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

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Rank Score Rating
2
8.65
98% 83.8 K
3
8.63
97% 116 K
4
8.62
97% 76.4 K
5
8.57
96% 131 K
7
8.49
97% 24.8 K
8
8.46
95% 76.4 K
9
8.29
95% 13.2 K
10
8.28
93% 57.2 K
11
8.27
97% 3.35 K
12
8.27
93% 58.3 K
13
8.26
98% 1.32 K
1 14
8.24
95% 6.41 K
16
8.23
93% 44.7 K
18
8.21
94% 12 K
20
8.18
93% 16.1 K
22
8.17
94% 9.32 K
23
8.16
93% 19.4 K
24
8.13
94% 5.44 K
25
8.13
94% 6.49 K
26
Horror $0.80 -91% $8.99
8.13
94% 5.88 K
27
8.11
94% 4.78 K
28
FPS $1.49 -95% $29.99
8.08
92% 20.2 K
30
Action $1.49 -90% $14.99
8.05
90% 53 K
32
8.03
93% 3.47 K
33
8.02
94% 2.01 K
34
8.02
96% 627
35
Open World $4.99 -75% $19.99
8.01
89% 120 K
36
8.01
88% 315 K
38
8.00
96% 622
39
7.99
86% 9.13 M
43
7.94
90% 14.7 K
44
7.93
89% 26.5 K
45
7.90
92% 1.87 K
46
7.89
94% 749
48
7.83
91% 2.85 K
50
7.81
95% 353
52
7.79
91% 1.26 K
53
7.79
87% 59.3 K
54
7.77
92% 804
1 57
7.76
89% 3.23 K
2 58
7.75
91% 951
1 61
7.72
89% 2.16 K
1 62
7.72
90% 1.51 K
63
7.71
92% 470
64
7.71
87% 12.3 K
66
7.69
87% 8.85 K
67
7.69
90% 973
68
7.69
90% 1.59 K
70
7.69
89% 1.8 K
71
7.69
93% 354
72
7.66
89% 1.47 K
73
7.65
86% 11.8 K
77
7.62
88% 2.35 K
78
7.61
89% 1.19 K
79
7.60
89% 1.19 K
80
7.59
85% 26.8 K
81
7.59
89% 745
82
7.58
86% 7.87 K
83
7.58
87% 2.42 K
84
7.57
85% 13.2 K
85
7.56
95% 86
87
7.55
87% 2.2 K
88
7.55
87% 2.32 K
89
7.54
89% 558
91
7.51
85% 4.57 K
93
7.49
90% 316
94
7.49
88% 808
1 96
7.48
87% 1.53 K
99
7.48
89% 341
100
7.47
87% 782
101
7.46
85% 4.92 K
103
7.46
90% 249
106
7.42
87% 584
107
7.42
85% 1.68 K
109
7.41
84% 3.93 K
110
7.41
87% 774
114
7.37
85% 1.3 K
115
7.37
87% 508
117
7.37
93% 70
118
7.37
86% 987
119
7.37
86% 775
120
7.37
85% 1.17 K
121
7.36
83% 3.99 K
123
7.35
81% 74 K
124
7.33
85% 1.1 K
125
7.33
84% 1.51 K
126
7.31
83% 2.43 K
127
7.31
84% 1.5 K
130
7.30
83% 2.53 K
132
7.30
85% 871
133
7.28
90% 99
134
7.28
86% 423
135
7.27
82% 3.5 K
137
Horror $1.49 -85% $9.99
7.26
81% 10.6 K
138
7.26
82% 4.87 K
139
7.26
93% 44
140
7.26
83% 2.14 K
141
7.24
81% 8.58 K
144
7.21
83% 983
149
7.16
83% 632
151
7.15
80% 6.48 K
153
7.14
82% 831
154
7.14
88% 77
156
7.11
81% 1.78 K
157
7.11
84% 297
158
7.11
82% 939
1 160
7.10
82% 643
161
7.10
79% 12.7 K
163
7.09
82% 592
165
7.08
84% 225
171
7.04
81% 673
172
7.03
77% 24.1 K
173
7.02
85% 102
175
7.00
79% 2.56 K
176
7.00
79% 2.53 K
178
6.98
84% 130
179
6.97
81% 469
180
6.97
84% 108
181
6.96
83% 164
184
6.95
83% 142
185
6.95
87% 46
186
6.94
79% 1.13 K
187
6.93
79% 793
188
6.92
76% 15.3 K
189
6.92
81% 325
194
6.89
76% 5.82 K
1 200
6.87
79% 404
1 201
6.84
77% 1.22 K
1 202
6.84
85% 41
204
6.83
76% 3.59 K
205
6.81
76% 2.17 K
206
6.81
79% 339
209
6.77
80% 122
211
6.73
77% 433
213
6.71
75% 1.89 K
1 215
6.71
74% 9.6 K
217
6.69
81% 63
218
6.69
78% 174
223
6.65
84% 25
224
RPG $1.49 -90% $14.99
6.62
74% 2.05 K
225
6.59
73% 1.52 K
226
6.55
72% 6.02 K
227
6.55
72% 2.33 K
229
6.54
77% 96
230
6.52
72% 1.75 K
234
6.51
82% 22
235
6.51
72% 2.29 K
238
6.49
73% 502
240
6.47
76% 76
241
6.46
72% 1.13 K
242
6.46
75% 146
245
6.45
74% 257
1 248
6.43
100% 3
250
6.43
76% 59
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