Top 150 best Steam Games released in 2012 – Steam 250

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Top 150 best Steam games released in 2012, according to gamer reviews.

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Score

~ 1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 Oct 2012 Simulation Top 250 #7 -75% ▼

8.70 97% 176,450 votes

~ 2. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #14 ▼

8.66 97% 143,019 votes

~ 3. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #16 ▼

8.65 97% 46,502 votes

~ 4. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #22 ▼

8.61 97% 42,426 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #31 ▼

8.57 96% 43,767 votes

~ 6. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #35 ▼

8.56 96% 51,650 votes

~ 7. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #36 ▼

8.55 97% 20,321 votes

~ 8. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #79 ▼

8.45 95% 26,797 votes

~ 9. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #99 ▼

8.43 95% 38,456 votes

~ 10. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #118 ▼

8.39 94% 31,032 votes

~ 11. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #120 ▼

8.39 95% 13,897 votes

~ 12. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #175 ▼

8.33 96% 3,611 votes

~ 13. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #182 ▼

8.32 97% 1,867 votes

~ 14. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #205 ▼

8.30 96% 2,748 votes

~ 15. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #231 ▼

8.28 95% 7,854 votes

~ 16. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich ▼

8.25 93% 34,129 votes

~ 17. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like ▼

8.23 95% 2,823 votes

~ 18. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.21 94% 4,645 votes

~ 19. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition Aug 2012 RPG ▼

8.19 91% 70,163 votes

~ 20. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.18 93% 6,818 votes

~ 21. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,863 votes

~ 22. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Jun 2012 Strategy ▼

8.16 93% 9,101 votes

~ 23. Alan Wake Feb 2012 Action ▼

8.15 92% 24,663 votes

~ 24. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.13 97% 577 votes

~ 25. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.11 93% 3,628 votes

~ 26. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,371 votes

~ 27. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.08 91% 14,155 votes

~ 28. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.08 92% 7,162 votes

~ 29. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 25,361 votes

~ 30. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel ▼

8.06 94% 1,999 votes

~ 31. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.03 91% 12,893 votes

~ 32. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.03 92% 3,102 votes

~ 33. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS Free ▼

8.03 87% 2,934,127 votes

~ 34. Far Cry® 3 Dec 2012 Open World -66% ▼

8.02 89% 51,160 votes

~ 35. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.02 94% 969 votes

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

8.01 92% 3,782 votes

~ 37. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

8.00 93% 1,594 votes

~ 38. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

8.00 97% 265 votes

~ 39. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.97 96% 310 votes

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

7.96 92% 1,660 votes

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

7.95 93% 1,160 votes

~ 42. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.93 88% 34,778 votes

1 43. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.93 92% 1,531 votes

1 44. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.93 90% 7,922 votes

~ 45. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.93 95% 491 votes

1 46. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.89 95% 297 votes

1 47. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.89 91% 1,804 votes

~ 48. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.87 88% 22,959 votes

~ 49. The Book of Unwritten Tales Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.87 91% 1,499 votes

~ 50. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.86 95% 266 votes

~ 51. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure -75% ▼

7.86 92% 1,040 votes

~ 52. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.85 90% 2,640 votes

~ 53. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.85 90% 3,089 votes

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

7.84 92% 700 votes

~ 55. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.84 92% 941 votes

~ 56. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.82 93% 395 votes

~ 57. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.81 96% 140 votes

~ 58. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.81 93% 377 votes

~ 59. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.79 97% 121 votes

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

7.79 88% 9,581 votes

~ 61. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.78 92% 530 votes

~ 62. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.78 91% 868 votes

~ 63. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.78 92% 606 votes

~ 64. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.77 90% 1,130 votes

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

7.77 91% 983 votes

~ 66. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 92% 378 votes

~ 67. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.72 89% 1,413 votes

~ 68. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.71 89% 1,602 votes

~ 69. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.69 91% 601 votes

~ 70. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.68 89% 875 votes

~ 71. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel -75% ▼

7.67 89% 888 votes

~ 72. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.67 89% 1,022 votes

~ 73. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.67 88% 1,804 votes

~ 74. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.66 85% 24,378 votes

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

7.65 85% 30,154 votes

1 76. LEGO Batman 2 Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.65 89% 1,071 votes

1 77. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.65 90% 441 votes

~ 78. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.64 93% 180 votes

~ 79. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.64 89% 932 votes

~ 80. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.61 89% 634 votes

~ 81. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.59 86% 5,057 votes

1 82. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.58 85% 9,786 votes

1 83. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.58 86% 3,143 votes

1 84. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.58 91% 207 votes

1 85. Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy Sep 2012 RPG ▼

7.57 87% 1,308 votes

4 86. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS Feb 2012 Horror ▼

7.57 89% 616 votes

~ 87. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.57 86% 2,314 votes

~ 88. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Jun 2012 Card Game ▼

7.57 88% 1,047 votes

~ 89. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 89% 603 votes

~ 90. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.55 86% 2,278 votes

2 91. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.55 88% 891 votes

~ 92. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure ▼

7.54 87% 1,446 votes

2 93. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.54 85% 4,524 votes

~ 94. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.54 88% 530 votes

~ 95. Warlock - Master of the Arcane May 2012 Strategy ▼

7.54 86% 2,091 votes

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

7.54 91% 206 votes

~ 97. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut Apr 2012 Horror ▼

7.54 87% 1,170 votes

~ 98. NiGHTS into Dreams... Dec 2012 Adventure ▼

7.53 88% 605 votes

~ 99. Gotham City Impostors: Free To Play Aug 2012 Action Free ▼

7.53 84% 11,006 votes

~ 100. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Otome ▼

7.53 88% 529 votes

~ 101. Realm of the Mad God Feb 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.53 83% 27,874 votes

~ 102. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action ▼

7.52 83% 25,565 votes

~ 103. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.52 83% 62,050 votes

~ 104. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer ▼

7.51 87% 1,101 votes

~ 105. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.51 90% 252 votes

~ 106. LaserCat Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.50 96% 47 votes

~ 107. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.49 82% 43,225 votes

~ 108. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime ▼

7.49 87% 1,017 votes

~ 109. War of the Human Tanks Sep 2012 Anime -75% ▼

7.48 88% 487 votes

~ 110. Dwarfs F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

7.48 86% 1,553 votes

~ 111. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.48 87% 623 votes

~ 112. Closure Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.46 87% 782 votes

~ 113. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.46 84% 3,957 votes

~ 114. Sonic Adventure™ 2 Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.46 84% 5,403 votes

~ 115. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone Jan 2012 Anime ▼

7.45 87% 661 votes

~ 116. Pid Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.45 85% 2,392 votes

~ 117. Clean'Em Up Jul 2012 Action Free ▼

7.45 95% 43 votes

~ 118. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO ▼

7.45 86% 703 votes

~ 119. DOOM 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS ▼

7.44 84% 4,657 votes

~ 120. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 Jun 2012 RPG ▼

7.43 87% 538 votes

~ 121. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies ▼

7.42 84% 2,411 votes

~ 122. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.42 84% 3,568 votes

1 123. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.41 87% 472 votes

1 124. Symphony Aug 2012 Music ▼

7.41 85% 1,362 votes

~ 125. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game ▼

7.40 84% 1,730 votes

~ 126. Hard Reset Jul 2012 FPS ▼

7.39 83% 3,826 votes

~ 127. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.39 84% 2,129 votes

~ 128. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle -89% ▼

7.38 84% 1,410 votes

~ 129. FLY'N Nov 2012 Platformer ▼

7.37 86% 432 votes

~ 130. Choice of Kung Fu Dec 2012 RPG ▼

7.36 95% 37 votes

~ 131. Dynamite Jack May 2012 Action ▼

7.36 86% 400 votes

~ 132. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy Jul 2012 Choose Your Own Adventure ▼

7.35 86% 353 votes

~ 133. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure ▼

7.35 84% 1,759 votes

~ 134. Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Nov 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.33 85% 536 votes

~ 135. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.33 84% 970 votes

~ 136. eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.31 87% 222 votes

~ 137. Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.31 96% 25 votes

~ 138. The Lord of the Rings Online™ Jun 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

7.30 81% 8,319 votes

~ 139. The Kite Jan 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.29 86% 279 votes

~ 140. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.28 83% 1,159 votes

~ 141. Divinity II: Developer's Cut Oct 2012 RPG ▼

7.27 82% 2,372 votes

~ 142. Midnight Mysteries 4: Haunted Houdini Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.27 91% 55 votes

~ 143. The Juicer Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.27 86% 206 votes

~ 144. Legends of Atlantis: Exodus Apr 2012 Casual ▼

7.26 91% 47 votes

~ 145. The Promised Land Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.26 84% 526 votes

~ 146. Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.26 86% 216 votes

~ 147. Avernum 6 May 2012 RPG ▼

7.26 92% 39 votes

~ 148. 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover Oct 2012 Casual ▼

7.26 87% 179 votes

~ 149. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.26 82% 1,999 votes

~ 150. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action ▼

7.25 82% 2,056 votes

Risers today

2 91. Tomb Raider II
1 43. Chaos on Deponia
1 46. Blackwell Convergence
1 76. LEGO Batman 2
1 82. Natural Selection 2
1 83. Hell Yeah!
1 84. Luxor Evolved
1 85. Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
1 123. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Fallers today

4 86. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
2 93. Worms Revolution
1 44. Deponia
1 47. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
1 77. Dark Arcana: The Carnival
1 124. Symphony

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