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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 -66% ▼

8.70 97% 181,008 votes

~ 2. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #14 ▼

8.66 96% 144,901 votes

~ 3. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #16 ▼

8.65 97% 46,925 votes

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

8.61 97% 42,876 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #34 ▼

8.56 96% 44,133 votes

~ 6. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #36 ▼

8.55 96% 52,185 votes

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

8.55 97% 20,371 votes

~ 8. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #80 ▼

8.45 95% 27,120 votes

~ 9. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #98 ▼

8.42 95% 38,644 votes

~ 10. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #121 ▼

8.39 94% 31,218 votes

~ 11. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #129 ▼

8.38 95% 13,981 votes

~ 12. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #178 ▼

8.32 96% 3,646 votes

~ 13. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #179 ▼

8.32 97% 1,899 votes

~ 14. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #199 ▼

8.30 96% 2,780 votes

~ 15. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #231 ▼

8.27 94% 7,887 votes

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

8.25 93% 34,777 votes

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

8.23 95% 2,861 votes

~ 18. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.21 94% 4,681 votes

~ 19. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.17 93% 6,852 votes

~ 20. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,885 votes

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

8.14 92% 9,289 votes

~ 22. Alan Wake Feb 2012 Action ▼

8.14 91% 25,014 votes

~ 23. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.14 97% 580 votes

~ 24. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.12 93% 3,680 votes

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

8.11 93% 5,386 votes

~ 26. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.07 92% 7,217 votes

~ 27. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 90% 25,588 votes

~ 28. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.07 91% 14,195 votes

~ 29. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel ▼

8.06 94% 2,009 votes

~ 30. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.03 91% 13,120 votes

~ 31. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.03 92% 3,146 votes

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

8.03 87% 3,012,907 votes

~ 33. Far Cry® 3 Dec 2012 Open World -60% ▼

8.02 89% 51,770 votes

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

8.01 94% 983 votes

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

8.01 92% 3,790 votes

~ 36. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer -66% ▼

8.01 93% 1,613 votes

~ 37. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.99 97% 320 votes

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

7.95 92% 1,662 votes

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

7.95 93% 1,180 votes

~ 40. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.94 92% 1,547 votes

~ 41. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.93 88% 35,369 votes

~ 42. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.92 94% 497 votes

~ 43. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.92 90% 8,006 votes

~ 44. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.91 95% 309 votes

~ 45. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.89 95% 311 votes

~ 46. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.89 91% 1,827 votes

~ 47. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure -75% ▼

7.87 92% 1,048 votes

~ 48. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.87 88% 23,032 votes

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

7.87 91% 1,512 votes

~ 50. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.84 95% 270 votes

1 51. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.84 90% 2,677 votes

1 52. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.84 90% 3,102 votes

~ 53. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music -70% ▼

7.83 92% 947 votes

~ 54. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.83 97% 145 votes

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

7.82 92% 710 votes

~ 56. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.81 93% 388 votes

~ 57. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.79 93% 399 votes

~ 58. Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

7.79 97% 121 votes

~ 59. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell -35% ▼

7.79 92% 529 votes

~ 60. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ Feb 2012 RPG ▼

7.79 88% 9,682 votes

~ 61. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.78 92% 609 votes

~ 62. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.78 91% 1,139 votes

~ 63. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.77 91% 868 votes

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

7.74 90% 999 votes

~ 65. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.74 92% 383 votes

~ 66. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.73 89% 1,617 votes

~ 67. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.72 89% 1,424 votes

~ 68. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.69 90% 599 votes

1 69. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.66 89% 1,030 votes

1 70. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.66 88% 1,814 votes

~ 71. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel -65% ▼

7.66 89% 893 votes

~ 72. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.66 89% 874 votes

1 73. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.65 93% 184 votes

1 74. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.65 85% 24,411 votes

~ 75. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.65 85% 30,335 votes

~ 76. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.64 89% 950 votes

~ 77. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.63 90% 455 votes

~ 78. LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.62 88% 1,083 votes

~ 79. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.62 89% 641 votes

~ 80. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.59 92% 212 votes

1 81. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS Feb 2012 Anime ▼

7.58 89% 647 votes

1 82. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.58 86% 3,143 votes

~ 83. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.58 87% 2,317 votes

~ 84. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.58 86% 5,132 votes

~ 85. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.58 85% 9,852 votes

~ 86. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Jun 2012 Card Game ▼

7.58 88% 1,050 votes

~ 87. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 89% 610 votes

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

7.56 87% 1,318 votes

1 89. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.56 88% 914 votes

1 90. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy -75% ▼

7.55 85% 4,576 votes

~ 91. House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.55 91% 208 votes

~ 92. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.55 89% 532 votes

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

7.54 87% 1,172 votes

2 94. Warlock - Master of the Arcane May 2012 Strategy ▼

7.54 86% 2,100 votes

2 95. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure ▼

7.53 87% 1,472 votes

1 96. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.53 86% 2,290 votes

2 97. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Otome ▼

7.53 88% 536 votes

~ 98. Gotham City Impostors: Free To Play Aug 2012 Action Free ▼

7.53 84% 11,022 votes

~ 99. Realm of the Mad God Feb 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.52 83% 28,072 votes

~ 100. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action ▼

7.52 83% 25,866 votes

~ 101. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.52 83% 62,380 votes

~ 102. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.51 90% 253 votes

~ 103. LaserCat Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.51 96% 48 votes

~ 104. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer ▼

7.50 86% 1,103 votes

~ 105. NiGHTS into Dreams... Dec 2012 Adventure ▼

7.49 87% 628 votes

1 106. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.48 82% 43,610 votes

1 107. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime ▼

7.48 86% 1,021 votes

~ 108. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.47 84% 4,017 votes

~ 109. Dwarfs F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

7.47 85% 1,555 votes

~ 110. Clean'Em Up Jul 2012 Action Free ▼

7.46 95% 44 votes

~ 111. Closure Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.46 86% 784 votes

~ 112. War of the Human Tanks Sep 2012 Anime -75% ▼

7.46 87% 490 votes

~ 113. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.45 87% 627 votes

~ 114. Pid Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.45 85% 2,390 votes

~ 115. Sonic Adventure™ 2 Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.45 84% 5,532 votes

~ 116. DOOM 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS ▼

7.44 84% 4,709 votes

~ 117. Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 Jun 2012 RPG ▼

7.44 87% 539 votes

~ 118. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.43 87% 482 votes

~ 119. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies ▼

7.42 84% 2,429 votes

1 120. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone Jan 2012 Anime ▼

7.42 86% 673 votes

1 121. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.42 84% 3,581 votes

~ 122. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO ▼

7.41 86% 717 votes

~ 123. Symphony Aug 2012 Music ▼

7.40 85% 1,365 votes

~ 124. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle -89% ▼

7.39 85% 1,440 votes

~ 125. FLY'N Nov 2012 Platformer ▼

7.39 86% 437 votes

~ 126. Hard Reset Jul 2012 FPS ▼

7.38 83% 3,855 votes

1 127. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game ▼

7.38 84% 1,751 votes

1 128. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.38 84% 2,128 votes

~ 129. Choice of Kung Fu Dec 2012 RPG ▼

7.36 95% 37 votes

~ 130. Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.35 96% 27 votes

~ 131. Dynamite Jack May 2012 Action ▼

7.34 86% 400 votes

~ 132. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy Jul 2012 Choose Your Own Adventure ▼

7.34 86% 355 votes

~ 133. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure ▼

7.33 83% 1,775 votes

~ 134. Cherry Tree High Comedy Club Nov 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.33 85% 535 votes

~ 135. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.32 84% 963 votes

~ 136. eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX Aug 2012 Bullet Hell -35% ▼

7.31 87% 222 votes

~ 137. The Kite Jan 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.30 86% 338 votes

~ 138. Midnight Mysteries 4: Haunted Houdini Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.30 91% 57 votes

~ 139. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.29 83% 1,171 votes

~ 140. The Lord of the Rings Online™ Jun 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

7.28 81% 8,444 votes

~ 141. Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.27 86% 219 votes

~ 142. 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover Oct 2012 Casual ▼

7.27 87% 181 votes

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

7.27 90% 62 votes

~ 144. Divinity II: Developer's Cut Oct 2012 RPG ▼

7.26 82% 2,429 votes

~ 145. The Juicer Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.26 86% 210 votes

~ 146. Avernum 6 May 2012 RPG ▼

7.26 92% 39 votes

~ 147. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action ▼

7.25 82% 2,078 votes

~ 148. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure -86% ▼

7.25 82% 2,054 votes

~ 149. Lucius Oct 2012 Horror ▼

7.24 81% 7,153 votes

~ 150. The Promised Land Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.24 84% 532 votes

Risers today

2 94. Warlock - Master of the Arcane
1 51. Sonic CD
1 69. Waking Mars
1 73. Gateways
1 81. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
1 89. Tomb Raider II
1 93. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
1 96. They Bleed Pixels
1 106. PlanetSide 2
1 120. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone

Fallers today

2 95. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
2 97. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -
1 52. The Old Tree
1 70. Dustforce
1 74. Awesomenauts
1 82. Hell Yeah!
1 90. Worms Revolution
1 107. Fairy Bloom Freesia
1 121. McPixel
1 128. Waveform

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