All Action Games with Pre-Orders (2024)

The fifth main installment in Ubisoft’s Far Cry franchise takes place in a fictional Hope County in modern-day Montana. Players take on the role of a local sheriff’s deputy, and fight a radical doomsday cult known as Eden’s Gate, which is led by the charismatic Joseph Seed.

Far Cry 5 features all the series’ staples, such as open world, various vehicles, customizable weapons, and gadgets. The game also borrows the “Fang for Hire” system from Far Cry Primal, allowing the player to tame wild animals to assist them in battle. The entire single campaign can be played in a two-player online co-op.

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Sea of Thieves is a pirate-themed action-adventure game in a shared multiplayer world. The player may set out as a lone wolf, use the matchmaking to find a crew, or form one with their friends, and then sail out on an adventure filled with exploring, looting, and battling other pirates. Each ship is crewed by a party of players who divvy up the tasks of steering, hoisting sails, and firing the canons.

Sea of Thieves is developed by Rare and published by Microsoft for Xbox One and Windows 10. Not only it is an Xbox Play Anywhere title – meaning that if you own a digital copy you can play it on both platforms – there is also cross-platform multiplayer between console and PC.

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Attack on Titan 2 is an action game from Omega Force and Koei Tecmo, and a sequel to the 2016 title Attack on Titan. Players will once again don the Vertical Maneuvering Gear and fight the fearsome Titans which threaten the existence of humanity, but this time they can do battle in the role of their own custom scout created through the new Character Creation Studio.

Alternatively, if custom protagonists are not your thing, the roster now contains over 30 playable characters from the series. Compared to the game’s predecessor, there is also a greater freedom of movement, which will come in handy against the enhanced Titans from the Season 2 of the anime that you will face.

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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a first-person action co-op developed and published by Swedish studio Fatshark. The game has up to four players joining forces to battle the relentless Skaven horde, as well as a new faction, the malevolent warriors of Chaos.

Much like in the 2015 prequel Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, there are five playable characters with unique abilities, but this time each of them also has three different class careers for deeper specialization. There is also the new Heroic Deeds system, which offers consumable quests to those looking for an extra challenge.

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Titled Royal Edition, the definitive version of Final Fantasy XV contains over 20 pieces of DLC (including all Season Pass content), an expanded Insomnia City Ruins dungeon, new gear, side quests, and bosses. The upcoming re-release also adds a first-person camera, a more action-oriented mode of the Armiger, and lets you control the Royal Vessel boat. Existing owners of Final Fantasy XV will be able to upgrade to this version by purchasing a “Royal Pack” priced at $19.99.

Alongside the Royal Edition for consoles the JRPG will see a PC release via Steam, Microsoft Store, and Origin. This Windows Edition offers the same content as the console version, and comes with support for up to 8K resolutions and HDR10 (Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is required for the latter).

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Past Cure is a third-person action thriller developed by Phantom 8, an indie studio based in Germany. The game’s protagonist is Ian, an elite soldier who for many years was subjected to horrifying human trials and locked away in a dark prison somewhere in Europe. Upon escaping, he seeks revenge on the people responsible.

The experiments granted Ian the powers of time manipulation and astral projection, but the price was his sanity: his madness grows every time he uses his supernatural abilities. Thus the gameplay of Past Cure takes place in two opposing worlds – the real one, where the focus is combat, and the nightmare world with survival horror and puzzle solving.

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Metal Gear Survive is an action-adventure game developed and published by Konami. In a departure from the main series, it takes place in an alternate reality, where survivors of the Mother Base’s destruction in Ground Zeroes were transported through a wormhole. In a harsh desert world infested by crystal-headed zombies, they have to defend their base, farm for food, and craft the items necessary for survival.

Metal Gear Survive offers both a single-player campaign and a co-op mode for up to four players. The former focuses on stealthy exploration of the game’s world, while the latter has the players working together to accomplish various missions. The character progress and rewards are shared between the two modes.

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The upcoming Secret of Mana is a 3D remake of the 1993 SNES action RPG from Square Enix. It follows the adventures of a courageous young man Randi, who alongside a noblewoman Primm and a mischievous sprite Popoi take on a treacherous empire in an attempt to restore balance to the world.

Compared to the original, the remake features revamped visuals and controls, voiced characters, a rearranged soundtrack, and local multiplayer for up to three players.

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Dynasty Warriors 9 is a hack-and-slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo in the West. It features the classic one-vs-thousands battles of Dynasty Warriors series, while adding new elements, most notably an open world map. The players may now freely traverse the expansive lands of China during the Three Kingdoms period on foot, horseback, or boat, and purchase hideouts in major cities.

Also new in DW9 is the State Combo System with reworked combat mechanics, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle which affects enemy vision. All 83 characters from Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires are confirmed to return in the upcoming game, and new ones are introduced as well.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world action RPG developed by Czech company Warhorse Studios, and published by Deep Silver. It is set in 15th-century Bohemia, a part of the Holy Roman Empire, during the time of great upheaval following the death of emperor Charles IV. Players take on the role of Henry, the son of a humble blacksmith. After his family and entire village is massacred by an invading army, he is drafted into the service of lord Radzig Kobyla, who is leading the resistance.

The game boasts historically-accurate medieval combat: for example, sword blows against armor are deflected, so the player has to find and exploit weaknesses in the opponent’s defenses. A classless system is used for character advancement, and proficiency in different weapons as well as skills like lock-picking can be freely learned without restrictions to character archetypes.

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is an action-adventure platformer developed by Lizardcube and published by DotEmu. It is a HD remake of the 1989 title Wonder Boy III, and features a re-orchestrated soundtrack and new hand-drawn visuals (with a toggle to switch to the original sprite-based graphics, should the player prefer them).

The game follows a lone adventurer, who after being turned into a half-lizard by the Meka-Dragon, sets out to find a magical item with the power to remove the curse. To do that they have to explore a huge interconnected world, battle many fearsome dragons, and shapeshift into different half-animal forms with unique abilities.

As Wonder Boy was already released digitally for all current-gen platforms, this article is concerning specifically the upcoming physical release for PlayStation 4 and Switch from Nicalis. Unlike the limited PS4 release by Limited Run Games, Nicalis’ version is available for pre-order at all major retailers for $39.99.

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The Seven Deadly Sins manga by Nabaka Suzuki already has an anime adaptation, and the time has now come for a console video game. Titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, it is an action-adventure game which allows the player to relive the exciting battles from the animated series, and explore the lush world of Britannia at their leisure.

The game focuses on a band of outlaws, each embodying one of the titular seven deadly sins, who at the urging of princess Elizabeth set out to save the Kingdom of Liones.

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Shadow of the Colossus is a fantasy action-adventure game that follows a lonely warrior on a quest to defeat the massive Colossi roaming the lands in order to bring a loved one back to life. Originally developed by Team Ico, it will see a release on PlayStation 4 courtesy of JAPAN Studio and Bluepoint Games, the same company which worked on the PS3 remaster.

Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 is said to be rebuilt from the ground up, with remade assets and improved controls. According to Sony, two modes will be available on PlayStation 4 Pro consoles: 1080p at 60FPS, or 4K at 30 FPS.

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Monster Hunter World is an open-world action RPG developed and published by Capcom. As the fifth main entry in their highly successful Monster Hunter series, it introduces seamless transitions between zones, larger maps, and an online co-op for up to four players without region lock.

The game has the player take on the role of a hunter on a research expedition to a newly discovered continent. It offers fourteen varied weapon types, such as dual blades, greatsword, lance, and bow, each with unique attacks and status effects. Furthermore, it is possible to switch between weapons mid-quest.

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Party Planet is a collection of mini-games of varied genres including action, puzzle, and sports, with a focus on multiplayer. According to a listing on the retailer’s website, a total of 30 family-friendly mini-games are included, and in 18 of those up to 4 players can join in competitive or cooperative play.

Party Planet is published by Mastiff Games and will launch for Nintendo Switch consoles. as a physical-only release. It is available exclusively through GameStop in North America.

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG for short, is a battle royale-style multiplayer game in which up to a hundred players get parachuted into an island and have to gather loot, gear up, and fight each other until only one of them remains alive, thus winning the match.

Already out on Steam Early Access, the game has been nothing short of a sensation, selling over 16 million copies and becoming the most streamed title on Twitch and other platforms. This article is concerning specifically the upcoming Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds – Game Preview Edition release for Xbox One, and the associated preorder incentives.

PUBG is now available on GamerSaloon – Where Gamers Play for Real Money.

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EA’s latest installment in the Battlefront franchise brings improvements across the board, most notably a proper single-player campaign and a revamped multiplayer. The campaign’s story is told from the perspective of the Imperials and picks up right at the end of The Return of the Jedi; it is centered around an elite squad commander Iden Versio, who vows revenge on the Rebels following the destruction of the second Death Star.

The multiplayer in Battlefront II spans the entire Star Wars timeline and includes playable heroes from the prequels as well as the new trilogy. The game retains the original reboot’s 20 vs 20 multiplayer mode, but expands it to include “galactic-scale” space combat, a feature that was much requested by the fans. There is also a split-screen co-op for two players, exclusive to the consoles.

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Ittle Dew 2 is a 3D action-adventure with RPG elements developed by indie studio Ludosity and published by Nicalis. It follows the titular adventurer Ittle and her flying fox companion Tippsie, who are stranded on a mysterious island filled with loot and puzzles, and have to find eight pieces of a raft that will take them home.

As the game is already out on Steam, Xbox One, and PS4, this article is concerned specifically with the upcoming Nintendo Switch release. According to the publisher, the Switch version (dubbed Ittle Dew 2+) includes an entirely new adventure, Dream World, with five puzzle-filled dungeons, a new boss, and 40 collectible cards.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is an action-adventure game developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Warner Bros. It retains the core gameplay mechanics of its well-received predecessor, with the player controlling various Marvel characters with unique powers.

The villain threatening the Lego Marvel universe in this installment is the time-traveling Kang the Conqueror. The player can manipulate time through the game’s main hub, Chronopolis, and play as heroes from different eras and realities, as well as travel through locations featured in Marvel settings such as Ancient Egypt, Old West, Sakaar, Planet Hulk, Xandar, and New York City in 2099.

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Assassin’s Creed Origins is an open-world action RPG set in Ancient Egypt. Like its name suggests, the game depicts the beginnings of the Assassin Brotherhood. Its protagonist is Bayek, the last warrior of the Medjay order, who have served as agents of the pharaoh and protected Egypt from threats for centuries until the Greek dynasty of Ptolemies took over. His wife Aya is also playable in certain missions.

Unlike the previous Assassin’s Creed installments, Origins features a RPG-like skill tree divided into Warrior, Hunter, and Seer categories. Bayek can wield weapons like sickle swords, dual daggers, iron spears, maces and scepters, bows, and, naturally, the signature Hidden Blade. A crafting and customization system allows Bayek to improve his gear, and the Hidden Blade in particular receives many upgrades as he progresses through the story.

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