Action 2012 for PC — top best games in the Action genre / Page 6

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

Game released: PC → 1 January 2009

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Closure is a puzzle game built around manipulating light: in its dark world, only visible objects exist, and lighting shifts objects in and out of reality. The...

Mercenary Ops

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PC → осень 2012

Mercenary Ops are third-person online games with action and shooter elements from the Yingpei Games studio. The game is published by Delkans...

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...

Cargo Commander

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 1 November 2012

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a new Cargo Corps recruit sent into dangerous sectors of space to salvage valuable cargo from containers filled with...

Party of Sin

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 December 2012

Steam: 57/100

This puzzle-platforming action game follows an escape from Hell: the player controls the Seven Deadly Sins as they set out to torment humanity and travel through...

Insane 2

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 January 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

PixelJunk Eden

Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 February 2012

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

PixelJunk Eden is an organic platformer set among vast gardens of vibrant otherworldly plant life. The agile Grimp swings, climbs and jumps through each stage...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Special Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2012

Steam: 87/100

Set in the fantasy world of Amalur, this role-playing game follows a warrior who is the first to return from the dead and becomes caught in a war tearing the world...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 April 2012

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D action-adventure with shooter and metroidvania elements follows a journey toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet. The protagonist explores...

Post Apocalyptic Mayhem

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 11 June 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Post Apocalyptic Mayhem is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The events of the game take place after a global...

Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 9 July 2012

Steam: 65/100

Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre is the continuation of the furious third-person shooter Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood. Once again you have to protect civilians...

Brick-Force

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Logic, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC → 13 July 2012

Players: 10/10

Brick-Force — This project combines the building capabilities of Minecraft and the tactical shooting of Counter-Strike. Each player can show their imagination...

GunZ: The Duel

Online, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 24 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 43/100

GunZ: The Duel is an online third-person action, shooter and beat 'em up game from MAIET Entertainment. The game is published by MAIET Entertainment. Sometimes the...

Sevencore

Online, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 4 November 2014

Sevencore are third-person online games with a dash of action, massively multiplayer and free-to-play games from developers NoriaWorks Entertainment. The main...

Dogfight 1942

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Action

Game released: PC → 21 September 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This arcade flight game features aerial combat and fighter missions across the major theaters of World War II. Players pilot historically accurate aircraft in...

War of the Roses: Kingmaker

Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 11 April 2013

War of the Roses: Kingmaker is a third-person action game with fantasy elements from Fatshark. The game is published by Paradox...

Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse

Action, Third-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: PC → 21 November 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 40/100

Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse — Brian and Stewie are spending time at home when Bertram appears out of nowhere in a flash of light. Stewie is shocked by...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 December 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer follows Wryn, a heroine who dreams of becoming the greatest videogame hero and sets out to challenge the heroes already celebrated as the...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Collector's Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2012

Steam: 87/100

Set in the fantasy world of Amalur, this role-playing game follows a warrior resurrected from death and born without a predetermined fate. The hero explores lands...

Gemini Rue (Collector's Edition)

Action, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Point & Click, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 10 February 2012

Steam: 87/100

This science-fiction point-and-click adventure follows Azriel Odin, an ex-assassin who arrives on the rain-soaked planet of Barracus, and Delta-Six, who wakes up in...

Will Fight for Food

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

Game released: PC → 9 April 2012

Will Fight for Food is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action and fighting from Pyrodactyl Games. The main publisher of the game is Pyrodactyl...

Tribes: Ascend

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

This futuristic multiplayer shooter combines fast-paced combat with jetpacks, skiing, and vehicles. Matches emphasize teamwork and...

POP: Methodology Experiment One

Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 December 2014

Steam: 65/100

An experimental game built around music, which informs its mechanics, visual style, and overall structure. POP: Methodology Experiment One is a sequence of...

Lament

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 28 May 2012

Steam: 77/100

Lament is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming and puzzle from the masters at Crobasoft Interactive. The main publisher of the game is Crobasoft...

Ether Vapor: Remaster

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 September 2012

Steam: 84/100

This 3D arcade shooter is set during a war between Lydia and Caldea, whose forces have an overwhelming advantage in numbers and technology. An unknown pilot takes...

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned!

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 13 November 2012

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned! is an isometric RPG with action and fantasy elements from The Hideout studio. The main publisher of the game is The...

Fairy Bloom Freesia

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 2012

Steam: 89/100

This action platformer with hack-and-slash elements follows the fairy Freesia as she defends Lita Forest from monsters and humans seeking its spirit stones, the...

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 22 February 2013

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An action game with strategic elements, Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires combines battlefield combat with the opportunity to influence the course of history. Players...

McDROID

Action, Strategy, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Combat robots

Game released: PC → 5 September 2014

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

This science-fiction game blends arcade action, real-time strategy and tower defense. The modular robot McDROID must protect its shuttle and crops from mutants, and...

Forge

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

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Metacritic: 65/100

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...

Really Big Sky

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

Game released: PC → 24 February 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Really Big Sky is a third-person action game with shooter elements from the Boss Baddie studio. The game is published by Boss Baddie and...

JASF: Jane's Advance Strike Fighters

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 2 March 2012

Metacritic: 41/100

JASF: Jane's Advance Strike Fighters is an action flight simulator focused on modern military aviation. The game can be played from either a first- or third-person...

Omegalodon

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

Game released: PC → 9 March 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Waveform

Action, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 March 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Waveform — A unique side-scrolling rhythm puzzle game set in a sci-fi setting. You have to ride a beam of light and go to conquer various solar systems. As...

Blades of Time: Dismal Swamp

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

Game released: PC → 21 April 2012

Steam: 61/100

Blades of Time: Dismal Swamp is a third-person action game with a dash of fantasy from the developers at Gaijin Entertainment Corporation. The main publisher of the...

Blacklight: Retribution

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

Game released: PC → 3 April 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This first-person shooter is set in a futuristic urban warzone. Building on Blacklight: Tango Down, Blacklight: Retribution features combat with a wide range of...

Revenge of Shinobi (1989)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Revenge of Shinobi (1989) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from the developers of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...

Beyond Oasis

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This top-down action-adventure with role-playing elements follows Prince Ali, who uncovers a gold armlet once belonging to a powerful sorcerer. When Ali puts it on...

Dark Blood

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 May 2019

Steam: 8/100

This fantasy action RPG follows Athanas, a knight seeking power to avenge his wife, who was killed during the demon legion’s invasion. With help from the dark...

Soldier Front

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 24 July 2012

Soldier Front is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Dragonfly studio. The main publishers of the game are Aeria Games &...

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