action game
C7525
concept
An action game is a fast-paced video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination, reaction time, and combat-focused gameplay.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| action-adventure game | 163 |
| action role-playing game | 65 |
| first-person shooter | 41 |
| action game canonical | 25 |
| third-person shooter | 19 |
| hack and slash game | 9 |
| first-person shooter franchise | 7 |
| action video game | 6 |
| beat 'em up video game | 6 |
| third-person shooter game | 6 |
| beat 'em up game | 5 |
| action-platform game | 4 |
| arena shooter | 4 |
| run and gun game | 4 |
| run-and-gun game | 4 |
| side-scrolling shooter | 4 |
| action-strategy game | 3 |
| side-scrolling action game | 3 |
| top-down shooter | 3 |
| action game series | 2 |
| hack-and-slash game | 2 |
| shoot 'em up game | 2 |
| shoot 'em up video game | 2 |
| stealth-action game | 2 |
| action sports video game | 1 |
| auto-runner game | 1 |
| beat 'em up game series | 1 |
| crossover action game | 1 |
| first-person action game | 1 |
| shooter game | 1 |
| アクションゲーム | 1 |
| 横スクロールアクションゲーム | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: action game
Generated description
An action game is a fast-paced video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination, reaction time, and combat-focused gameplay.
Instances (361)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | action-adventure game |
| Super Metroid | action-adventure game |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | action-adventure game |
| The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) | action-adventure game |
| Jaws (1987 video game) | — |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | action-adventure game |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | action-adventure game |
| Pokémon Legends: Arceus | action role-playing game |
| Metroid Fusion | action-adventure game |
| Bayonetta 2 | — |
| Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure | action video game |
| Mad Max (2015 video game) | action-adventure game |
| Hitman 2 (2018) | action-adventure game |
| Gotham Knights | action role-playing game |
| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | third-person shooter |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | action-adventure game |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | first-person shooter |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot | — |
| Metroid: Other M | action-adventure game |
| Kirby Star Allies | — |
| Jaws Unleashed | action-adventure game |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | action-adventure game |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | action-adventure game |
| Metroid Dread | action-adventure game |
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | action-adventure game |
| Mass Effect 3 | action role-playing game |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | action-adventure game |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D | action-adventure game |
| Fire Emblem Warriors | hack-and-slash game |
| Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | hack and slash game |
|
Doom franchise (via id Software)
surface form:
Doom franchise
|
first-person shooter franchise |
| Wolfenstein franchise (via MachineGames) | first-person shooter franchise |
|
Quake franchise (via id Software)
surface form:
Quake franchise
|
first-person shooter franchise |
| Star Raiders | first-person shooter |
| Ghost of Tsushima | action-adventure game |
| Minecraft Dungeons | action-adventure game |
| Minecraft Legends | action-strategy game |
| Despicable Me: The Game | action-adventure game |
| Mass Effect 2 | action role-playing game |
| Mass Effect: Andromeda | action role-playing game |
| Mass Effect (2007 video game) | action role-playing game |
| Grand Theft Auto III | action-adventure game |
|
Metal Gear Solid (as Kojima-led team at Konami prior to independence)
surface form:
Metal Gear Solid
|
stealth-action game |
| Control | third-person shooter |
| Portal Knights | action role-playing game |
| Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | action role-playing game |
| Ghostrunner | first-person action game |
|
Sniper Elite V2 (some platforms)
surface form:
Sniper Elite V2
|
third-person shooter game |
| Metal Gear Solid | action-adventure game |
| Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake | action-adventure game |