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

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2012

Players: 8.6/10

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.8/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

Doom 3: BFG Edition

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...

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

VGTimes: 4.6/10

Players: 8.3/10

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...

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...

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...

Legend of Grimrock

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2012

Players: 9.1/10

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

PlanetSide 2

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2012

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...

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...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 May 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

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

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...

Death Rally (Classic)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 3 August 2012

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Death Rally (Classic) is a furious racing shooter with a top-down view, where you have to survive in battle against real death...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gimbal

Simulation, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 10/10

Gimbal is a top-down simulator with elements of action, shooter, massive multiplayer and tactical game from developers from colinshark studio. The game is published...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

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

Game released: PC → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Dustforce

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 17 January 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dustforce — the gameplay is based on acrobatic stunts. Playing as one of four cleaning heroes, the player tries to clear the dirt from the level as quickly as...

Receiver

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 18 June 2012

Receiver is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Wolfire Games studio. The game is published by Wolfire...

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...

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

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is a third-person role-playing game with online, action and fantasy elements from developers Blizzard Entertainment. The game...

Forge

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

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Forge is a class-based multiplayer online shooter set in a remote fantasy universe. The game combines the best aspects of MMO and FPS and will offer you addictive...

Panzar

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Panzar — shareware competitive action game with a third-person view. Intense team battles with other players await you, in the role of monstrous orcs. There...

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