Best Action Steam Games on Sale

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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Cave Story+ Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Price -74% 3.90€
Rating 9.0
Release 22 Nov 2011
Serious Sam 3: BFE Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

Price -96% 1.16€
Rating 8.7
Release 22 Nov 2011
SkyDrift Get closer than ever before to the world of adrenaline pumping sky-racing where flyboys can test and master their flying and combat skills against the deadliest opponents! Admire amazingly detailed terrains. Unlock state-of-the-art planes and personalize them with unique racing skins.

Price -95% 0.53€
Rating 8.4
Release 21 Nov 2011
Saints Row: The Third Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!

Price -91% 0.98€
Rating 9.4
Release 17 Nov 2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

Price -70% 4.54€
Rating 9.4
Release 10 Nov 2011
L.A. Noire In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Price -70% 5.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 08 Nov 2011
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2

Price -17% 33.43€
Rating 8.4
Release 07 Nov 2011
Renegade Ops Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.

Price -63% 4.82€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Oct 2011
Gemini Rue Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Price -92% 0.68€
Rating 8.4
Release 26 Oct 2011
Worms Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.

Price -94% 0.40€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Oct 2011
Costume Quest A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 9.0
Release 14 Oct 2011
Orcs Must Die! Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

Price -91% 0.75€
Rating 9.3
Release 11 Oct 2011
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record You are Frank West – photojournalist and original hero of the Dead Rising Willamette incident – taking center stage experiencing the re-imagined Fortune City outbreak.

Price -98% 0.59€
Rating 7.5
Release 11 Oct 2011
RAGE Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

Price -74% 2.67€
Rating 7.6
Release 03 Oct 2011
The Binding of Isaac Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

Price -50% 2.49€
Rating 9.3
Release 28 Sep 2011
Worms Ultimate Mayhem Load your weapons and experience a whole new dimension in destructive turn-based cartoon action!

Price -93% 1.24€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Sep 2011
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

Price -61% 3.95€
Rating 9.4
Release 28 Sep 2011
Supreme Commander For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.

Price -69% 3.16€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Sep 2011
Nuclear Dawn Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Price -96% 0.47€
Rating 7.6
Release 26 Sep 2011
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Price -90% 2.49€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Sep 2011
Men of War: Vietnam Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Price -89% 0.95€
Rating 6.3
Release 08 Sep 2011
Rock of Ages A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!

Price -48% 5.26€
Rating 8.8
Release 07 Sep 2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Price -87% 4.80€
Rating 9.0
Release 05 Sep 2011
Serious Sam Double D XXL Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!

Price -94% 0.62€
Rating 7.9
Release 30 Aug 2011
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Roam the dense foliage of Sherwood, come face to face with royal trouble and battle against Prince John’s forces as you take on the role of legendary nobleman, Robin Hood.

Price -93% 0.59€
Rating 6.3
Release 26 Aug 2011
Alien Hallway Players measure stamina with a never-ending stream of green creatures within the borders of a special military mission.

Price -91% 0.46€
Rating 6.2
Release 19 Aug 2011
Bastion Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Price -85% 2.31€
Rating 9.4
Release 16 Aug 2011
EDGE EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!

Price -94% 0.42€
Rating 8.8
Release 11 Aug 2011
ARMA: Cold War Assault Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many international awards, including “Game of The Year” and “Best Action Game”. Over 2 million copies have been sold since its release.

Price -69% 1.59€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Aug 2011
Quake 4 As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.

Price -93% 1.16€
Rating 8.4
Release 04 Aug 2011
LIMBO Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Price -82% 2.13€
Rating 9.1
Release 02 Aug 2011
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Soar through the unfriendly skies in Air Conflicts: Secret Wars - an arcade flight simulation set in World War I and II era. Buy before July 21st and save!

Price -93% 0.46€
Rating 6.6
Release 15 Jul 2011
Cthulhu Saves the World The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!

Price -84% 0.48€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 Jul 2011
ARMA: Gold Edition ARMA: Gold is pack of ARMA: Armed Assault and an expansion pack ARMA: Queen's Gambit. ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle.

Price -72% 2.28€
Rating 7.3
Release 13 Jul 2011
Puzzle Agent 2 Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

Price -83% 0.82€
Rating 8.2
Release 30 Jun 2011
F.E.A.R. 3 F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Price -95% 1.03€
Rating 7.0
Release 21 Jun 2011

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