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

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

Game released: PC → 1 July 2014

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...

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...

Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Online, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2012

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a continuation of the series of military shooters with a first-person view. You will again be part of a Tier One special forces unit...

Guild Wars 2

Role-playing game, Online, Free game

Game released: PC → 28 August 2012

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Guild Wars 2 is a role-playing game with online and free-to-play elements from developers from the ArenaNet studio. The game is published by NCsoft Corporation...

Blade & Soul

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 19 May 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Blade & Soul is a third-person MMORPG with martial arts set in eastern fantasy. Players can expect spectacular battles and seductive characters, a sea of content...

Stay Out

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Beta testing: PC → 20 August 2012; Game in development: PC → 2026; Early Access: PC → 27 November 2019

Players: 5.6/10

Stay Out is a third-person multiplayer shooter in which you have to survive in the Exclusion Zone with your friends. You will find a large open world, a post-Soviet...

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...

TERA

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2015; The project is closed: PC → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Prime World

Online, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 July 2013; The project is closed: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Prime World — action for several players. This is a game with a unique universe, where tactical session battles, castle management and hero development are...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: PC → 23 June 2013

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

PlanetSide 2

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2012; Beta testing: PC → 26 August 2013

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...

Phantasy Star Online 2

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Free game, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 5 August 2020

Players: 5.3/10

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game set in the science fiction universe of Phantasy Star. In the game, you will play the...

Blacklight: Retribution

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

Game released: PC → 3 April 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Blacklight: Retribution is an online first-person action and shooter game from Zombie Studios and Hardsuit Labs. The game is published by Perfect World...

Realm of the Mad God

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

Game released: PC → 20 February 2012

Players: 9/10

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...

Miner Wars 2081

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

Game released: PC → 28 November 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Miner Wars 2081 is a third-person online game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Keen Software House studio. The game is published by Keen...

Stronghold Kingdoms

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PC → 28 February 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Stronghold Kingdoms is a popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. In this game you will become a ruler, on whose shoulders will fall great...

Guns of Icarus Online

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Steampunk, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 29 October 2012

Players: 2.8/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Guns of Icarus Online is a multiplayer competitive action game with a third-person view in a steampunk style. The events of the game take place in a fictional world...

Settlers Online

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game

Game released: PC → 10 January 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Settlers Online is an isometric online game with strategy, browser-based or mini-game elements, and a free-to-play game from Ubisoft Blue Byte. The publisher of the...

Death Rally (2011)

Arcade, Racing, Online, Isometric

Game released: PC → 3 August 2012

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Death Rally (2011) — arcade racing with an isometric view. The gameplay is addictive, intense, explosive fun. You'll win races, upgrade your cars and weapons...

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...

Crash Time - Undercover

Simulation, Racing, Online

Game released: PC → 28 September 2012

Players take on the role of a police officer and take part in a dangerous covert operation to take down a criminal gang. A variety of cars and armored vehicles will...

Hawken

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...

Infestation: Survivor Stories

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 17 December 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Infestation: Survivor Stories is an action role-playing game for several people. One of the most iconic games in survival history returns, bringing classic gameplay...

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...

Combat Arms

Online, Shooter, First-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Combat Arms is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than 300 types of weapons, 34 maps, 12 game modes and 4,500,000...

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...

Secret World Legends

Role-playing game, Online, Horror, MMO, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 31 July 2017

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Secret World Legends is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view. The events of the game take place in a modern world, similar...

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare

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

Game released: PC → 27 March 2012

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare are first-person online games with action, shooter and strategy elements from the masters at Radioactive Software. The game is published...

Super Monday Night Combat

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

Game released: PC → 19 April 2012

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monday Night Combat is an online third-person action, shooter and free-to-play game from the studio Uber Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by Uber...

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...

Ace of Spades: Battle Builder

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 December 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Ace of Spades: Battle Builder is an online first-person video game with a mixture of action, shooter, massively multiplayer and indie games from Jagex Games Studio...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: PC → 20 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances - The main goal of this game is to control the center of the world. Each player chooses a sector on the World Map and begins...

Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre

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

Game released: PC → 9 July 2012

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...

AirMech Arena

Online, Strategy, In real time, Free game

Game released: PC → 9 November 2012

Players: 10/10

AirMech Arena is an online game with a dash of strategy and free-to-play from the developers at Carbon Games. The game is published by Carbon Games, Ubisoft...

Jagged Alliance Online

Online, Strategy, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 5 June 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Jagged Alliance Online — you have to compete with other players and win in combat areas with allies. Lead your company to victories and great rewards. 3D...

GunZ: The Duel

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

Game released: PC → 24 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Wurm Online

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC → 24 July 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Wurm Online is a role-playing game with online, massively multiplayer, fantasy, and browser/mini-game elements from Code Club AB. The game is published by Code Club...

Might & Magic Duel of Champions

Arcade, Online, Card game, Logic

Game released: PC → 13 September 2012

Might & Magic Duel of Champions is an arcade game with a mixture of online games and card games from developers from the Ubisoft Quebec studio. The main...

Project Copernicus

Role-playing game, Online, Third-person view

Game canceled: PC → 30 May 2012

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Project Copernicus is a third-person role-playing game with online elements from the developers of 38 Studios. The main publisher of the game is 38 Studios...

Auto Club Revolution

Online, Racing

Game released: PC → 27 March 2012

Players: 7/10

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Best Games in the Online genre of 2012 for PC