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

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 April 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

An arcade beat ’em up featuring martial arts combat and drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution. In Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's...

Jet Set Radio

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

Game released: PC → 19 September 2012

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Choplifter HD

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Arcade

Game released: PC → 11 January 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Choplifter HD is a fast-paced arcade action game where you take on the role of a rescue pilot. You are a member of an elite international rescue team that travels...

Prime World

Online, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 July 2013; The project is closed: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Prime World — action for several players. This is a game with a unique universe, where tactical session battles, castle management and hero development are...

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

Role-playing game, Online, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 September 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An expansion for World of Warcraft set on the new continent of Pandaria. After stopping Deathwing's destructive rampage and saving the dragonflights, heroes explore...

Natural Selection 2

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

Game released: PC → 30 October 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer first-person shooter with strategy elements, Natural Selection 2 is a revamped version of a Half-Life mod. The available information does not specify...

BoneCraft

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Ys I & II Chronicles+

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2013

Steam: 88/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

Game released: PC → 3 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic hare Ash, heir to...

Babel Rising

Arcade, Strategy, Action

Game released: PC → 7 August 2012

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Babel Rising is a whimsical adaptation of the biblical context. During the construction of the city of Babylon, the people build a tower designed to reach the sky...

Штрафбат

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Action

Game released: PC → 30 March 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Penal Battalion is an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The events of the game take place during the Second World War. The plot is...

Darkstone

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

Game released: PC → 25 September 2014

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb

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

Game released: PC → 29 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Brave: The Video Game

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

Game released: PC → 27 July 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Brave: The Video Game is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the full-length cartoon “Brave.” In the game you will try...

Ys Seven

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 30 August 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This fantasy action RPG follows Adol Christin on an adventure in Altago, a port city that has recently reopened to foreigners after a war with the Romun Empire. Its...

Galaxy on Fire 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 August 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Galaxy on Fire 2 - The game follows the adventures of Keith T. Maxwell as he is sent forward in time after his hyperdrive malfunctions due to damage from a skirmish...

Tiny Troopers

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tanks, Warships / Submarines, Strategy

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Tiny Troopers is an arcade indie action game with tactical elements and an isometric view. This game puts you in charge of a team of little soldiers. You must guide...

Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Pack

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PC → 9 October 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Pack is an add-on for a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in the post-apocalyptic world of...

Cannon Fodder 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Action

Game released: PC → 9 February 2012

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This tactical action game follows 500 conscripts sent into a war that reaches across the world and into space. They face terrorists equipped with advanced...

Mass Effect 3: From Ashes

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Mass Effect 3: From Ashes is an addition to the third-person role-playing action game Mass Effect 3. In addition, you will find a new mission on Eden Prime, new...

Mount & Blade Collection

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

Game released: PC → 13 March 2012

Players: 9.3/10

Mount & Blade Collection is a third-person role-playing game with action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from TaleWorlds Entertainment. The game is...

Golden Axe 3

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

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Golden Axe 3 is a fantasy action game about four heroes who oppose the risen Prince of Darkness, intent on conquering the world. Their goal is to stop him and...

Rune Classic

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 June 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows a Viking warrior battling Loki and his minions as they seek to bring Ragnarok to Midgard. In the single-player...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 June 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 14 July 2012

I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and fantasy game from developers from Kayin studio. The game is published by...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Free game

Game released: PC → 20 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 39/100

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...

Crash Time - Undercover

Simulation, Racing, Online, Action, First-person view

Game released: PC → 28 September 2012

Steam: 82/100

Players take on the role of a police officer and take part in a dangerous covert operation to take down a criminal gang. A variety of cars and armored vehicles will...

War of the Roses

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

Game released: PC → 2 October 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 gameplay and...

Sonic CD (2011)

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

Game released: PC → 19 January 2012

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A platform game about Sonic traveling through time, set on Little Planet, a mysterious world where the past, present, and future are linked by the power of the Time...

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 15 March 2012

Steam: 100/100

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron — in the previous part, ToyJam and Earl crashed on planet Earth, after which they were forced to look for a way to get...

Receiver

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Simulation, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 18 June 2012

Steam: 86/100

A first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Receiver follows a player exploring a building complex overrun by automated turrets and hovering shock drones while...

Hard Reset

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Hard Reset is a first-person cyberpunk shooter set in a future where, after a war with machines, only one human city remains on Earth. Major Fletcher, a soldier and...

Clan of Champions

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

Game released: PC → 30 October 2012

Steam: 63/100

Clan of Champions — dynamic action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game you can choose a character from one of three available...

Корсары: Каждому cвое

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

Game released: PC → 7 December 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

Toy Soldiers

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 27 April 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A strategy game with action and tower-defense elements, set on Europe’s trench-filled battlefields in a First World War toy diorama. Players command toy soldiers...

Slender

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → июнь 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 6.7/10

Combat Arms

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Free game, Action, MMO

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 55/100

Combat Arms is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than 300 types of weapons, 34 maps, 12 game modes and 4,500,000...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 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 eliminate Richard...

Vox

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 September 2012

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Action, Shooter, DLC, Hack and slash, First-person view

Game released: PC → 16 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This add-on for Borderlands 2 takes players to the hostile desert wastes of Pirate Bay in search of ancient treasure. Its campaign supports cooperative play for up...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012 for PC