Best Games for PC of 2005 / Page 7

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

June 15, 2005

Players: 6.7/10

Crystalix is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy games from developers from the GULNY Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Desert Thunder

Action, Third-person view, Tanks

November 19, 2003

Steam: 61/100

This arcade-style tank action game is set amid a military conflict in a Middle Eastern country seized by a terrorist faction. The player commands an experimental...

Down in Flames

Simulation, Strategy, Flight Simulator, Turn-based

September 28, 2005

Down in Flames is a simulator with strategy and flight simulator elements from the Dan Verssen Games studio. The game is published by Battlefront.com, Inc..Down in...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 Deluxe

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

April 18, 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This medieval castle simulator and real-time strategy game centres on managing an estate, caring for its subjects and waging war against rival lords. Players...

Garfield: It's All About Phonics - Kindergarten

Educational game (Education), Third-person view

January 2005

Garfield: It's All About Phonics — Kindergarten is a third-person educational game from Maestro Learning, Inc., Paws and Inc.. The game is published by...

Guild Wars

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

April 26, 2005

Metacritic: 89/100

Guild Wars — despite the fact that the game rules change very often as a result of updates, the basic principles are quite stable, and their details change only...

Lock-on: Flaming Cliffs

Simulation, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

April 1, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Lock-on: Flaming Cliffs is a first-person simulator with a dash of flight simulator from the developers at Eagle Dynamics. The publisher of the game is 1C Company...

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

January 24, 2002

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter — the gameplay of this part of the game is not very different from The First Encounter, with the exception of added...

Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring

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

August 26, 2004

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person detective adventure with point-and-click controls is set in London in 1895, where a wealthy construction tycoon has been murdered in his mansion...

Vivisector: Beast Within

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

September 30, 2005

Players: 9.4/10

Vivisector: Beast Within — February 1, 1987. SEAL officer Curt Robinson arrives on Soreo Island as part of a special unit to rescue Liam Quaid and his missing...

Atari Collection: Strategie

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Sandbox

June 30, 2005

Atari Collection: Strategie is a third-person simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of BreakAway Games Ltd., Chris...

Battlefield 2: Special Forces

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

November 21, 2005

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An expansion for Battlefield 2 focused on clashes between special forces in modern military conflicts. Players choose from six factions: the US Navy SEALs, British...

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

November 16, 2005

Casino 5 Pack

Strategy, Collection, Casino

2004

Casino 5 Pack is a strategy game with a dash of casino game from Beachware, Inc.. The game is published by Game Mill Publishing...

Cold War

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

September 27, 2005

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Cold War is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The game takes place during the Cold War in 1986. You will play the role of American reporter...

Colin McRae Rally 3

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

October 25, 2002

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A rally racing game about the career of a professional driver, with the player taking the wheel of Colin McRae’s Ford Focus PS WRC and aiming to become champion...

Crime Life: Gang Wars

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

November 10, 2005

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 30/100

Set in a modern city where gangs vie for power and the police struggle to contain the violence, this crime action game blends beat ’em up combat with elements of...

Driver (2009)

Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

June 25, 1999

Players: 5.2/10

Driver (2009) — This is a game about the driver Tanner, who works for bandits and constantly gets into various troubles. You will complete various tasks in...

Fallen Lords: Condemnation

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

November 11, 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Fallen Lords: Condemnation — The game begins with the main character dying and facing a choice of which otherworldly group to join. You can support angels or...

Football Manager Handheld

Simulation, Business / Management, Sports game

December 31, 2005

Metacritic: 89/100

A football management simulation in which the player leads a team and manages relationships with its board and players. Negotiations with the board can secure a...

Full Spectrum Warrior

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Tactics

June 1, 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A tactical action game about infantry operations in tense urban combat. Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light...

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...

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (2005)

Collection

August 27, 2005

Metacritic: 61/100

This collection brings together 14 classic Namco arcade games. Namco Museum 50th Anniversary includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole...

UEFA Champions League 2004-2005

Sports game

February 3, 2005

Players: 7.7/10

UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 is a sports game from developers from Electronic Arts Canada. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...

UFO: Aftershock

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction

October 21, 2005

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in 2054, this post-apocalyptic strategy game combines squad-based tactical combat with global management. Fifty years after a disaster made Earth’s surface...

Versailles 2: Testament of the King

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

August 2, 2002

Versailles 2: Testament of the King is a first-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published...

Yager

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view

May 3, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A first-person arcade flight action game about Magnus Tide, a young fighter pilot defending his home and way of life from enemies. His fighter, the Sagittarius...

Princess Maker 4

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

July 11, 2005

Players: 10/10

Princess Maker 4 is a simulator with an admixture of anime or manga and fantasy games from the masters from the studios GeneX, Westone Co. and Ltd.. The game is...

Colin McRae Rally 2005

Simulation, Racing

May 27, 2005

Players: 6.7/10

Colin McRae Rally 2005 is a continuation of the world-famous rally car simulator, taking the famous series to a new level — primarily thanks to the original...

Tony Hawk's Underground

Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards

October 27, 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A skateboarding sports game about an aspiring skater who rises from a local unknown to a celebrated professional. The story unfolds across expansive levels that can...

18 Wheels of Steel: Across America

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

September 23, 2003

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

This trucking simulator follows a career in freight transport across the United States. The player drives a truck, hauls cargo between destinations and competes to...

8th Wonder of the World

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building

March 21, 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

8th Wonder of the World — an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The story of the game unfolds several years after the events of...

Blitzkrieg: Green Devils

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

October 14, 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Blitzkrieg: Green Devils — contains 2 campaigns in which the player commands German troops. In the first, the 9th SS Panzer Division carried out missions in...

Blitzkrieg: Total Challenge

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

November 14, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Blitzkrieg: Total Challenge — is an add-on to the real-time strategy game Blitzkrieg. It features 24 new single-player missions, over 20 new units, and...

Boiling Point: Road to Hell

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure

May 19, 2005

Players: 9/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This role-playing game with action and shooter elements is set in the jungles of present-day South America, where armed factions are engaged in a guerrilla war. The...

Brian Lara International Cricket 2005

Isometric, Sports game

July 21, 2005

Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 is an isometric sports game from the masters at Swordfish Studios Limited. The game is published by Codemasters Software...

Conflict: Global Terror

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical

September 30, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This tactical action game follows a special forces squad confronting the terrorist group March 33, drawing on counterterrorism training and experience from...

Darwinia+

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

July 14, 2005

Metacritic: 82/100

This real-time strategy game follows a tribe of video game sprites trapped in a modern 3D game world. Its gameplay combines fast-paced action with strategic battle...

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Point & Click, Casual game

November 22, 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

This point-and-click educational adventure follows underwater detective Freddi Fish and her friend Luther as they investigate the disappearance of Grandma Grouper’s...

Lugaru

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie, Parkour

January 1, 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

This third-person action game with fighting elements follows Turner, a rebel rabbit searching for those responsible for destroying his village. His quest uncovers a...