HadesSupergiant Games01Editorially reviewed
Hades
Supergiant Games
A fast action roguelike whose repeated attempts are also the delivery system for character relationships and story progression.
Sep 17, 2020
Genre collection
Action games
Fast decisions, readable challenge, and movement or combat that rewards practice.
What this genre means
Fast decisions, readable challenge, and movement or combat that rewards practice.
How this collection is selected
Action pages collect records with an explicit action genre signal. The list is a discovery aid, not a popularity ranking, and each game keeps its own player-fit and drawback context.
7 catalog gamesEditorial status shown per record
HadesSupergiant Games
CelesteMaddy Makes Games Inc.02Editorially reviewed
Celeste
Maddy Makes Games Inc.
A precision platformer that turns failure into a readable, fast reset loop while keeping a compact character story beside the movement challenge.
Jan 25, 2018
INSIDEPlaydead03Catalog record
INSIDE
Playdead
Catalog record with documented Action and Adventure classification for Windows.
Jul 7, 2016
Crypt of the NecroDancerBrace Yourself Games04Catalog record
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Brace Yourself Games
Catalog record with documented Action and Indie classification for Windows, macOS, Linux.
Apr 23, 2015
Axiom VergeThomas Happ Games LLC05Catalog record
Axiom Verge
Thomas Happ Games LLC
Catalog record with documented Action and Adventure classification for Windows, Linux.
May 14, 2015
BURN-9Independent developer
Outer WildsMobius Digital07Editorially reviewed
Outer Wilds
Mobius Digital
A knowledge-driven exploration mystery where learning the rules of a solar system, rather than upgrading a character, is the main progression system.
Jun 18, 2020
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