Best Games for PC of 2004 / Page 4

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

May 10, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This turn-based tactical RPG is set in the near future, after Earth has been overrun by creatures from another dimension. A young boy, his sister, and a group of...

Galactic Civilizations

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Grand strategy, Turn-based

March 26, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Galactic Civilizations — strategy in the futuristic genre. The game takes place in 2178. Humanity has established contacts with the five major star powers...

In-Fisherman Freshwater Trophies

Action, Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game

July 20, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Island Wars 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

July 10, 2004

Island Wars 2 is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, strategy and flight simulator from the masters from InterAction studios. The main...

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game

December 1, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is a 3D adventure platformer made in the spirit of the cult Crash Bandicoot series. The main character of Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

August 19, 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Microsoft Train Simulator: German Railroads Volume Two: Fast Railcars on the Runway

Simulation, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Trains

2003

Players: 5.5/10

Microsoft Train Simulator: German Railroads Volume Two: Fast Railcars on the Runway is a first-person simulator with elements of a railway simulator from the...

Vietcong

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

March 27, 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Vietcong is a tactical first-person shooter set during the Vietnam War. The player commands A-Team, a U.S. Special Forces unit, and leads up to six soldiers through...

Wild Metal Country

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks

February 1, 2000

Players: 6/10

Wild Metal Country is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter and tank simulator from the developers from the DMA Design Limited studio. The...

Worms World Party

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view

April 6, 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Worms World Party is a continuation of the tactical action game with strategy elements in the popular Worms universe. As usual, the goal of the game is to destroy...

Pilot Brothers 3: Back Side of the Earth

Adventure, Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Casual game

June 11, 2004

Steam: 67/100

Pilot Brothers 3: Back Side of the Earth is a continuation of the fun adventures of two detectives. It's spring 1958. Tireless detectives and adventurers, the Pilot...

The Dark Legions

Indie, Strategy, Medieval era

April 1, 2004

Steam: 85/100

A medieval real-time strategy game following Theodoric, whose family was slaughtered by King Frank Kalap. Story-driven missions center on expanding an empire...

Crusader Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

April 23, 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This historical strategy game focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe from 1066 to 1453. The player leads a dynasty and seeks to expand its lands and...

Biko 3

Simulation, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

January 30, 2004

Players: 5.6/10

Biko 3 is a third-person simulator with a mixture of anime/manga and adult games from the studio Illusion. The game is published by...

CSI: Miami

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

November 16, 2004

Metacritic: 54/100

A first-person adventure with puzzles, CSI: Miami follows a South Florida forensic team as it investigates crimes. Working alongside characters from CSI: Crime...

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 venture is...

Evil Genius

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Comedy, Simulation

September 28, 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Evil Genius is a strategy game in which the player will play as one of three evil geniuses who wants to gain world domination. In the game you can create your own...

Gunlok

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

December 8, 2000

Steam: 76/100

Gunlok is a sci-fi strategy game where humans fight for their survival against...

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

August 4, 2000

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 is a dynamic adventure action game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place thirty years after the...

Kohan 2: Kings of War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Sandbox, Fantasy

September 22, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time fantasy strategy game takes place in Khaldun, where the timeless war between Light and Shadow resumes after a brief respite. Civil war spreads across...

MDK 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Comics

April 2, 2000

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A futuristic third-person action shooter and platformer, MDK 2 is a sequel to MDK about saving the world from aliens. It develops the theme of confronting an...

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

February 20, 2004

Players: 7.4/10

Pro Evolution Soccer 4

Sports game, Isometric, Football

October 15, 2004

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A football simulation featuring club and national teams, with greater control over players’ actions and an emphasis on realistic matches. It includes 136 club teams...

Pro Race Driver

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

December 10, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Pro Race Driver — 42 licensed touring and racing cars are on display including the Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Mercedes CLK, Alfa Romeo GTV and Viper GTS...

Sagara Family

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

December 2, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Sagara Family is a first-person action adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from ZyX Inc.. The game's main publisher is...

Sid Meier's Civilization 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

February 29, 1996

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 2 — Compared to the first game, new units, civilizations, wonders of the world, technologies appeared, graphics took on an isometric...

SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle

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

August 12, 2005

Players: 7.8/10

SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle is a tactical team-based first-person shooter game played cooperatively with the computer or human teammates as part of a 5-man police...

Syberia: The Collector's Edition

Collection, Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle

December 3, 2004

Steam: 85/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Kate Walker, a young lawyer from New York sent to an Alpine valley to handle the sale of an old automaton factory. As she...

Unreal 2: The Awakening (Special Edition)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction

November 25, 2008

Steam: 67/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter follows John Dalton, an ex-Marine and Marshal for the Terran Colonial Authority who patrols the edge of human space. A...

X2: The Threat

Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

February 4, 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

X2: The Threat is a fascinating space simulator that continues the story of X: Beyond The Frontier. A completely updated graphics engine, new ships, more than 13...

Jets'n'Guns

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie

November 30, 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Jets'n'Guns is an arcade game with a dash of action and a beat 'em up game from the masters at Rake in Grass. The publisher of the game is GarageDeveloper...

Hitman: Contracts

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

April 20, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This stealth action game follows Agent 47, a contract killer who is wounded and trapped in a dangerous situation in Paris. Through his memories, the story explores...

Battle Mages

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

October 10, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

A real-time strategy game with role-playing elements, Battle Mages follows a graduate of the Imperial School of Magic sent to face the trials of the Battle Mages...

D-Day (2004)

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Historical

July 6, 2004

Metacritic: 56/100

A strategy game about the Allied invasion of Normandy and the campaign to liberate Europe during World War II. Its single-player mode spans three campaigns and 12...

Firestarter

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

November 28, 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Set in 2010, this futuristic first-person shooter traps the player’s consciousness inside FireStarter, a virtual-reality gaming machine infected by a virus. The...

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cyberpunk

October 15, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This first-person shooter based on the Judge Dredd comics is set in Mega-City One in the third decade of the 22nd century. With unemployment widespread and boredom...

Restricted Area

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

October 1, 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 51/100

This action role-playing game is set in 2083, after environmental pollution has turned most of Earth into mutant-filled wastelands and contaminated deserts, while a...

RTL Ski Jumping 2005

Third-person view, Sports game

November 25, 2004

Players: 10/10

RTL Ski Jumping 2005 is a third-person sports game from the studio 49Games GmbH. The game is published by RTL Enterprises GmbH. In some circles, RTL Ski Jumping...

S3: Silent Storm - Sentinels

Strategy, DLC, Futurism (Future)

April 24, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

S3: Silent Storm — Sentinels — There are many subtleties in the game. The player will have to go through many locations and small towns, and will have...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2005)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 27, 2004

Players: 10/10

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2005) is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Heavy Iron Studios. The game is published by THQ...