January 2010 - games, that were released this month

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

January 1, 2010 → Xbox 360

Creed Arena is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from Safari Studios. The main publisher of the game is Safari...

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

January 1, 2010 → PC

Players: 4.6/10

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers at ERS G-Studio. The main publisher of the...

Giana's Return

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

January 1, 2010 → Mac, Linux, Dreamcast; January 31, 2010 → GP32

Giana's Return is an action game with platformer and fantasy game...

Choice of the Dragon

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

January 2, 2010 → Browser; January 3, 2010 → Android; January 7, 2010 → iPhone, iPad

Steam: 58/100

Choice of the Dragon is an RPG with fantasy game elements from the masters at Choice of Games. The game is published by Choice of Games. There has still been no...

Newton Adventure

Arcade, Action, Platformer

January 2, 2010 → PC, Mac, Linux

Newton Adventure is an arcade game with action and platform...

Youda Legend: The Golden Bird of Paradise

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

January 2, 2010 → PC; January 24, 2010 → Mac

Youda Legend: The Golden Bird of Paradise is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Youda Games. The game is published by Youda...

Zamby and the Mystical Crystals

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sandbox

January 2, 2010 → iPhone

Zamby and the Mystical Crystals is a top-down strategy game with a mix of puzzle and sandbox from the masters at Kristanix Studios ANS. The game is published by...

Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 3, 2010 → iPhone

Metacritic: 45/100

This first-person role-playing adventure is set in a fantasy world where the ancient keep on Firetop Mountain has been seized by the warlock Zagor. Fighting...

Cradle of Persia

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

January 3, 2010 → Mac

Steam: 85/100

This match-three puzzle game takes place in Ancient Persia, where the player must rebuild its capital and uncover the secrets of its ruins. The journey spans seven...

Epic Adventures: La Jangada

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

January 3, 2010 → PC

Steam: 46/100

Epic Adventures: La Jangada is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from Urchin Games. The game is published by iWin...

Trajectile

Action

January 4, 2010 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 77/100

This missile-based puzzle game challenges the player to line up shots and hit targets by bouncing projectiles off walls. Three missile types with different...

Fast Draw Showdown

January 4, 2010 → Wii

Metacritic: 43/100

This arcade live-action shooter centers on quick-draw duels, challenging players to outdraw and outshoot skilled gunslingers, including Wes Flowers. Fast Draw...

Final Fight 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

January 4, 2010 → Wii

Players: 7/10

Final Fight 3 is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is...

HGU: Hazardous Gas Unit

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

January 4, 2010 → Xbox 360

HGU: Hazardous Gas Unit is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements. But HGU: Hazardous Gas Unit has not yet been released on PC. But it is likely that the...

Hoshi Saga Ringo

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

January 4, 2010 → Browser

Players: 10/10

Hoshi Saga Ringo is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from Nekogames. The game is published by Nekogames. Hoshi Saga 4 is an alternate title for...

Racing Megapack

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

January 4, 2010 → PC

Racing Megapack is a first-person arcade game with a dash of action and racing. The game is published by Firm «1C». 1C Racing Mega Pack is an alternative...

Spore Origins

Arcade, Top-down view

January 4, 2010 → Android

Players: 6.7/10

An arcade spin-off of Spore, this game focuses on the cell phase and an organism’s struggle to survive in a tide pool. The player attacks and eats other life forms...

Sunshine

Action, Third-person view

January 4, 2010 → PC

Sunshine is an action game with a third-person...

Bayonetta

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure

January 5, 2010 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 8, 2010 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game, Sandbox

January 5, 2010 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts — It's been 8 years since Banjo-Tooie. Since then, only a skull has remained of the old witch Gruntilda, the main antagonist, and...

Darksiders

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher

January 5, 2010 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 6, 2010 → Xbox 360; January 7, 2010 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 8, 2010 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...

Devil May Cry 4

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Slasher

January 5, 2010 → PC

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person fantasy hack-and-slash takes place in the fortified city of Fortuna, where the religious Order of the Sword fights demons. Young knight Nero is...

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

January 5, 2010 → PC; January 6, 2010 → Xbox 360; January 8, 2010 → PC

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis is an action role-playing game with a third-person view, the events of which unfold in the Divinity gaming universe. The game is a direct...

Strategic Command: European Theater

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

January 5, 2010 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Strategic Command: European Theater — political alternatives, research and modernization of equipment, management of supplies and resources, strategic use of...

Vancouver 2010: Official Mobile Game of the Olympic Winter Games

Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard

January 5, 2010 → BREW; January 22, 2010 → Android

Players: 5.5/10

Vancouver 2010: Official Mobile Game of the Olympic Winter Games — A top-down sports game about snowboards and stunts. Skiing-related competitions...

Fast Food Panic

Arcade, Simulation

January 5, 2010 → Nintendo DS; January 26, 2010 → Wii

Fast Food Panic is an arcade game with simulation elements from Wahoo Studios, Inc.. The game is published by SouthPeak Games. There has been no announcement of...

Caribbean Hideaway

Strategy, Puzzle

January 5, 2010 → Mac

Caribbean Hideaway is a strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at Twintale Entertainment. The game is published by Oberon Media...

Tobe's Vertical Adventure

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Adventure

January 5, 2010 → Xbox 360

Steam: 68/100

This retro platformer follows Tobe, who is sent by Nana on a treasure hunt through crumbling caves. Along the way, the characters rescue fluffy animals and explore...

World Empires Live

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based

January 5, 2010 → PC

World Empires Live is a top-down strategy game from developers from the Firepower Entertainment studio. The game is published by Firepower...

Farm Frenzy 3: American Pie

Arcade, Logic, Casual game

January 6, 2010 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

This arcade farming game has Scarlett growing crops, feeding animals, collecting produce, and manufacturing goods. Farm Frenzy 3: American Pie features 90 levels...

Farming Simulator

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view

January 6, 2010 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Farming Simulator — the player begins his career as a farmer, having at his disposal a small fleet of outdated equipment, several small fields and a small...

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer

January 6, 2010 → Wii

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade platformer with action and horror elements takes place in Transylvania, where Count Dracula’s curse has resurfaced a hundred years after his death. The...

3 Cards to Dead Time

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

January 6, 2010 → PC

3 Cards to Dead Time is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the developers of Big Finish, Inc.. The game's main publisher is Big Finish...

Anka

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

January 6, 2010 → PC

Anka is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Ovogame. The game is published by...

Born Into Darkness

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

January 6, 2010 → PC, Mac

Born Into Darkness is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror and puzzle from the developers from the studio PoBros Inc. The game is published by GameHouse...

Druid Quest

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

January 6, 2010 → iPhone

Druid Quest is a top-down strategy game with a mix of puzzle and fantasy gameplay. There has still been no announcement of Druid Quest for...

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

January 6, 2010 → Xbox 360; January 7, 2010 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 64/100

This side-scrolling action game pays homage to classic run-and-gun titles, starring action hero Matt Hazard and his enemies. Players battle foes ranging from evil...

Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Stealth

January 7, 2010 → iOS

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery - the continuation of the adventures of Ezio from assassin's Creed 2 for Nintendo DS and iOS. The hero will go to Spain to fight the...

Dungeon Adventure (2010)

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

January 7, 2010 → Xbox 360

Dungeon Adventure (2010) is a top-down RPG with fantasy game elements from the masters at UberGeekGames. The game is published by UberGeekGames. Dungeon Adventure...

Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet

Adventure, Puzzle

January 7, 2010 → BlackBerry

Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet is an adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from the Floodlight Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...