Best Games for PC of 2011 / Page 3

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

February 22, 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Cities in Motion is an economic simulation game that challenges you to model, build, and maintain an efficient mass transit network between multiple, growing...

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

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

March 26, 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is the continuation of the legendary real-time strategy in the Command & Conquer series. The game will tell about a new...

OpenTTD

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Construction

March 14, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

OpenTTD is an economic simulation game about running a transport company. Players earn money by carrying passengers and cargo over road, rail, water, and air...

Solar 2

Arcade, Space, Indie, Casual game

June 17, 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This open-world arcade sandbox takes place in an infinite abstract universe where the player controls a celestial body. In Solar 2, players can complete varied...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Historical, Simulation, Arcade

June 30, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade flight simulator stages aerial combat during World War I and World War II. Its seven campaigns, based on resistance movements of the Second World War...

PAYDAY: The Heist

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

October 18, 2011

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A first-person cooperative shooter about a crew of four career criminals carrying out heists in pursuit of a big score. In PAYDAY: The Heist, players tackle six...

Dungeon Keeper 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, God Simulator

June 30, 1999

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Dungeon Keeper 2 is a continuation of the legendary real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view. As before, you have to try on the role of a...

Edge (2010)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

January 4, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A retro-styled platformer with puzzle elements in which the player controls a cube and rolls through levels. Along the way, the cube collects prisms and searches...

Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 28, 1996

Players: 10/10

Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from the masters from the studio ORIGIN...

Universe Sandbox

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Futurism (Future)

April 29, 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Universe Sandbox is a sci-fi simulator with educational elements. In the game you will be able to control cosmic laws and directly influence the behavior of...

Anno 2070

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

November 17, 2011

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Set in the near future, this economic city-building strategy depicts a world reshaped by climate change and rising sea levels. Players settle islands, build cities...

Cars 2: The Video Game

Racing, Adventure, Action

June 21, 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 79/100

A racing adventure based on the Disney•Pixar animated film Cars 2 takes characters from the series to CHROME, an international training center where they prepare to...

Orcs Must Die!

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

October 5, 2011

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Orcs Must Die! — a dynamic action game with a third-person view and elements of tactical strategy in the “tower defense” genre. You have to play the role of a...

Sonic Generations

Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

November 1, 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Generations is a platform adventure spanning different eras of Sonic games. A mysterious power creates time holes that send Sonic and his friends into the...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

January 6, 1999

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...

Xotic

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

September 16, 2011

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This arcade-style first-person shooter takes place on a planet overrun by the Orb’s minions. Armed with a weaponized symbiotic creature called the Macroterra, the...

Pox Nora

Online, Strategy, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game

August 1, 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Pox Nora is a cooperative turn-based online tactical game in the fantasy genre. Players command armies of fantastical creatures, create spells of destructive power...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

September 8, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

November 11, 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

December 1, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

October 30, 2011

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

L.A. Noire: Complete Edition

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Logic, Detective, Open world

July 7, 2011

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Set in post-war Los Angeles during Hollywood’s Golden Age, this detective adventure follows Cole Phelps, an LAPD detective. Amid corruption and rising crime, he...

Homefront

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

March 14, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Homefront is a post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. You will find yourself in America, destroyed by nuclear war with the Great Korean Republic. The...

DC Universe Online

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics, Free game, MMO

January 11, 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A massively multiplayer action RPG set in the DC Universe, where heroes and villains fight alongside iconic comic-book characters. Players choose a side and...

Battlefield Heroes

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Tanks

June 29, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Battlefield Heroes is a third-person shooter. The game has 11 maps — 6 infantry (Coastal Clash, Riverside Rush, Victory Village, Midnight Mayhem, Perilous...

Return to Zork

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

October 29, 1994

Steam: 88/100

This first-person adventure unfolds in the underground empire of Zork, believed to have been destroyed, and combines exploration with puzzles. The IT&L...

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

June 23, 1999

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This real-time fantasy strategy game is set in the mythical world of Darien, where four peoples aligned with Earth, Air, Fire, and Water vie for control. The player...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

November 21, 1992

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

FIFA 12

Football, Isometric, Sports game, Third-person view, Simulation

September 26, 2011

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

FIFA 12 is a popular football simulator from the Canadian studio EA...

From Dust

Strategy, In real time, First-person view, God Simulator, Simulation, Sandbox

July 27, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A real-time strategy and god game about a tribe struggling to survive in a world continually reshaped by nature. Across a mysterious archipelago, the player helps...

Gray Matter

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

November 12, 2010

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This gothic mystery adventure follows neurobiologist David Styles, who has become a recluse at Dread Hill House after a tragic accident. Street magician Samantha...

Battle for Wesnoth

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Free game

August 2, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game is set in the world of Irdya, where campaigns follow struggles for a throne, battles against orcs and undead, and other...

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Role-playing game

July 29, 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 61/100

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is a futuristic shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a cyberpunk style. You are a member of the secret society...

Last Express

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

January 26, 2011

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This first-person real-time adventure is set aboard the Orient Express in the run-up to World War I. American Robert Cath receives a mysterious message from a...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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

June 24, 2010

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This LEGO-style adventure platformer follows the first four Harry Potter stories, from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament. Players can take control of Harry...

CrossFire

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view

February 23, 2008

Players: 7.9/10

CrossFire is a free-to-play competitive multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. You will find yourself in the very center of the confrontation between two...

Postal 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world

November 23, 2011

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 24/100

A third-person open-world shooter and the third installment in the Postal series. The game was built using Valve’s Source Engine; the available materials do not...

Mountain Crime: Requital

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

December 24, 2011

Steam: 81/100

This hidden-object adventure takes place at the remote White Wolf hotel, where Doctor White becomes involved in investigating a series of strange crimes. Instead of...

Voodoo Whisperer: Curse of a Legend

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Hidden Objects, Point & Click

April 28, 2011

Steam: 55/100

This hidden-object point-and-click adventure takes place in New Orleans, where a curse has plunged the town into a deep sleep. Lillian, an apprentice to the voodoo...

Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Puzzle

November 4, 2011

Steam: 61/100

This hidden-object puzzle adventure is set in 1830, where young governess Ester inherits an abandoned London mansion and discovers that her family has studied time...