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 -75% ▼

8.70 97% 183,725 votes

~ 2. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #15 ▼

8.65 97% 47,069 votes

~ 3. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #22 ▼

8.61 97% 43,114 votes

~ 4. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #33 ▼

8.56 96% 44,372 votes

~ 5. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #35 ▼

8.55 96% 52,440 votes

~ 6. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #37 ▼

8.55 97% 20,467 votes

~ 7. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #80 -75% ▼

8.45 95% 27,337 votes

~ 8. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #98 -75% ▼

8.42 95% 38,744 votes

~ 9. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #122 ▼

8.38 94% 31,329 votes

~ 10. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #133 ▼

8.38 93% 156,708 votes

~ 11. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #139 ▼

8.37 95% 14,022 votes

1 12. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #173 ▼

8.32 96% 3,666 votes

1 13. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #178 ▼

8.32 97% 1,929 votes

~ 14. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #197 ▼

8.30 96% 2,801 votes

~ 15. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #236 ▼

8.27 94% 7,905 votes

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

8.25 93% 35,200 votes

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

8.23 95% 2,900 votes

~ 18. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.21 94% 4,693 votes

~ 19. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.17 93% 6,864 votes

~ 20. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.16 95% 1,923 votes

~ 21. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.15 97% 581 votes

~ 22. Alan Wake Feb 2012 Action ▼

8.14 91% 25,212 votes

~ 23. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Jun 2012 Strategy ▼

8.13 92% 9,407 votes

~ 24. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.12 93% 3,717 votes

~ 25. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Retro Free ▼

8.11 93% 5,397 votes

~ 26. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.08 92% 7,266 votes

~ 27. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel ▼

8.07 94% 2,015 votes

1 28. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 25,783 votes

1 29. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.07 91% 14,221 votes

~ 30. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.04 93% 3,181 votes

~ 31. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.04 91% 13,320 votes

~ 32. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS Free ▼

8.03 87% 3,069,596 votes

~ 33. Far Cry® 3 Dec 2012 Open World ▼

8.02 89% 52,043 votes

~ 34. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.01 94% 999 votes

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

8.01 92% 3,794 votes

~ 36. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

8.00 97% 327 votes

~ 37. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

7.99 93% 1,632 votes

~ 38. Indie Game: The Movie Jun 2012 Movie ▼

7.95 92% 1,660 votes

~ 39. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart Apr 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.95 93% 1,188 votes

1 40. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.93 88% 36,133 votes

1 41. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure -90% ▼

7.93 92% 1,561 votes

~ 42. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.92 94% 495 votes

~ 43. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.92 96% 312 votes

~ 44. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.91 90% 8,074 votes

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

7.88 91% 1,845 votes

~ 46. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.87 95% 335 votes

~ 47. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 92% 1,056 votes

~ 48. The Book of Unwritten Tales Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 91% 1,531 votes

~ 49. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.85 90% 3,106 votes

~ 50. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.84 95% 270 votes

~ 51. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.84 90% 2,725 votes

~ 52. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.83 97% 147 votes

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

7.82 92% 718 votes

~ 54. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.82 91% 951 votes

~ 55. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.80 93% 392 votes

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

7.80 92% 536 votes

~ 57. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.79 97% 121 votes

~ 58. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ Feb 2012 RPG ▼

7.79 88% 9,756 votes

~ 59. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.78 92% 612 votes

~ 60. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.78 93% 402 votes

~ 61. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.78 91% 1,143 votes

~ 62. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.77 91% 872 votes

~ 63. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.74 92% 383 votes

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

7.73 90% 1,007 votes

1 65. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.73 89% 1,630 votes

~ 66. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.71 89% 1,430 votes

~ 67. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.70 91% 604 votes

~ 68. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.68 93% 183 votes

1 69. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.67 89% 1,034 votes

1 70. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.67 89% 883 votes

~ 71. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel -60% ▼

7.67 89% 898 votes

~ 72. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.66 88% 1,822 votes

~ 73. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.65 85% 24,459 votes

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

7.64 85% 30,544 votes

~ 75. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.64 89% 962 votes

~ 76. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.64 90% 461 votes

~ 77. LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes Jun 2012 LEGO -75% ▼

7.62 88% 1,110 votes

~ 78. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.62 89% 640 votes

~ 79. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.61 92% 216 votes

~ 80. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS Feb 2012 Anime ▼

7.59 89% 654 votes

~ 81. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.59 87% 2,311 votes

~ 82. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.59 85% 9,995 votes

~ 83. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.58 86% 3,152 votes

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

7.58 88% 1,056 votes

~ 85. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.57 85% 5,215 votes

~ 86. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 88% 612 votes

~ 87. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.55 88% 926 votes

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

7.55 87% 1,320 votes

~ 89. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy -75% ▼

7.54 85% 4,623 votes

~ 90. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut Apr 2012 Horror ▼

7.54 87% 1,176 votes

~ 91. Warlock - Master of the Arcane May 2012 Strategy ▼

7.54 86% 2,110 votes

~ 92. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.54 88% 533 votes

~ 93. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Otome ▼

7.53 88% 543 votes

~ 94. Realm of the Mad God Feb 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.53 83% 28,229 votes

~ 95. Gotham City Impostors: Free To Play Aug 2012 Action Free ▼

7.52 84% 11,053 votes

~ 96. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.52 90% 255 votes

~ 97. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action ▼

7.51 83% 26,032 votes

~ 98. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer -80% ▼

7.51 86% 2,300 votes

~ 99. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure -90% ▼

7.51 86% 1,493 votes

~ 100. NiGHTS into Dreams... Dec 2012 Adventure ▼

7.50 88% 634 votes

~ 101. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.50 82% 62,687 votes

~ 102. LaserCat Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.50 96% 47 votes

~ 103. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer ▼

7.49 86% 1,105 votes

~ 104. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime ▼

7.48 86% 1,022 votes

~ 105. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.48 84% 4,053 votes

~ 106. Dwarfs F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

7.47 86% 1,555 votes

~ 107. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.46 82% 44,210 votes

~ 108. Clean'Em Up Jul 2012 Action Free ▼

7.46 95% 44 votes

~ 109. Closure Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.45 86% 792 votes

~ 110. War of the Human Tanks Sep 2012 Anime ▼

7.45 87% 493 votes

~ 111. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.45 87% 631 votes

~ 112. Sonic Adventure™ 2 Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.44 84% 5,642 votes

~ 113. Pid Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.44 84% 2,392 votes

~ 114. DOOM 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS ▼

7.43 84% 4,743 votes

1 115. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.43 87% 488 votes

1 116. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies ▼

7.43 84% 2,436 votes

~ 117. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.42 84% 3,577 votes

~ 118. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 Jun 2012 RPG ▼

7.42 87% 537 votes

~ 119. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone Jan 2012 Anime ▼

7.42 86% 676 votes

~ 120. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO ▼

7.41 86% 740 votes

~ 121. Symphony Aug 2012 Music ▼

7.40 85% 1,370 votes

~ 122. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.40 85% 1,459 votes

~ 123. Hard Reset Jul 2012 FPS ▼

7.38 83% 3,893 votes

~ 124. FLY'N Nov 2012 Platformer ▼

7.38 86% 439 votes

~ 125. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.37 84% 2,127 votes

~ 126. Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.37 96% 28 votes

~ 127. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game ▼

7.37 84% 1,765 votes

~ 128. Choice of Kung Fu Dec 2012 RPG ▼

7.36 95% 37 votes

~ 129. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy Jul 2012 Choose Your Own Adventure ▼

7.35 86% 354 votes

~ 130. Dynamite Jack May 2012 Action ▼

7.35 86% 402 votes

~ 131. Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Nov 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.33 85% 535 votes

~ 132. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.33 84% 967 votes

~ 133. Midnight Mysteries 4: Haunted Houdini Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.32 92% 59 votes

~ 134. eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.32 87% 224 votes

~ 135. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure ▼

7.32 83% 1,794 votes

~ 136. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.30 84% 1,178 votes

~ 137. 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover Oct 2012 Casual ▼

7.28 87% 183 votes

~ 138. Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.27 86% 219 votes

~ 139. The Juicer Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.26 86% 211 votes

~ 140. The Kite Jan 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.26 85% 347 votes

~ 141. Avernum 6 May 2012 RPG ▼

7.26 92% 39 votes

~ 142. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.26 82% 2,083 votes

~ 143. Disney-Pixar Brave Jun 2012 Family Friendly ▼

7.26 90% 61 votes

~ 144. DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder Apr 2012 Adventure ▼

7.26 90% 61 votes

~ 145. Divinity II: Developer's Cut Oct 2012 RPG ▼

7.25 82% 2,456 votes

~ 146. The Lord of the Rings Online™ Jun 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

7.25 81% 8,542 votes

~ 147. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action ▼

7.25 82% 2,082 votes

~ 148. The Promised Land Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.24 84% 536 votes

~ 149. Lucius Oct 2012 Horror ▼

7.24 81% 7,204 votes

~ 150. Yesterday Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.23 83% 666 votes

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