--- title: "Best Action Games | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/action description: "The best Action games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Action titles." lang: en --- # Best Action Games The best Action games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Action titles. Looking for the best Action games? This list ranks every Action title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Action is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Action obsession — or see where your favorites landed. 230 games 9.9 ### Half-Life FPS · Action · Adventure Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux Sci-Fi Alien Workplace +1 Atmospheric Eerie Intense +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/half-life 9.9 ### ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE Action · RPG · Adventure PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree 9.8 ### Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Action · Adventure PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One Dark Fantasy Supernatural Monsters Intense Fast-Paced Adrenaline-Fueled +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/devil-may-cry-3-dante-s-awakening 9.8 ### Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Action · RPG Nintendo 3DS Fantasy Monsters Nature / Wilderness Adventurous Intense Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/monster-hunter-4-ultimate 9.8 ### Terraria Action · Adventure · Sandbox PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X · Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo 3DS · Android · iOS · Linux · macOS · Windows Phone · Stadia Fantasy Monsters Nature / Wilderness Adventurous Exploratory Challenging +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/terraria 9.8 ### Elden Ring Action · RPG · Adventure PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Nintendo Switch 2 Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Epic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring 9.8 ### METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER Action · Adventure · Shooter PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch Military Espionage / Spy Nature / Wilderness +1 Immersive Intense Strategic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater 9.8 ### Fallout: New Vegas Action · RPG · Shooter PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox Cloud Gaming Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Western +1 Adventurous Open-Ended Immersive +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/fallout-new-vegas 9.8 ### ALAN WAKE 2 Action · Horror · Adventure PC · PlayStation · Xbox Mysterious Exploratory Discovery-Driven +14 https://bellyscore.com/game/alan-wake-2 9.8 ### DARK SOULS III Action · RPG · Adventure PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC Dark Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Monsters Dark Bleak Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dark-souls-3 9.8 ### Dead Space 2 Action · Shooter PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC Sci-Fi Space Monsters +1 Creepy Eerie Tense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dead-space-2 9.8 ### Resident Evil 2 Horror · Survival · Action PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Windows · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · iPhone · iPad · Mac Zombies Monsters Psychological +1 Creepy Tense Intense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/resident-evil-2-2019-remake 9.8 ### Hotline Miami Action · Shooter Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Android Crime Psychological Surreal +1 Intense Fast-Paced Brutal +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/hotline-miami 9.7 ### Pizza Tower Platformer · Adventure · Action PC · Nintendo Switch Comedy Surreal Workplace Fast-Paced Frantic Chaotic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/pizza-tower 9.7 ### Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Action · Adventure · Platformer Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U Fantasy Medieval Adventurous Challenging Precision-Focused +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/shovel-knight-treasure-trove 9.7 ### Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Action · Platformer PC Engine Super CD-ROM² · PlayStation Portable · Wii · PlayStation 4 Dark Fantasy Gothic Vampires +1 Challenging Brutal Precision-Focused +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-rondo-of-blood 9.7 ### ABIOTIC FACTOR Action · RPG · Adventure · Sandbox · Simulation PC · PlayStation · Xbox Exploratory Discovery-Driven Creepy +16 https://bellyscore.com/game/abiotic-factor 9.7 ### Risk of Rain 2 Action · Shooter PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch · Stadia Sci-Fi Space Alien +1 Intense Fast-Paced Chaotic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/risk-of-rain-2 9.7 ### CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR Action · FPS PC · PlayStation · Xbox Adventurous Immersive Dark +11 https://bellyscore.com/game/call-of-duty-world-at-war 9.7 ### Dishonored Action · Adventure PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 Steampunk Dystopian Supernatural +1 Immersive Dark Strategic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/dishonored 9.7 ### The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Action · RPG · Action-Adventure Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · New Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS · Nintendo Switch Dark / Grim Surreal Psychological +1 Creepy Dark Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth 9.7 ### The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Adventure · Action · Puzzle Nintendo Switch https://bellyscore.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom 9.7 ### The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action · Adventure Nintendo 64 · GameCube · iQue Player · Wii · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2 Fantasy High Fantasy Mythology +1 Adventurous Epic Immersive +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/the-legends-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time 9.7 ### CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo Fantasy Dark Fantasy Supernatural +7 Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +26 https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-aria-of-sorrow 1 / 10 **Cookies.** We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and the platform secure — no advertising trackers. 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