Best Games for PC of 2003 / Page 4

September 28, 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An isometric action game about a futuristic explorer who crash-lands on a hostile, uncharted planet during a solitary mission to acquire wealth. With...

Icewind Dale 2

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

August 26, 2002

Metacritic: 83/100

An isometric role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an army of goblinoids threatens the Ten Towns. Orcs and worg-mounted goblins are...

Breath of Fire 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

April 27, 2000

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Breath of Fire 4 is a Japanese role-playing game that creates its own interesting world around you, rich and vibrant. The authors should be praised...

Longest Journey

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

December 3, 1999

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Longest Journey is a stunning graphic adventure where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes...

Star Control 2

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Role-playing game

March 3, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Star Control 2 is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter and strategy from the masters at Toys for Bob. The game is published by Accolade...

Star Wars: Galaxies - An Empire Divided

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

July 9, 2003

Metacritic: 71/100

Star Wars: Galaxies — An Empire Divided is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in the Star Wars universe for the Windows...

V-Rally 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

June 20, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

V-Rally 3 — the game has the following modes: “Quick Race” (external damage only), “Career” (full damage) and “Challenge” (certain sets of...

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Historical, City Building, Online

August 23, 2001

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Age of Empires 2: Gold Edition is an isometric strategy game with a dash of history from developers Ensemble Studios. The game is published by...

Dead to Rights (2002)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view

August 19, 2002

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This action shooter follows Jack Slate, a police officer framed for murder and sentenced to execution. After escaping, he sets out to take revenge on...

Elder Scrolls 3: Bloodmoon

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

June 3, 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The expansion for Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind takes place on the frozen island of Solstheim, where the Empire is establishing a new mining colony. The...

Final Fantasy XI

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

May 16, 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes...

Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle

March 18, 2002

Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair is a third-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from Hulabee Entertainment Inc.. The game's main...

Pocket Tanks: Chaos Expansion Pack

Action, Strategy, DLC, Tanks

March 17, 2003

Pocket Tanks: Chaos Expansion Pack is an action game with elements of strategy and a tank simulator from developers from the Blitwise Productions LLC...

Post Mortem (2002)

Adventure, First-person view, Point & Click, Detective

November 1, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person detective adventure is set in Paris, where former New York detective Gus Macpherson has returned to pursue painting. A woman hires...

Space Empires: Starfury

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Business / Management

September 22, 2003

Steam: 63/100

Space Empires: Starfury — action game with a first person view. You go on a crazy intergalactic journey through the Space Empires universe. You...

Starsky & Hutch

Action, Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

June 13, 2003

Metacritic: 58/100

A racing action game based on the 1970s television series, following detectives Starsky and Hutch as they chase criminals through Bay City. Starsky...

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

November 11, 2003

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure puzzle game in the Myst series, set in 3D worlds connected to the history of D’ni. Players explore at their own pace, solve a variety of...

America's Army: Special Forces

Action, Shooter, First-person view

November 6, 2003

America's Army: Special Forces is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the U.S. studio. Army. The game is...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

May 17, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops...

Dungeon Keeper 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, God Simulator

June 30, 1999

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Dungeon Keeper 2 is a continuation of the legendary real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view. As before, you have to try on the...

Knights of the Cross

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure

November 1, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Knights of the Cross — In a single player game, the player acts as a knight with his own army. During the game's campaign, he fights against...

Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

March 25, 1998

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This arcade racer features exotic supercars competing on tracks affected by changing weather and road conditions. In Hot Pursuit mode, the player can...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3: Conquests

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based

November 4, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 3, featuring eight conquest scenarios set across different periods of history. They introduce new...

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzles follows Wallace and Gromit as they attempt to free a zoo from Feathers McGraw. The penguin has...

World Racing

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

February 28, 2003

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

May 18, 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his...

Championship Manager 4

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sports game

March 28, 2003

Players: 10/10

Championship Manager 4 is a top-down simulation game with elements of strategy, business simulation and sports game from Sports Interactive Limited...

Disciples 2: Rise of the Elves

Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

November 25, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game follows the elves as they seek to reclaim the forests of Nevendaar from the world’s four main powers. Driven to...

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

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

November 11, 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An expansion to the role-playing game Dungeon Siege, Legends of Aranna adds a campaign set in the fantasy world of Aranna. The hero explores nine...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game

December 6, 2000

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a...

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2003)

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Casual game, Point & Click

October 27, 2003

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 45/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This third-person adventure with puzzles follows Ariane, a photojournalist who is caught in a rockslide while working in Iceland and ends up in a...

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

November 4, 2003

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An action game with role-playing elements based on the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the closing events of the War of the Ring...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

August 9, 2002

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in New York in 2000, this point-and-click adventure follows Brian, a college student nearing graduation who is attacked by mobsters. On the run...

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, City Building, Construction, Sandbox

September 22, 2003

Players: 6/10

Steam: 81/100

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is an expanded edition of the city-planning simulator SimCity 4 with previously released additions and updates. In the game...

Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force (Gold Bundle)

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

September 24, 2002

Star Trek: Voyager — Elite Force (Gold Bundle) is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from developers from the Raven...

Virtual Resort: Spring Break

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

September 6, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A management simulation about running a tropical resort during spring break. The player develops the getaway by adding clubs, cabanas, and other...

Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click

September 12, 2003

Steam: 97/100

This first-person adventure takes place in the Underground Empire of Zork, where Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick has banned magic and made the practice...

Entropia Universe

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Sandbox, Open world, Science fiction

January 30, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Entropia Universe is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. The game world is divided between four planets, each of which...

Second Life

Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

June 23, 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Second Life is a virtual space in which account holders can spend time and choose activities of interest. A large world opens up before each player...

Midnight Club 2

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world

April 9, 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade street-racing game set in the open cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. Players race against other drivers in cars...