Best Games for PC of 2012 / Page 11

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Tactics, City Building, Simulation

November 28, 2012

Steam: 91/100

A strategy and city-building simulation about ruling an island nation, where El Presidente develops the economy and seeks public support amid shifts in global...

Kairo

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

February 6, 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person 3D adventure takes place in a lost world of abstract architecture and ancient monuments. The player explores unusual rooms and solves puzzles by...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

December 12, 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer follows Wryn, a heroine who dreams of becoming the greatest videogame hero and sets out to challenge the heroes already celebrated as the...

Dark Shadows: Army of Evil

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

November 29, 2012

Steam: 37/100

This first-person medieval fantasy action game follows a knight setting out to rescue his kidnapped beloved. In September 1362, an army known as the Dark Shadows...

Desolate Hope

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

April 25, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Desolate Hope is a unique action-platformer with role-playing elements, turn-based combat and a side view in a sci-fi setting. The action takes place on the...

Driftmoon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie

October 2, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode Three

Japanese role-playing game

June 25, 2012

Metacritic: 77/100

The Startling Developments Detective Agency takes on a new case after receiving a call from a mysterious source. The heroes face dangers that grow more serious as...

Fowl Space

Action, Indie

March 21, 2012

Steam: 57/100

This comedic action game follows a heroic rooster on a space adventure to destroy the Sun, which has become the headquarters of lingerie-loving Vikings who are fond...

Confrontation

Strategy, Role-playing game, Action

April 4, 2012

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Set in the war-torn world of Aarklash, this action role-playing and strategy game follows a Griffin force on missions against the Scorpion, Wolfen, and Bran-Ô-Kor...

Angry Birds Space

Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Casual game, Puzzle

March 22, 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A casual physics-based puzzle set in space, where birds are launched at pigs along paths shaped by planetary gravity. In zero gravity, familiar slingshot shots...

Miner Wars 2081

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Adventure

August 1, 2012

Players: 1/10

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Set in 2081, ten years after the destruction of the Solar System’s planetary bodies, this space action shooter combines survival and role-playing elements. Players...

Humble Bundle Mojam

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Trains

February 19, 2012

Humble Bundle Mojam is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy, fighting and railway simulator from Mojang AB studio. The game is published...

Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sports game

June 29, 2012

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 43/100

A sports game based on Ice Age: Continental Drift, in which Manny and the herd compete with seafaring pirates for hidden treasure. To decide who gets the prize, the...

Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials

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

August 5, 2010

Steam: 75/100

Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials is a first-person, horror-puzzle adventure from the masters at MumboJumbo, LLC. The game is published by MumboJumbo...

Superfrog

Action, Platformer

January 11, 2012

This side-scrolling platform game follows a prince transformed into a frog by a jealous witch, who also abducts his princess. After a bottle of Lucozade grants him...

BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution

In real time, Puzzle, Mini-game / browser-based

October 22, 2012

Players: 6.3/10

BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution is a browser-based puzzle game from Lazy 8 Studios. The main publisher of the game is 2K...

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile

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

October 16, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

An expansion for Serious Sam Collection, set during the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Sam and his team head to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, where...

Virus Named Tom

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

August 1, 2012

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-puzzle platformer follows TOM, a virus created for revenge after a corporation fires its creator, Dr. X. Players rewire circuits to spread the virus...

Bunny Must Die

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

September 11, 2012

Bunny Must Die is an arcade game with a mixture of action, a game in the genre of "beat 'em all" and a platformer from developers from the Rockin' Android. The...

Commander: The Great War

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

November 12, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based global strategy game depicts the First World War, with a campaign spanning the conflict from the invasion of Belgium in 1914 to the Armistice in...

Fireburst

Arcade, Action, Racing, Adventure

April 25, 2012

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 35/100

An arcade racer with combat elements, Fireburst sends vehicles onto tracks filled with shortcuts, obstacles and cooling zones. Players choose from 16 vehicles...

Party of Sin

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

December 13, 2012

Steam: 57/100

This puzzle-platforming action game follows an escape from Hell: the player controls the Seven Deadly Sins as they set out to torment humanity and travel through...

Pole Position 2012

Simulation, Action, Racing, Strategy, Sports game

April 20, 2012

Be a leader! Race Manager 2012 is a simulator with a mixture of action, racing, strategy and sports game from developers from the studio destraX Entertainment...

Tryst

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action

September 14, 2012

Steam: 20/100

Metacritic: 50/100

This real-time strategy game follows a war between humans and the sentient mechanical Zali on the planet Ishtonia IV. In the campaign, players follow Overseer...

Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

Board / Group Game, Strategy, Casual game

May 24, 2012

Steam: 83/100

This railway strategy board game challenges players to connect cities with routes and reach designated destinations. Players build their networks, racing to claim...

Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog

Strategy, Simulation

November 19, 2012

Steam: 73/100

This strategy game and military simulation depicts the German counterattack at Mortain during the fighting in Normandy in World War II. Close Combat - Panthers in...

Revenge of Shinobi

Arcade, Action, Platformer

November 19, 2002

Steam: 71/100

An arcade platformer about the ninja Joe Musashi, who sets out to take revenge on the criminal syndicate Neo Zeed. The revived organization has killed his teacher...

Closure

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

January 1, 2009

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Closure is a puzzle game built around manipulating light: in its dark world, only visible objects exist, and lighting shifts objects in and out of reality. The...

London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game, Casual game, Racing

June 26, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This sports game is based on the 2012 Olympic Games in London, with players competing for their countries across more than 35 events. The disciplines include track...

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Strategy, Action, Science fiction

September 28, 2012

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This science-fiction strategy game with action elements follows Lieutenant Myrik, commander of an armed carrier fighting for resources on the moon Taurus. After a...

Game of Thrones (2012)

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

May 15, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A fantasy role-playing game set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, it follows two former soldiers of Robert’s Rebellion who must reunite to confront a new...

Sol: Exodus

Simulation, Indie, Action

January 25, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This space combat simulator follows humanity’s search for a new home after Earth becomes uninhabitable and the Sun begins to die. The player takes the role of a...

Uprising 44

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Tactics

September 14, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 22/100

This third-person action game with real-time strategy elements is set during the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation. Its story follows the Silent Shadows...

Luxor Evolved

Arcade, Indie, Casual game, Action

February 23, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 97/100

A retro-styled arcade marble shooter built around firing at chains of moving spheres across fast-paced levels. Luxor Evolved reworks the series’ classic formula...

Sims 3: Showtime

Strategy, Simulation

March 6, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An expansion for The Sims 3 that introduces the new town of Starlight Shores and lets Sims pursue careers as singers, acrobats, magicians, or DJs. They perform...

Total War Battles: Shogun

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics

April 19, 2012

Players: 10/10

Total War Battles: Shogun — tactical real-time strategy with an isometric view. You'll lead your clan into battle through an over 10-hour story campaign...

2x2

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Board / Group Game

February 19, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

2x2 is an educational game with puzzle elements from the masters from the studio AnyTech, Inc.. The game is published by AnyTech...

Confrontation (2012)

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

April 4, 2012

Metacritic: 51/100

Dynamite Jack

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

May 10, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This top-down action-adventure follows Jack, a space marine trying to escape the Anathema Mines. He can sneak past guards or use bombs to eliminate enemies, while a...

Gemini Rue (Collector's Edition)

Action, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Point & Click, Adventure, Science fiction

August 30, 2011

Steam: 87/100

This science-fiction point-and-click adventure follows Azriel Odin, an ex-assassin who arrives on the rain-soaked planet of Barracus, and Delta-Six, who wakes up in...