Here is a list of PC games exclusives for 2011. I totally forgot about torchlight 2, and well Witcher 2 is exclusive as well.
may not be as epic as some console exclusives, but had no idea PC had that much. might personally take a dive into Guild Wars 2.
Exclusive list ends at Xcom (multi platform which includes pc starts from there.)
full link here.
http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/2011-games/edit highlighted in
Red the ones I think people here would be interested in.
PC exclusives are as follows (
Does not include Multi platform):
Shogun II: Total WarMight and Magic Heroes VI
New entry in one of the most beloved turn based strategy series of all time.
Age of Empires OnlineThe rebirth of one of the biggest RTS franchises of all time.
DOTA 2The mod that started the whole genre is now getting a commercial sequel from Valve Software.
Tropico 4Another entry in this great city building series. Tropico 3 scored 8.4 from IGN
Cities in MotionT
Spiritial successor to Transport Tycoon from Paradox Interactive.
Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded
Remake of a classic tactical TBS.
Jagged Alliance 3
Sword of the Stars II
Sequel to a great 4X game.
End of NationsMMORTS from Petroglyph. Their last RTS was Universe at War, which scored 8.0 at IGN.
Frozen Synapse
An indie simultaneous turn-based tactical game.
Dungeons
Spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper.
The Sims Medieval
Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades
Continuaton of XIII Century: Death or Glory, which scored 7.2 at IGN./
A Game of Thrones: Genesis
Epic strategy game based on legendary novel series. It’s being designed Cyanide, which is the studio that made Blood Bowl videogame adaptation.
Project MyWorld
A virtual recreation of the real world combined with 3D gaming and social media.
Stronghold 3
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Tactical game that plays like a revers of tower defense genre. It’s being made by 11 bit, a new studio formed
Magna Mundi
Commercial follow-up to the best Europa Universalis 3 mod ever made.
Panzer Corps
Spiritual successor to Panzer General.
Xenonauts
Indie turn-based tactical game inspired heavily by X-COM.
Blight Of The Immortals
Web based strategy game set in fantasy universe. It’s being made by Iron Helmet, a small australian company formed by ex-Irrational Games people who already made Neptune’s Pride.
Six Gun Saga
A primarly singleplayer card strategy game from Cryptic Comet, creators of Armageddon Empires and Solium Infernum.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – RetributionSecond add-on to this great RTS.
ROLEPLAYING
Diablo 3
The Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsSequel to one of best roleplaying games on last few years.
Dead State
Indie zombie RPG from ex-Troika and Obsidian designers.
Grim Dawn
Action RPG from ex Iron Lore staff (where they worked on Titan Quest)
Darkspore
Hack and Slash from Maxix (makers of Sim City, Sims and of course Spore)
Starport Gemini
Space based indie RPG.
Avadon: The Black Fortress
New RPG from makers of Geneforge and Avernum series. This time Spiderweb finally has completely redesigned their graphics system.
Torchlight IISequel to a hack and slash RPG that scored 8.6 at IGN.
Drakensang Online
Cooperative online RPG.
NeverwinterOnline cooperative RPG with powerful adventure building tools, from Cryptic (makers of City of Heroes and Champions)
Star Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars MMORPG from Bioware.
Guild Wars 2Original Guild Wars scored 9.0 at IGN
Tera
Beautiful MMORPG with action-game like combat, by ex-Lineage devs.
Stellar Dawn
Sci-Fi MMO from makers of Runescape
Rift: Planes of Telara
Untitled Carbine Studios MMORPG
Carbine is a team composed of RPG veterans(including Blizzard ones) like Tim Cain
(one of creators of Fallout and Arcanum) and Jeremy Gaffney (founder of Turbine)
ADVENTURE
Black Mirror 3
Cargo
New puzzle game from makers of Void and Pathologic.
Asylum
New horror adventure game from people who created Scratches, which scored 8.0 at Adventuregamers.
Saturated Dreamers
Indie exploration game from makers or Immortal Defense
ACTION
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Sequel to 8.5 WWII tactical shooter. What’s more, RO2 will singleplayer campaigns for both Russian and German sides.
FirefallMassive online FPS from RED5 Studios (ex Blizzard people) and lead designer of Tribes 1 and 2.
Heroes and Generals
Online WW2 FPS from a studio formed by lead designers of Hitman series.
CHIVALRY: Battle for Agatha
First-person medieval online combat game running on Unreal Engine 3.0. It’s being developed by a team behind Age of Chivalry mods.
Depth
Indie aquatic stealth game running on Unreal Engine 3. The team is filed with people who created the first version of Killing Floor.
Contagion
Single and multiplayer horror FPS from makers of Zombie Panic! Source mod.
Bounty Arms
Indie platformer running on Unreal Engine 3.0.
The Spire
Indie FPP action-adventure with strong puzzle element built on Unreal Engine 3.0.
Warface
Free military FPS from Crytek.
Snapshot
Snapshot is a 2d sidescrolling game in which the player takes on the role of “Pic” The player controls Pic as well as a camera that can take photos of the environment. Photos can capture objects such as boxes, enemies, and other things. The player can then use these photos to move objects around in the world to complete each level. One of finalists for 2009 Independent Games Festival’s Excellence in Design Award
Seasons after Fall
Beautiful indie puzzle platformer where you use effects seasonal changes to overcome obstacles.
The Swapper
Very promising and unique puzzle platformer based around the idea of a device that can create copies of yourself with whom you can then swap placesIt features interesting light, shadow and relativeness based game mechanics blended with an ambiguous storyline embedded directly into and told throughout the game.
Battlefield Play4Free
Free to play entry in classic FPS franchise.
Bloodline Champions
Indie arena-based game.
Cobalt
Indie platformer from the makers of Harvest: Massive Encounter.
Swimming Under Clouds
An indie 2-D physics-based puzzle platformer
Sky Legends
Online arcade flying game from the studio that made Snoopy: Flying Ace (console game that scored 9.0 at IGN)
Rising Storm
First add-on to Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad, made as colaboration with mod teams.
E.Y.E
Indie FPS/RPG hybrid running on Source engine. People who work on it previously made great Half-Life mod called Syndicate Black Ops
Minecraft
Indie retro action and sandbox construction game.
Ground Branch
Tactical shooter from Blackfoot( which is composed of RainbowSix, Rogue Spear and Ghost Recon leads)\
SIMULATION
Microsoft Flight
Finally, a new flight sim from Microsoft.
Steel Armor:Blaze of War
Mew tank sim from the makers of Steel Fury (which was one of the best tank games of all time)
Space Shuttle Mission Simulator 2
Sequel to the best sim of it’s kind.
BlackStar Chronicles
An action MMO described as a mix of the single-player traditions of Wing Commander with the multiplayer feel of Descent. It’s being developed by a team of people who previously worked on sadly canceled Privateer Online as well as on Star Wars Galaxies
Infinity: The Quest for Earth
MMO space simulator with huge procedurally generated universe
PUZZLE/CASUAL
Subversion
Fourth Introversion game (after Uplink, Darwinia and Defcon)
Arcada Mia’s
New puzzle game from the maker of Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble.