0.49€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Jul 2016

Dead End Road

Dead End Road is an atmospheric driving game, with a low-fi aesthetic and procedurally generated elements. Complete your journey to seek the assistance of the old witch at Dead End Road; Get there before daybreak and perhaps, just perhaps, you can escape this nightmare.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Jul 2016

Fly O'Clock

Fly O’Clock is tiny, highly-addictive single & online multiplayer arcade endless jumper with innovative one-touch mechanics and unique pixel-art graphics.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Jul 2016

Red Trigger

Red Trigger is an FPS Puzzle game inspired by Portal, Antichamber and more. Use a gun that can expand or retract red blocks. The catch? You can only expand three blocks at a time - so you need to manage your energy wisely.

Price 6.89€
Rating 8.6
Release 08 Jul 2016

Mind Spheres

Inspired by two not so different worlds, Mind Spheres brings you an exclusive and awesome experience. A physics puzzle with minigolf + pinball unique mashup. Figure out puzzles in order to proceed to the next level.

Price -90% 0.49€
Rating 7.4
Release 08 Jul 2016

NOT A HERO

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.3
Release 08 Jul 2016

Boid

Boid is real-time strategy at its most primal - your only resource is your army. No funds to manage or infrastructures to build. It’s a kill or be killed battle of rapid decisions to dominate the gene pool.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 08 Jul 2016

Conan the mighty pig

Conan the mighty pig as a relaxing action-adventure exploration game. In your quest to find all the lost truffles you must avoid forest creatures and eat plants to gain special powers. There are many interconnected area to explore, including mountain and caves.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 07 Jul 2016