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

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Rank Score Rating
2
5.95
97% 120 K
3
5.94
96% 136 K
4
5.94
98% 85.1 K
5
5.94
86% 9.43 M
6
5.93
97% 78.3 K
9
5.84
97% 24.9 K
10
5.83
93% 60.3 K
12
5.83
88% 317 K
13
5.81
93% 45.1 K
14
Open World $4.99 -75% $19.99
5.79
89% 125 K
16
5.77
90% 55.9 K
17
5.77
95% 13.5 K
19
5.75
92% 19.5 K
20
5.75
94% 12.2 K
21
5.74
92% 20.6 K
23
5.72
94% 9.34 K
1 24
5.72
95% 6.55 K
27
5.71
87% 61.5 K
28
5.70
94% 6.59 K
29
5.70
97% 3.38 K
30
5.70
94% 6.06 K
31
5.70
94% 5.71 K
33
5.69
90% 14.7 K
35
5.68
94% 4.83 K
39
5.65
98% 1.38 K
40
5.65
93% 3.54 K
43
5.63
87% 12.4 K
44
5.63
85% 26.9 K
45
5.62
94% 2.06 K
48
5.62
87% 8.98 K
49
5.61
86% 12 K
50
5.60
85% 13.3 K
51
5.60
81% 74.4 K
53
5.60
90% 2.91 K
54
5.59
92% 1.88 K
57
5.58
86% 8.03 K
61
5.57
90% 2.21 K
64
5.56
91% 1.29 K
67
5.55
89% 1.82 K
68
5.55
85% 4.6 K
69
5.55
88% 2.37 K
1 72
5.55
85% 5.14 K
73
5.54
87% 2.42 K
74
5.54
89% 1.48 K
77
5.53
92% 818
79
5.53
87% 2.34 K
82
5.52
90% 974
83
5.52
84% 3.93 K
84
5.52
81% 10.8 K
85
5.52
89% 1.21 K
87
5.52
89% 1.19 K
90
5.51
87% 1.57 K
92
5.51
95% 356
93
5.50
92% 473
98
5.49
86% 1.69 K
100
5.49
82% 3.55 K
101
5.49
79% 12.7 K
102
5.49
93% 355
103
5.48
83% 2.54 K
104
5.48
88% 820
105
5.48
83% 2.43 K
107
5.48
80% 6.62 K
109
5.48
86% 1.2 K
111
5.47
87% 787
1 113
5.47
85% 1.2 K
114
5.47
89% 569
115
5.47
84% 1.52 K
116
5.47
83% 2.13 K
117
5.47
84% 1.49 K
118
5.46
86% 990
119
5.46
87% 776
121
5.46
85% 1.11 K
122
5.46
76% 15.5 K
123
5.46
80% 3.78 K
124
5.45
87% 587
127
5.45
95% 167
128
5.45
90% 346
1 130
5.44
85% 877
132
5.44
90% 321
136
Platformer $0.99 -90% $9.99
5.44
86% 511
138
Adventure $0.74 -85% $4.99
5.43
83% 1.01 K
139
5.43
81% 1.79 K
140
5.43
78% 4.3 K
141
5.42
90% 250
143
5.42
80% 1.96 K
145
5.42
76% 5.81 K
146
5.42
79% 2.6 K
147
5.42
78% 2.64 K
148
5.42
86% 422
149
5.41
82% 838
150
5.41
82% 939
151
5.41
83% 644
153
5.40
83% 645
160
5.39
82% 593
163
5.39
81% 674
165
5.38
79% 1.15 K
168
5.38
77% 2.21 K
171
5.37
79% 793
172
5.37
84% 300
173
5.37
93% 74
174
5.37
93% 74
177
5.37
81% 470
179
Survival $3.74 -75% $14.99
5.37
77% 1.23 K
181
5.36
90% 99
182
5.36
86% 161
183
5.36
84% 226
185
5.35
75% 1.89 K
188
5.35
72% 6.05 K
191
5.34
80% 328
194
RPG $1.49 -90% $14.99
5.34
74% 2.11 K
195
5.34
89% 79
198
5.33
93% 45
199
5.33
83% 165
203
5.32
79% 341
204
5.32
85% 103
206
5.32
72% 2.34 K
207
5.32
74% 1.55 K
209
5.32
84% 129
210
5.32
83% 142
211
5.32
70% 5.86 K
212
5.32
84% 109
215
5.32
77% 432
216
5.32
74% 1.24 K
217
5.31
72% 2.29 K
220
5.31
72% 1.75 K
223
5.29
80% 123
224
Casual $0.74 -85% $4.99
5.29
87% 47
226
5.28
78% 177
227
5.28
73% 505
2 229
5.27
67% 8.02 K
233
5.27
71% 872
234
5.27
85% 41
235
5.26
70% 996
236
5.26
70% 848
237
5.26
81% 63
238
5.25
73% 259
239
5.25
71% 511
240
5.25
78% 98
242
5.25
76% 131
243
5.24
71% 386
244
5.24
69% 882
246
5.24
74% 185
249
5.24
67% 1.77 K
250
5.24
85% 27
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