Best Games for PC of 2012 / Page 7

May 10, 2010

Metacritic: 86/100

Pinball FX2 is a continuation of the top-down arcade pinball simulator. You can expect improved visuals, many new interactive elements on the tables...

Painkiller: Recurring Evil

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

February 29, 2012

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 40/100

This first-person shooter is set in a dark version of Hell and continues Bill Sherman’s story. The hero must escape a prison deep in the underworld...

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

July 3, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing game centered on the Ferrari brand and aimed at its fans. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends offers a driving...

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...

Snapshot

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

August 30, 2012

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Snapshot is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game. The game will tell the story of a cute robot named Peak, who is collecting mysterious...

Iron Sky: Invasion

Action, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Simulation

December 12, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This sci-fi space action game centers on an invasion of Earth by the Fourth Reich, launched from a lunar base in 2018. The player takes control of a...

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...

Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials

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

August 5, 2010

Steam: 75/100

This hidden-object adventure follows an investigation into the death of writer Nathaniel Hawthorne and the events of the Salem witch trials. After...

Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants

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

May 4, 2012

Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants is a third-person simulation game with a mixture of strategy and business simulation from the developers of...

Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point

Action, Third-person view, Adventure

October 30, 2012

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 56/100

An expansion for Sleeping Dogs in which Wei battles supernatural forces threatening to take over the city. After his girlfriend is kidnapped, he...

Jet-Set Radio

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts

June 29, 2000

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

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...

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...

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Third-person view, Indie

April 25, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

An arcade beat ’em up featuring martial arts combat and drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution. In Kung Fu Strike...

Ys I & II Chronicles+

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

February 22, 2011

Steam: 88/100

This collection combines the classic action RPGs Ys and Ys II, following swordsman Adol Christin as he travels to Esteria, where the arrival of...

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...

All Zombies Must Die!

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic

December 27, 2011

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This post-apocalyptic action shooter with role-playing elements follows four heroes—a gamer, a girl, a mad scientist, and an alien—as they face...

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...

Sine Mora

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

March 21, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that...

Krater

Role-playing game, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

June 12, 2012

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 52/100

This squad-based role-playing game is set in a post-apocalyptic Sweden, where inhabitants scavenge overgrown ruins for technological artifacts. Three...

Mad Riders

Arcade, Motorcycle racing

May 29, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mad Riders — Players control all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and race other ATVs across a series of tracks. Players can collect coins placed along...

Phantasy Star Online 2

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Free game, Futurism (Future)

July 4, 2012

Players: 5.3/10

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game set in the science fiction universe of Phantasy Star. In the game, you...

Warlock: Master of the Arcane

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

May 8, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Warlock: Master of the Arcane is a global turn-based strategy with an isometric camera view and role-playing elements in a fantasy setting from the...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards

July 18, 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person skateboarding arcade game centered on linking tricks into combos to score points. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD focuses on performing...

Rocksmith

Arcade, Simulation, Music game, Educational game (Education)

October 18, 2011

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rocksmith is a unique music simulator that will teach you how to play a real guitar. The game offers you the opportunity to quickly and joyfully...

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

November 8, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An action game with strategic elements, Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires combines battlefield combat with the opportunity to influence the course of...

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

September 27, 2012

Steam: 100/100

An expansion for Hearts of Iron, focused on commanding forces during World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour adds units, strategies and...

Lone Survivor

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Survival horror

April 23, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This psychological survival horror follows a masked man trying to escape a city ravaged by disease as he questions whether what he sees is real...

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Point & Click

March 23, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This exploratory action-adventure follows a wandering warrior monk on a quest through a mythic realm of mountains and forests in a Bronze Age...

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Turn-based, Board / Group Game

October 11, 2012

Steam: 79/100

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports game with characters from the fantastic Warhammer universe. This...

Square Enix: Legend World

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Mini-game / browser-based

December 26, 2012

Square Enix: Legend World is a third-person role-playing game with a mix of online, action, hack-and-slash, and browser/minigame. The game is...

Brick-Force

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Logic, Mini-game / browser-based

July 12, 2012

Players: 10/10

Brick-Force — This project combines the building capabilities of Minecraft and the tactical shooting of Counter-Strike. Each player can show...

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...

7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover

Strategy, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

October 23, 2012

Steam: 92/100

A casual match-three puzzle game about constructing the Seven Wonders and building a village. Players swap same-coloured runes to form matches of...

Cortex Command

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Tactics

September 28, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 44/100

A tactical arcade game with strategy and platforming elements, Cortex Command centers on mining gold from deformable pixel terrain. The resources can...

Dark Legends

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Hack and slash

April 12, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Dark Legends is an online, massively multiplayer, and hack-and-slash RPG from the developers at Spacetime Studios. The game is published by Spacetime...

Premier Manager 2012

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

November 9, 2011

Premier Manager 2012 is an arcade game with elements of strategy, football simulator, business simulator and sports game from the masters from the...

Natural Selection 2

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Strategy, Action

October 30, 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer first-person shooter with strategy elements, Natural Selection 2 is a revamped version of a Half-Life mod. The available information...

Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle

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

March 16, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

This adventure game with puzzles follows young Morgane Castillo, who dreams of going to sea like her pirate father and eventually becomes a captain...

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

Arcade, Logic

May 22, 2012

Metacritic: 39/100

An adventure puzzle game set in the Doctor Who universe, where the Doctor and River Song travel through time and space to save Earth. Players control...