Best Games for PC of 2009 / Page 9

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

May 6, 2000

Alien Nations is an isometric strategy game from neo Software Produktions GmbH. The main publisher of the game is JoWooD Productions Software GmbH...

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...

Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Historical

July 29, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Shock Force — British Forces — The backstory of the game takes place in the summer of 2008. Following the attack...

Disciples 3: Renaissance

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

December 11, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 56/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements, Disciples III: Renaissance centers on a struggle for control of Nevendaar. The Empire...

Europa Universalis 3: Heir to the Throne

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

December 15, 2009

Steam: 88/100

An expansion for Europa Universalis 3, Heir to the Throne adds diplomatic and administrative options to the historical strategy game. Wars have...

Farm Frenzy 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Farm Simulator, Casual game

August 27, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Guild 2 (Gold Edition)

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval

August 31, 2007

Steam: 71/100

A medieval life simulation with role-playing and management elements, The Guild 2 places the player in a late medieval world to create a character...

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...

Line Rider 2: Unbound

Simulation, Sports game, Sandbox, Puzzle

September 16, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

This puzzle game with simulation and sandbox elements follows Bosh as he tries to stop Chaz, who has stolen the sled, and save Bailey. In Line Rider...

Medieval 2: Total War (Gold Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Medieval era

November 15, 2006

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 95/100

This medieval strategy game combines turn-based empire management with large-scale real-time battles. The struggle for territory and power spans...

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

November 27, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle returns to the cursed Ravenhearst Manor, where evil still lurks after Emma’s soul has been freed. Her ghost warns...

NBA 2K9

Third-person view, Sports game

October 7, 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

NBA 2K9 is a basketball simulator based on the National Basketball Association. Like previous games in the series, NBA 2K9 simulates the experience...

Sublustrum

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

May 29, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This first-person adventure puzzle follows a middle-aged writer who receives a strange invitation from a brother he has not seen for years. When he...

Sengoku Anthology

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection, Emulator

August 24, 2009

Sengoku Anthology is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and emulator games from the developers of the G1M2 studio. The main...

SpellForce: Platinum Edition

Collection, Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy

November 14, 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

This fantasy collection brings together SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and two expansions, SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix and SpellForce: Breath of...

Super Mario Bros. X

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox, Mario Game

July 9, 2009

Players: 8.2/10

A fan-made platformer based on the Mario series, combining gameplay elements from several entries in the franchise. Super Mario Bros. X draws on...

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Pre-Order Pack)

Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

March 5, 2009

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Pre-Order Pack) is a first-person action game with flight simulator elements from developers from the Ubisoft Romania studio...

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...

Warlords: Battlecry 3

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

May 19, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A real-time fantasy strategy game with role-playing progression unfolds in Etheria, where persistent heroes and their retinues fight in large-scale...

Fallout 3 - The Pitt

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, DLC

March 23, 2009

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Fallout 3 - The Pitt - an expansion for the role-playing post-apocalyptic first-person action game Fallout 3. You will have to explore a vast...

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Combat robots

February 26, 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. — a dynamic flight simulator with first and third person views. The game takes place in the Middle East, Russia and...

Age of Empires 3: Complete Collection

Collection, Strategy, Online, Historical

September 15, 2009

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 91/100

This historical strategy collection brings together three games from the Age of Empires III series, covering the exploration of the New World and...

Atlantis Evolution

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

October 17, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 54/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game takes place in 1904. On his way to New York, young adventurer and photographer Curtis Quick is caught in a...

Commander: Europe at War

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Online

June 14, 2007

Players: 7.9/10

Commander: Europe at War is a top-down historical strategy game with turn-based combat. The events of the game will take you to the battlefields of...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre

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

January 20, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 59/100

An expansion for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down with two single-player campaigns spanning 11 missions in the jungles of South America and the deserts...

Delta Force: Land Warrior

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

November 7, 2000

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This tactical shooter follows members of the US Army’s elite anti-terrorist unit as they engage enemies across expansive outdoor areas and large...

Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt

Simulation, Strategy, Isometric

September 16, 2009

Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt is an isometric simulator with strategy elements from developers from the studio Iguana Entertainment Limited. The game...

Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation

Action, Racing, Third-person view

April 4, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation is a third-person action game with a dash of racing. Sometimes the game is also called Squirrelgeddon and...

Gratuitous Space Battles

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space

November 16, 2009

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A space strategy game centered on large battles between fleets of massive ships. The player takes the role of an admiral, assembling ships from...

Guild (Gold Edition)

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

February 10, 2009

Steam: 73/100

Guild (Gold Edition) is a historical strategy game with an isometric view. At the age of 13, you leave your parents, go to the city to get a job and...

Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising

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

June 15, 2004

Metacritic: 82/100

This first- and third-person shooter is set in near-future Indonesia, where the country is on the verge of disintegration. Independence movements...

Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

December 1, 2009

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, it follows players fighting alongside the Elves of Lórien under Celeborn and Galadriel...

Lost City of Aquatica

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Puzzle

June 1, 2009

Lost City of Aquatica is a top-down strategy with business simulator and puzzle elements from developers from the Camel 101 studio. The game is...

Magic Academy 2

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

October 2, 2009

Magic Academy 2 is a first-person adventure with puzzle and fantasy elements from the masters of NevoSoft and Positive Games. The game is published...

Mars Explorer

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

December 12, 2008

Mars Explorer is a first-person action game with shooter...

Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger!

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

August 28, 2009

Steam: 83/100

This detective adventure with hidden-object puzzles takes place at the Redondo Spa, where an unknown prankster keeps leaving fake explosives. Nancy...

Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark

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

December 2, 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Neverwinter Nights (2002) that continues the role-playing adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The hero journeys...

Numen: Contest of Heroes

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

December 11, 2009

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 54/100

This real-time, third-person action RPG is set in mythical Greece, a land of gods, heroes and monsters. The player controls one of nine heroes...

Omelette Quest

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 10, 2009

Omelette Quest is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy and...

Pandora Directive

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Detective, Point & Click

June 30, 2009

Steam: 86/100

This first-person detective adventure takes place in April 2043, when private investigator Tex Murphy looks into rumors of a UFO crash in Roswell and...