Top 250 best Steam games released in 2012, according to gamer reviews.

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Rank Score Rating
2
5.95
97% 119 K
3
5.94
96% 135 K
4
5.94
98% 84.7 K
5
5.94
86% 9.32 M
6
5.93
97% 77.8 K
9
5.84
97% 24.9 K
10
5.83
93% 59.7 K
12
5.83
88% 316 K
13
5.81
93% 45 K
14
Open World $4.99 -75% $19.99
5.79
89% 124 K
16
5.77
90% 55 K
17
5.77
95% 13.4 K
18
5.75
93% 19.5 K
20
5.75
94% 12.1 K
21
5.74
92% 20.4 K
23
5.72
94% 9.34 K
1 24
5.72
95% 6.48 K
27
5.71
87% 60.5 K
28
5.70
94% 6.55 K
29
5.70
97% 3.37 K
30
5.70
94% 6.02 K
31
5.69
94% 5.61 K
33
5.69
90% 14.7 K
35
5.68
94% 4.81 K
39
5.65
98% 1.36 K
40
5.65
93% 3.52 K
43
Adventure $0.99 -90% $9.99
5.63
87% 12.4 K
44
MOBA $12.99 -35% $19.99
5.63
85% 26.9 K
45
5.62
94% 2.04 K
47
5.62
93% 2.28 K
48
5.62
87% 8.94 K
49
5.61
86% 11.9 K
50
5.60
81% 74.3 K
51
5.60
85% 13.3 K
53
5.60
90% 2.89 K
54
5.59
92% 1.88 K
57
5.58
86% 7.97 K
58
5.58
89% 3.28 K
61
5.57
90% 2.2 K
64
5.56
91% 1.28 K
66
5.55
90% 1.52 K
67
5.55
89% 1.82 K
68
5.55
85% 4.59 K
70
5.55
88% 2.36 K
72
5.54
85% 5.05 K
73
5.54
87% 2.42 K
75
5.53
89% 1.48 K
76
5.53
87% 2.43 K
77
5.53
92% 811
78
5.53
87% 2.33 K
81
5.53
90% 1.02 K
82
5.52
90% 974
83
Horror $1.49 -85% $9.99
5.52
81% 10.7 K
84
Comedy $1.09 -78% $4.99
5.52
84% 3.93 K
85
5.52
89% 1.2 K
87
5.52
89% 1.19 K
89
5.51
81% 9.52 K
90
5.51
87% 1.56 K
91
5.51
95% 355
93
5.50
92% 473
94
5.50
89% 754
95
5.49
82% 4.89 K
98
5.49
85% 1.68 K
100
5.49
82% 3.54 K
101
5.49
79% 12.7 K
102
5.49
93% 354
103
5.48
83% 2.53 K
105
5.48
88% 816
106
5.48
83% 2.43 K
107
5.48
80% 6.55 K
109
5.47
89% 564
110
5.47
86% 1.19 K
112
5.47
87% 785
114
5.47
84% 1.52 K
116
5.47
83% 2.13 K
117
5.47
84% 1.5 K
118
5.46
86% 991
119
5.46
87% 775
120
5.46
85% 1.11 K
122
5.46
76% 15.5 K
124
5.45
87% 584
125
5.45
86% 772
1 128
5.45
90% 344
129
5.44
85% 879
132
5.44
90% 320
2 136
5.44
87% 508
137
5.44
83% 996
139
5.43
81% 1.79 K
141
5.42
90% 250
144
5.42
76% 5.81 K
146
5.42
79% 2.58 K
147
5.42
78% 2.62 K
148
5.41
86% 421
149
5.41
82% 838
150
5.41
83% 640
151
5.41
82% 939
154
5.40
83% 640
160
5.39
82% 593
163
5.39
81% 674
166
5.38
79% 1.14 K
167
5.38
77% 2.2 K
172
5.37
79% 792
173
5.37
84% 300
176
5.37
77% 1.22 K
1 177
5.37
81% 468
1 178
5.37
93% 71
181
5.36
90% 100
183
5.36
84% 225
185
5.35
75% 1.89 K
186
5.35
75% 2.05 K
188
5.35
72% 6.04 K
190
5.34
81% 327
192
5.34
91% 65
195
RPG $1.49 -90% $14.99
5.34
74% 2.09 K
196
5.33
93% 45
197
5.33
88% 77
198
5.33
83% 165
203
5.32
79% 341
204
5.32
72% 2.34 K
205
5.32
85% 102
206
5.32
84% 129
207
5.32
83% 142
209
5.32
73% 1.54 K
212
5.32
84% 109
213
5.32
66% 81.8 K
214
5.32
74% 1.22 K
216
5.32
77% 433
217
5.31
72% 2.29 K
220
5.31
72% 1.75 K
222
5.30
77% 314
225
5.29
80% 122
226
5.29
87% 46
229
5.28
78% 175
230
5.28
73% 507
235
5.27
71% 860
236
5.27
85% 41
237
5.26
70% 990
238
5.26
70% 845
239
5.26
81% 63
240
5.25
73% 259
241
5.25
71% 510
242
5.25
78% 98
244
5.25
69% 884
1 247
5.24
71% 383
248
5.24
74% 185
249
5.24
67% 1.77 K
250
5.24
78% 76
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