Anarkade is a multiplayer arena shooter with pixel art graphics and intense platforming action.

Run, jump, and frag your opponents with explosive weaponry that causes hilarious hijinks. With intuitive controls that are easy to learn but hard to master, players can gain an edge over rivals by performing moves like wall jumps and corner hangs to strike from anywhere.

Welcome to JEX, a fast-paced arcade platformer where your objective is to survive for as long as you can! You have an ability to create an explosion and use it to crush the enemies, who will in turn try to destroy the platforms you stay on. Balance on the terrain, blow up your enemies and rack up high scores!

Who is not obsessed with the passion and pleasure brought by speed? This is an exhilarating roguelite hack-and-slash game with fast-paced action. You can choose different characters and level up to face hordes of enemies, embark on an unstoppable path, and conquer the unforgiving challenges!

El Paso, Elsewhere is a supernatural neo-noir third-person shooter. Hunt werewolves, fallen angels, and other damned creatures in a vivid slow motion love letter to action classics. Fight your way through a reality-shifting motel, floor by bloody floor. Save the victims of Draculae, lord of the vampires. Destroy the villain you loved– even if it means dying yourself.

Somewhere in El Paso, Texas, a three-story motel gained another 46 stories... all below ground. So, yeah. This is going to get loud.

"Faaast Penguin" is a wild and thrilling knockout action racing game where up to 40 penguins collide in a chaotic race to the finish! It's free with cross-platform support! Unleash attacks! Hop on ULTIMATE RIDES! Use shortcuts! Pass your rivals and reach the finish line first!

You play as the private investigator M.C. Fox, who is chasing a dangerous criminal organization 'The Ascended' across the universe. The first confrontation between M.C. and the leader of The Ascended severely injured M.C. and left him crippled. They also managed to seize the mind of his daughter Taryn. This left only one choice for our protagonist: hire a crew, connect his consciousness into a robotic body called MAG and continue the chase!

Deep in the Missouri countryside, a small town is being ravaged by a series of murders at the old Clover Hill Apartments. After a traumatic brain injury and the passing of his late wife, homicide detective David Hernandez is determined to bury himself in his work and investigate the mysterious complex.

Pneumata is a true Lovecraftian survival horror with disturbing and brutal gameplay, enveloped by the psychological horrors that exist somewhere between reality and the beyond. With a fractured mind you must: Investigate, explore, and fight for your life as you lose yourself trying to survive the unimaginable horrors within the walls of Clover Hill. Find items, weapons, and clues that will help you uncover the sinister truth behind it all as the only way forward is to delve deeper.

Sweeping across iconic locations of the first three classic The Karate Kid movies from the 1980s, you’ll step out of the dojo and into the streets of the West Valley and Okinawa as you battle waves of enemies in this pixel art, side-scrolling, beat ‘em up adventure. Play as Daniel LaRusso, Mr. Miyagi, Ali Mills, or Kumiko as you set out to defeat Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, Terry Silver, and others intent on establishing dominance over Miyagi-Do Karate forever. This game features intense martial arts combat and frenetic action mixed with plenty of retro flair from the original movies.

Get ready for nostalgic arcade action inspired by 1980s vintage console classics, as terror from space throws world into panic once again!

They Came From the Sky 2 is a fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the giant alien robot. The game offers infinite replayability, over 20 types of enemies, and 50 hidden artifacts to discover.

You'll finally have your chance to abduct all kinds of humans and make a juicy, delicious human smoothie!

Use psychic powers in Atama to see through the eyes of your pursuers to avoid detection as you investigate a cursed rural Japanese village. You can't fight back; you must rely only on your abilities and your wits to avoid your enemies.

Atama is a stealth horror game set in an isolated Japanese village. Full of devilish puzzles and sinister creatures, with a gameplay focus on seeing through the eyes of enemies, Atama aims to deliver a fresh experience to the genre.

Kaede's family had always told her stories about eccentric Aunt Noriko, but she's a superstitious old woman, living so far outside of the city. She has no phone, no Internet... Kaede only knew her via infrequent letters... until they stopped coming.

Distant relatives drift apart all the time, but the last letter was different: Desperate ravings about "your birthright" and "the family curse". What did any of it mean?

Kaede decides to hop the next train out to Kisaragi. To Aunt Noriko.

To a nightmare she never saw coming.

The bank truck is now full and on its way. What are you waiting for? Get your gang in the truck and head out to intercept. Get the right weapons and the right men for such an important job.

Change weapons, upgrade your gang, and improve your transportation to take advantage of every opportunity for a successful capture.

You are the only hunter to have taken down one of the invasive behemoths terrorizing your land and your tribe elected you their leader, following your destiny to reclaim this magic-ravaged land you call home.

DYNAMIC AERIAL ACTION RPG COMBAT
Armed with a mystical tetherhook and agile glider wings, you will lead your tribe in taking down the gigantic beasts terrorizing and corrupting your homeland. Taking advantage of your agile swinging and flying abilities, you will surprise your enemies with aerial maneuvers that allow you to cling onto their massive forms, performing critical attacks, and even severing limbs to bring down these behemoths.

LIVING TRIBE
Lead a tribe that has guarded a legend of renewal for centuries. Now that it has come to pass, you are a beacon of hope for what few humans remain. Gather more tribespeople, save them from the beasts, build up your village, and see them come together into a unit that reacts and grows with you.

CHANCE TO REBUILD CIVILIZATION
For so very long, the remnants of your people and the other tribes around the world have been hiding - fleeing from the beasts and doing their best to survive. With your haven in the skies, you will have the chance to build up a thriving village, giving them homes and places to live, work and play. Through your actions, you have the power to forge a legacy that guarantees a future where your descendants thrive in a better world—one free of the world-destroying errors of the past.

Experience Mister Mosquito™ originally released on the PlayStation®2 console, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters.

You are Mister Mosquito, an uninvited guest in the Yamada’s family home. You will need to drink as much of their blood as possible to survive the winter. They know you are in the house, and they plan to take you out.

Fly through and explore the 12 levels of the Yamada household, searching for victims. Use stealth or prepare for air combat as you do battle with human inhabitants. Watch the family’s relationship disintegrate as they take their irritation out on each other.

Paladin's Passage: Secrets of the Forgotten Realm casts players in the role of dwarvish Paladin, Thieren Cromlech, on a noble quest through the mythical land of Aramor, journeying through over 100 monster-filled dungeons to your goal. Will you be chosen to triumph and unveil the ancient secrets buried beneath Aramor?

CREATE AND DESTROY BLOCKS TO SURVIVE
Step into in an ancient realm teeming with secrets and challenges, where every step promises thrilling encounters and mind-bending puzzles. With over 100 meticulously handcrafted levels, each offering a unique twist and obstacle, your journey will be filled with excitement and surprises. Use your dwarf-forged hammer to create and destroy blocks, jump and dodge your way past dragons, trolls, demons and other monsters. Collect artifacts hidden in every level to advance.

CLASSIC CONSOLE MEETS UNREAL ENGINE
This precision platformer combines classic console gameplay with the latest game engine technology of UE5. The adventure is not limited to the confines of the game. Engage with a vibrant community of players as you create and share your custom levels, pushing the boundaries of imagination and challenging others to test their skills. Ascend the leaderboards, earn prestigious achievements, and become a legend in the realm of Aramor.

Raise yer glasses high, me hearties! Embark on a (bloody!) journey through eight swashbucklin' tales of grandeur, riches, and legendary feats!

Slash your way through eerie castles, ancient temples, forsaken shipwrecks, and other astonishing locations while wielding a variety of historically accurate weapons directly from the 17th-century.

Experience visually captivating comic book graphics, while being entertained by the mercenary humor of the tavern’s patrons and their over-the-top achievements.

Edge of Sanity is a psychological survival horror game set in the unforgiving wilderness of Alaska featuring hand-crafted 2D art and intense atmosphere inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos.

You were part of a resupply team helping scientists working in the Alaskan field lab. Finding the site devoid of humanity, you stumble upon horrifying creatures and during the escape your group splits up. You barely made it out alive and managed to set up a provisional camp. It’s time to get to the bottom of what happened.

Explore hostile caves, forgotten mines and hidden laboratories in search of precious resources for you and other survivors. Look for clues to uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious PRISM organization and unveil the real story behind their experiments.

Each day in this remote area is a tough fight for survival. Limited food and supplies, and your sanity being stretched to the edge. Be prepared to improvise and look for any advantage you might have against various monstrosities. It’s all up to you whether the darkness fully consumes you or you manage to cling on to what remains of your sanity.

Play as an Elder Samurai in this mini action RPG based on Feudal Japan, and save your people from the evil Yokai!

Kento is a samurai, who once younger, already saved his homeland from evil forces known as Yokai. Now those creatures returned, but years has passed and our hero does not feel like the one he used to be in the past. Could Samurai Kento save his people from the Yokai again!?

Travel through four diferent biomes based on Feudal Japan! Along the way you'll face the dangerous Yokai while look for the four Golden Scrolls to discover who is the Yokai Master and destroy it, only then, peace should reign again!

StormEdge is an Action-Roguelite where you have to balance your desire to use powerful skills with the risk of taking damage or putting yourself in a vulnerable position. Experiment and try new things!

You will take the role of one of the bravest and most talented mages who is forming StormEdge – a guild whose aim is to stop the elemental storms and save the world.

Where is your child? Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Two parallel worlds to explore. The grey and cold reality on a brutalist post-Soviet Eastern European town and the creepy and twisted world of Unholy, a grotesque society ruled by a relentless priest caste.

• An intense psychological horror experience driven by a deep dark narrative storyline played over captivatingly dark quality visuals based on the works of reputed dark artist Tomasz Strzałkowski (Duality Games Art director and founder).

• A unique gameplay blend that combines meticulous exploration, intriguing puzzle solving, infiltration and stealth with innovative shooting dynamics.

• An innovative combat system. Use four different emotions: anger, fear, sadness and desire to interact with the environment (destroy obstacles, trigger mechanisms, overload circuits, illuminate your way) or to confuse, lure or damage your opponents.

• Masks! Everybody in the unholy world hides behind a mask and it can be the difference between life or death. Build your own mask to get new skills and improve your abilities or wear other masks to infiltrate, confuse your enemies and impersonate your opponents.

Best PS5 Action Games

Ranked games, page 44 of 80

Anarkade

FOOT LASER

JEX

Speed Overflow

El Paso, Elsewhere

Faaast Penguin

Lethal Corporation

MindSeize

Pneumata

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

They Came From the Sky 2

Welcome to Empyreum

Andromeda Survivors

Atama

Robbery Rush

Monster Panic

Fera: The Sundered Tribes

Mister Mosquito

Paladin's Passage

Flippy Jump

Crimen - Mercenary Tales

Edge of Sanity

Samurai Kento

StormEdge

Unholy

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