The Playcritik Index
Best Action Games
Every Action game we have reviewed, ranked by the Playcritik Index.
| # | Game | Index | Ours | Steam | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portal 2 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 99% | Action | 2011 |
| 2 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 97% | Action | 2025 |
| 3 | Hollow Knight | 9.4 | 9.3 | 97% | Action | 2017 |
| 4 | Resident Evil 4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 96% | Action | 2023 |
| 5 | Hades | 9.4 | 9.2 | 98% | Action | 2020 |
| 6 | Hades II | 9.4 | 9.2 | 97% | Action | 2025 |
| 7 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 9.4 | 9.2 | 97% | Action | 2020 |
| 8 | ELDEN RING | 9.3 | 9.3 | 94% | Action | 2022 |
| 9 | Split Fiction | 9.3 | 9.2 | 96% | Action | 2025 |
| 10 | God of War | 9.3 | 9.1 | 97% | Action | 2022 |
| 11 | Resident Evil Requiem | 9.3 | 9.1 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 12 | Metaphor: ReFantazio | 9.2 | 9.1 | 93% | Action | 2024 |
| 13 | SILENT HILL 2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 95% | Action | 2024 |
| 14 | Terraria | 9.2 | 9.0 | 97% | Action | 2011 |
| 15 | DARK SOULS™ III | 9.1 | 9.0 | 94% | Action | 2016 |
| 16 | Hollow Knight: Silksong | 9.1 | 9.0 | 93% | Action | 2025 |
| 17 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 9.1 | 9.0 | 93% | Action | 2025 |
| 18 | Dead Cells | 9.1 | 8.9 | 96% | Action | 2018 |
| 19 | PRAGMATA | 9.1 | 8.8 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 20 | Mina the Hollower | 9.0 | 9.0 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 21 | Black Myth: Wukong | 9.0 | 8.8 | 94% | Action | 2024 |
| 22 | DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | 9.0 | 8.8 | 95% | Action | 2026 |
| 23 | Devil May Cry 5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 95% | Action | 2019 |
| 24 | It Takes Two | 9.0 | 8.8 | 96% | Action | 2021 |
| 25 | Dispatch | 9.0 | 8.7 | 98% | Action | 2025 |
| 26 | Denshattack! | 9.0 | 8.6 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 27 | PEAK | 8.9 | 8.7 | 95% | Action | 2025 |
| 28 | Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered | 8.9 | 8.6 | 96% | Action | 2022 |
| 29 | Far Far West | 8.9 | 8.5 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 30 | Lethal Company | 8.9 | 8.5 | 97% | Action | 2023 |
| 31 | DOOM Eternal | 8.8 | 8.7 | 91% | Action | 2020 |
| 32 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 92% | Action | 2019 |
| 33 | Cult of the Lamb | 8.8 | 8.5 | 96% | Action | 2022 |
| 34 | Stellar Blade™ | 8.8 | 8.5 | 95% | Action | 2025 |
| 35 | Valheim | 8.8 | 8.5 | 94% | Action | 2021 |
| 36 | Dead as Disco | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 37 | Omelet You Cook | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 38 | Cuphead | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Action | 2017 |
| 39 | Palworld | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 40 | IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator | 8.7 | 8.2 | 99% | Action | 2026 |
| 41 | Vampire Survivors | 8.7 | 8.2 | 98% | Action | 2022 |
| 42 | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 8.6 | 8.7 | 85% | Action | 2024 |
| 43 | 007 First Light | 8.6 | 8.4 | 91% | Action | 2026 |
| 44 | Tales of Graces f Remastered | 8.6 | 8.4 | 91% | Action | 2025 |
| 45 | Cairn | 8.6 | 8.3 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 46 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 80% | Action | 2024 |
| 47 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | 8.5 | 8.1 | 94% | Action | 2022 |
| 48 | How to Fish | 8.5 | 8.0 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 49 | Moss: The Forgotten Relic | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 50 | ODDCORE | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 51 | Puppergeist | 8.5 | 8.0 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 52 | Stonewards | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 53 | Twisted Tower | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 54 | Nioh 3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 81% | Action | 2026 |
| 55 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 8.4 | 8.4 | 84% | Action | 2015 |
| 56 | Mortal Shell II | 8.4 | 8.4 | 85% | Action | 2026 |
| 57 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 8.4 | 8.3 | 87% | Action | 2025 |
| 58 | DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO | 8.4 | 8.2 | 87% | Action | 2024 |
| 59 | Luna Abyss | 8.4 | 8.2 | 88% | Action | 2026 |
| 60 | Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | 8.4 | 8.0 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 61 | The Sinking City 2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 91% | Action | 2026 |
| 62 | Garden of Witches | 8.3 | 7.8 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 63 | Planet of Lana II | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 64 | Subnautica 2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 65 | The Rogue Prince of Persia | 8.2 | 7.8 | 91% | Action | 2025 |
| 66 | Don't Starve Together | 8.2 | 7.6 | 95% | Action | 2016 |
| 67 | Gallipoli | 8.1 | 8.0 | 83% | Action | 2026 |
| 68 | GUNDAM BREAKER 4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 85% | Action | 2024 |
| 69 | FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE | 8.1 | 7.8 | 88% | Action | 2026 |
| 70 | Coffee Talk Tokyo | 8.1 | 7.7 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 71 | Hogwarts Legacy | 8.1 | 7.7 | 91% | Action | 2023 |
| 72 | GwenBlade Witcheresque | 8.0 | 8.0 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 73 | The Last of Us™ Part I | 8.0 | 7.9 | 83% | Action | 2023 |
| 74 | Project P.I.T.T. | 8.0 | 7.8 | 86% | Action | 2026 |
| 75 | Anomaly President | 8.0 | 7.5 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 76 | Tears of Metal | 8.0 | 7.4 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 77 | Assassin’s Creed Shadows | 7.9 | 8.0 | 77% | Action | 2025 |
| 78 | Hell is Us | 7.9 | 7.6 | 86% | Action | 2025 |
| 79 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition | 7.9 | 7.6 | 86% | Action | 2026 |
| 80 | Crimson Desert | 7.9 | 7.5 | 87% | Action | 2026 |
| 81 | The Lantern of the Laughless Saint | 7.9 | 7.5 | 87% | Action | 2026 |
| 82 | Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand | 7.8 | 7.8 | 67% | Action | 2026 |
| 83 | No Man's Sky | 7.8 | 7.6 | 83% | Action | 2016 |
| 84 | Funnel Runners | 7.8 | 7.5 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 85 | Grounded 2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 86% | Action | 2025 |
| 86 | Akatori | 7.6 | 7.6 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 87 | Hand of Fate: Hordes | 7.6 | 7.3 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 88 | Fractured Worlds | 7.5 | 7.5 | – | Action | 2026 |
| 89 | Gurei | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 90 | Gothic 1 Remake | 7.5 | 7.0 | 85% | Action | 2026 |
| 91 | Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game | 7.4 | 8.0 | 60% | Action | 2026 |
| 92 | Halo: Campaign Evolved | 7.4 | 7.6 | 69% | Action | 2026 |
| 93 | Fantasy Online 2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 80% | Action | 2025 |
| 94 | Half Sword | 7.3 | 7.3 | 72% | Action | 2026 |
| 95 | Mistfall Hunter | 7.3 | 7.2 | 74% | Action | 2026 |
| 96 | Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | 7.3 | 7.0 | 81% | Action | 2026 |
| 97 | Mafia: The Old Country | 7.2 | 7.2 | 72% | Action | 2025 |
| 98 | Star Wars Outlaws | 7.2 | 7.2 | 71% | Action | 2024 |
| 99 | SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream | 7.2 | 7.2 | 71% | Action | 2024 |
| 100 | Beast of Reincarnation | 7.1 | 7.5 | 61% | Action | 2026 |
| 101 | Directive 8020 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 66% | Action | 2026 |
| 102 | Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core | 6.9 | 6.8 | 71% | Action | 2026 |
| 103 | Disconnect 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | – | Action | 2026 |
| 104 | Hell Let Loose: Vietnam | 6.6 | 6.8 | 60% | Action | 2026 |
| 105 | Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree | 6.5 | 6.4 | 66% | Action | 2025 |
| 106 | No More Room in Hell 2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 57% | Action | 2026 |
| 107 | CODE VEIN II | 6.1 | 6.0 | 64% | Action | 2026 |
| 108 | Disgaea Mayhem | 6.0 | 6.0 | 45% | Action | 2026 |
| 109 | Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call | 5.8 | 6.3 | 46% | Action | 2026 |
| 110 | Echoes of Aincrad | 5.8 | 6.0 | 54% | Action | 2026 |
| 111 | MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | 5.6 | 6.3 | 40% | Action | 2026 |
| 112 | SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada | 5.6 | 5.8 | 51% | Action | 2025 |
| 113 | Unknown 9: Awakening | 4.2 | 4.5 | 34% | Action | 2024 |
| 114 | The Left Behind | 3.8 | 3.8 | 19% | Action | 2026 |