Action 2012 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Doom 3: BFG Edition - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PC → 19 October 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Doom 3: BFG Edition is a special edition of the first-person shooter Doom 3 with enhanced graphics and a number of other innovations. In addition to the game...

I Am Alive

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 6 September 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 7 February 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Shank 2 is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio Klei Entertainment Inc.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

Alpha Protocol

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

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

Players: 8.8/10

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 framed by the US...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 April 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

PlanetSide 2

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2012; Beta testing: PC → 26 August 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

PlanetSide 2 is a first-person role-playing game with online, action, shooter, massively multiplayer and free-to-play elements from developers Sony Online...

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → 19 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...

TERA

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2015; The project is closed: PC → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.1/10

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 available in the game...

Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 29 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 May 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 14 March 2013

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

Deadlight

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 25 October 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Deadlight is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The main character, Randal Wayne, is a former park security guard who finds...

Binary Domain

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8/10

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 robots clashed...

Syndicate (2012)

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

Game released: PC → 21 February 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 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 of cyberpunk and...

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 28 April 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studio Croteam Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

007 Legends

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view

Game released: PC → 5 November 2012

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 43/100

007 Legends is a first-person spy shooter in the 007 series. The game begins during the beginning of the events of the film 007: Skyfall, in which Bond is seriously...

Inversion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Inversion is a third-person shooter based entirely on physics. An alien scoundrel invaded Earth, and not only invaded, but also changed the gravitational field in...

Sonic Adventure 2

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

Game released: PC → 19 November 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Adventure 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives to...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer

Game released: PC → 16 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Mark of the Ninja is an action, stealth and platform arcade game from Klei Entertainment. The game's publisher is Microsoft. Overall, the project turned out to be...

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 February 2013

Metacritic: 74/100

Scribblenauts Unlimited — side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle game. Welcome to an adventure in a vast world where your most powerful tool is your...

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

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 place in 1998...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Players: 4.9/10

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Ys Origin

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 31 May 2012

Metacritic: 79/100

Ys Origin is an isometric action role-playing game set in the Ys fantasy universe. The plot of the game tells about events that took place 700 years before the...

Hard Reset

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Hard Reset is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the studio Flying Wild Hog sp. z o.o.. The game is published by Flying Wild Hog sp. z o.o. and...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 25 July 2013

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...

BoneCraft

Action, Adult game, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 12 January 2012

Players: 10/10

BoneCraft — a parody-adventure game from the developers of BoneTown, inspired by Blizzard games. In the game, you will set out to conquer an unseen island filled...

Thomas Was Alone

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

Game released: PC → 30 June 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: PC → 20 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances - The main goal of this game is to control the center of the world. Each player chooses a sector on the World Map and begins...

Royal Quest

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

Game released: PC → 3 April 2012

Players: 7.2/10

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, technology and...

Darkstone

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

Game released: PC → 25 September 2014

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Orcs Must Die! 2

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Orcs Must Die! 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story will begin...

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 1 August 2013

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a continuation of the hardcore and bloody third-person shooter, which is a re-release of the original Painkiller, released in 2004...

Iron Sky: Invasion

Action, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PC → 14 December 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Revelations 2012

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 April 2012

Players: 9.3/10

Revelations 2012 is a first-person action game with shooter, strategy and indie elements from Dark Artz Entertainment. The game is published by Dark Artz...

Arcania: Fall of Setarrif

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Arcania: Fall of Setarrif is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters at Spellbound Entertainment. The main publisher of...

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

Online, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 26 June 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters is an add-on for an exciting first-person shooter. The addition will allow you to fight on closed maps without using military...

Vessel

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 March 2012

Players: 6.3/10

Vessel is a fun puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. The events of the game take place in the amazing world of mechanical machines that have...

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 3 December 2012

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

Корсары: Каждому cвое

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 7 December 2012

Players: 9/10

Corsairs: To each his own — a new role-playing adventure from the Corsairs series. The main character of the sequel is the sea wolf Charles de Maur. You will...

Mass Effect Trilogy

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 15 November 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Mass Effect Trilogy is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and shooter from BioWare. The game is published by Electronic...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012 for PC