Best Games for PC of 2009 / Page 29

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

December 10, 2009

Steam: 45/100

This science-fiction action RPG is set in a future where new interstellar travel possibilities have ushered in an age of colonization. The five largest colonial...

Gruesome

Strategy, Stealth, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 17, 2009

Gruesome is a top-down strategy game with stealth and fantasy game...

Herod's Lost Tomb

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

November 13, 2008

Herod's Lost Tomb is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers of Media Art, Inc.. The game is published by Merscom LLC and National...

Holly 2: Magic Land

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

February 13, 2009

Holly 2: Magic Land is a first-person adventure with a mix of puzzle and fantasy from V-Games. The game is published by Alawar Entertainment, Inc.. Sometimes the...

Hostile Makeover

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

October 15, 2009

Hostile Makeover is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers from the Gimagin studio. The main publishers of the game are Lifetime Games and...

Itza Pack

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

December 10, 2009

Steam: 77/100

Itza Pack is a third-person educational game from the developers of Sabi Games. The game is published by Sabi...

Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 17, 2009

Steam: 64/100

Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure is a third-person adventure with a dash of puzzle fun from the masters at TopWare Interactive. The main publisher of the game is...

Light of Altair

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Simulation

June 4, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

A science-fiction strategy game about establishing colonies and expanding into space in a future shaped by Earth’s history. Its single-player campaign spans the...

Lords of the Realm 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Simulation

March 17, 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A medieval real-time strategy game about a struggle for power and the pursuit of kingship. The player governs lands, manages trade and alliances, raises armies of...

Lunnye Devitsy

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Metroidvania, Side view

July 1, 2009

Steam: 69/100

This adventure platformer follows an alien who falls from the moon onto a mountainside on a strange planet and must find a way home. The player explores unusual...

Luntik Poznajot Mir

Educational game (Education), Third-person view

January 30, 2009

Players: 7/10

Luntik Poznajot Mir is an educational game with a third-person view from the masters from PIPE studio. The game is published by Firm...

Massive Assault

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots

October 28, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Massive Assault is a strategy wargame. The game takes place in 2056, after the end of World War III. One of the parties to the conflict, the Democratic Alliance...

Men of War: Red Tide

Simulation, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Strategy

August 4, 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time strategy game with direct third-person control focuses on battles along the Eastern Front during World War II. Its campaign follows the Soviet Naval...

Mission: WWI Dogfight

Simulation, DLC, Flight Simulator

2008

Mission: WWI Dogfight is a simulator with flight simulator elements from the masters from the First Class Simulations studio. The game is published by Abacus...

Monster Jam

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

November 13, 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 43/100

A monster truck sports game that combines racing with stunts and destruction across the track. Players choose from 20 trucks, including Grave Digger, Monster Mutt...

Mystery in London

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

December 14, 2007

Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

August 18, 2009

Mystery of the Mary Celeste is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from Media Art, Inc.. The game is published by Merscom LLC. In some circles...

Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man and Dig Dug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection

June 5, 2009

Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man and Dig Dug is a third-person arcade game with action elements from the masters from the Namco Networks America Inc. studio. The game is...

Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!

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

November 17, 2008

Steam: 69/100

This point-and-click adventure and hidden-object puzzle mystery takes place on the Hollywood set of a remake of the 1930s film Pharaoh! Nancy Drew is undercover on...

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate

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

April 29, 2009

Metacritic: 73/100

An expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, it takes place in Westgate, a city in the Forgotten Realms, where the protagonist comes into possession of a powerful but...

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Special Edition)

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics, Open world

October 8, 2009

Steam: 64/100

This tactical first- and third-person shooter centers on a fictional conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands, with the fighting threatening to escalate into a...

Raycatcher

Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

March 5, 2009

Steam: 6/100

This casual puzzle game with action and strategy elements adapts its gameplay to music from the player’s library. Players rotate a cluster of colored shapes to...

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny + Star Trail

Role-playing game, First-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval

September 23, 2009

Steam: 54/100

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny + Star Trail is a first-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters at Attic Entertainment Software...

Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Hidden Objects

October 5, 2008

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This first-person adventure with puzzles and horror elements unfolds at a Welsh estate where ancient myths begin to intrude on modern life. The player is asked to...

Romance of Rome

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

September 2, 2009

Steam: 68/100

Set in ancient Rome, this casual hidden-object adventure follows Marcus as he searches for stolen imperial relics. The Emperor promises his daughter’s hand in...

Run for Your Life

Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), First-person view

May 2009

Run for Your Life is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter and educational...

Sacred 2: Gold Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher

November 11, 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Sacred 2: Gold Edition is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters of ASCARON Entertainment GmbH and Studio 2 Software...

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click

August 29, 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis — Point and Click quest with puzzle elements. The world is in crisis. The elements and devastation are raging everywhere. Our...

Secret of Margrave Manor

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

June 8, 2008

Secret of Margrave Manor is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from InertiaSoft Ltd.. The game is published by Game Factory Interactive Ltd. and...

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Online, Space

September 24, 2002

Steam: 90/100

This futuristic strategy centers on humanity's colonization of space and the struggle among seven factions on a single planet. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary...

Stolen Diamond Ring

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

August 13, 2009

Stolen Diamond Ring is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/visual novel twist from Nekomura Games. The game is published by Nekomura...

Sunset Studio: Love on the High Seas

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

May 13, 2009

Sunset Studio: Love on the High Seas is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from GameHouse, Inc.. The game is published by Real Networks...

Tahiti Hidden Pearls

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

February 20, 2009

Tahiti Hidden Pearls is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of NextGamez BV. The main publisher of the game is SpinTop...

Terminator: Salvation

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

May 19, 2009

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 47/100

A post-apocalyptic third-person shooter about John Connor’s struggle to survive a war against the superior forces of Skynet. Players take on Connor’s role and fight...

Time Gentlemen, Please! + Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack

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

August 25, 2009

Steam: 86/100

This collection brings together two humorous point-and-click adventures: Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please!. Their stories range from a death in the...

Twinkle Toes Skating

Action, Strategy, Third-person view

February 25, 2009

Twinkle Toes Skating is a third-person action game with strategy elements from the masters at Hanako Games. The game is published by Big Fish Games...

World of Mahjongg

Strategy, Puzzle

2008

World of Mahjongg is a strategy game with puzzle elements. The game is published by Selectsoft Games, Viva Media and LLC. In some circles, World of Mahjongg is also...

Shaiya

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

November 24, 2007

Players: 8/10

Bigfoot: Collision Course

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 28, 2008

Bigfoot: Collision Course is a third-person arcade game with action and racing elements from the studio Destination Software, Inc.. The game is published by Zoo...

Age of Curling

Arcade, Sports game, Olympics

May 6, 2009

Players: 10/10

Age of Curling is an arcade game with elements of a sports game and an Olympic Games simulator from the masters from the Blackish studio. The game is published by...