Best Games for PC of 2012 / Page 9

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...

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...

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...

World Rally Championship 2

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

October 14, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

World Rally Championship 2 — The single player mode includes many options such as single stage mode, single rally mode, championship mode, time...

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

June 26, 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut is a free addition to the third-person action RPG Mass Effect 3 that clarifies the ending of the game. An extended...

Book of Unwritten Tales

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Comedy

April 2, 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Book of Unwritten Tales is a point-and-click fantasy adventure with fun humor and fun puzzles. The events of the game tell the story of the halfling...

Ship Simulator Extremes Collection

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Collection

June 13, 2012

Ship Simulator Extremes Collection is a simulator with elements of a warship simulator from developers from the VSTEP B.V. studio. The game is...

Babel Rising

Arcade, Strategy, Action

December 21, 2009

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Babel Rising is a whimsical adaptation of the biblical context. During the construction of the city of Babylon, the people build a tower designed to...

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...

Dead Hungry Diner

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie, Zombies

May 16, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Dead Hungry Diner is an exciting arcade game with management elements and a top-down view. The game tells the story of two heroes, Gabe and Gabby...

Endless Space (Emperor Edition)

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

July 4, 2012

Endless Space (Emperor Edition) is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from the masters at Amplitude Studios. The game is...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania, Adventure, Indie

August 3, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This 2D action-adventure with shooter and metroidvania elements follows a journey toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet. The protagonist...

Might & Magic: Heroes 6 - Pirates of the Savage Sea

Strategy, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

July 12, 2012

Might & Magic: Heroes 6 — Pirates of the Savage Sea is a strategy with elements of a fantasy game from developers from the Limbic...

Phantasy Star 4

Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Science fiction

December 17, 1993

Steam: 100/100

In 2284, the planet Motavia is attacked by evil creatures, and they are opposed by warriors from the hunters' guild. The story follows Chaz Ashley...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Platformer

October 18, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling action platformer with puzzles is set in Albatropolis, a land ruled by a totalitarian penguin regime. Hardboiled Chicken sets out...

Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Gods and Kings

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

June 19, 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 5, adding systems for religion, diplomacy, and espionage to the turn-based strategy game. Players can...

Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

Action, Shooter, DLC, Hack and slash, First-person view, Role-playing game

November 20, 2012

Metacritic: 83/100

An add-on for Borderlands 2, this campaign follows the fight for the Big Loot on Pandora under Mr. Torgue. The enemies include hordes of Biker...

Forge

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

December 4, 2012

Metacritic: 65/100

Forge is a class-based multiplayer online shooter set in a remote fantasy universe. The game combines the best aspects of MMO and FPS and will offer...

Street Fighter X Mega Man

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer

December 17, 2012

Metacritic: 71/100

This 8-bit-style crossover brings together Mega Man and characters from Street Fighter. The Blue Bomber stars as the protagonist, while Street...

Ravaged

Action, Shooter, Hack and slash, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

October 17, 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Ravaged is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter featuring combat vehicles. The game combines shooting with vehicle combat in a world after a...

Starvoid

Strategy, In real time, Isometric

August 30, 2012

Starvoid is an isometric strategy game from the developers at Zeal Game Studio. The game is published by Paradox Interactive. RED Frontier is an...

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

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

April 24, 2012

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An expansion for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, this tactical role-playing game follows a mission to help Khanpaa, a nation held under the control...

Legends of Dawn

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

October 30, 2012

Steam: 26/100

Legends of Dawn is a role-playing game set in the world of Narr, where a darkness spreading from the ancient battlefield of Ashglades twists...

Avernum: Escape from the Pit

Role-playing game, Isometric, Tactics, Indie

December 12, 2011

Steam: 91/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in Avernum, an underground nation where the Empire sends its outcasts. Banished to the volcanic depths by the...

Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical, Action, Simulation

August 28, 2012

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This flight-combat game with shooter elements is set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Players pilot fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo...

Ace of Spades: Battle Builder

Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Indie

December 12, 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 49/100

A team-based first-person shooter set on a constantly changing voxel battlefield. Players destroy maps and use the freedom to build and reshape the...

Dark Blood

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Indie, Adventure

September 8, 2009

Steam: 8/100

This fantasy action RPG follows Athanas, a knight seeking power to avenge his wife, who was killed during the demon legion’s invasion. With help from...

Mutant Storm: Reloaded

Arcade, Action, Indie

November 22, 2005

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This top-down arcade twin-stick shooter challenges players to survive 89 levels filled with hostile creatures. Players blast their way through waves...

Narcissu 3rd -Die Dritte Welt-

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

April 27, 2009

Narcissu 3rd -Die Dritte Welt- is an adventure with a mixture of anime or manga game, adult game and visual novel from the masters of the stage-nana...

Gateways

Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie

September 12, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Gateways is a puzzle platformer in which a scientist explores a huge laboratory filled with many mysteries. You can use teleporters to jump from one...

Civilization World

Arcade, Strategy

July 6, 2012

Civilization World — Unlike previous entries in the series, the game featured real-time strategy rather than the turn-based strategy for which...

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...

Dogfight 1942

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Action

September 5, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This arcade flight game features aerial combat and fighter missions across the major theaters of World War II. Players pilot historically accurate...

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...

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...

Beyond Oasis

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

December 9, 1994

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This top-down action-adventure with role-playing elements follows Prince Ali, who uncovers a gold armlet once belonging to a powerful sorcerer. When...

Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: Die Meister-Sammlung

Collection

March 30, 2012

Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: Die Meister-Sammlung is a game. The game is published by Atari...

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows.

Collection

January 31, 2012

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows. is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

Machinarium (Collector's Edition)

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Point & Click, Combat robots

March 5, 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This adventure puzzle game follows Josef, a robot thrown onto a scrap heap outside the city of Machinarium. He must return to the robot city...

Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake

Adventure, First-person view

2011

Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake is a first-person adventure from the developers of GameInvest, S.A.. The game is...