Top 100 best Steam Games released in 2012

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Top 100 best Steam games released in 2012, according to gamer reviews.

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~ 1. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #12 ▼

8.67 97% 128,324 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #14 ▼

8.65 98% 43,227 votes

~ 3. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #23 ▼

8.61 97% 39,703 votes

~ 4. The Walking Dead Apr 2012 Zombies Top 250 #25 ▼

8.60 97% 44,544 votes

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

8.58 97% 40,886 votes

~ 6. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #32 ▼

8.57 96% 46,019 votes

~ 7. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #38 ▼

8.55 97% 19,829 votes

~ 8. Mark of the Ninja Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #40 ▼

8.54 97% 14,408 votes

~ 9. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #71 ▼

8.47 96% 24,735 votes

~ 10. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #91 ▼

8.43 95% 37,356 votes

~ 11. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #107 ▼

8.40 96% 13,430 votes

~ 12. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #109 ▼

8.40 95% 29,269 votes

~ 13. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #160 ▼

8.34 97% 3,360 votes

~ 14. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #171 -50% ▼

8.32 98% 1,665 votes

~ 15. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #190 ▼

8.31 97% 2,653 votes

~ 16. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #210 ▼

8.29 95% 7,744 votes

~ 17. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich Top 250 #237 ▼

8.26 93% 30,506 votes

~ 18. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Rogue-like -75% ▼

8.24 96% 2,573 votes

~ 19. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.23 95% 4,496 votes

~ 20. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS ▼

8.21 89% 2,562,989 votes

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

8.19 93% 7,599 votes

~ 22. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.18 93% 6,600 votes

~ 23. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.16 95% 1,769 votes

~ 24. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.15 98% 563 votes

~ 25. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.13 92% 13,331 votes

~ 26. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.12 94% 3,411 votes

~ 27. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,292 votes

~ 28. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.09 92% 6,782 votes

~ 29. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.09 91% 23,393 votes

~ 30. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

8.07 100% 165 votes

~ 31. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel ▼

8.06 94% 1,949 votes

~ 32. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.03 95% 912 votes

~ 33. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.02 91% 11,157 votes

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

8.02 89% 48,062 votes

~ 35. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers Jun 2012 Physics ▼

8.02 92% 3,659 votes

~ 36. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.01 92% 2,917 votes

~ 37. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

8.00 93% 1,458 votes

~ 38. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.99 97% 290 votes

~ 39. Indie Game: The Movie Jun 2012 Movie ▼

7.96 93% 1,614 votes

~ 40. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart Apr 2012 Adventure ▼

7.95 93% 1,094 votes

~ 41. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.93 90% 7,343 votes

~ 42. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.93 92% 1,647 votes

~ 43. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.91 94% 463 votes

~ 44. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.90 92% 1,382 votes

~ 45. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.89 93% 899 votes

~ 46. LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ Nov 2012 LEGO ▼

7.89 90% 3,588 votes

~ 47. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.88 88% 22,429 votes

~ 48. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.87 95% 270 votes

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

7.86 91% 1,444 votes

~ 50. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 92% 919 votes

1 51. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.86 91% 2,334 votes

1 52. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.86 88% 27,892 votes

~ 53. Avernum: Escape From the Pit Apr 2012 RPG ▼

7.85 93% 669 votes

~ 54. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.85 95% 259 votes

~ 55. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.84 90% 2,998 votes

~ 56. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.81 93% 517 votes

~ 57. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.81 93% 378 votes

~ 58. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.80 94% 340 votes

~ 59. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ Feb 2012 RPG ▼

7.78 88% 9,013 votes

~ 60. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.77 92% 594 votes

~ 61. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.77 90% 1,090 votes

~ 62. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.76 91% 861 votes

~ 63. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.76 96% 112 votes

~ 64. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.76 91% 910 votes

~ 65. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 92% 360 votes

~ 66. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 89% 1,350 votes

~ 67. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.69 89% 1,463 votes

~ 68. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.69 89% 985 votes

1 69. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Action ▼

7.68 90% 573 votes

1 70. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.68 85% 23,752 votes

2 71. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.68 90% 851 votes

~ 72. LEGO Batman 2 Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.67 89% 960 votes

~ 73. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.66 89% 856 votes

~ 74. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.65 85% 28,973 votes

~ 75. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.64 89% 883 votes

~ 76. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.64 95% 99 votes

~ 77. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.64 88% 1,755 votes

~ 78. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.63 89% 608 votes

~ 79. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.63 90% 404 votes

~ 80. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Jun 2012 Card Game ▼

7.62 88% 1,012 votes

~ 81. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.61 86% 4,685 votes

~ 82. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.60 92% 169 votes

~ 83. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.60 86% 3,028 votes

~ 84. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.59 92% 186 votes

~ 85. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.59 87% 2,210 votes

~ 86. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.59 89% 495 votes

1 87. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.58 89% 581 votes

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

7.58 87% 1,282 votes

~ 89. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.57 86% 2,293 votes

~ 90. NiGHTS into Dreams... Dec 2012 Adventure ▼

7.56 89% 558 votes

1 91. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.56 85% 9,371 votes

1 92. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 89% 517 votes

1 93. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.56 85% 4,222 votes

3 94. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.56 88% 757 votes

~ 95. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.55 88% 596 votes

~ 96. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.55 91% 234 votes

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

7.55 87% 1,145 votes

~ 98. House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition Dec 2012 Casual -30% ▼

7.55 91% 174 votes

~ 99. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval -85% ▼

7.54 83% 60,170 votes

~ 100. Gotham City Impostors: Free To Play Aug 2012 Action Free ▼

7.53 84% 10,814 votes

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1 51. Sonic CD
1 69. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
1 70. Awesomenauts
1 87. Vessel
1 91. Natural Selection 2
1 92. Splice
1 93. Worms Revolution

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