Top 100 best Steam Games released in 2012 – Steam 250

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Top 100 best Steam games released in 2012, according to gamer reviews.

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~ 1. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #13 ▼

8.67 97% 127,706 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #14 ▼

8.65 98% 42,840 votes

~ 3. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #23 ▼

8.61 97% 39,576 votes

~ 4. The Walking Dead Apr 2012 Zombies Top 250 #25 ▼

8.60 97% 44,353 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #30 ▼

8.58 97% 40,778 votes

~ 6. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #32 ▼

8.57 96% 45,835 votes

~ 7. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #37 ▼

8.55 97% 19,802 votes

~ 8. Mark of the Ninja Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #41 ▼

8.54 97% 14,364 votes

~ 9. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #70 ▼

8.46 96% 24,629 votes

~ 10. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #87 ▼

8.44 95% 37,268 votes

~ 11. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #107 ▼

8.41 96% 13,301 votes

~ 12. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #108 ▼

8.40 95% 29,189 votes

~ 13. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #157 ▼

8.34 97% 3,338 votes

~ 14. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #168 ▼

8.32 98% 1,655 votes

~ 15. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #183 ▼

8.31 97% 2,639 votes

~ 16. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #213 ▼

8.28 95% 7,739 votes

~ 17. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich Top 250 #232 ▼

8.26 93% 29,799 votes

~ 18. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like ▼

8.24 96% 2,540 votes

~ 19. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.23 95% 4,484 votes

~ 20. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS ▼

8.22 89% 2,539,949 votes

~ 21. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Jun 2012 Strategy ▼

8.19 93% 7,546 votes

~ 22. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition Aug 2012 RPG ▼

8.19 91% 67,185 votes

~ 23. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.18 93% 6,579 votes

~ 24. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.16 95% 1,767 votes

~ 25. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.16 98% 558 votes

~ 26. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.13 92% 13,245 votes

~ 27. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.12 94% 3,399 votes

~ 28. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,277 votes

~ 29. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.09 92% 6,750 votes

~ 30. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth -75% ▼

8.09 91% 23,188 votes

~ 31. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

8.06 100% 164 votes

~ 32. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel ▼

8.06 94% 1,943 votes

~ 33. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.03 95% 909 votes

~ 34. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.02 91% 10,826 votes

~ 35. Far Cry® 3 Dec 2012 Open World ▼

8.02 89% 47,678 votes

~ 36. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers Jun 2012 Physics ▼

8.02 92% 3,641 votes

~ 37. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual -84% ▼

8.00 92% 2,872 votes

~ 38. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

7.99 93% 1,450 votes

~ 39. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.99 97% 287 votes

~ 40. Indie Game: The Movie Jun 2012 Movie ▼

7.96 93% 1,611 votes

~ 41. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart Apr 2012 Adventure ▼

7.95 93% 1,091 votes

~ 42. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.94 90% 7,265 votes

~ 43. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.92 95% 461 votes

~ 44. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.92 92% 1,614 votes

~ 45. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.91 92% 1,363 votes

~ 46. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.90 88% 27,210 votes

~ 47. LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ Nov 2012 LEGO ▼

7.89 90% 3,562 votes

~ 48. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.88 95% 264 votes

~ 49. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.88 92% 899 votes

~ 50. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.88 88% 22,408 votes

1 51. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure ▼

7.87 92% 912 votes

1 52. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.87 91% 2,319 votes

~ 53. The Book of Unwritten Tales Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.87 91% 1,439 votes

~ 54. Avernum: Escape From the Pit Apr 2012 RPG ▼

7.85 93% 665 votes

~ 55. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.85 95% 259 votes

~ 56. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.84 90% 2,983 votes

~ 57. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.83 93% 517 votes

~ 58. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.81 93% 377 votes

~ 59. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.80 93% 336 votes

~ 60. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ Feb 2012 RPG ▼

7.79 88% 8,959 votes

~ 61. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.78 91% 1,090 votes

~ 62. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.77 92% 593 votes

~ 63. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.76 96% 111 votes

~ 64. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.76 91% 861 votes

~ 65. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.75 91% 901 votes

~ 66. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 92% 360 votes

~ 67. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 89% 1,345 votes

~ 68. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.70 89% 1,455 votes

~ 69. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.69 90% 846 votes

~ 70. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.69 89% 984 votes

~ 71. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.68 85% 23,693 votes

~ 72. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Action ▼

7.68 90% 571 votes

1 73. LEGO Batman 2 Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.67 89% 960 votes

1 74. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.66 89% 856 votes

~ 75. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.65 85% 28,899 votes

~ 76. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.65 89% 877 votes

~ 77. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.63 88% 1,751 votes

~ 78. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.62 89% 605 votes

~ 79. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Jun 2012 Card Game ▼

7.62 88% 1,010 votes

~ 80. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.62 90% 401 votes

~ 81. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.62 95% 94 votes

~ 82. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.61 86% 4,642 votes

~ 83. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.60 86% 3,020 votes

~ 84. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.60 92% 168 votes

~ 85. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.59 87% 2,199 votes

~ 86. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.59 92% 185 votes

~ 87. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.59 89% 496 votes

~ 88. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.59 89% 580 votes

~ 89. Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy Sep 2012 RPG ▼

7.58 87% 1,278 votes

~ 90. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.57 86% 2,286 votes

~ 91. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.57 89% 515 votes

1 92. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut Apr 2012 Horror ▼

7.56 87% 1,140 votes

1 93. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.56 85% 9,345 votes

1 94. NiGHTS into Dreams... Dec 2012 Adventure ▼

7.56 89% 556 votes

3 95. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.56 88% 745 votes

~ 96. House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.55 92% 167 votes

~ 97. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.55 88% 595 votes

~ 98. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.55 85% 4,204 votes

~ 99. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Action -75% ▼

7.54 90% 231 votes

~ 100. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.54 83% 59,954 votes

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