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

Borderlands 2 - a game in the Online genre

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 17 September 2012

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A new era of...

Warface

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

Game released: PC → 1 July 2014

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 61/100

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...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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

Game released: PC → 12 November 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A first-person shooter that continues the story of the series and combines events from two eras. The plot takes players from the end of the 20th century to the near...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Game released: PC → 2 November 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...

Max Payne 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 June 2012

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Blade & Soul

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

Game released: PC → 19 May 2016

Players: 8/10

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...

Guild Wars 2

Role-playing game, Online, Free game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 August 2012

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game set in the open world of Tyria, where characters encounter inhabitants with their own stories and goals. Exploration...

Stay Out

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

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

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 62/100

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...

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: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter centers on an ongoing war between three factions competing for territory and resources across four continents...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 14 March 2013

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

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: 55/100

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...

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...

Infestation: Survivor Stories

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

Game released: PC → 17 December 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 31/100

Metacritic: 20/100

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...

Awesomenauts

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

Game released: PC → 23 June 2013

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Death Rally

Arcade, Racing, Online, Isometric, Action, Remake

Game released: PC → 3 August 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Arcade racing with an isometric view. The gameplay is exciting, intense, and explosively fun. You will win races, upgrade your cars and weapons to defeat incredible...

Stronghold Kingdoms

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Free game, MMO

Game released: PC → 28 February 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 56/100

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...

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...

Settlers Online

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

Game released: PC → 10 January 2012

Players: 9.1/10

This browser-based real-time strategy game follows the growth of a settlement into a kingdom. Starting with a small village, players complete quests, defeat enemy...

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...

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...

Combat Arms

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

Game released: PC → 26 July 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 55/100

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...

Farming Simulator 2013

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Online

Game released: PC → 9 October 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Farming Simulator 2013 is an exciting farm simulator in which you can farm either alone or in a cooperative for ten people. The game combines the addictive gameplay...

Natural Selection 2

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Strategy, Action

Game released: PC → 30 October 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer first-person shooter with strategy elements, Natural Selection 2 is a revamped version of a Half-Life mod. The available information does not specify...

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: 7.1/10

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...

The Legend of Mir 3

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → October 2004; The project is closed: PC → 1 February 2012

The Legend of Mir 3 is a continuation of the popular multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. A large open world, improved...

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

Steam: 91/100

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...

Secret World Legends

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

Game released: PC → 31 July 2017

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

Motorbike

Third-person view, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Sandbox, Online, Racing, Sports game, Action

Game released: PC → 15 November 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

Motorbike — motorcycle racing with a third-person view. This game will test your skills and is full of action and real physics. You will find 100 original...

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...

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...

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...

Worms Revolution

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Online

Game released: PC → 10 October 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Worms Revolution is the legendary return of the side-scrolling turn-based tactical action strategy game to the Worms series. The game was created using a new game...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Free game

Game released: PC → 20 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 39/100

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...

Navy Field 2

Strategy, MMO, Online, In real time, Warships / Submarines, Free game

Game released: PC → 8 August 2012; The project is closed: PC → 6 August 2014

Steam: 44/100

Navy Field 2: Conqueror of the Ocean — is the sequel to the strategic multiplayer game Navy Field, where players control various ships and participate in...

Primal Carnage

Action, Shooter, Online

Game released: PC → 29 October 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set on a remote island overrun by dinosaurs, this online shooter pits human mercenaries against prehistoric predators in asymmetrical team battles. The mercenaries...

Panzar

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 50/100

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...

Dark Legends

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Hack and slash

Game released: PC → 12 April 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Dark Legends is an online, massively multiplayer, and hack-and-slash RPG from the developers at Spacetime Studios. The game is published by Spacetime...

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...

Crash Time - Undercover

Simulation, Racing, Online, Action, First-person view

Game released: PC → 28 September 2012

Steam: 82/100

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...

Wurm Online

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

Game released: PC → 24 July 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 61/100

A sandbox MMORPG in which players settle untamed lands and reshape the world around them. Wurm Online offers PvE and PvP servers: exploration and crafting take...

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Best Games in the Online genre of 2012 for PC