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

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - a game in the Tactics genre

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 8 October 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

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

Game released: PC → 26 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a continuation of the third-person tactical shooter in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series. There is devastation in...

Dragon Age 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure

Game released: PC → 15 March 2012

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dragon Age 2 is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place over 7 years (including the...

Orcs Must Die! 2

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 30 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Orcs Must Die! 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story will begin...

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the tactical RPG with turn-based strategy elements from Jagged Alliance 2. You will command a squad of mercenaries...

Ticket to Ride Europe

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 24 May 2012

Players: 5.2/10

Ticket to Ride is an arcade board game with puzzle elements. Start your trip right now and get tickets by getting directions on the map. Each ticket specifies two...

Total War Battles: Shogun

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics

Game released: PC → 29 August 2012

Players: 10/10

Total War Battles: Shogun — tactical real-time strategy with an isometric view. You'll lead your clan into battle through an over 10-hour story campaign...

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...

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...

Tiny Troopers

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tanks, Warships / Submarines, Strategy

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Tiny Troopers is an arcade indie action game with tactical elements and an isometric view. This game puts you in charge of a team of little soldiers. You must guide...

Avernum: Escape from the Pit

Role-playing game, Isometric, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 April 2012

Steam: 91/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in Avernum, an underground nation where the Empire sends its outcasts. Banished to the volcanic depths by the cruel Emperor...

Gimbal

Simulation, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Construction, Online, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Gimbal is a top-down multiplayer shooter in which players build flying vehicles and fight in real time. Before taking off, pilots can customize weapons, engines...

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...

Cannon Fodder 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Action

Game released: PC → 9 February 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This tactical action game follows 500 conscripts sent into a war that reaches across the world and into space. They face terrorists equipped with advanced...

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...

Iron Front - Liberation 1944

Action, Shooter, Tactics, First-person view, Historical, Tanks, Simulation

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Iron Front — Liberation 1944 — takes place during the summer offensive of Soviet troops in South-Eastern Poland. The campaign can be played as both...

Shad'O

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 4 September 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Shad'O is a fun tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. An amazing journey awaits you inside the mind of William in a colorful and...

Uprising 44

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 December 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 22/100

This third-person action game with real-time strategy elements is set during the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation. Its story follows the Silent Shadows...

Frontline Tactics

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 26 October 2012

Frontline Tactics is a strategy game with elements of a tactical game from developers from Full Control and WiT Entertainment studios. The main publisher of the...

Cortex Command

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Tactics

Game released: PC → 28 September 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 44/100

A tactical arcade game with strategy and platforming elements, Cortex Command centers on mining gold from deformable pixel terrain. The resources can be spent on...

Men of War: The Ultimate Collection

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: PC → 7 September 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Men of War: The Ultimate Collection is an isometric strategy game with elements of a robot simulator and a tactical game from developers from the Best Way studio...

Defenders of Ardania

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 14 March 2012

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Defenders of Ardania is a real-time tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. The game features three unique races with their own units...

Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection

Strategy, In real time, Collection, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: PC → 5 October 2012

Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection is a strategy game with a mixture of robot simulator and tactical game from the developers of Victory Games. The main...

Fray

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 February 2012

Steam: 1/100

Metacritic: 27/100

This tactical strategy game with shooter elements takes place in a dystopian 2098, where human interaction has largely moved into virtual reality and three...

Oddboxx

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Tactics

Game released: PC → 20 December 2012

Steam: 88/100

Oddboxx is a third-person action game with elements of adventure and tactical game from the masters from the studio Oddworld Inhabitants Inc.. The game is published...

Tropico 4: Gold Edition

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Tactics, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC → 28 November 2012

Steam: 91/100

A strategy and city-building simulation about ruling an island nation, where El Presidente develops the economy and seeks public support amid shifts in global...

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view, Strategy

Game released: PC → 3 December 2012

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

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...

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Best Games in the Tactics genre of 2012 for PC