January 2013 - games, that were released this month

Xterium: War of Alliances - release date

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Science fiction, Mini-game / browser-based

January 1, 2013 → PC, Mobile

Players: 4.9/10

Xterium: War of Alliances is a fantastic online real-time strategy game with an isometric view. You have to start your journey from one undeveloped planet and turn...

Retro City Rampage

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

January 2, 2013 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This top-down arcade action game takes place in the open city of Theftropolis, where the protagonist’s crime spree is interrupted by “evil” do-gooders protecting...

Seduce Me

Strategy, Indie, Casual game, Adventure, Free game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

January 2, 2013 → PC

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 41/100

After receiving an invitation to a wealthy socialite’s holiday home, the protagonist finds himself in a Mediterranean mansion by the sea. He meets a range of...

Gunman Clive

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie

January 3, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a beat 'em up style. The game takes place in 1800, where the player controls the main character...

Actual Sunlight

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie

January 3, 2013 → PC

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Actual Sunlight is an atmospheric top-down adventure with visual novel elements. The game will tell the dramatic story of a lonely specialist, Evan Winter, who...

Catch the Ark

Adventure

January 3, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 74/100

An endless runner about three creatures that were not allowed aboard Noah’s Ark. They race down dangerous rapids on a raft, trying to escape the catastrophic flood...

Repulze

January 3, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 77/100

This futuristic racing game casts the player as a test pilot of experimental anti-gravity craft, completing trials for the Synthetic Man and the corporations that...

Hundreds

Action

January 3, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 85/100

A puzzle game about earning at least 100 points by growing circles on the board. Growing circles turn red and become volatile, and a collision ends the...

Swing King (2013)

Action

January 3, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 78/100

The King must be flung through levels in his furry kingdom, navigating obstacles and traps, collecting stars and reaching a flying unicorn. The player aims his...

Unchained Blades

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

January 3, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Metacritic: 63/100

This first-person fantasy role-playing game follows Fang, known as the Dragon Emperor. Seeking greater strength, he demands that the goddess Clunea find him a...

Vampire Crystals

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie

January 3, 2013 → Wii

Vampire Crystals is an arcade shooter, beat 'em up and indie game from Shanblue Interactive. The main publisher of the game is Shanblue Interactive. There has been...

Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz

Arcade, Racing

January 4, 2013 → iOS

Players: 10/10

Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz — you have to race along dangerous tracks and collect Lego balls that will appear on your way so that your hero becomes...

Banana Kong

Arcade, Platformer

January 4, 2013 → iPad; January 24, 2013 → iOS

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This endless-runner platformer sends Banana Kong racing through the jungle to escape a huge avalanche of bananas. The route is generated on the fly, making each run...

Roar Rampage

Arcade, Action, Indie

January 4, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 74/100

An arcade action game in which the player controls a giant dinosaur and destroys cities. The main activity is wrecking urban environments as the prehistoric...

DragonVale

Arcade, Free game

January 4, 2013 → Android; January 16, 2013 → iOS

DragonVale is an arcade game with free-to-play elements from the masters at Backflip Studios, Inc. and Team Phobic. The main publisher of the game is Team Phobic...

Dungelot

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

January 6, 2013 → Android; January 10, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 83/100

Dungelot — the player controls a character exploring a dungeon. As the player progresses, several character classes become available to him: paladin, vampire...

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Visual novel

January 7, 2013 → iPhone

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet is an anime-style first-person visual novel adventure. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Due to...

Kentucky Route Zero

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

January 7, 2013 → PC

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A mystical adventure with a side view and a unique graphic design. The main character Conway travels to Kentucky to deliver a package. Upon arrival, it is...

Anarchy Reigns

Beat them all

January 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 10, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 11, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This beat ’em up takes place in a harsh future populated by mutants. Characters from PlatinumGames titles fight across an open world and in arenas. Online matches...

Fable: The Journey

Role-playing game, Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 8, 2013 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy role-playing game follows Gabriel on a journey to defend Albion from the dark Corruption. Leaving his nomadic life behind, he sets out to uncover the...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

January 8, 2013 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...

Just Dance 4

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

January 8, 2013 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 4 — The gameplay is very similar to previous Just Dance games, meaning players will be judged on their ability to replicate the dancer's movements...

Dance Magic

Arcade, Music game, Casual game, Sports game

January 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 75/100

Dance Magic is an arcade with a dash of music from the masters at Targem Games. The game is published by Gaijin Entertainment and Targem...

Earth Defense Force 3: Portable

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

January 8, 2013 → PS Vita; January 16, 2013 → PS Vita

Metacritic: 68/100

A science-fiction third-person shooter about fighting alien invaders. This remastered version of Earth Defense Force 2017 adds seven levels and the fan-favorite...

NBA 2K All-Star

DLC, Basketball, Isometric, Sports game, Free game

January 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

NBA 2K All-Star is a free-to-play, isometric basketball simulator from 2K Sports and Visual Concepts. The main publisher of the game is Take-Two...

Primal Fears

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

January 8, 2013 → PC

Steam: 58/100

This sci-fi shooter is set in a world upended by a chemical called pharGONe, which has mutated its population. The player fights monstrous enemies while searching...

Max Anarchy

Action, Beat them all, Third-person view

January 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; January 11, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Max Anarchy is a third-person action game with a dash of beat 'em up from the developers at Platinum Games. The game is published by Sega, the game was translated...

Droid Assault

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

January 9, 2013 → PC

Steam: 82/100

Droid Assault is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter from Puppygames. The main publisher of the game is...

Haunt the House: Terrortown

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

January 9, 2013 → PS Vita

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

A side-scrolling action puzzle game about a ghost who leaves an abandoned clock tower at night to haunt a town. The ghost possesses objects to frighten people out...

Time Surfer

Action

January 9, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 82/100

The player surfs across the galaxy while fleeing a destructive force that threatens to end the universe. Time can be rewound to escape death and keep...

Noble Nutlings

January 9, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 62/100

A physics-based arcade game about riding in a homemade cart alongside the Nutlings. Players assemble a cart from a wide range of parts and tackle 36 levels, aiming...

Pinball: Revenge of the 'Gator

Action, Top-down view, Pinball

January 9, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Pinball: Revenge of the 'Gator is a top-down action game with a touch of pinball simulator from the developers from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The game...

Chocolate Tycoon

Arcade, Simulation, Logic

January 9, 2013 → Android

Chocolate Tycoon is an arcade game with a touch of simulator from the studio Com2uS Inc.. The game is published by Com2uS Inc.. There has been no announcement of...

Joe Danger

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Racing, Indie

January 10, 2013 → iOS, Android

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Joe Danger is a racing action game with a third-person view in the stunt genre. You'll have to combine, speed up, and pull off ridiculous stunts as Joe tries to get...

Fieldrunners 2

Action, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

January 10, 2013 → PC

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This tower defense strategy game centers on defending against an invasion by legions of fieldrunners. The player places weapon towers to create winding routes for...

WazHack

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

January 10, 2013 → Android

Steam: 89/100

WazHack is an action role-playing strategy game in the roguelike genre. There are over 300 unique items to find, and you'll invent your own solutions to difficult...

Wake the Cat

Action

January 10, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 71/100

A puzzle game about waking a kitten lost in dreams of fish with the help of elaborate contraptions. The player sends a ball of yarn across the room and guides it to...

The Blockheads

Sandbox

January 10, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 83/100

A survival and building sandbox set in a procedurally generated world with varied climates and changing seasons. The player explores forests, deserts, mountains...

Zenonia 5: Wheel of Destiny

January 10, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 70/100

This action RPG is set in a kingdom where greed among the rich has led to the exploitation of the poor and the spread of darkness, years after a war to restore...

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure

January 11, 2013 → Wii U

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action slasher follows ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he seeks a way to lift a curse on his right arm before it destroys him. Combat features different...