Best Games for PC of 2005 / Page 5

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

April 5, 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter returns to the Black Mesa research facility and follows security guard Barney Calhoun. He must fight the extraterrestrial...

Shattered Union

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

October 17, 2005

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Shattered Union is a turn-based tactical war strategy game set in a future where the nuclear destruction of Washington, D.C., has split the United States into...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

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

October 30, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy about developing a civilization and exploring the world. Players can pursue different paths of discovery, employ varied strategies...

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts

October 4, 2004

Players: 7.8/10

This arcade skateboarding game challenges players to perform tricks and complete objectives in 3D environments based on cities and skating areas. Tony Hawk's...

TRON 2.0

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction

August 26, 2003

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter with role-playing elements is set inside a computer’s digital world. When the fCon corporation moves to take over...

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

March 8, 2004

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire is the second standalone add-on for the tactical role-playing game with elements of the turn-based strategy of Jagged Alliance...

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...

Starship Troopers

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

October 27, 2005

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 46/100

A futuristic first-person shooter set in the Starship Troopers universe, focused on battles against arachnids. The player fights with weapons ranging from the M2...

Tumblebugs

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

May 18, 2005

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 91/100

This casual match-three puzzle follows Tumble, a guardian bug trying to save backyard creatures from rolling into the Black Bug Empire’s underground lair. The...

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

November 4, 2005

Steam: 77/100

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a top-down simulator with a dash of action and strategy from the masters at Digital Eel. The game is published by Shrapnel...

BorderZone

Role-playing game, Action, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

May 6, 2005

Players: 7/10

Steam: 50/100

Borderlands is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell you about the ninth millennium, where you have to understand...

Gun

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Casino, Open world

November 8, 2005

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gun is a third-person action-adventure game set in the open world of the Wild West. Fate took away everything Colton White held dear. Since then, White has trusted...

3 Skulls of the Toltecs

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Remake

February 11, 2005

Steam: 85/100

3 Skulls of the Toltecs is a fun point and click adventure with a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of cowboy Fenimore Fillmore, who learned...

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

October 6, 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Constantine (2005)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Comics

February 14, 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 59/100

This third-person action horror game, based on DC Comics/Vertigo’s Hellblazer graphic novels and the film, follows John Constantine, a man who has been to Hell and...

Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Historical

April 1, 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A historical strategy game set in the 19th century, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars puts players in command of armies fighting for dominance over Europe. The forces...

Darwinia

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Puzzle, God Simulator

March 4, 2005

Steam: 78/100

This real-time strategy game blends action and puzzles in a digital world inhabited by intelligent creatures called Darwinians. When a dangerous virus disrupts...

Dino and Aliens

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

June 23, 2005

Dino and Aliens is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy and puzzle from the studio NevoSoft. The main publisher of the game is Oberon...

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

December 3, 2004

Players: 7.1/10

Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad is an isometric strategy game with a historical twist from DTF Games. The main publisher of the game is...

Hearts of Iron 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy

January 4, 2005

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This grand strategy game focuses on World War II and lets players govern a country in a conflict spanning the globe. Players handle diplomacy, production and...

Hotel Giant

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Strategy

May 14, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A hotel-management simulation in which the player builds a hospitality business in a city around the world. Starting with a small establishment for business...

Let's Ride! Championship Dreams

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

November 14, 2005

Let's Ride! Championship Dreams is a third-person simulation game with elements of an educational game from the studio Radon Labs GmbH. The main publisher of the...

Project: Snowblind

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

February 22, 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Set in futuristic Hong Kong in 2065, this first-person shooter follows Nathan Frost, a second lieutenant fighting a regime that threatens the civilized world. After...

Spider-Man 2: The Game

Action, Third-person view, Comics

June 28, 2004

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 42/100

This third-person action game, based on the film Spider-Man 2, takes place across the streets and rooftops of Manhattan. As Spider-Man, the player patrols the city...

Taikō Risshiden

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

March 13, 1992

Steam: 88/100

A historical strategy game with role-playing and simulation elements, Taikō Risshiden follows Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s rise during Japan’s Sengoku period. The player...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics, Emulator

October 19, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

An action game about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battling new opponents with their ninja abilities. Each Turtle has distinct characteristics and skills, while...

Bugdom 2

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

October 17, 2002

Bugdom 2 is a third-person action game with fighting and platforming elements from developers from the studio Pangea Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the game...

Codename: Panzers - Phase Two

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Simulation, Online

July 25, 2005

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, with battles across Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. Its three campaigns let players command the...

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 and through...

Empire Earth 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox, Construction

March 29, 2005

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Empire Earth 2 — you will lead the great nations of Korea, Germany, and America in the main game, and the nations of Egypt, Russia, and the Maasai tribe in the...

Ever17: The Out of Infinity

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel

August 29, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Ever17: The Out of Infinity is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime/manga game and a visual novel from the masters of the KID Corp. studio. The main...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox

April 18, 2005

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

A medieval city-building simulator and real-time strategy game about castle life and a struggle for power in a kingdom divided by rival barons. In Stronghold 2, the...

Knights of the Temple 2

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

November 24, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Knights of the Temple 2 — In the prologue, the main character Paul De Ruck is in the ancient monastery of Birke, and discusses the consequences of cruelty...

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005)

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

March 29, 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An action-adventure game based on the first three Star Wars prequel films: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. It brings the films...

Shadow Man

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Comics

July 31, 1999

Players: 8.6/10

This third-person action-adventure based on the Shadow Man comic book series follows Michael LeRoi, a voodoo warrior who protects the world of the living from...

Tradewinds 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view

April 5, 2005

Tradewinds 2 is a first-person role-playing game with elements of strategy, warship simulator and business simulation from the masters at Sandlot Games. The game is...

Zoo Tycoon 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education)

November 11, 2004

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A zoo management simulation in which players build enclosures and other structures, place animals, and oversee the zoo. The game features 30 animal species, a range...

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Casual game

August 30, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The game invites you to go to conquer America, where...

Blitzkrieg 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

September 23, 2005

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A real-time strategy game set across several theaters of World War II. Players plan operations and command forces in three global campaigns, fighting for the Soviet...

Bloodline

January 17, 2005

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 68/100