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
292 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Ergastulum: Dungeon Nightmares III
First-person fantasy horror where losing sanity changes enemy behavior
74% positive
80 reviews
Lanternium
A puzzle adventure with color challenges solved using a magic lantern
85% positive
80 reviews
Hippocampus
Third-person hack-and-slash with gory combat and difficult platforming
55% positive
Free
GLUM
First-person action with physics-based combat and a magical boot
73% positive
80 reviews
Sexy Sniper
Sniper shooter about rescuing hostages in a ruined desert city
73% positive
77 reviews
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Demo ALTEREDBLOOD+ [AB+]
Movement-focused first-person shooter where spilled blood fuels weapons and survival
99% positive
77 reviews
Barbarian Souls
Melee action built around blocking, dodging, and choosing when to strike
41% positive
76 reviews
Gubble
An action-puzzle maze game about removing fasteners while dodging enemies
100% positive
74 reviews
Tomato Way 3
First-person shooting and slashing as a tomato hungry for meat
84% positive
74 reviews
Barbearian
Hack-and-slash combat with an army built from rescued prisoners
75% positive
71 reviews
Legendary Knight
Action tower defense where you fight beside soldiers you command
94% positive
70 reviews
Elmarion: Dragon's Princess
A dragon RPG with aerial combat and a princess companion
80% positive
70 reviews
Demo Numina
A JRPG where you act as the hero's guardian spirit
88% positive
69 reviews
Nary
Side-scrolling runner combining obstacle dodging with arrow-key attacks
90% positive
68 reviews
Code of Princess EX
Fantasy beat 'em up with more than fifty playable characters
54% positive
68 reviews
Hentai no Hero
Third-person fantasy action with Souls-inspired sword and shield combat
57% positive
68 reviews
Pre-Shave
A physics-based shaving simulator about getting ready for a trip
87% positive
Free
Neon
A 2D puzzle-platformer with shape changes and carefully timed movement
94% positive
67 reviews
Demo Axiom of Maria: Prologue
Cyberpunk action-adventure pitting a reactive sword against enemy gunfire
90% positive
67 reviews
Mori's Nightmare : Hide and seek
Top-down horror with hiding, locked doors, and a pursuing nurse
64% positive
66 reviews
Dog Adventure
A side-scrolling platformer where a dog collects bones to get home
85% positive
66 reviews
Demo TEXNOPLAZM
First-person brawler and shooter built around stealing enemy weapons
98% positive
66 reviews
Clown2Beat
Third-person beat 'em up with clowns and timed challenges
68% positive
Free
Demo Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl
An 8-bit beat 'em up set during a mall escape
84% positive
63 reviews