Best Games in the Open world genre of 2012 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2009
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 19 April 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2010
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
95/100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 26 June 2018
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained huge popularity. The game is dedicated to survival...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, Wii U → 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...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.6/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Linux → 9 September 2011
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Dead Island is an action role-playing game with elements of horror, shooter and first-person view. The heroes of the Game are tourists who had to deal with the...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 24 July 2012
VGTimes:
6.7/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Prototype 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure with a third-person view in the open world. In the game you will try on the role of the new hero James...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Open world
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 2 February 2012
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
80/100
This post-apocalyptic action game combines shooting with driving across a devastated landscape. Players explore the surroundings and engage in...
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2012
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Okami HD is an improved re-release of the third-person action adventure game Okami. The game combines several Japanese myths, legends and folklore elements, and...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, Mac, Wii U → 19 June 2012
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, MMO, Open world
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 18 September 2014
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
68/100
This turn-based MMORPG is set in the World of Twelve, where the golden age is ending and a new era is beginning. Players choose from 18 classes and explore a world...
