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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~ 1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 Oct 2012 Simulation Top 250 #8 ▼

8.69 97% 157,732 votes

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

8.65 96% 134,958 votes

~ 3. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #14 ▼

8.65 97% 44,770 votes

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

8.61 97% 41,406 votes

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

8.57 97% 42,202 votes

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

8.55 96% 49,348 votes

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

8.55 97% 20,092 votes

~ 8. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #76 ▼

8.45 95% 26,108 votes

~ 9. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #88 ▼

8.43 95% 37,994 votes

~ 10. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #111 ▼

8.39 95% 13,700 votes

~ 11. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #118 ▼

8.39 94% 30,271 votes

~ 12. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #154 ▼

8.33 96% 3,517 votes

~ 13. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #158 ▼

8.33 98% 1,789 votes

~ 14. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #184 ▼

8.30 96% 2,722 votes

~ 15. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #210 ▼

8.28 95% 7,820 votes

~ 16. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich Top 250 #250 ▼

8.25 93% 33,035 votes

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

8.22 95% 2,720 votes

~ 18. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.22 94% 4,583 votes

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

8.19 91% 69,450 votes

~ 20. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.17 93% 6,741 votes

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

8.17 93% 8,001 votes

~ 22. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS Free ▼

8.17 89% 2,748,559 votes

~ 23. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,835 votes

~ 24. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.14 97% 575 votes

~ 25. Alan Wake Feb 2012 Action ▼

8.14 92% 23,688 votes

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

8.11 93% 5,360 votes

~ 27. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.10 93% 3,547 votes

~ 28. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.09 91% 13,945 votes

~ 29. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.07 92% 7,000 votes

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

8.07 94% 1,977 votes

~ 31. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 24,597 votes

~ 32. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.02 92% 3,051 votes

~ 33. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.02 90% 12,407 votes

1 34. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers Jun 2012 Physics ▼

8.01 92% 3,758 votes

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

8.01 89% 49,937 votes

~ 36. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.01 94% 943 votes

~ 37. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

8.01 97% 304 votes

~ 38. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

8.00 93% 1,548 votes

~ 39. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

8.00 98% 189 votes

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

7.96 92% 1,639 votes

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

7.95 93% 1,141 votes

~ 42. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.93 90% 7,689 votes

~ 43. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.93 92% 1,467 votes

~ 44. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.92 94% 481 votes

~ 45. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.90 92% 1,746 votes

~ 46. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.90 96% 289 votes

~ 47. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.88 92% 927 votes

~ 48. LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ Nov 2012 LEGO ▼

7.88 90% 3,716 votes

~ 49. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.87 88% 22,734 votes

~ 50. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 92% 1,010 votes

~ 51. The Book of Unwritten Tales Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 91% 1,478 votes

~ 52. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.86 95% 264 votes

~ 53. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.85 90% 2,524 votes

~ 54. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.85 90% 3,081 votes

~ 55. Avernum: Escape From the Pit Apr 2012 RPG ▼

7.84 92% 686 votes

~ 56. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.83 94% 368 votes

~ 57. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.82 87% 30,254 votes

~ 58. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.82 93% 392 votes

~ 59. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.80 92% 527 votes

~ 60. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.79 97% 119 votes

~ 61. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ Feb 2012 RPG ▼

7.78 88% 9,353 votes

~ 62. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.78 92% 601 votes

~ 63. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.78 96% 131 votes

~ 64. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.78 91% 867 votes

~ 65. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.77 90% 1,118 votes

~ 66. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.76 90% 966 votes

~ 67. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.74 92% 374 votes

~ 68. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 89% 1,400 votes

~ 69. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.69 89% 1,545 votes

~ 70. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.68 90% 866 votes

~ 71. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.67 89% 1,014 votes

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

7.67 90% 596 votes

~ 73. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.66 85% 24,155 votes

~ 74. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.66 89% 884 votes

~ 75. LEGO Batman 2 Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.66 89% 1,031 votes

~ 76. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.65 88% 1,789 votes

~ 77. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.64 89% 919 votes

~ 78. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.64 85% 29,689 votes

~ 79. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.62 93% 174 votes

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

7.62 90% 433 votes

~ 81. House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.60 92% 196 votes

~ 82. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.60 89% 626 votes

~ 83. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.59 92% 202 votes

~ 84. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Jun 2012 Card Game ▼

7.59 88% 1,033 votes

~ 85. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.59 86% 4,947 votes

~ 86. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.58 86% 3,102 votes

~ 87. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.57 85% 9,635 votes

~ 88. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.57 86% 2,304 votes

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

7.57 87% 1,297 votes

~ 90. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS Feb 2012 Horror ▼

7.56 89% 587 votes

~ 91. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 88% 598 votes

~ 92. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.55 89% 527 votes

~ 93. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.55 86% 2,257 votes

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

7.54 88% 590 votes

~ 95. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.54 89% 523 votes

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

7.54 87% 1,166 votes

1 97. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure ▼

7.54 87% 1,394 votes

~ 98. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.53 85% 4,399 votes

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

7.53 84% 10,968 votes

~ 100. Warlock - Master of the Arcane May 2012 Strategy ▼

7.53 86% 2,072 votes

~ 101. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.52 83% 61,384 votes

~ 102. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action ▼

7.51 83% 24,982 votes

~ 103. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.51 87% 852 votes

1 104. Realm of the Mad God Feb 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.51 83% 27,310 votes

1 105. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer ▼

7.51 87% 1,099 votes

~ 106. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.49 82% 42,407 votes

1 107. Closure Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.49 87% 774 votes

1 108. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime ▼

7.49 86% 1,013 votes

1 109. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.48 89% 245 votes

2 110. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.48 87% 620 votes

4 111. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone Jan 2012 Anime ▼

7.48 87% 647 votes

1 112. Sonic Adventure™ 2 Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.48 84% 5,177 votes

~ 113. Dwarfs F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

7.47 86% 1,558 votes

~ 114. War of the Human Tanks Sep 2012 Anime ▼

7.46 88% 480 votes

~ 115. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.46 84% 3,855 votes

~ 116. Pid Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.44 85% 2,382 votes

~ 117. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO ▼

7.44 87% 654 votes

~ 118. LaserCat Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.44 95% 42 votes

~ 119. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 Jun 2012 RPG ▼

7.43 87% 538 votes

~ 120. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.42 84% 3,545 votes

~ 121. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies ▼

7.42 84% 2,374 votes

~ 122. DOOM 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS ▼

7.42 84% 4,530 votes

~ 123. Clean'Em Up Jul 2012 Action Free ▼

7.42 95% 41 votes

~ 124. Symphony Aug 2012 Music ▼

7.41 85% 1,352 votes

~ 125. Hard Reset Jul 2012 FPS ▼

7.39 83% 3,747 votes

~ 126. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.38 84% 1,374 votes

~ 127. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.38 84% 2,121 votes

~ 128. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.37 86% 451 votes

~ 129. FLY'N Nov 2012 Platformer ▼

7.37 86% 429 votes

~ 130. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy Jul 2012 Choose Your Own Adventure ▼

7.36 87% 351 votes

~ 131. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game ▼

7.36 84% 1,593 votes

~ 132. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure ▼

7.35 84% 1,733 votes

~ 133. Dynamite Jack May 2012 Action ▼

7.35 86% 399 votes

~ 134. Choice of Kung Fu Dec 2012 RPG ▼

7.35 94% 36 votes

~ 135. Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Nov 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.34 85% 536 votes

~ 136. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.33 84% 954 votes

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

7.31 96% 25 votes

~ 138. eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.31 87% 220 votes

~ 139. The Lord of the Rings Online™ Jun 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

7.29 81% 8,016 votes

~ 140. The Juicer Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.29 87% 197 votes

~ 141. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.28 83% 1,147 votes

~ 142. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action ▼

7.27 82% 2,009 votes

~ 143. The Promised Land Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.26 84% 522 votes

~ 144. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.26 82% 1,923 votes

~ 145. Lunar Flight Jan 2012 Simulation ▼

7.25 84% 545 votes

~ 146. Divinity II: Developer's Cut Oct 2012 RPG ▼

7.25 82% 2,236 votes

~ 147. Legends of Atlantis: Exodus Apr 2012 Casual ▼

7.25 91% 46 votes

~ 148. Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.24 86% 213 votes

~ 149. Lucius Oct 2012 Horror ▼

7.23 80% 6,899 votes

~ 150. Midnight Mysteries 4: Haunted Houdini Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.23 90% 52 votes

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