Best Games for PC of 2012 / Page 17

Arcade, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Music game

August 23, 2012

Steam: 56/100

AVSEQ is an audio-visual sequencer puzzle game in which falling atoms are connected to unlock musical variations. Each level functions as a music sequencer, with...

Sentinel 3: Homeworld

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

November 26, 2010

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This sci-fi tower defense strategy game takes the battle to the aliens’ homeworld. Across a 20-level campaign, the player deploys turrets, orbital weapons, drones...

Bean's Quest

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer

July 16, 2011

Players: 10/10

Bean's Quest is an arcade game with a mixture of adventure and platformer from the developers from the Kumobius studio. The main publisher of the game is Kumobius...

Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon

Action, Slasher, Indie

September 24, 2012

Steam: 28/100

This fantasy hack-and-slash game, drawing on Persian mythology, follows the hero Garshasp through cursed lands. Set before the events of Garshasp: The Monster...

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

March 5, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy — Commonwealth Forces — introduces over 30 new formations, weapons, uniforms and even voices. Included are 43 new...

New Star Soccer 5

Simulation, Football, Sports game, Indie

September 27, 2012

Steam: 71/100

New Star Soccer 5 is a simulator with elements of a football simulator and sports game from developers from the New Star Games Ltd studio. The game is published by...

Bluecoats: North vs South

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Side view

May 10, 2012

Bluecoats: North vs South is an arcade strategy game with action elements. You have to lead one of the armies in a civil war. Your goal is to conquer US territory...

ArmA 2: Army of the Czech Republic

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

September 13, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

ArmA 2: Army of the Czech Republic is an addition to the first-person tactical military shooter that adds the armed forces of the Czech Republic to the game. Two...

Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Casual game

June 29, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy action RPG in which a hero must prevent the end of the world, with only 30 seconds to complete each mission. The hero explores dungeons, helps people...

Valley Without Wind

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

April 23, 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A 2D platforming action game with tactical combat and settlement building, Valley Without Wind takes place in a post-ice-age world in the distant future. Players...

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats

DLC

June 5, 2012

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats is a game from The Sims Studio. The game is published by Electronic...

FIFA Manager 13

Arcade, Strategy, Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based

October 25, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A football management simulator focused on setting tactics and lineups, developing players and negotiating transfers. The tactical editor lets the manager give...

1000 Amps

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

February 22, 2012

Steam: 77/100

1000 Amps is a third-person strategy game with some platforming and puzzle...

Cat's Night

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

February 25, 2012

Cat's Night is an adventure mixed with educational game and puzzle from the masters at Miciosegone Games. The main publisher of the game is Miciosegone...

Harveys neue Augen

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

October 16, 2012

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Lilli, a quiet pupil at a convent school who diligently carries out the orders of the Mother Superior. When her friend Edna...

Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Japanese role-playing game, Detective, Comedy

June 25, 2012

Steam: 85/100

This turn-based role-playing game combines detective fiction with humor: a detective agency is called into action by a mysterious caller. The threats in New Arcadia...

SBK Generations

Sports game, Motorcycle racing

June 1, 2012

Metacritic: 61/100

A motorcycle racing game centered on the SBK World Championship, with four of the series’ most recent seasons to play through, including the 2012 season, and a...

Princess Case: A Royal Scoop

Puzzle, Logic, Indie

January 12, 2012

Princess Case: A Royal Scoop is a puzzle game with indie game elements from the developers of the studio Anuman Interactive. The game is published by...

ToeJam & Earl (2006)

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie

December 25, 2006

ToeJam & Earl (2006) is an arcade puzzle and indie game from the developers of Johnson-Voorsanger Productions. The game is published by...

Baseball Mogul 2013

Strategy, Baseball, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based

April 3, 2012

Baseball Mogul 2013 is a strategy game with elements of a baseball simulator, business simulator and sports game from the Sports Mogul Inc. studio. The game is...

Shad'O

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

September 4, 2012

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Shad'O is a fun tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. An amazing journey awaits you inside the mind of William in a colorful and...

Continent of the Ninth Seal

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Free game, Action, Adventure

September 13, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Continent of the Ninth Seal is an action MMORPG in which heroes oppose Nefer, who seeks to open a gate to the Netherworld and unleash his infernal forces upon the...

Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting

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

February 9, 2012

Steam: 71/100

Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting is a dark, atmospheric horror game with a first-person view, where the sheriff has to face terrible secrets. You have to find out...

Disciples 3: Gold Edition

Collection

April 13, 2012

Disciples 3: Gold Edition is a game. The game is published by Kalypso Media Digital...

Endless Space (Admiral Edition)

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

July 4, 2012

Endless Space (Admiral Edition) is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from Amplitude Studios. The game is published by Amplitude...

Humble Indie Bundle 5

Collection

May 31, 2012

Humble Indie Bundle 5 is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

Kyoto

Simulation

May 22, 2012

Kyoto is a...

Beware Planet Earth!

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

August 30, 2012

Steam: 80/100

This casual tower defense strategy game centers on protecting a farm and its cows from a Martian invasion. The player builds a defense from towers, traps, and other...

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned!

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

November 13, 2012

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned! is an isometric RPG with action and fantasy elements from The Hideout studio. The main publisher of the game is The...

Teddy Floppy Ear: The Race

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie

June 18, 2012

Steam: 77/100

This arcade kart racer follows the residents of Animalville as they compete for the championship. Players choose a character from the Teddy Floppy Ear universe and...

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny

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

June 19, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny is a stand-alone add-on for a real-time strategy role-playing game with an isometric camera view and a third-person view in a fantasy...

Cactus Strowberry Dance Revolution

Action, Music game, Third-person view, Top-down view

April 26, 2012

Cactus Strowberry Dance Revolution is a third-person action game with music game elements from Miciosegone Games. The game is published by Miciosegone...

Revenge of Shinobi (1989)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

December 2, 1989

Revenge of Shinobi (1989) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from the developers of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...

Warp (2012)

Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

February 15, 2012

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This sci-fi stealth-action puzzler follows Zero, an alien abducted from his home world by a general and taken to an underwater research facility. To escape, he...

Rita James and the Race to Shangri La

Adventure, First-person view, Logic

March 23, 2012

Rita James and the Race to Shangri La is a first-person adventure from the masters at Big Finish Games. The game is published by Big Finish...

Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Hidden Objects

April 20, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

This hidden-object puzzle adventure with horror elements follows reporter Sam Wilde as he investigates the disappearances of young people. When a maniac kidnaps...

Juniper's Knot

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

April 13, 2012

Steam: 95/100

This short kinetic novel follows a demon and a boy who meet in a silent town on an autumn afternoon. Its story unfolds through text, illustrations, and sound, with...

8BitBoy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

November 22, 2012

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 73/100

This classic platformer follows the unemployed 8BitBoy, who finds an old console and a strange cartridge in his basement before being drawn into a decaying game...

Omegalodon

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

March 9, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Adam's Venture: Episode 1 - The Search for the Lost Garden

Action, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

October 2, 2009

Steam: 62/100

An adventure game combining puzzles with action-oriented gameplay, set in the 1920s. Young explorer Adam Venture deciphers relics in an old Templar church and...