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Best Action games in 2026
The 250 best Action games, ranked from 42,006 critic and player ratings.
Also covers beat 'em up, beat em up, hack and slash.
201
Nex Machina
89
/100
202
Burnout Revenge
89
/100
203
Xenoblade Chronicles
89
/100
204
Dreams
89
/100
205
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
89
/100
206
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
89
/100
207
League of Legends: Wild Rift
89
/100
208
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
89
/100
209
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
89
/100
210
Dune: Awakening
89
/100
211
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
89
/100
212
Shovel Knight
89
/100
213
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
214
A
Horizon Zero Dawn
89
/100
215
B
Cult of the Lamb
89
/100
216
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
89
/100
217
Blasphemous II
89
/100
218
Amid Evil
89
/100
219
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
89
/100
220
Persona 3 Reload
89
/100
221
System Shock 2
89
/100
222
Left 4 Dead 2
89
/100
223
V Rising
89
/100
224
Owlboy
89
/100
225
S
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition
89
/100
226
Mass Effect
88
/100
227
S
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
88
/100
228
Path of Exile 2
88
/100
229
Grid Legends
88
/100
230
Tekken 8
88
/100
231
Grand Theft Auto IV
88
/100
232
StarCraft
88
/100
233
A
Far Cry 3
88
/100
234
Hollow Knight
88
/100
235
Battlefield 1
88
/100
236
BioShock 2
88
/100
237
Metro 2033 Redux
88
/100
238
Dead Cells
88
/100
239
It Takes Two
88
/100
240
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
88
/100
241
Counter-Strike
88
/100
242
Counter-Strike: Source
88
/100
243
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
88
/100
244
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
88
/100
245
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
88
/100
246
Diablo II
88
/100
247
F.E.A.R.
88
/100
248
Diablo III
88
/100
249
Nioh
88
/100
250
The Last of Us: Left Behind
88
/100
Nex Machina
89
/100
202
Burnout Revenge
89
/100
203
Xenoblade Chronicles
89
/100
204
Dreams
89
/100
205
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
89
/100
206
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
89
/100
207
League of Legends: Wild Rift
89
/100
208
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
89
/100
209
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
89
/100
210
Dune: Awakening
89
/100
211
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
89
/100
212
Shovel Knight
89
/100
213
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
214
A
Horizon Zero Dawn
89
/100
215
B
Cult of the Lamb
89
/100
216
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
89
/100
217
Blasphemous II
89
/100
218
Amid Evil
89
/100
219
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
89
/100
220
Persona 3 Reload
89
/100
221
System Shock 2
89
/100
222
Left 4 Dead 2
89
/100
223
V Rising
89
/100
224
Owlboy
89
/100
225
S
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition
89
/100
226
Mass Effect
88
/100
227
S
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
88
/100
228
Path of Exile 2
88
/100
229
Grid Legends
88
/100
230
Tekken 8
88
/100
231
Grand Theft Auto IV
88
/100
232
StarCraft
88
/100
233
A
Far Cry 3
88
/100
234
Hollow Knight
88
/100
235
Battlefield 1
88
/100
236
BioShock 2
88
/100
237
Metro 2033 Redux
88
/100
238
Dead Cells
88
/100
239
It Takes Two
88
/100
240
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
88
/100
241
Counter-Strike
88
/100
242
Counter-Strike: Source
88
/100
243
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
88
/100
244
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
88
/100
245
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
88
/100
246
Diablo II
88
/100
247
F.E.A.R.
88
/100
248
Diablo III
88
/100
249
Nioh
88
/100
250
The Last of Us: Left Behind
88
/100