Best Games for PC of 2008 / Page 5

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

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

November 6, 2007

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 52/100

A first-person psychological horror adventure in the Lovecraftian tradition follows a murder investigation that draws a police detective into the occult and a world...

DEFCON

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

September 29, 2006

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

DEFCON is a real-time strategy game simulating global nuclear war during the Cold War. From an underground bunker, a general must destroy the enemy population while...

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...

My Sex Slave is a Classmate

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

March 7, 2003

My Sex Slave is a Classmate is a first-person adventure with a mixture of anime/manga, adult game and visual novel from developers at Liquid. The game is published...

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game

March 16, 2007

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This fantasy role-playing game combines turn-based battles with match-three puzzles in the Warlords universe, where a hero sets out to save Etheria from Lord Bane...

Return to Mysterious Island

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

November 2, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Mysterious Island is an adventure with elements of quests and mini-games about a young traveler who sailed alone around the world. The game will tell the...

Sacrifice

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Third-person view

November 24, 2000

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This fantasy real-time strategy game focuses on combat rather than resource gathering. Mana and souls are the two resources used to summon units; capturing enemy...

Suffering

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

March 9, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Suffering is a third-person action horror game. As Torque kills enemies during gameplay, an on-screen meter called the insanity meter begins to fill. When it is...

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

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

September 26, 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This action-horror game unfolds in the streets and prisons of Baltimore, where Torque seeks revenge against Blackmore, a mysterious mastermind connected to the...

Valve Complete Pack

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

November 12, 2008

Players: 7.2/10

Valve Complete Pack is a collection of various games from the developers at Valve...

Farm Mania

Casual game, Farm Simulator

October 17, 2008

A farming simulator where you need to restore an old farm from scratch and turn it into a thriving estate. Gradual development opens up new opportunities, and...

World of Goo

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

October 6, 2008

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 91/100

World of Goo is a construction puzzle game where you move living Goo balls and use them to build buildings, bridges, and airships to solve various problems as you...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

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

May 20, 2008

Players: 10/10

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a first-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from Funcom Oslo A/S. The main publisher of the game is...

MySims

Simulation, Strategy, Third-person view, Casual game, Adventure

September 18, 2007

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This casual simulation game blends strategy and adventure as the player helps a town struggling to attract residents. By finding out what locals want and need, the...

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Remastered Edition)

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

October 24, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

This detective adventure with horror elements follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate strange disappearances seemingly connected to a secret sect...

The Sims 2: Castaway

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

October 22, 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The Sims 2: Castaway is an adventure spin-off of the life simulation game in The Sims series. In the game, Sims are on a tropical island, where they need to learn...

Space Colony

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), City Building, Sandbox

September 26, 2003

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Space Colony is a management simulator with real-time strategy elements and an isometric camera view from the creators of the Stronghold series. You will take on...

Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

October 16, 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Disney universe. In the game you can create your ideal princess and...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

September 25, 2000

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary — After rescuing Mina, Jonathan Harker and his lover return to London with the mysterious Dragon Ring. As they begin to enjoy a...

Golden Horde

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

February 1, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Golden Horde — the game is a continuation of the “Wars of Antiquity” series (“Sparta”, “Wars of Antiquity: The Fate of Hellas”), released by the Voronezh...

Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Fantasy, Action

October 28, 2008

Steam: 88/100

This fantasy adventure combines action and puzzles in a land of five kingdoms threatened by dark magic. After the Hand of Mobus amulet was shattered into five...

Krypton Egg

Action, Arkanoid

July 21, 1994

Players: 10/10

Krypton Egg is an action game with a touch of arkanoid from the HitSoft studio. The game is published by...

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green

Action, Horror, First-person view

October 18, 2005

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 32/100

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green — This game is a prequel to the film Land of the Dead, which takes place during the first outbreak of the zombie...

Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

September 5, 2002

Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat is a third-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers Ubisoft. The game is published by Ubisoft, the localizer of Largo...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

June 3, 2008

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones movies. The game is based on the...

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure

October 29, 2008

Metacritic: 78/100

A role-playing adventure with turn-based elements continues the story in the world of Penny Arcade. The player creates and develops a character, choosing its...

Pure (2008)

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

September 16, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Pure is an off-road racing game where riders perform tricks while airborne. Players choose a male or female rider and compete against AI opponents or other players...

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Online

February 20, 2007

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time science-fiction strategy continues the story after the Infinite War. Two years later, a new force backed by the zealots of the Order threatens...

X-COM: UFO Defense

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Science fiction

October 25, 1995

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

X-COM: UFO Defense — turn-based tactical strategy with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in 1999. Concerned about the...

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view

November 26, 2008

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst is a first-person arcade game with adventure elements from developers from the studios Big Fish Games, Inc and Engine...

Hard Time

Role-playing game, Simulation, Third-person view, Action, Indie

2007

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Hard Time is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of simulation from the masters at MDickie. The main publisher of the game is...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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

November 8, 2005

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action-adventure, based on the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, follows the dangerous trials of the Triwizard Tournament. Harry is...

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Turn-based

November 30, 2000

Metacritic: 64/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business — the smoke clears, the whistle of bullets cannot be heard. Arulco is free of enemies, but you still have work to do...

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

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

August 13, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This role-playing game is set in a dark fantasy version of Europe, where a supernatural catastrophe unleashed spirits and magic, altering the course of history. The...

Penumbra: Black Plague - Gold Edition

Collection, Horror, Adventure, First-person view

August 27, 2008

Steam: 93/100

This first-person adventure horror game takes place in a dark underground complex, where explorer Philip searches for the truth about his missing father. Along the...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold!

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

October 25, 2005

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold! is a first-person simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements from the studio Frontier Developments Ltd.. The game...

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 subordinate to the hero...

THQ Action Pack

Collection

November 26, 2008

Players: 10/10

UFO: Alien Invasion

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

November 15, 2006

UFO: Alien Invasion is an isometric strategy game with sandbox...

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

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

January 16, 2007

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This expansion to World of Warcraft sends the heroes of the Horde and Alliance through the Dark Portal into Outland to explore new lands and face the returning...