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

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

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

007 Legends

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2012

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

Castle Crashers

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

Game released: PC → 26 September 2012

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 sorcerer steals...

I Am Alive

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

Game released: PC → 6 September 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This post-apocalyptic survival action game follows a man struggling to stay alive in a ruined city and find his missing wife and daughter, one year after a...

PlanetSide 2

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 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 continents...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

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

Game released: PC → 24 May 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

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

Steam: 81/100

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...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 27 November 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO The Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is based on the film adaptations...

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 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 takes place in the...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

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 evade enemies...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Binary Domain

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 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 robots clashed...

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...

Painkiller: Recurring Evil

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 29 February 2012

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 40/100

This first-person shooter is set in a dark version of Hell and continues Bill Sherman’s story. The hero must escape a prison deep in the underworld and fight for...

Ys: The Oath in Felghana

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

Game released: PC → 19 March 2012

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This third-person action RPG follows Adol Christin and his companion Dogi as they return to Dogi’s homeland of Felghana after an eight-year absence. Monsters have...

Worms Revolution

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Online

Game released: PC → 10 October 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Worms Revolution is the legendary return of the side-scrolling turn-based tactical action strategy game to the Worms series. The game was created using a new game...

Deadlight

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 69/100

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...

Sonic Adventure 2

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

Game released: PC → 19 November 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Syndicate (2012)

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

Game released: PC → 21 February 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 of cyberpunk and...

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 May 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a game about Alan Wake, which continues the plot of the original Alan Wake and sends the hero to the American outback. The game...

TERA

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2015

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...

Alpha Protocol

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

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

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 framed by the US...

Miasmata

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 November 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Miasmata is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and survival elements. Take on the role of Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist who embarks on a...

Manhunter

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 1 February 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Manhunter is an exciting first-person shooter where you take on the role of a bounty hunter and destroy crime in...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 May 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 familiar heroes...

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Action

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

Players: 8.8/10

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: Fall of...

Streets of Rage 3

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

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hawken

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Free game

Game released: PC → 12 December 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Hawken is a free-to-play competitive online shooter with a first-person view about combat robots. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which people...

Vessel

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 March 2012

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

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...

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise

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...

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

This third-person adventure arcade game takes players to the worlds of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Belle, and Tiana. The goal is to turn evil imps back into...

Hard Reset: Extended Edition

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

Game released: PC → 12 July 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 the distant...

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...

Of Orcs and Men

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

Game released: PC → 11 October 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Of Orcs and Men is an action-adventure action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game's story, you play the role of an orc warrior from the...

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...

Legend of Grimrock

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 11 April 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2012 for PC (Game released)