Rating of the best games of 2012

For 8 months of 2012 gamers around the world got at their disposal a few dozen good games. Today we offer the rating of the best games of 2012 for a personal computer based on the MetaGames portal. Many of them were eagerly awaited by fans since last year.

The list includes 15 games that received the highest ratings of Russian and foreign profile publications.

Published a list of the most anticipated games of 2013 on the PC.

15. Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Gods and Kings( Strategy, release date June 19, 2012)

is an addition to one of the best turn-based strategies. The highlight of the addon is the addition of a spy network, saboteurs and an improved combat system into the game.

14. Deponia( Adventure, release date August 7, 2012)

is an adventure game where Rufus, the protagonist who lives on a planet littered with garbage, plays the role of the protagonist. The game features a nice interface, light humor and an interesting story.

13. Botanicula( Adventure, release date April 19, 2012)

- the quest, the heroes of which are Mr. Tuber, Miss Mushroom, Mr. Acorn, Mr. Perot and Mr. Prutik. Each of them has special abilities that help to save a large tree from parasites.

12. Warface( Action / Shooter, release date April 12, 2012)

- one of best online shooters of 2012 .In the story, a hot war unfolds between the Warface and Blackwood units. The game is good even on fairly weak computers, and is also shareware, which adds points to it in the ranking.

11. Alan Wake( Action / Adventure, Released on February 16, 2012)

- a real mystical thriller from the authors of the famous Max Payne. The main character is the writer of the horror genre Alan Wake, who falls into his own not a good work.

10. Crusader Kings 2( Strategy, release date February 14, 2012)

Brings the player into the Middle Ages, with all his feudal struggles, crusades and knight tournaments. The game allows you to feel like a monarch of one of the European states.

9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive( Action / shooter, release date August 21, 2012)

- a new version of the cult team game. The version offers fans updated gameplay, new maps, weapons, matchmaking system, as well as a table of records.

8. Orcs Must Die!2( Action / Strategy, release date July 30, 2012)

Allows you to fight the orcs not only alone, but also in cooperative mode. There were new storylines, new weapons and new enemies, designed to make the game even more exciting.

7. Rayman Origins( Arcade, Release Date March 29, 2012)

- the only arcade in the ranking of the best. The graphics of the game evokes associations with a bright and colorful cartoon. The plot, as it should be in arcades, is practically absent. The player's task is to fight enemies, get bonuses and move to new levels.

6. Darksiders 2( Action, release date August 21, 2012)

Like all fans of dynamic adventure games. The action of the game unfolds simultaneously with the events of the first part - Darksiders: Wrath of War.

5. Diablo 3( RPG, release date May 15, 2012)

is one of the most anticipated games of 2012.The plot unfolds 20 years after the events of the second part of the cult role-playing game. The game is distinguished by improvements in the combat system and the system of character development. You can play for a barbarian, sorcerer, sorcerer, monk and hunter of demons. Cooperative mode is available. Brighter graphics and great sound are designed to make the confrontation between good and evil even more exciting.

4. Shogun 2: The Decline of the Samurai( Strategy, release date March 23, 2012)

- the best historical strategy in the rating, dedicated to the confrontation of the shogunate and supporters of the imperial power. The game is in addition to Shogun 2: Total War, and the action takes place 400 years after the events of the original.

3. Mass Effect 3( Action / RPG, release date 06 March 2012)

Allows you to participate in a galactic war in a single or cooperative mode. The game's events unfold as a continuation of the plot of the add-on of Mass Effect 2: Arrival. The game added an improved system of weapons, development and new heroes.

2. Max Payne 3( Action, release date 01 June 2012)

Brings the player to Sao Paulo, where the aged but still lively Max Payne becomes a bodyguard in a rich and influential Brazilian family. Now the game is available shooting in the jump, multiplayer mode, the system of pumping the character and a new system of shelters.

1. Tribes: Ascend( Action / Shooter, release date April 12, 2012)

- leader of the rating, shareware game, recognized as the best in 2012 by according to the version of such famous publications as Playground and 3DNews. Now in the universe Tribes available new futuristic weapons, a technique that allows you to quickly move around the map, as well as literally "jump" from point to point using a jet pack.