Best Action Games

The best Action games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Action titles.

Looking for the best Action games? This list ranks every Action title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Action is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Action obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.9

Half-Life

FPS · Action · Adventure

Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiAlienWorkplace+1

AtmosphericEerieIntense+2

9.9

ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasyMythologyMonsters+1

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenAtmospheric+3

9.8

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.8

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Action · RPG

Nintendo 3DS

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousIntenseChallenging+3

9.8

Terraria

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X · Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo 3DS · Android · iOS · Linux · macOS · Windows Phone · Stadia

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryChallenging+2

9.8

Elden Ring

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Nintendo Switch 2

Dark FantasyMythologyMonsters+1

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenEpic+3

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.8

Fallout: New Vegas

Action · RPG · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox Cloud Gaming

Post-ApocalypticDystopianWestern+1

AdventurousOpen-EndedImmersive+2

9.8

ALAN WAKE 2

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

9.8

DARK SOULS III

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Dark FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters

DarkBleakChallenging+3

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Resident Evil 2

Horror · Survival · Action

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Windows · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · iPhone · iPad · Mac

ZombiesMonstersPsychological+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.8

Hotline Miami

Action · Shooter

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Android

CrimePsychologicalSurreal+1

IntenseFast-PacedBrutal+3

9.7

Pizza Tower

Platformer · Adventure · Action

PC · Nintendo Switch

ComedySurrealWorkplace

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.7

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U

FantasyMedieval

AdventurousChallengingPrecision-Focused+3

9.7

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Action · Platformer

PC Engine Super CD-ROM² · PlayStation Portable · Wii · PlayStation 4

Dark FantasyGothicVampires+1

ChallengingBrutalPrecision-Focused+3

9.7

ABIOTIC FACTOR

Action · RPG · Adventure · Sandbox · Simulation

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenCreepy+16

9.7

Risk of Rain 2

Action · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch · Stadia

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

Action · FPS

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousImmersiveDark+11

9.7

Dishonored

Action · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

SteampunkDystopianSupernatural+1

ImmersiveDarkStrategic+3

9.7

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Action · RPG · Action-Adventure

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · New Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Dark / GrimSurrealPsychological+1

CreepyDarkChallenging+3

9.7

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Adventure · Action · Puzzle

Nintendo Switch

9.7

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Action · Adventure

Nintendo 64 · GameCube · iQue Player · Wii · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2

FantasyHigh FantasyMythology+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+3

9.7

CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+26