Best Games for PC of 2011 / Page 5

March 25, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Great Little War Game — turn-based strategy with action elements with unique and funny graphics. You have to control your army and fight enemies on land, sea...

Settlers Online

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, City Building

September 20, 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 37/100

This browser-based real-time strategy game follows the growth of a settlement into a kingdom. Starting with a small village, players complete quests, defeat enemy...

Panzer Corps

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

July 11, 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Panzer Corps is a historical top-down turn-based strategy game. The game is dedicated to the Second World War, where you can play both a campaign for the Germans...

Drawn: The Painted Tower

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

September 5, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

This first-person fantasy adventure follows an attempt to save Iris by exploring the Painted Tower. A curse has locked each floor, and the protagonist must solve...

Dungeons of Dredmor

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike

July 13, 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A turn-based roguelike RPG set in a fantasy world where the magical bonds imprisoning the Dark Lord Dredmor in underground dungeons are weakening. The player takes...

Serious Sam Double D XXL

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Indie

August 30, 2011

Steam: 83/100

Serious Sam Double D XXL is a 2D action platformer in which Sam battles the army of Mental. The fight spans 18 levels across three worlds, from the pyramids of...

Dracula: Love Kills

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Point & Click

June 9, 2011

Steam: 81/100

This hidden-object adventure with puzzles follows Count Dracula and his longtime enemy, Dr. Van Helsing, as they form an uneasy alliance. After a long recovery...

Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series

Adventure, Point & Click, Casual game

April 27, 2011

Steam: 90/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Detective Inspector Hector, a hard-nosed, hard-drinking lawman in Clappers Wreake, a town described as having taken the...

Legend of Fae

Indie, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

July 26, 2011

Steam: 77/100

This casual match-three puzzle game follows Claudia as she searches for her missing uncle on Sea Cross Island. As mysterious Fae spread chaos, Claudia discovers...

Gatling Gears

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Combat robots, Indie, Adventure

May 11, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An isometric action shooter about Max Brawley, a retired combat-robot pilot who takes on an Empire ravaging the world in search of natural resources. Alongside his...

Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

September 30, 1997

Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from developers Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Cryo Interactive...

First Templar

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

May 5, 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 55/100

First Templar — The end of the 13th century was a difficult time for the Templar Order. The founders forgot the vows they had made, and former comrades became...

3D Streets of Rage

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

August 2, 1991

Players: 5.5/10

3D Streets of Rage is an arcade game with elements of action, a game in the genre of "beat 'em all" and a platformer from developers from the Sega studio. The game...

Trucks & Trailers

Simulation, Third-person view, First-person view, Indie

August 10, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Trucks & Trailers is a realistic truck driving simulator that focuses on the art of vehicle parking. In fact, parking a truck with a trailer at a car depot, as you...

The Asskickers

Action, Indie

July 21, 2011

Steam: 26/100

Metacritic: 31/100

A 2D beat ’em up with single-player and co-op modes, inspired by classic games from the 1980s. The Asskickers’ inspirations include Streets of Rage, Kung-Fu Master...

Critical Mass

Casual game, Puzzle, Indie

June 20, 2011

Steam: 71/100

Critical Mass is a 3D puzzle game built around a take on the match-three formula. Players match blocks in fast-paced rounds that also call for strategy. The game...

Tropico 4

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

August 30, 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...

Virtua Tennis 4

Arcade, Simulation, Tennis, Third-person view, Sports game

April 29, 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Virtua Tennis 4 is a continuation of a series of sports simulators dedicated to tennis. In the game you will find twenty-two world tennis stars, high-definition...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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

July 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 — Harry Potter, along with Ron, Hermione (disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange) and Griphook, go to Gringotts Bank to...

Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga

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

November 5, 2010

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person fantasy role-playing game combining the Divinity II: Ego Draconis adventure with Flames of Vengeance, a continuation of the Dragon Knight’s story...

Free Running

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Runner

April 20, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Free Running is a parkour simulator in which you have to learn how to overcome difficult obstacles using the acrobatic skills of the...

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

May 26, 2011

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Indie

February 22, 2011

Steam: 94/100

This real-time historical strategy game centers on warfare in ancient Greece. Campaigns unfold across a continuous map based on satellite data and cover a range of...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

March 25, 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This World War II flight combat simulator is set in 1940, as British, German and Italian air forces fight for control of the skies over Britain. Players take part...

Men of War: Vietnam

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Tactics

September 8, 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Men of War: Vietnam is a tactical isometric real-time strategy game set during the Vietnam War. In the game you will find two well-developed story campaigns, where...

nail'd

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

November 30, 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 66/100

nail'd is an arcade motorcycle racing simulator with a first-person view from the creators of Call of Juarez. A huge variety of vehicles awaits you, including...

Populous

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Role-playing game, God Simulator

March 16, 1990

Steam: 84/100

An isometric real-time strategy game about two gods vying for supremacy over a world and its people. The player takes the role of a deity, reshaping the land to...

Risk: Factions

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Online

June 23, 2010

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This turn-based strategy game centers on commanding an army and fighting for world domination. Players can choose from five factions with distinct abilities and...

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

February 12, 1999

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a fun turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. After the 20th century, humanity completely turned...

SpaceChem

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Logic

January 1, 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SpaceChem is an unusual puzzle game with strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you will try on the role of a SpaceChem reactor compartment engineer...

Star Control 2

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Role-playing game

March 3, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Star Control 2 is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter and strategy from the masters at Toys for Bob. The game is published by Accolade, Inc.. Star Control...

Zeit²

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Side view

January 12, 2011

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Zeit² is a side-scrolling 2D shoot ’em up built around time travel. The player can move into the past and interact with a time-shadow, combining attacks and gaining...

Beat Hazard Ultra

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie, Casual game

June 16, 2011

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An expansion for Beat Hazard, Beat Hazard Ultra adds modes, enemies and customization options to the music-driven arcade shooter. Combat intensity and firepower...

Monster RPG 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Japanese role-playing game

February 22, 2011

Steam: 50/100

Monster RPG 2 is a third-person role-playing game with an admixture of anime/manga and fantasy games from developers from Nooskewl studio. The game is published by...

BEEP

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

March 30, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

A 2D science-fiction platformer about a small robot exploring the galaxy. BEEP travels across planets, overcoming hazards and fighting enemy robots with an...

Before the Echo

Role-playing game, Indie, Music game

October 20, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A role-playing game with rhythm mechanics follows Ky as he climbs a mysterious Tower. Guided by a mysterious girl named Naia, he encounters dangerous monsters and...

Blocks That Matter

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Platformer, Casual game

May 12, 2011

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This platform puzzle game follows a tiny robot called Tetrobot, the last hope of indie developers Alexey and Markus. The robot drills blocks made of different...

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Open world

October 11, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is a continuation of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The events of the plot unfold in the same...

Arma: Cold War Assault

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

August 8, 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Arma: Cold War Assault is a tactical military shooter with a first-person view. The campaign's plot was based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR...

Cities XL 2012

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Simulation, City Building

October 20, 2011

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Cities XL 2012 — city simulator developed by Focus Home Interactive. Cities XL 2012 is the third game in the Cities XL franchise. The game is single-player...