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
73 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Moon Hunters
Action RPG with short, randomized runs and reputation-shaping choices
78% positive
5,236 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Third-person ninja action with fast swordplay and bloody battles
78% positive
4,172 reviews
Vigil: The Longest Night
Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights
86% positive
3,654 reviews
Eternights
Post-apocalyptic action RPG mixing dungeon fights and relationship choices
85% positive
3,473 reviews
X-Blades
Third-person fantasy hack-and-slash with gunblades, spells, and monster hordes
62% positive
3,226 reviews
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
Top-down brawler with martial arts, guns, and environmental kills
88% positive
3,199 reviews
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)
Colorful action RPG spanning Disney and Pixar worlds
90% positive
3,064 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Third-person ninja action with fast combat and difficult enemies
82% positive
2,964 reviews
Soulstice
Third-person hack-and-slash about two sisters fighting together in a ruined city
73% positive
2,809 reviews
No More Heroes
Third-person action game mixing assassin duels with odd jobs
84% positive
2,733 reviews
Blades of Time
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure built around rewinding time in combat
79% positive
2,721 reviews
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
2D action platformer with interconnected ruins and demanding sword-and-magic combat
84% positive
2,714 reviews
SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal
3D ninja-school hack-and-slash with parries and revealing outfits
93% positive
2,630 reviews
Wanted: Dead
Third-person action game mixing swords and guns in cyberpunk Hong Kong
65% positive
2,152 reviews
Cuisineer
Dungeon-crawling restaurant sim where you gather ingredients for customers
77% positive
2,094 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Third-person ninja action built around fast, punishing melee combat
63% positive
2,027 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Fast third-person ninja action focused on weapon-based melee combat
80% positive
1,980 reviews
Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
92% positive
1,939 reviews
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Gory 2D action platformer with fast, combo-driven revenge combat
95% positive
1,894 reviews
Garden Story
Pixel-art action RPG about rebuilding villages and fighting Rot
89% positive
1,733 reviews
Desktop Kanojo
Desktop mascot app with customizable characters and clickable interactions
86% positive
1,633 reviews
Ocean's Heart
Top-down action RPG exploring flooded ruins for a missing father
82% positive
1,510 reviews
CosmicBreak Universal
Free-to-play third-person robot battles with parts-based character customization
58% positive
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Onee Chanbara ORIGIN
Hack-and-slash sword fights against zombies in a ruined Tokyo
77% positive
1,432 reviews