AdventureBest PC Games of 2009, page 2
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StrategyKnights of Honor
Paradox InteractiveFor:Strategy players who want to manage a kingdom beyond individual battlesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused combat game rather than administration, diplomacy, and economic planning
StrategyCompany of Heroes: Tales of Valor
SEGAFor:Real-time strategy players who want WWII campaigns across multiple forcesSkip if:Players seeking a turn-based strategy structure rather than real-time unit control
ActionSTAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
LucasArtsFor:Star Wars fans who want first-person combat with lightsabers and Force abilitiesSkip if:Players seeking a short, compact experience rather than a 21-level campaign
StrategyEuropa Universalis III Complete
Paradox InteractiveFor:Strategy players who want to manage a nation across a long historical timelineSkip if:Players who want immediate, hands-on combat rather than long-term national management across trade, diplomacy, and government systems
StrategyTropico 3
Kalypso Media DigitalFor:Players who want political choices tied to managing a tropical islandSkip if:Players seeking squad-based combat or direct military battles rather than island administration
ActionNecroVision
Fulqrum PublishingFor:FPS players who want supernatural elements alongside historical warfareSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced or restrained first-person shooter may find the combat too frantic
ActionBionic Commando
CapcomFor:Action players who want grappling-based movement through large 3D environmentsSkip if:Players seeking a slow, purely exploratory experience may find the combat-focused traversal too active.
ActionTom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®
UbisoftFor:Stealth-action players who want decisions to affect missions and endingsSkip if:Players seeking functional multiplayer or cooperative modes
StrategyAI War: Fleet Command
Arcen GamesFor:Strategy players who enjoy overcoming severe numerical disadvantagesSkip if:Players seeking evenly matched armies may find the persistent numerical imbalance restrictive
ActionRogue Warrior
Bethesda SoftworksFor:Single-player shooter fans who want a character-led military campaignSkip if:Players seeking a game built around exploration, puzzles, or meditative pacing
AdventureIndiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
LucasArtsFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want puzzles combined with action sequencesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than a point-and-click adventure with puzzles
AdventureBroken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)
Revolution Software LtdFor:Adventure players who want a story centered on investigation and mysterySkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action rather than exploration, dialogue, and puzzle solving
CasualOsmos
Hemisphere GamesFor:Players who enjoy physics-based movement with size-management trade-offsSkip if:Players who want direct combat may hit a wall at the matter-ejection movement system.
RacingDriver® Parallel Lines
UbisoftFor:Players who want driving mixed with shooting and crime missionsSkip if:Players seeking a pure racing game without shooting, theft, or revenge missions
RPGThe Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
inXile EntertainmentFor:Action-RPG players who want a comic fantasy adventure built around magical songsSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly focused adventure may find the 20–30-hour structure and many locations too broad
ActionTimeShift™
ActivisionFor:Action players who want time manipulation to shape combatSkip if:Players who want combat without managing slow, stopped, or reversed time
ActionAnd Yet It Moves
Broken RulesFor:Puzzle-platformer fans who want rotation to affect how each stage is solvedSkip if:Players seeking an open-ended world rather than 17 defined levels across three environments
RPGSpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition
THQ NordicFor:Fans of fantasy role-playing who want real-time army commandSkip if:Players seeking a short campaign rather than a game marketed with over 90 hours of playing time
RPGKing's Bounty: Armored Princess
Fulqrum PublishingFor:Turn-based tactics fans who want to plan battles around positioning and unit abilitiesSkip if:Players looking for consistently fast-paced combat may find the carefully paced, turn-based battles slow
RPGZombie Shooter
Sigma Team Inc.For:Action players who want combat against large zombie groupsSkip if:Players seeking a slow, exploration-led experience may find the focus on fighting hordes limiting.
StrategyRed Faction II
Deep SilverFor:First-person shooter fans who want destructible environments and vehicle sectionsSkip if:Players seeking deep character progression or role-playing systems may find the campaign focused mainly on shooting and objectives.
AdventureThe Dig®
LucasArtsFor:Fans of story-driven adventure games who want large-scale puzzle explorationSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action rather than exploration and puzzle solving
RPGSherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
FrogwaresFor:Sherlock Holmes fans who want a story focused on the Jack the Ripper caseSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than an investigation centered on characters, objects, and cluesNothing matches. Loosen a filter.