Best Games for PC of 2012 / Page 3

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Horror

May 28, 2010

Steam: 69/100

This first-person adventure horror game follows detective Howard Loreid, who is tormented by paranormal events and discovers that his dark past is tied to an...

Chaos on Deponia

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

November 6, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Chaos on Deponia is a continuation of the point and click adventure. Rufus could have come to his senses, become friendly and considerate, and it would not have...

Hawken

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Free game

December 12, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Hawken is a free-to-play competitive online shooter with a first-person view about combat robots. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which people...

Deadlight

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies

August 1, 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Deadlight is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The main character, Randal Wayne, is a former park security guard who finds...

Jet Set Radio

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts, Action, Platformer

June 29, 2000

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Adventure

May 29, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

June 1, 1999

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

June 30, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view

October 23, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 — The game begins with young brothers Jacob and Luke Marshall going hunting in Alaska with their father, a park ranger. The...

Legend of Grimrock

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

April 11, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

September 7, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A 2D stealth platformer about a ninja whose cursed tattoos heighten his senses and allow different approaches to each situation. The protagonist can evade enemies...

Men of War: Condemned Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Action

March 30, 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Penal Battalion is an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The events of the game take place during the Second World War. The plot is...

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

May 25, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

This third-person adventure arcade game takes players to the worlds of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Belle, and Tiana. The goal is to turn evil imps back into...

LEGO Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

February 21, 2012

Players: 7.9/10

LEGO Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. An exciting adventure awaits you through the...

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series

April 24, 2012

Metacritic: 91/100

An adventure about survival during a zombie apocalypse, where choices shape how the protagonist faces dangers and other survivors. The player takes the role of Lee...

Ridge Racer Unbounded

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

March 27, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Ridge Racer Unbounded is a continuation of the arcade racing series Ridge Racer, which adds an unprecedented amount of destruction. In the game you have to conquer...

Toy Soldiers

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

March 3, 2010

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A strategy game with action and tower-defense elements, set on Europe’s trench-filled battlefields in a First World War toy diorama. Players command toy soldiers...

Royal Quest

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

April 3, 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Royal Quest is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in a world called Aura, where magic, technology and...

NBA 2K13

Basketball, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

October 2, 2012

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

NBA 2K13 — The game developers managed to create a deeper career mode, including deal approval, complex contract negotiations and social media elements. A new...

Galaxy on Fire 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Exploration

October 26, 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Galaxy on Fire 2 - The game follows the adventures of Keith T. Maxwell as he is sent forward in time after his hyperdrive malfunctions due to damage from a skirmish...

Tower Wars

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Indie

August 14, 2012

Steam: 71/100

A competitive tower defense strategy game, Tower Wars combines fortification building with real-time strategy and battles between players. Matches support teams of...

Dead Pixels

Zombies, Action, Indie

December 7, 2012

Steam: 86/100

This zombie action game begins when toxic waste contaminates the water supply and causes the recently deceased to rise from their graves. To escape the city, the...

Storm in a Teacup

Indie, Casual game

May 19, 2011

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A platformer about Storm, who explores a magical world inside a teacup, created by his brother Cloud. Across 40 levels, the player solves physics-based puzzles...

Inversion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

June 5, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Inversion is a third-person shooter based entirely on physics. An alien scoundrel invaded Earth, and not only invaded, but also changed the gravitational field in...

Anna

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

July 11, 2012

Players: 2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Anna is a first-person horror adventure with puzzles, set in an abandoned sawmill in the Italian mountains. The protagonist explores its rooms and uncovers...

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...

Bang Bang Racing

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

June 5, 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Bang Bang Racing is a dynamic racing arcade game with an isometric camera view. You have to be one step ahead of your rivals, find shortcuts, repair your car at the...

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy

November 28, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is an expanded edition of the legendary 1998 role-playing game. In addition to improvements in graphics and gameplay, the re-release...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

August 15, 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

March 6, 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter X Tekken is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game that combines the two universes of Street Fighter and Tekken. Dozens of familiar heroes...

Bad Piggies

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

September 27, 2012

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Piggies is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. The bad pigs are hunting for eggs again — but, as usual, nothing goes according to plan. You have to...

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure, Third-person view, Logic, Detective, Point & Click

September 20, 2012

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in London in 1898, this detective adventure with logic puzzles follows Sherlock Holmes as he comes under suspicion in a case involving theft, fraud and...

Vox

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Indie

September 8, 2012

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Action

August 20, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An action game about the final hours of the civil war on Cybertron, after which the Autobots and Decepticons abandon their home planet. Transformers: Fall of...

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

October 7, 2010

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 is a side-scrolling action platformer. Dr. Eggman has returned and in an attempt to finally get rid of Sonic, he returns to his best...

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Role-playing game

February 8, 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the tactical RPG with turn-based strategy elements from Jagged Alliance 2. You will command a squad of mercenaries...

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

Strategy, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Match-3 (Three in a row)

March 14, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This match-three adventure puzzle takes place in an underground world, where the protagonist makes a journey back towards civilization. Inspired by the works of...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

March 17, 1994

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

October 9, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...

Miner Warfare

Indie, Casual game, Action

April 6, 2012

Steam: 83/100

A local multiplayer 2D action game about miners competing to collect gold while disrupting one another’s work. In four-minute matches, up to eight players dig...