Best Action Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated action games.

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Tree of Savior (English Ver.) Tree of Savior(abbreviated as TOS thereafter) is an MMORPG in which you embark on a journey to search for the goddesses in the world of chaos. Fairy-tale like colors accompanied with beautiful graphics in TOS will have you reminiscing about precious moments all throughout the game.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 28 Mar 2016
SAMOLIOTIK SAMOLIOTIK is a stylish shoot-em-up with different enemies, bosses, colour palettes, power-ups, set in different eras. In this game you will fight Adolf Gutler,The Illuminati, and other creatures.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 25 Mar 2016
MachineCraft The main purpose of this game is showing and watching machines made out of blocks. Some of the game-modes allow you to battle or race against other players. (testing phase) You can create your original machine with ease by reassembling those machines that are distributed, or by using the automatic control block.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Mar 2016
Jelly Killer Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck!

Price 3.29€
Rating 7.5
Release 24 Mar 2016
Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.

Price 11.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 24 Mar 2016
Trackmania® Turbo Trackmania offers you the ultimate arcade racing universe where everything is about reaching the perfect racing time. Test your skills in over 200 tracks, experience immediate fun by challenging your friends at home (offline splitscreen) or online.

Price 39.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 24 Mar 2016
Slain: Back from Hell Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Price -97% 0.46€
Rating 6.9
Release 24 Mar 2016
Spell Fighter VR [Old archival game] An FPP fantasy VR demo made in 2016 to test Vive's motion controllers. Works only with HTC Vive and was never upgraded to work with other VR controllers after they eventually released. It was always a free, hobby project.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 23 Mar 2016
Way of the Samurai 3 Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game where every decision has far-reaching consequences, and where finishing the game is just the beginning of your journey…

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 23 Mar 2016
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!

Price -84% 2.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 21 Mar 2016
Defy Gravity Extended Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Price -79% 0.42€
Rating 8.4
Release 18 Mar 2016
Pharaoh Rebirth+ An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 17 Mar 2016
Prison Run and Gun The recent events in a state prison, involving Jake from Team Hot Guns was a perfect moment for some prisoners to escape - you are one of them.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Mar 2016
There's Poop In My Soup Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Have you ever wanted to poop on people but were too shy to just go for it? There's poop in my soup lets you do just that, poop in soups, poop on people, poop on poodles, poop anywhere you please, from the streets of New York to Paris to Beijing.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Mar 2016
DEADBOLT DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Price 9.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 14 Mar 2016
Out There Somewhere You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Price -89% 1.10€
Rating 9.0
Release 14 Mar 2016
Alekhine's Gun It is the height of the Cold War, a time of global uncertainty and civil unrest. You are Agent Alekhine, a highly skilled Russian assassin, driven by a moral compass that leads you headfirst into a covert operation unsanctioned by the country you previously served.

Price -95% 0.83€
Rating 6.0
Release 11 Mar 2016
WWE 2K16 The newest addition to the flagship WWE video game franchise will deliver fun, authentic and hard-hitting action, including returning fan-favourite features and game modes, new innovations and more!

Price -44% 40.74€
Rating 6.3
Release 10 Mar 2016
Beat Da Beat Hurrican-like Bullet Hell. Avoid the rain of bullets to the rhythms of "dubstep". Help the hero to defeat the aliens and to take revenge on the interstellar aggressor!

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Mar 2016
Deathsmiles Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.0
Release 10 Mar 2016
Star Realms Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 08 Mar 2016
Overload Playable Teaser 3.0 A playable demo of the game Overload, a new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent. Version 3.0 is from April 2018.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 07 Mar 2016
Wild Animal Racing Wild Animal Racing is an exciting go-kart simulation game with a twist. Play as an elephant, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, a rhino or a hippo! Play against the other animals or against a friend on the same PC with the split-screen mode! Or invite Steam friends in the multiplayer mode!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 07 Mar 2016
Tom Clancy’s The Division™ A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 07 Mar 2016
Chicken Invaders 2 Just when you thought it was safe to eat chicken again, the chickens have returned with an organized invasion to take over the entire solar system! Journey to each planet and fight your way through to save the world (again)!

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 04 Mar 2016
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Price -80% 2.00€
Rating 9.1
Release 04 Mar 2016
Ultimate Chicken Horse Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

Price -60% 5.23€
Rating 9.4
Release 04 Mar 2016
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend 'BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend' is the sixth installment of the BlazBlue series, a combination of 2D fighting action game and visual novel.

Price -97% 0.98€
Rating 8.7
Release 02 Mar 2016
Woodle Tree Adventures Woodle Tree Adventures is an old school platform game with a catchy and unique art style! Explore a total of 6 worlds and save the lands with the magical water drops you'll find through your journey, bringing back peace and balance and finally becoming the new hero!

Price -68% 1.29€
Rating 6.6
Release 02 Mar 2016
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.8
Release 01 Mar 2016
Gunscape Gunscape provides easy-to-use tools based on a block-placement interface everybody's already familiar with to create all types of maps. Don't like building stuff? Then just blast your way through hordes of monsters or duel with other players!

Price -98% 0.40€
Rating 6.4
Release 01 Mar 2016
Cat on a Diet Swipe and prod to claw away at wooden blocks, unscrew bolts, control powerful magnets and explode highly volatile uranium – anything to reach those cookies!

Price -88% 0.60€
Rating 8.0
Release 29 Feb 2016
Far Cry® Primal The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Feb 2016
Bear Simulator It's a game where you play as a bear and explore stuff.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Feb 2016
We Are The Dwarves We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

Price -92% 3.30€
Rating 6.6
Release 25 Feb 2016
SUPERHOT SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Price -98% 0.47€
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Feb 2016

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