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The best games of 2011 · Ludixa
The best games of 2011
Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.
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Portal 2
2011
95/100
389,141 reviews
Action · Adventure
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2011
94/100
180,999 reviews
RPG
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Batman: Arkham City
2011
91/100
55,548 reviews
Action · Adventure
Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!
Total War: SHOGUN 2
2011
90/100
37,818 reviews
Strategy
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Battlefield 3
2011
89/100
16,211 reviews
Action
Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.
Dead Space 2
2011
87/100
25,697 reviews
Action · Adventure
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
Bastion
2011
86/100
28,193 reviews
Action · Indie
Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.
Supreme Commander
2011
86/100
2,310 reviews
Strategy
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
Dark Souls: Remastered
2011
84/100
99,523 reviews
Dark fantasy · Soulslike
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
The Binding of Isaac
2011
84/100
49,096 reviews
Action · Adventure
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Saints Row: The Third
2011
84/100
48,817 reviews
Action
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
SpaceChem
2011
84/100
2,622 reviews
Indie · Simulation
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
RIFT
2011
84/100
999 reviews
Action · Adventure
Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
Terraria
2011
83/100
1,231,939 reviews
Action & adventure
The world is at your fingertips as you fight for survival, explore for fortune, and dig for glory. Delve deep into cavernous expanses, test your mettle in combat, or construct your own city! Now including the brand new 1.4.5 Bigger and Boulder Content!
L.A. Noire
2011
83/100
30,982 reviews
Neo-noir · Action-adventure game
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Orcs Must Die!
2011
83/100
6,653 reviews
Action · Indie
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
Dungeon Defenders
2011
81/100
12,126 reviews
Action · Indie
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
2011
81/100
9,881 reviews
Strategy
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
2011
80/100
19,143 reviews
Action · Adventure
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Rage
2011
79/100
12,203 reviews
Action & adventure
Rule the Wasteland in RAGE - the new title from the Inventors of the First-Person Shooter, id Software.
Tropico 4
2011
78/100
8,195 reviews
Simulation · Strategy
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
Cthulhu Saves the World
2011
78/100
2,997 reviews
Indie · RPG
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Mafia II (Classic)
2011
77/100
36,228 reviews
Action
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
2011
76/100
24,958 reviews
Action · Massively Multiplayer
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
PAYDAY The Heist
2011
76/100
21,835 reviews
Action
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Alice: Madness Returns
2011
75/100
27,493 reviews
Action · Adventure
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Magicka
2011
74/100
19,143 reviews
Action · RPG
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
2011
74/100
18,344 reviews
Action
In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.
F.E.A.R. 3
2011
74/100
7,384 reviews
Action
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
Red Faction: Armageddon
2011
74/100
2,606 reviews
Action
Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!
Serious Sam 3: BFE
2011
72/100
21,761 reviews
Action · Indie
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
DC Universe Online
2011
72/100
215 reviews
Action · Adventure
DC Universe Online is a Free-to-Play, massive multiplayer online action game set in the popular DC Universe. Become one of a new breed of Heroes or Villains and wield incredible powers as you go to war with legendary characters such as Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor and The Joker.
Homefront
2011
70/100
4,142 reviews
Action
The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.
Sanctum
2011
70/100
1,976 reviews
Action · Casual
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
2011
68/100
11,188 reviews
Action · RPG
The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
2011
66/100
3,539 reviews
Action · RPG
Work together or die alone in this epic quest to turn the tides in the War of the Ring.
Spiral Knights
2011
64/100
181 reviews
Action · Adventure
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
The Tiny Bang Story
2011
63/100
3,799 reviews
Hidden object game · Adventure
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Dino D-Day
2011
53/100
8,022 reviews
Action · Indie
Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!
Dead Island
2011
23,919 reviews
Action role-playing game · Post-apocalyptic
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Portal 2201195/100389,141 reviewsAction · AdventureThe "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
