200 best computer games. Action genres

Below is a list of the best computer games of all time.

This list is unique; you won’t find anything like it anywhere else online. Every Russian-language website about computer games tries to offer its own subjective assessments of the games, but none of them even attempt to review all existing opinions and then provide the most objective rating based on them.

The list is based on ratings from all Russian computer magazines , popular Russian internet portals , and the rating from GameRanking.com (which is the average rating from all major global game reviewers). The final column includes Yandex search queries for the game’s name, which indirectly indicates its popularity and awareness among players.

This site doesn’t have its own game reviews; instead, it provides links to Steam and other stores where you can view and purchase the game.

Date of requests: July 2022.

 

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The Best MMOFPS Games

A detailed description of the MMOFPS genre (Lan 3D-Action, Death Match).
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
variety and balance of weapons, number of game modes, communication system.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012 83 4/5 8.5 7.2 3,569,298
Fortnite: Battle Royale 2017 81 – 6.1 5.3 1,058,060
Warface 2012 62 4/5 8.6 5.3 732 462
4 Half-Life: Counter-Strike (CS 1.6) 2000 88 5/5 8.6 8.5 525 192
5 PUBG: Battlegrounds 2017 86 – 8.5 5.7 371,460
6 Valorant 2020 80 4/5 7.0 6.2 358,710
7 Battlefield 4 2013 85 5/5 9.1 7.7 313,474
8 Warframe 2013 86 4/5 6.9 8.2 201,459
9 Overwatch 2016 91 10 9.5 7.8 189 181
10 Arma 3 2013 74 4/5 8.0 8.3 176,611
11 Payday 2 2013 79 7.5 8.3 8.6 147 287
12 Left 4 Dead 2 2009 89 9.0 8.7 8.7 133 278
13 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege 2009 73 4/5 8.5 8.7 102 180
14 Quake Champions 2017 – – 7.6 7.7 78,556
15 Star Wars Battlefront 2004 76 – 7.2 8.4 65,980

 

Best Survival Games

A detailed description of the Survival genre (Survival = action + horror + construction)
Criteria for evaluating a game of this genre:
variety of gameplay options, buildings, and extracted resources.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Minecraft 2011 93 5/5 8.3 8.5 24 080 391
Rust 2013 69 – 7.8 6.2 466 881
DayZ 2018 80 5/5 7.9 6.1 413 193
4 Raft 2022 – – 7.5 7.4 290 390
5 Subnautica 2018 87 8.8 9.0 8.5 187,662
6 Unturned 2017 – – 7.9 6.8 140,526
7 ARK: Survival Evolved 2017 70 – 7.8 6.9 136,014
8 Valheim 2021 – – 7.4 8.1 124,477
9 7 Days to Die 2013 – – 7.8 7.1 118,810
10 Conan Exiles 2018 68 4/5 8.0 5.9 94 166
11 No Man’s Sky 2016 61 4/5 6.8 6.0 81,917
12 The Long Dark 2017 77 – 8.6 8.2 76,072
13 Killing Floor 2 2016 75 4/5 8.3 7.5 52,713
14 The Forest 2018 55 – 8.6 7.0 37,005
15 Astroneer 2016 71 – 8.2 7.9 35 154

Survival 2D

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Terraria 2012 85 9.5 9.0 8.3 314,538
RimWorld 2018 87 – 8.5 8.6 270,907
Project Zomboid 2013 – – 8.7 7.7 238,425
4 Don’t Starve Together 2016 83 – 8.7 8.2 190 203
5 Factorio 2020 – – 8.9 8.7 86,567
6 Oxygen Not Included 2019 86 – 8.0 7.9 62,070
7 Barotrauma 2019 – – 7.7 7.5 60,392
8 Starbound 2016 81 4/5 8.9 7.9 57,743
9 Craft The World (Russian) 2014 – – 8.8 8.2 18,981
10 FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 84 5/5 8.9 8.4 13,056

 

Best Open Action Games

A detailed description of the Open Action genre (Open World Action, GTA-like games)
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
the number and variety of possibilities, the uniqueness of story missions, the number of additional missions, the believability of the surrounding world, the variety of weapons, cars, and enemies.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Grand Theft Auto V 2015 96 5/5 10 9.1 6,987,285
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007 82 5/5 8.5 8.7 3,490,864
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2005 93 5/5 9.0 9.0 1,213,785
4 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 2020 83 3/5 6.0 6.4 840 146
5 Far Cry 6 2021 74 3/5 5.0 6.0 792 361
6 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 90 5/5 9.1 8.7 471 304
7 Cyberpunk 2077 2020 86 5/5 6.0 8.3 442,579
8 Dying Light 2 Stay Human 2022 77 4/5 7.0 7.0 381,827
9 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 2009 80 8.5 8.7 8.7 322,444
10 Red Dead Redemption 2 2019 97 5/5 9.5 9.1 243,613
11 Mafia II 2010 77 7.5 7.0 8.4 223,568
12 Borderlands 2 2012 89 5/5 9.7 8.7 222,570
13 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 2018 86 3/5 8.8 7.1 201,566
14 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 2008 75 4/5 8.0 8.2 184 158
15 Saints Row: The Third 2011 84 4/5 8.7 8.7 153,769
16 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2016 86 4/5 8.8 7.9 151,547
17 Watch Dogs 2 2016 82 4/5 8.0 7.7 145,093
18 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2003 94 5/5 9.0 9.1 128 267
19 Days Gone 2021 76 4/5 7.9 7.8 127,960
20 Far Cry 3 2012 88 4/5 9.3 8.9 123,433

 

Best Action Games

Detailed description of the Action (3D-Action) genre
3D-Action
Evaluation criteria for games of this genre:
variety of weapons and special abilities, high technology, graphic realism of the surrounding world, high artificial intelligence of enemies.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Resident Evil Village 2021 82 4/5 8.0 8.1 615 569
Metro: Exodus 2019 82 4/5 10 8.0 382 612
Half-Life 2 2004 96 5/5 9.3 9.3 302 343
4 Mass Effect 2 2010 94 9.0 8.6 9.2 211,739
5 Dead Space 2008 86 4/5 8.6 9.0 139,750
6 Dishonored 2012 91 4/5 8.5 9.0 126 215
7 BioShock Infinite 2013 94 5/5 9.5 9.0 92,964
8 Resident Evil 4 2007 96 4/5 7.3 9.0 68,736
9 Max Payne 2001 89 5/5 9.3 9.2 68 696
10 Control 2019 82 3/5 8.5 8.0 50 232

 

Best Slasher Games

A detailed description of the Slasher genre (slasher, Beat’am Up, Brawler).
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
a variety of hero attacks and special moves, a variety of enemy attacks and tactics, complex unique bosses, and spectacular battles.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Elden Ring 2022 95 4/5 9.0 9.0 689 222
Dark Souls III 2016 88 10 9.5 9.0 375,563
God of War (2018) 2022 93 4/5 9.5 9.0 373,944
4 Devil May Cry 5 2019 89 4/5 10 8.6 139,441
5 DmC: Devil May Cry 2013 85 8.0 9.0 9.0 136,845
6 NieR: Automata 2017 86 8.0 8.5 8.5 107,094
7 Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 2013 84 – 8.0 7.8 85,485
8 Dark Souls II 2014 88 9.5 7.0 9.0 74,495
9 Darksiders II: Death Lives 2012 82 9.0 6.5 8.3 70 506
10 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019 92 5/5 9.5 8.2 50,719
11 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2021 79 4/5 9.0 7.7 47,759
12 Nioh 2 2021 85 3/5 7.5 7.6 33 118
13 Dark Souls: Prepare to Die 2012 85 9.0 9.0 8.9 26 105
14 Code Vein 2019 74 4/5 7.7 7.9 25,430
15 Bayonetta 2017 91 9.5 8.8 8.0 22,689

 

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The Best Battle Racing Games

A detailed description of the Battle Racing (Technical Combat, Death Racing) genre.
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
ease of vehicle control, a variety of weapons and enhancing bonuses, and spectacular special effects.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
World of Tanks (Russian) 2011 80 5/5 8.3 7.1 4,161,957
Tanki Online (Russian) 2009 – – 4.2 4.1 396,585
War Thunder (Russian) 2013 81 4/5 8.0 8.2 277,859
4 World of Tanks Blitz (Russian) 2016 83 5/5 6.2 5.5 115,320
5 World of Warships (Russian) 2015 81 4/5 8.3 6.5 64,620
6 Crossout (Russian) 2016 68 – 7.4 6.6 49 199
7 IL-2 Sturmovik (Russian) 2014 74 – 8.7 8.5 46,726
8 Rocket League 2015 86 4/5 9.0 8.2 38,701
9 DCS World 2013 – – 7.8 – 17,393
10 Ace Combat 7 2019 78 4/5 7.9 7.5 15 142

Gun racing

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Flatout 2 2006 76 5/5 9.2 8.9 45,605
Split/Second 2010 84 9.0 8.0 8.2 8 318
Carmageddon 1997 – – 9.0 8.6 7,274
4 FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage 2008 79 – 7.0 8.7 5 156
5 Blur 2010 81 8.5 7.6 7.9 3,497
6 Crashday 2003 63 7.0 8.0 8.3 3 141
7 Rock’n’Roll Racing 1993 80 – – 8.7 2,902
8 Redout 2016 81 – 6.9 – 2 153
9 Re-Volt 1999 62 – – 8.0 965
10 GRIP: Combat Racing 2018 74 – 7.4 – 738

 

Best Platformer Games

A detailed description of the Platformer genre.
Criteria for evaluating a game in this genre:
difficulty and variety of obstacles, ease of control, multiple levels.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Geometry Dash 2014 – – 8.2 7.9 379,564
Hollow Knight 2017 87 5/5 8.1 9.6 213 126
Little Nightmares 2 2021 83 4/5 9.5 8.3 92 092
4 Rayman Legends 2013 89 5/5 9.5 8.7 51,877
5 Ori and the Blind Forest 2015 88 4/5 10 8.8 43,391
6 Sonic Mania 2017 84 5/5 7.9 8.0 31,278
7 Limbo 2011 88 4/5 9.2 8.6 27,904
8 Braid 2009 90 9.0 8.8 8.7 24,354
9 Celeste 2018 88 – 6.2 8.0 19,717
10 Trine 4 2019 81 4/5 8.1 8.3 12,923
11 Super Meat Boy 2010 87 5/5 8.6 8.7 7,533
12 Inside 2016 87 4/5 9.0 8.6 5,913
13 Inmost (Russian) 2016 7.6 – 7.5 8.8 5 255
14 Spelunky 2020 91 5/5 7.1 7.1 3,671
15 BattleBlock Theater 2014 85 5/5 8.1 8.4 3,373

 

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Best Stealth Games

A detailed description of the Stealth genre (stealth, evasion, spy action).
Criteria for evaluating a game in this genre:
the number of available techniques and abilities, the believability of enemy behavior, and the variety of game situations.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Hitman (2016) 2016 84 4/5 7.2 8.1 242 397
Dishonored 2 2016 86 4/5 8.7 8.3 126 215
Sniper Elite 5 2022 – – 7.0 – 105,816
4 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 91 4/5 8.8 8.2 102,938
5 Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011 90 5/5 8.5 9.1 80,597
6 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist 2013 84 5/5 8.8 8.6 50,426
7 Alien: Isolation 2014 81 5/5 8.0 8.6 31,253
8 Styx: Master of Shadows 2014 71 4/5 8.0 7.3 24,036
9 Party Hard (Russian) 2014 64 – 8.2 7.9 22,180
10 Thief: Deadly Shadows 2004 85 8.5 8.0 8.9 16,966
11 The Saboteur 2009 76 4/5 7.9 8.1 10,796
12 American Theft 80s 2022 – – – – 6,937
13 The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 90 9.5 9.0 8.8 3 801
14 Death to Spies (Russian) 2007 69 – 8.0 7.9 3,752
15 Mark of the Ninja 2012 91 5/5 8.7 8.7 3,526

 

Best Fighting Games

A detailed description of the Fighting genre.

Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
variety of characters, number of types of attacks and special moves, responsive and sensitive controls.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Shadow Fight 2 (Russian) 2014 – – 9.2 – 359 002
Mortal Kombat 11 2019 82 4/5 8.0 7.5 319,834
Tekken 7 2017 82 5/5 8.0 7.8 71,772
4 Street Fighter V 2016 74 4/5 7.0 6.8 56 182
5 Injustice 2 2017 86 5/5 9.0 7.9 47,606
6 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 2016 79 – 8.5 7.9 28,695
7 Guilty Gear -Strive- 2021 – 4/5 6.8 7.5 23,609
8 Mortal Kombat X 2015 76 4/5 9.0 8.1 21,245
9 Mortal Kombat 9 Komplete Edition 2013 81 – – 8.6 18 223
10 Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate 1996 70 – 9.1 9.0 12,743
11 Soulcalibur VI 2018 84 4/5 8.0 7.7 8,467
12 The King of Fighters XV 2022 – – 6.4 7.0 7,412
13 WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game 1995 – – – – 5,761
14 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger 2010 87 8.0 8.1 7.6 5,089
15 Dead or Alive 6 2019 73 3/5 7.6 6.5 4,699

 

Best Racing Games

A detailed description of the Racing genre.
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre include:
vehicle behavior; variety of game modes; number of cars and tracks; difficulty balance; and realistic environment.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Forza Horizon 5 2021 91 4/5 8.0 7.6 471,535
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005 82 4/5 8.5 9.1 258 389
Need for Speed: Underground 2003 82 5/5 9.2 8.9 208,530
4 Forza Horizon 4 2018 92 5/5 9.0 8.3 149,005
5 Assetto Corsa 2014 85 4/5 8.3 7.9 119,566
6 Asphalt 9: Legends 2018 74 – 6.2 – 57,355
7 FlatOut 2 2006 76 5/5 9.2 8.9 46,607
8 Test Drive Unlimited 2006 79 – 7.6 8.4 28,265
9 Burnout Paradise 2009 87 4/5 8.3 8.5 26,238
10 Hard Truck 2 (Russian) 2001 61 – 5.2 6.4 24,052
11 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 86 8.0 8.6 8.2 23,438
12 Euro Truck Simulator 2 2013 79 – 8.3 8.6 20,674
13 Vangers ( Russian) 1998 – 4/5 8.6 8.9 15,758
14 Project CARS 2 2015 84 4/5 7.0 6.9 13 252
15 Colin McRae Rally 2.0 2001 83 – 8.8 9.2 12,601

 

Best Arcade Games

A detailed description of the Arcade genre (classic arcade, collecting)
Criteria for evaluating a game of this genre:
ease of control, interestingness of what is happening on the screen.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Tetris (Russian) 1984 93 – 8.2 8.3 405 268
Friday Night Funkin 2020 – – 5.8 – 337,056
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 2020 81 3/5 8.5 7.2 226,770
4 Angry Birds 2009 77 – 8.2 8.2 211,000
5 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix+ 2022 83 – 6.4 5.7 44,460
6 Pac-Man 1980 93 – 8.3 10 31,580
7 Slither.io 2016 – – – – 29,572
8 Agar.io 2015 – – – – 24,901
9 Beat Saber 2019 93 – 7.5 8.3 17,373
10 A Dance of Fire and Ice 2019 – – 7.0 – 15,779
11 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2007 79 – 9.2 8.5 11,705
12 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2006 76 4/5 8.0 8.4 11,059
13 Pinball Space Cadet 1995 – – – 8.6 7,470
14 Fruit Ninja 2010 80 – 8.4 6.6 6,042
15 Super Bomberman R Online 1983 80 – – – 5,484

 

Best Horror Games

Pure Horror (player cannot attack)

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
The Quarry 2022 – – 6.8 7.7 614 765
Poppy Playtime 2021 – – 7.5 – 306 503
Phasmophobia 2020 – – 7.8 7.5 191,658
4 Dead by Daylight 2016 71 3/5 7.6 7.4 129 322
5 Five Nights at Freddy’s 2014 78 – 7.2 5.4 95 115
6 Outlast 2013 80 4/5 7.9 8.0 80 752
7 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010 85 7.5 8.5 8.6 42,365
8 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan 2019 75 4/5 6.5 6.6 41,682
9 Identity V 2018 – – 5.3 – 37,372
10 SCP: Containment Breach 2012 – – – – 22,865
11 Slender: The Arrival 2013 65 – 7.6 8.0 21,245
12 Devour 2021 – – 6.4 – 17,022
13 Friday the 13th: The Game 2017 61 – 7.4 6.6 16,732
14 Penumbra Overture 2007 73 7.5 7.5 8.3 7,861
15 SOMA 2015 84 4/5 6.0 8.7 2 232

Action Horror
Criteria for evaluating games in this subgenre:
atmosphere, interesting plot, balance of difficulty, graphic authenticity of the surrounding world.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Resident Evil Village 2021 82 4/5 8.0 8.1 615 569
Dead Space 2008 86 4/5 8.6 9.0 139,750
Resident Evil 2 2019 91 4/5 9.7 8.9 113,366
4 Silent Hill 2 2002 89 5/5 9.3 9.4 89,449
5 Resident Evil 4 2007 96 4/5 7.3 9.0 68,736
6 The Evil Within 2014 75 4/5 8.0 8.3 41,376
7 Doom 3 2004 87 5/5 8.2 8.3 41 179
8 Dead Space 3 2013 78 4/5 8.1 7.9 33,491
9 Alien: Isolation 2014 81 5/5 8.0 8.6 30,267
10 Alan Wake 2012 83 4/5 8.1 8.6 21,748
11 Anabiosis: The Sleep of the Mind (Rus) 2012 69 – 8.8 8.2 19,423
12 Cry of Fear 2013 – – 6.7 8.5 16,661
13 The Suffering 2004 80 8.0 8.8 8.3 13,731
14 Condemned: Criminal Origins 2006 81 – 9.5 8.4 9,412
15 Alone in the Dark (2008) 2008 55 – 8.4 7.8 7,643

 

Best Shooter Games

A detailed description of the Shooter genre (

3D Shooter ).
Criteria for evaluating a game in this genre:
the interestingness of what is happening on the screen, the variety of game situations, the plausibility of the surrounding world.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 92 5/5 9.0 8.8 1,122,352
Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014 81 4/5 8.5 8.7 193,469
Call of Duty 2 2005 86 5/5 8.0 8.7 150 264
4 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint 2019 58 3/5 6.7 4.0 129,068
5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 81 – 7.3 8.2 126,407
6 Crysis 3 2013 76 4/5 8.3 7.7 125,347
7 Call of Duty Vanguard 2021 72 – 4.8 3.2 109,290
8 DOOM Eternal 2020 87 5/5 9.0 8.3 88,683
9 Serious Sam 4 2020 68 4/5 9.0 6.4 81 216
10 Max Payne 3 2012 87 4/5 9.0 8.7 68 696
11 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2002 91 9.5 8.9 8.6 64 103
12 Metro 2033 (Russian) 2010 90 4/5 8.9 8.7 45 209
13 Neon White 2022 89 – 5.5 8.1 36,841
14 Painkiller: Hell & Damnation 2012 64 – 7.7 6.5 30,705
15 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 87 – 8.9 8.6 17,632

2D Shooter
Criteria for evaluating a game of this genre:
interestingness of what is happening on the screen, ease of control.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Cuphead 2017 88 5/5 9.6 8.3 380 959
Hotline Miami 2012 85 4/5 8.7 8.7 85 156
Contra Hard Corps 1994 – – – – 39,605
4 Alien Shooter 2 (Russian) 2006 – – 8.7 7.9 30 269
5 Hotline Miami 2 2015 74 4/5 6.0 8.3 19,884
6 ShellShock Live 2020 – – – 8.0 11,625
7 Broforce 2015 83 4/5 8.3 8.3 9,432
8 Guns, Gore, and Cannoli 2 2018 80 – 8.0 – 8,790
9 Police Stories (Russian) 2019 75 – 6.5 7.2 3,935
10 Fury Unleashed 2020 79 – 6.7 6.0 2,358

 

Best “Sport” games

A detailed description of the Sport genre (sports game, sports simulator)
Criteria for evaluating games in this genre:
the authenticity of what is happening on the screen, and its correspondence to real sports.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
FIFA 2022 73 – 6.5 3.4 435 016
eFootball PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) 2021 82 4/5 7.4 7.3 223 003
NHL 2022 71 – 4.8 – 96,957
4 Football Manager 2022 85 3/5 5.0 9.0 42,412
5 NBA 2022 71 – 5.0 – 19 311
6 Skater XL 2020 56 – 6.5 – 17,045
7 Soccer Manager 2021 – – – – 7,314
8 PGA Tour 2021 78 – 4.8 – 6,771
9 Descenders 2019 78 – 8.0 6.5 4 105
10 Pro Cycling Manager 2022 – – – – 1979

 

The best “Simulator” games

Detailed description of the Simulator genre (technical simulator)
Criteria for evaluating a game of this genre:
the plausibility of the simulated technology or process, the variety of game situations.

  Name Year Ratings
World Requests
Farming Simulator 22 2021 – – 7.0 7.3 253 173
Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012 79 – 8.3 8.6 233,660
Russian Fishing 4 (Russian) 2021 – – 7.4 7.0 211,078
4 SnowRunner 2021 81 – 9.5 7.9 156,516
5 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 2020 91 5/5 7.0 8.3 97 382
6 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 2021 70 – 7.9 7.0 93 401
7 X-Plane 11 2017 – – 6.4 – 65,314
8 MudRunner 2017 77 – 7.6 7.3 55,919
9 Hard Truck 2 (Russian) 2000 – – 8.9 8.6 54,317
10 IL-2 Sturmovik (Russian) 2001 91 10 8.7 8.5 46,942
11 PC Building Simulator 2019 – – 7.9 7.7 31,383
12 American Truck Simulator 2016 76 – 8.3 7.2 26,917
13 Fishing Planet 2015 – – 7.7 – 19,979
14 Kerbal Space Program 2015 88 5/5 8.6 8.4 18,459
15 Builder Simulator 2022 – – 8.9 – 15,916

 

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