DLC 2012 for PC — top best games in the DLC genre

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim — Dawnguard - a game in the DLC genre

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

Game released: PC → 23 November 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Dawnguard is an add-on for the open world adventure RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. In it you will meet the vampire lord Harkon, who...

Doom 3: BFG Edition

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view

Game released: PC → 19 October 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Business / Management, Online

Game released: PC → 12 June 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is a sci-fi global real-time strategy game that is a standalone expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire. New factions and ship...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim — Hearthfire

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

Game released: PC → 4 October 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 54/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - Hearthfire is an add-on for the open world adventure role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. In addition, you will be able to...

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...

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...

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

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An expansion for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, this tactical role-playing game follows a mission to help Khanpaa, a nation held under the control of mercenaries...

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...

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 26 June 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut is a free addition to the third-person action RPG Mass Effect 3 that clarifies the ending of the game. An extended epilogue of the...

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...

Battlefield 3: Aftermath

Action, Shooter, DLC

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 1/10

Battlefield 3: Aftermath is an action game with shooter elements from the studios DICE and EA Digital Illusions CE. The main publisher of the game is Electronic...

Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 23 March 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Shogun 2 — Fall of the Samurai is a stand-alone addition for a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning — Teeth of Naros

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

Game released: PC → 18 April 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning — Teeth of Naros is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of 38 Studios, Big...

Sims 3: Seasons

Strategy, DLC, God Simulator, Isometric, Simulation

Game released: PC → 16 November 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Sims 3: Seasons is an expansion to the real-time life management simulator Sims 3. The update adds seasons and a ton of new content to the game. Along with the...

ArmA 2: Army of the Czech Republic

Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Simulation, Action

Game released: PC → 13 September 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

ArmA 2: Army of the Czech Republic is an addition to the first-person tactical military shooter that adds the armed forces of the Czech Republic to the game. Two...

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...

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...

Batman: Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge

Action, Stealth, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Free game

Game released: PC → 29 May 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion to Batman: Arkham City, in which Harley Quinn leads her own gang and lures Batman back into Arkham City to take revenge on the Dark Knight. As the...

Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Gods and Kings

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 19 June 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 5, adding systems for religion, diplomacy, and espionage to the turn-based strategy game. Players can found a...

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...

Mass Effect 3: Omega

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 27 November 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Mass Effect 3: Omega is an addition to the third-person action role-playing game Mass Effect 3. The plot of the add-on develops the original story: Aria teams up...

The Sims 3: Supernatural

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 20 November 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The Sims 3: Supernatural is an addition to the real-time management simulator of life Sims 3. The addition adds werewolves, zombies and other “spawn of darkness...

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

An expansion for Serious Sam Collection, set during the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Sam and his team head to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, where...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Legend of Dead Kel

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

Game released: PC → 20 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Legend of Dead Kel is an add-on for an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes...

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC

Game released: PC → 11 September 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Battlefield 3 focused on large-scale battles fought with vehicles. Across four new maps, players can use tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery and other...

EVE Online: Retribution

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

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

EVE Online: Retribution is the perfect continuation of our recent series of well-received expansions, where we put even more control of the game universe into the...

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny

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

Game released: PC → 19 June 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny is a stand-alone add-on for a real-time strategy role-playing game with an isometric camera view and a third-person view in a fantasy...

Age of Empires 2: Forgotten Empires

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 29 December 2012

Age of Empires 2: Forgotten Empires — introduced 5 new civilizations (Inca, Indians, Italians, Magyars and Slavs), new units and technologies, new maps...

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 5 March 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy — Commonwealth Forces — introduces over 30 new formations, weapons, uniforms and even voices. Included are 43 new...

All Zombies Must Die!: Scorepocalypse

Arcade, Action, DLC, Indie, Zombies

Game released: PC → 19 April 2012

Steam: 74/100

All Zombies Must Die!: Scorepocalypse is an arcade game with a mixture of action and indie games from the developers of the doublesix games studio. The game is...

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Turn-based, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 13 November 2012

Steam: 79/100

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports game with characters from the fantastic Warhammer universe. This edition features 3...

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 28 August 2012

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is an addition to the third-person role-playing action game Mass Effect 3. In the addition, Shepard will be joined by an ancient reaper...

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats

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Game released: PC → 5 June 2012

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats is a game from The Sims Studio. The game is published by Electronic...

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 September 2012

Steam: 100/100

An expansion for Hearts of Iron, focused on commanding forces during World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour adds units, strategies and game modes...

Might & Magic: Heroes 6 - Pirates of the Savage Sea

Strategy, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 12 July 2012

Might & Magic: Heroes 6 — Pirates of the Savage Sea is a strategy with elements of a fantasy game from developers from the Limbic Entertainment studio...

Frozen Synapse: Red

Strategy, DLC, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 May 2012

Steam: 70/100

An expansion for Frozen Synapse, adding missions, co-op play and tactical options to the turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse. Its single-player campaign...

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...

Sims 3: Lunar Lakes

DLC, God Simulator, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 16 February 2012

Players: 5.2/10

Sims 3: Lunar Lakes is an isometric view with business simulator elements from The Sims Studio. The game is published by Electronic Arts. The Sims 3: Lunar Lakes is...

Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

DLC, God Simulator, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 January 2012

Steam: 75/100

An add-on for The Sims 3 that introduces bedroom and bathroom furnishings, clothing, and hairstyles. Players can furnish a bedroom with a canopied bed and a...

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Best Games in the DLC genre of 2012 for PC