Slash, dash, shoot, and dodge your way through these outstanding action games on PS5.

What is impressive about the 2024 action lineup is how varied the games are.

All sorts of different gameplay mechanics, environments, and weapons have been featured in these titles.

Soldier in futuristic armour shooting a gun in Conduit 2.

Here are the action games that stood out the most, though.

Arkham Shadow allows you to experience what that would be like, as it’s a VR Batman game.

It’s set in the Arkham universe, six months after the events of Origins.

A split image showing Soulstice, Sekiro and Nier Automata

Then, The Lost Crown was released, and it is one ofthe series' best entries.

The game is a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure title that combines platforming elements with a bit of swordplay.

All of it is to rescue a kidnapped prince.

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All you need is an appreciation of violence and third-person shooter gunplay.

Yet, what makes this game great are the many exciting battles you have against those same forces.

We rank the best third-person shooters out there, spanning multiple console generations.

Horizon Forbidden West Aloy, Devil May Cry 5 Dante, and Cyberpunk 2077 V split.

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you could head into those skirmishes while either AI or other players online are watching your back.

It contains the same narrative about a photojournalist named Frank West ending up in a mall filled with zombies.

Batman Arkham Shadow shot of Batman with fire behind them.

That may sound like a horrifying situation, but this isn’t a scary game.

It’s a pretty light-hearted adventure with plenty of comedy and absurdity.

Instead, the titular character, Zelda, is finally the main hero.

Sargon close-up from Prince of Persia The Lost Crown.

In fact, she sets out on an adventure to save Link, so their roles are swapped.

Zelda is very different from the other protagonists featured in action games in 2024.

After all, she isn’t a traditional combatant.

Space Marine running through falling Cathedral with debris falling all around him.

This is a title all about wild, over-the-top action.

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Then check out these other action games with parry mechanics and other sweet moves!

Frank West from the opening of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

Those missions involve plenty of fighting against giant hordes of alien creatures.

In it, you play as a not-very-talkative anthropomorphic monkey that is armed with a special staff.

So, there is significant depth to the combat.

Zelda Dons The Royal Attire In The Legend Of Zelda Echoes Of Wisdom.

You will find stylish combat, fancy presentation, and plenty of enemies in all of these games.

EVE looks into the sky in Stellar Blade.

A Helldiver sprinting away from green explosions raining out of the sky in Helldivers 2.

The Destined One holding a fire sword in a dark cave from Black Myth: Wukong.

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