Action-adventure games on PC and console: keys, Steam gifts and Xbox codes
Action-adventure is a genre where exploration, combat and story go hand in hand: you move through a living world, fend off enemies and follow a plot. On a marketplace these games sell in several formats, and it pays to tell them apart before you buy. A licensed Steam key you redeem yourself on the service’s page. A Steam gift arrives on your account from a bot: you provide your profile link and accept the friend request — the mechanics are covered in detail in our guide on accepting a Steam gift. An Xbox code is different again — you redeem it through your Microsoft account. Below are fifteen action-adventures, grouped by how they play, with the format and region noted from each listing.
Zombies and survival action
Games about fighting to stay alive among the infected: melee combat, weapon crafting and co-op.
Dead Island Definitive Edition is a first-person co-op survival action game: four survivors fight off hordes of the infected on the tropical island of Banoi. Per the listing it is a Steam key for the remastered edition with all add-ons; one activation per account. The seller does not state regional restrictions, so confirm the terms for your region before paying.
Dying Light Enhanced Edition is an open-world survival action game where you scavenge by day and the infected grow deadlier by night. Per the listing it is a licensed Steam key with the Season Pass, the Crash Test Skin Pack and The Following expansion. One key detail: this key activates only on accounts outside Russia and the CIS (and it does not activate in China, Germany, Japan, Argentina or Brazil either).
The sequel comes as two separate listings — they differ by region and by edition contents. Both, per their listings, are delivered as a Steam gift rather than a key.
Dying Light 2: Reloaded Edition (Russia and CIS) is parkour and melee combat in a city after a zombie apocalypse. Per the listing you pick the account region in the options: Russia/Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and CIS countries. A bot adds you as a friend and sends the gift automatically.
Dying Light 2 Reloaded Edition (Russia) is the same Techland zombie action, but per the listing delivery goes only to accounts with Russia as the country — in exchange you get two editions to choose from: Reloaded Edition and Stay Human Digital Extras Edition. Pick the listing that matches your account region and the edition you want.
Open worlds and exploration
Big worlds that are a pleasure to roam for the journey itself.
No Man’s Sky by Hello Games is a sci-fi exploration adventure across a procedurally generated universe: discover planets, gather resources and fight space battles. Per the listing it is a licensed Steam key that activates in Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries; automatic delivery.
Crimson Desert by Pearl Abyss is a sprawling open-world action RPG about mercenaries on the continent of Pywel. Per the listing this one, unlike the rest, is an Xbox Series X/S and Windows code, not a Steam key: activation goes through your Microsoft account and the Xbox code-redemption page. The region is provided together with the code.
Story-driven action
Games with full combat systems, yet story and atmosphere stay the driving force.
Hitman World of Assassination Part One by IO Interactive is a stealth action game starring Agent 47: open sandbox locations and dozens of ways to eliminate each target. Per the listing it is a Steam gift to Russia-region accounts; the options offer the Part One edition (the trilogy’s first game) or Standard.
Ghostwire: Tokyo by Tango Gameworks is a first-person supernatural action game in an emptied Tokyo where you wield elemental powers. Per the listing it is a licensed Steam key that activates in Russia and worldwide; the options offer the Standard and Deluxe editions (with the Deluxe Upgrade DLC), with Russian voice-over among the localizations.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb is a classic third-person action-adventure in which Indy heads to 1935 China for an artefact. Per the listing it is a Steam key that activates in Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries; the in-game language is English.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by MachineGames and Bethesda is a modern story-driven adventure about the mystery of the Great Circle. Per the listing this one, unlike the earlier entry, is a Steam gift to Russia-region accounts; the options offer the Standard and Premium editions (Premium adds a story expansion and digital extras).
Atomic Heart is a story-driven first-person action game set in an alternate-history USSR. Per the listing it is a Steam key that activates worldwide except Russia and the CIS; the options include the base game, a set with two DLC, or the Trapped in Limbo and Enchantment Under the Sea add-ons separately.
Special adventures
Games with an unusual structure — turn-based combat, death loops, extraction and a dark RPG.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Sandfall Interactive is a turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy Belle Epoque. Per the listing it is a Steam gift with automatic delivery to your account (on average about 2.5 minutes); a gift works like a key and, once accepted, is added to your library as a license.
Returnal by Housemarque is a roguelike third-person shooter: every death sends scout Selene back to the start of the cycle on an ever-shifting planet. Per the listing it is a licensed Steam key for the PC version that activates in Russia, Ukraine, CIS countries, Turkey and the European Union.
ARC Raiders by Embark Studios is a co-op extraction shooter on a dangerous surface roamed by ARC machines. Per the listing it is a digital code for Xbox Series and PC (Xbox launcher): the key is sent by e-mail within a minute of payment, with the region stated in the instructions.
No Rest for the Wicked by Moon Studios (the team behind the Ori series) comes as two listings — both, per their listings, are delivered as a Steam gift, and they differ by the set of available regions.
No Rest for the Wicked (Russia and CIS) is a dark action RPG, delivered by a bot to accounts in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries; the region is chosen in the options.
No Rest for the Wicked (region choice) is the same gift, but with a wider choice of regions, including Turkey, the Middle East and Brazil. Take the listing whose region matches your account.
Summary table
| Game | Platform | Format | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Island Definitive | Steam (PC) | Key | Not listed — confirm |
| Dying Light Enhanced | Steam (PC) | Key | Outside Russia and CIS |
| Dying Light 2 Reloaded (RU/CIS) | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, CIS |
| Dying Light 2 Reloaded (Russia) | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia |
| No Man’s Sky | Steam (PC) | Key | Russia, Ukraine, CIS |
| Crimson Desert | Xbox + Windows | Xbox code | Provided with the code |
| Hitman WoA Part One | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia |
| Ghostwire: Tokyo | Steam (PC) | Key | Russia and worldwide |
| Indiana Jones: Emperor’s Tomb | Steam (PC) | Key | Russia, Ukraine, CIS |
| Indiana Jones: Great Circle | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia |
| Atomic Heart | Steam (PC) | Key | Worldwide except Russia and CIS |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Steam (PC) | Gift (auto) | Depends on the option |
| Returnal | Steam (PC) | Key | Russia, CIS, Turkey, EU |
| ARC Raiders | Xbox + PC | Code | Stated in the instructions |
| No Rest for the Wicked (RU/CIS) | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, CIS |
| No Rest for the Wicked (regions) | Steam (PC) | Gift | Russia, CIS, Turkey, Middle East, Brazil |
What to check before paying
- Format: key, gift or Xbox code. A Steam key you redeem yourself; a gift arrives on your account from a bot — you provide your profile link and accept the friend request (details in our guide on accepting a Steam gift); an Xbox code (Crimson Desert, ARC Raiders) is redeemed through your Microsoft account.
- Region — a neutral restriction of the item. Some offers tie activation to a region: No Man’s Sky and Indiana Jones (Emperor’s Tomb) — Russia, Ukraine and CIS; Returnal — also Turkey and the EU; Atomic Heart and Dying Light Enhanced, conversely, activate outside Russia and the CIS; the gifts (Hitman, Great Circle, the “Russia” Dying Light 2) go to Russia accounts. Match your Steam account country in settings against the offer’s region.
- Several listings of one game. Dying Light 2 and No Rest for the Wicked each have two offers that differ by region and edition contents — pick the listing that suits your account. Check the edition (Standard/Deluxe/Premium, DLC sets) in the options on the payment page.
- Platform. Crimson Desert is for Xbox Series X/S and Windows, ARC Raiders for Xbox Series and PC (Xbox launcher); make sure the game is available on your platform.
- Reviews and seller. Read the reviews on the listing — they reflect real activation experience with that specific seller. How a storefront differs from buying direct is covered in our guide on the marketplace versus the store directly.
- After the purchase — account security. Basic steps to protect your account after activation are gathered in our guide on account security after purchase.
Prefer story over combat? See our guide on story-driven games on PC; and for big worlds, keys and gifts for open-world RPGs.
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