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% 9.45 M
6
5.93
97% 78.5 K
8
5.89
95% 77.4 K
9
5.84
97% 24.9 K
10
5.83
93% 60.7 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% 126 K
16
5.77
90% 56.1 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
22
5.74
95% 8.8 K
23
5.72
94% 9.35 K
24
5.72
95% 7.2 K
25
5.72
95% 6.57 K
27
5.71
87% 61.6 K
29
5.70
97% 3.38 K
30
5.70
94% 6.06 K
31
5.70
94% 5.76 K
33
5.69
90% 14.7 K
35
5.68
94% 4.83 K
39
5.65
98% 1.38 K
40
RPG $4.99 -75% $19.99
5.65
93% 3.54 K
41
5.64
92% 4.13 K
43
5.63
87% 12.5 K
44
5.63
85% 26.9 K
45
5.62
94% 2.07 K
48
5.62
87% 8.98 K
49
5.61
86% 12.1 K
50
5.60
81% 74.4 K
51
5.60
85% 13.3 K
53
5.60
90% 2.91 K
54
5.59
92% 1.88 K
57
5.58
86% 8.04 K
58
5.58
89% 3.29 K
61
5.57
90% 2.21 K
64
5.56
91% 1.29 K
66
5.55
90% 1.53 K
67
5.55
89% 1.83 K
68
5.55
85% 4.6 K
69
5.55
88% 2.37 K
71
5.55
85% 5.15 K
73
5.54
87% 2.42 K
1 75
5.53
89% 1.48 K
76
5.53
87% 2.45 K
77
5.53
92% 818
79
5.53
87% 2.34 K
81
5.53
90% 1.02 K
82
5.52
90% 974
83
5.52
84% 3.93 K
84
Horror $1.49 -85% $9.99
5.52
81% 10.8 K
85
5.52
89% 1.21 K
87
5.52
89% 1.19 K
88
5.51
83% 4.02 K
89
5.51
81% 9.55 K
90
5.51
87% 1.58 K
92
5.51
95% 356
93
5.50
92% 473
94
5.50
89% 755
97
5.49
82% 4.91 K
98
5.49
86% 1.69 K
100
5.49
82% 3.56 K
101
5.49
79% 12.7 K
102
5.49
93% 357
103
5.48
88% 821
104
5.48
83% 2.54 K
105
5.48
83% 2.43 K
107
5.48
80% 6.63 K
109
5.48
86% 1.2 K
110
5.47
87% 787
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
119
5.46
85% 991
120
5.46
87% 776
121
5.46
85% 1.11 K
122
5.46
76% 15.6 K
124
5.46
87% 588
128
Action $0.98 -91% $10.99
5.45
90% 347
130
5.44
85% 878
132
5.44
90% 320
135
5.44
86% 542
136
5.44
86% 511
138
5.43
83% 1.01 K
139
5.43
81% 1.79 K
141
5.42
90% 250
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
83% 645
151
5.41
82% 940
153
5.40
83% 647
160
5.39
82% 594
162
5.39
81% 674
165
5.38
79% 1.15 K
168
5.38
77% 2.21 K
171
5.37
79% 794
172
5.37
84% 300
174
5.37
93% 74
177
5.37
81% 470
180
5.36
77% 1.22 K
181
5.36
90% 99
183
5.36
84% 226
185
5.35
75% 1.89 K
186
5.35
75% 2.07 K
189
5.35
72% 6.05 K
191
5.34
80% 328
192
RPG $1.49 -90% $14.99
5.34
74% 2.13 K
195
5.34
93% 46
196
5.34
89% 79
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
83% 142
210
5.32
70% 5.88 K
211
5.32
84% 109
212
5.32
83% 131
215
5.32
77% 432
216
5.32
74% 1.24 K
218
5.31
72% 2.29 K
1 219
5.31
72% 1.75 K
221
5.30
77% 315
223
5.29
80% 123
224
5.29
87% 47
226
5.28
78% 177
227
5.28
73% 505
233
5.27
71% 873
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
243
5.24
71% 386
245
5.24
69% 883
246
5.24
74% 185
249
5.24
85% 27
250
5.24
67% 1.77 K
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