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

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 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 an arsenal of...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Realm of the Mad God

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 February 2012

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Realm of the Mad God is a free-to-play top-down multiplayer shooter in a fantasy setting. You have to team up with dozens of players and fight for the Kingdom of...

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: 79/100

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...

Miner Warfare

Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 6 April 2012

Steam: 83/100

A local multiplayer 2D action game about miners competing to collect gold while disrupting one another’s work. In four-minute matches, up to eight players dig...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

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...

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...

Inversion

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...

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...

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...

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...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 25 July 2013

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Arcania: Fall of Setarrif

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2011

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 41/100

Metacritic: 41/100

This expansion to Arcania: Gothic 4 continues the Nameless Hero’s story as he and his allies confront a mysterious demon threatening the Southern Isles and the...

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...

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 19 January 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 is a side-scrolling action platformer. Dr. Eggman has returned and in an attempt to finally get rid of Sonic, he returns to his best...

Sine Mora

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

Game released: PC → 9 November 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that unfolds its tale...

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...

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...

Men of War: Condemned Heroes

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...

Orcs Must Die! 2

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

Game released: PC → 30 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 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 evade enemies...

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...

Dead Pixels

Zombies, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 December 2012

Steam: 86/100

This zombie action game begins when toxic waste contaminates the water supply and causes the recently deceased to rise from their graves. To escape the city, the...

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...

Sea Dogs: To Each His Own

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...

Gotham City Impostors

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Gotham City Impostors is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter based on the Batman comic book series. The game is designed for teams of 4 by 4 people. You...

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

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...

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...

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...

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 71/100

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...

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...

Space Ark

Arcade, Action, Pinball, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 March 2012

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This arcade game with puzzle elements follows a team of animal astronauts who flee their home solar system after it is shattered by a wandering black hole. Aboard...

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