Best Games for PC of 2006 / Page 7

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Side view

March 13, 2006

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This arcade shoot ’em up, presented in a neo-retro style, follows Earth’s last surviving tank commander as they repel an alien invasion and pursue...

Top Spin 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Tennis

March 29, 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Top Spin 2 is a perfect game for both those who have never been closely acquainted with this type of sport and its ardent fans. This part continues...

TrackMania Nations ESWC

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

January 27, 2006

TrackMania Nations ESWC is a first-person racing game with sports and sandbox elements from the Nadeo SAS studio. The game is published by Nadeo SAS...

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Online

March 14, 2006

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a historical shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than a dozen maps designed to recreate the...

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 30, 2005

Metacritic: 59/100

This adventure game with puzzles is based on a classic detective story: ten people are stranded at a mansion on Shipwreck Island, where their host...

Anno 1701 (Limited Edition)

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view

October 26, 2006

Anno 1701 (Limited Edition) is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from the masters at Related Designs Software GmbH. The...

Battle of Europe

Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view

August 11, 2005

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 54/100

An action flight simulator set during World War II, in which a Royal Air Force pilot defends Europe against Axis attacks from land, sea and air. The...

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical

March 23, 2006

Metacritic: 65/100

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII — Dunkirk Angels — is the name of the player's squadron in the game. It consists of the player, Tom "Shield," Joe...

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...

The Chosen: Well of Souls

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

December 15, 2006

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Frater: Messenger of Light is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the gloomy world of...

City Life

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

April 14, 2006

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

City Life — there are 6 socio-cultural groups. Being in a certain “stratum” directly depends on a resident’s income and lifestyle. Thus, the...

Cuban Missile Crisis

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic

February 4, 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Cuban Missile Crisis is a pseudo-historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. It's based on an alternate history of the 1962...

Dungeon Siege 2: Broken World

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

August 4, 2006

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 62/100

An expansion for Dungeon Siege 2, continuing the story in the dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy world of Aranna. After a betrayal, the hero hunts down...

Hard Truck: Apocalypse - Rise of Clans

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Racing

November 23, 2006

Players: 9/10

Steam: 73/100

Set in an alternate future, this vehicular action RPG takes place across the post-apocalyptic expanses of North America. The add-on continues the...

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Point & Click

July 11, 2006

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This first-person point-and-click adventure follows Nancy Drew to Paris, where she goes undercover as an intern to investigate fashion designer...

Putt-Putt Travels Through Time

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

November 22, 2006

Steam: 94/100

A point-and-click educational adventure about Putt-Putt searching through time for his missing friend Pep. After Mr. Firebird's time machine...

SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars

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

April 7, 2006

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars — The main character is from the Shaikan human race, in whose veins the blood of a dragon flows. The squad...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

September 25, 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder — 2010. Since Castro's death in 2006, the Cuban people have been ruled by increasingly incompetent...

TriJinx: A Kristine Kross Mystery

Strategy, Puzzle, Comics, Casual game

June 14, 2006

Steam: 57/100

TriJinx: A Kristine Kross Mystery is a strategy game with puzzle elements from Brighter Child Interactive. The main publisher of the game is...

Winx Club (2006)

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 17, 2006

Players: 8.9/10

Winx Club (2006) is a third-person action, adventure and fantasy game from the masters at DC Studios, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Konami...

X³: Reunion (Game of the Year Edition)

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

July 14, 2006

X³: Reunion (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with action and flight simulator elements from the developers of the EGOSOFT...

В тылу врага: Диверсанты 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

October 6, 2006

Players: 7/10

Behind Enemy Lines: Saboteurs 2 is a continuation of the historical real-time strategy with tactical elements. The events of the game take place...

Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Strategy

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Turn-based

February 15, 2006

Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Strategy is a top-down simulator with elements of strategy, business simulator and educational game from...

Ankh: Heart of Osiris

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

October 30, 2006

Steam: 68/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows the search for Osiris’s heart and Assil’s attempt to recover the stolen Ankh. After escaping a...

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...

Desperate Housewives: The Game

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Card game

October 6, 2006

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 61/100

A lifestyle simulation based on the Desperate Housewives TV series, placing the player in the role of a new resident of Wisteria Lane. The story...

Ducati World Championship

Third-person view, Sports game, Racing, Motorcycle racing

September 6, 2006

Steam: 41/100

A motorcycle racing game built around Ducati bikes, with competition ranging from amateur events to professional racing classes. Players can choose...

Evil Dead: Regeneration

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

September 13, 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This third-person action horror game offers a “what if” continuation of Evil Dead 2. Ash, the sole survivor of an encounter with the Necronomicon, is...

GTR: FIA GT Racing Game

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

March 3, 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This racing simulator recreates the 2003 FIA GT Championship season, with races on the series’ circuits. Players compete against AI opponents in cars...

Matrix: Path of Neo

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

November 7, 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A third-person action game set in the Matrix universe, in which players control Neo and revisit key scenarios from the complete film trilogy, from...

MX vs. ATV Unleashed

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

March 16, 2005

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This racing game pits motocross bikes against ATVs on technical courses and rugged terrain. In MX vs. ATV Unleashed, players race across open areas...

Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning aren't so Frightening

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

October 2, 1998

Steam: 98/100

This puzzle adventure follows Sam, the world’s youngest superhero, as he travels to a weather factory in the sky to overcome his fear of...

Punishment

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

2005

Punishment is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and...

Rogue Trooper (2006)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

April 19, 2006

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

On a poisoned planet torn apart by an endless war between the Norts and the Southers, the last surviving Genetic Infantryman sets out to avenge his...

Secrets of Da Vinci: Forbidden Manuscript

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

March 30, 2003

Metacritic: 69/100

This adventure and investigation game follows a mystical quest set during the Renaissance in Leonardo da Vinci’s last home, the Manoir du Cloux, now...

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox

September 7, 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary is a third-person simulation with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and sandbox from the developers of Blue...

The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view

November 7, 2006

The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff is a third-person simulator with strategy elements from the masters from the studio Maxis Software Inc.. The game is...

SWAT 4 (Gold Edition)

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Collection

April 5, 2006

Players: 8.2/10

SWAT 4 (Gold Edition) is a first-person simulator with action, shooter and strategy elements from Irrational Games LLC. The main publisher of the...