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The first expansion pack for Mount & Blade introduces an array of brand-new features, highlighted by a multiplayer capability that allows up to 32 players to battle it out in team-deathmatch-style combat on a single map. Read the Review

Civilization V features a number of new elements, as well as the addictive gameplay that has made this empire-building series a hit. Read the Review

The talent behind the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale franchises are reuniting to make the sequel to the celebrated D&D franchise. Read the Review

Mass Effect 2 is the second chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy of action role-playing games developed by BioWare and again focuses on the adventures of series protagonist, Commander Shepard. Read the Review

Total War: Shogun 2 returns to Feudal Japan 10 years after the release of the original Shogun: Total War. It refines the original formula with a new AI and more online functionality. Read the Review

Renaissance Heroes is an online multiplayer first-person shooter game set in 16th-century Renaissance Europe. Read the Review

Despite the clunky combat and other shortcomings, there's a rich world to explore in Bloodlines, an RPG that allows you to indulge your inner vampire. Read the Review

Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia (formerly know just as Rise of Immortals) is an online free-to-play PC game. Read the Review

Resident Evil: Revelations tells the story of what happens between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. Read the Review

The second expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization V, Brave New World, introduces nine new civilizations, international trade, and victory through cultural dominance.

Dungeon Siege II brings you back to the fantasy land of Aranna, a land scarred by civil war. You must lead a six-member party against Valdis, a vicious marauder. Read the Review

Age of Empires II: HD Edition lets you explore all the original single-player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Read the Review

World of Warplanes is a stand-alone free-to-play game being developed by the team that created World of Tanks.

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a darkly humorous over-the-top operation sim game where you become Nigel Burke and perform life-saving surgical maneuvers on passive patients. Read the Review

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a spin-off that contains around eight hours of original content and features a single open-world island to explore, with many of Far Cry 3's gameplay systems and mechanics making a return. Read the Review