Best Character Action Game games on PC
Action games built around mastering a playable character’s combat moves. Players chain attacks, evade enemies, and learn precise timing in fast-paced encounters, often through hack-and-slash combat.
- Fast-paced combat encounters
- Combo-focused attack systems
- Timing and moveset mastery
Related: Action, Hack and Slash, Spectacle fighter
297 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo ULTRAKILL
Fast-paced retro FPS where blood restores health and stylish kills score
97% positive
234K reviews
Devil May Cry 5
Third-person action with three demon hunters and combo-driven combat
96% positive
128K reviews
NieR:Automata™
Post-apocalyptic action RPG with androids battling machines across ruined Earth
87% positive
124K reviews
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Fast-paced third-person sword combat starring a cyborg ninja
96% positive
76K reviews
Bayonetta
Fast-paced third-person action built around combos and precise dodges
92% positive
30K reviews
Hi-Fi RUSH
Rhythm action game where fights and the world follow music
97% positive
29K reviews
ICEY
Side-scrolling action where you can defy the narrator
90% positive
27K reviews
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
Free-to-play online action RPG with open-field combat and customization
71% positive
Free
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
Post-apocalyptic action RPG mixing swordplay, magic, and a dark story
87% positive
23K reviews
DmC: Devil May Cry
Third-person hack-and-slash action with interchangeable angel and demon weapons
93% positive
22K reviews
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Three classic third-person hack-and-slash games in one collection
93% positive
21K reviews
Zenless Zone Zero
Free-to-play urban fantasy action RPG about fighting through monster-filled dimensions
87% positive
Free
Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
First-person looter shooter built around co-op and constant weapon hunting
80% positive
20K reviews
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash action with five distinct playable fighters
87% positive
18K reviews
Moonlighter
Action roguelite combining dungeon runs with shop management
82% positive
18K reviews
Demo SCARLET NEXUS
Anime action RPG with psychic combat and two interwoven stories
81% positive
15K reviews
Demo Dead as Disco
A rhythm beat 'em up with combat timed to music
97% positive
14K reviews
Soulworker
Free-to-play anime MMORPG with fast third-person hack-and-slash combat
71% positive
Free
DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA
Free-to-play MOBA with Dragon Ball heroes in four-on-four team battles
64% positive
Free
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-
Action RPG collection of six stories across Disney worlds
84% positive
12K reviews
SMASH LEGENDS
Free-to-play brawler with fairy-tale characters in solo and team battles
69% positive
Free
Evil West
Linear third-person action mixing vampire hunting, gunplay, and melee
75% positive
11K reviews
VLADiK BRUTAL
Dystopian first-person shooter with gunfights, puzzles, and secrets
89% positive
10K reviews
Darksiders™
Third-person action adventure as an accused Horseman fights Heaven and Hell
89% positive
9,042 reviews