Action 2012 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 3

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

August 24, 2012

VGTimes: 4.6/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition is a re-release of an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting for PC. The game...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim — Dragonborn

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 4, 2012

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Dragonborn is an expansion pack for the open world adventure RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. A return to Morrowind...

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 17, 2011

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is an action-adventure game with a third-person view that will tell the backstory of the entire series about Nathan Drake...

Binary Domain

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Combat robots

February 16, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Binary Domain is a dynamic tactical shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Tokyo, 2080. On the streets of the metropolis, people and...

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

March 20, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person cooperative action-horror game set in the Resident Evil universe. The plot of the game takes...

Duke Nukem Forever

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adult game, Comedy

June 9, 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Duke Nukem Forever is a continuation of the legendary first-person shooter in the sci-fi series of games about Duke Nukem. Bloodthirsty aliens are...

Dungeon Defenders

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

December 16, 2010

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

March 6, 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter X Tekken is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game that combines the two universes of Street Fighter and Tekken. Dozens of...

Castle Crashers

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Adventure

August 27, 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castle Crashers is a furious side-view co-op action game designed for 4 people. The game takes place in the fictional Middle Ages, in which an evil...

Red Faction 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

October 15, 2002

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A first-person shooter set on twenty-second-century Earth, where a squad of super-soldiers moves against the dictator Sopot. Five years after the...

Alpha Protocol

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Stealth

May 28, 2010

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Alpha Protocol is a spy role-playing action game with a third-person view. You will get into the role of a young agent Michael Thorton, who was...

Super Street Fighter 4

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

April 27, 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This 2D fighting game follows Street Fighter IV, combining the series’ classic combat with new and returning fighters. Super Street Fighter IV...

Gears of War 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

September 20, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Gears of War 3 is the third part of the furious futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Gears of War universe. In the game you will...

Hungry Shark Evolution

Arcade, Action, Side view

October 24, 2012

Players: 8/10

Hungry Shark Evolution is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You have to take control of a very hungry shark and head out into the frantic violence...

RAGE

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Open world

October 3, 2011

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This post-apocalyptic action game combines shooting with driving across a devastated landscape. Players explore the surroundings and engage in...

PlanetSide 2

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

November 20, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter centers on an ongoing war between three factions competing for territory and resources across four...

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Online

June 24, 2010

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a sniper shooter with a first-person view and stealth elements. Two hundred missions await you, a war with deadly...

Syndicate (2012)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

February 21, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Syndicate (2012) — Taking the storyline of the popular 1993 tactics game Syndicate as a basis, Starbreeze makes a modern remake in the spirit...

BioShock 2 Remastered

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Horror

March 13, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 71/100

BioShock 2 Remastered is an improved version of the adventure first-person shooter BioShock 2. The streets of the city of Rapture once again echo...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection, Demons

March 22, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern...

Post Apocalyptic Mayhem

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

March 17, 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Post Apocalyptic Mayhem is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The events of the game take place...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge

Arcade, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view

May 15, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade action game centers on an assassination assignment in which Agent 47 watches a rooftop gathering from a balcony. The player must...

Halo 4

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Action

November 6, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Halo 4 is the sequel to the sci-fi first-person shooter set in the Halo universe. The game takes place four years, seven months and ten days after...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure

February 7, 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses...

Royal Quest

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Adventure

April 3, 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Royal Quest is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in a world called Aura, where magic...

War of the Roses

Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

October 2, 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

War of the Roses — The game is focused on multiplayer, there are only a few single missions that are designed to teach the player the basics of...

TERA

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, MMO

January 25, 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

TERA is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In total, there are 7 races and 9 classes...

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view

April 29, 2010

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a stealth action game with a third-person view. The gameplay is similar to the early Metal Gear Solid games, with...

ZombiU

Action, Survival

November 18, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

ZombiU is an action game. The player controls a survivor who needs to survive in zombie-infested London. The game makes extensive use of the new Wii...

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Open world

October 11, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is a continuation of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The events of the plot unfold...

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Action

August 20, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An action game about the final hours of the civil war on Cybertron, after which the Autobots and Decepticons abandon their home planet. Transformers...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

September 7, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A 2D stealth platformer about a ninja whose cursed tattoos heighten his senses and allow different approaches to each situation. The protagonist can...

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

November 18, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In the new part you will find an unusual...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)

June 1, 2000

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large...

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

October 30, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. You have to take control of a girl assassin...

Sims FreePlay

Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Free game, Action, Sandbox, Isometric, In real time, Simulation

December 15, 2011

Players: 5.9/10

The Sims FreePlay is a real-time arcade strategy game with business elements and an isometric view. From head to toe—and floor to ceiling—you can...

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

November 16, 2007

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is a third-person action-adventure game that tells the story of treasure hunter Nathan Drake, who is a direct descendant...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie

July 4, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to...

Hard Reset: Extended Edition

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction

July 12, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Hard Reset: Extended Edition is an expanded edition of a dynamic first-person shooter in a cyberpunk setting. The events of the game will take you to...

Crazy Taxi

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Arcade

January 24, 2000

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Crazy Taxi is a racing action game with a third-person view. In this game you have to drive a crazy taxi. The main goal is to deliver the client, for...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012