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. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 FPS Top 250 #13 ▼

8.65 97% 133,846 votes

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

8.65 98% 44,424 votes

~ 3. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #24 ▼

8.61 97% 41,131 votes

~ 4. The Walking Dead Apr 2012 Zombies Top 250 #26 ▼

8.60 97% 45,904 votes

~ 5. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Rogue-like Top 250 #31 ▼

8.57 97% 41,637 votes

~ 6. Castle Crashers Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #34 ▼

8.55 96% 48,979 votes

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

8.55 97% 20,046 votes

~ 8. Mark of the Ninja Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #44 ▼

8.53 97% 14,837 votes

~ 9. Batman: Arkham City GOTY Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #76 ▼

8.45 95% 25,652 votes

~ 10. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy Top 250 #88 ▼

8.43 95% 37,827 votes

~ 11. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG Top 250 #111 ▼

8.40 95% 29,824 votes

~ 12. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #117 ▼

8.39 95% 13,655 votes

~ 13. Botanicula May 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #156 ▼

8.34 97% 3,462 votes

~ 14. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click Top 250 #164 ▼

8.33 98% 1,758 votes

~ 15. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Oct 2012 Tower Defense Top 250 #187 ▼

8.30 97% 2,701 votes

~ 16. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer Top 250 #208 ▼

8.28 95% 7,785 votes

~ 17. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich ▼

8.25 93% 32,570 votes

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

8.23 95% 2,680 votes

~ 19. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler ▼

8.22 95% 4,564 votes

~ 20. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Jun 2012 Strategy ▼

8.18 93% 7,748 votes

1 21. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Aug 2012 FPS Free ▼

8.17 89% 2,696,909 votes

1 22. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual ▼

8.17 93% 6,705 votes

2 23. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG ▼

8.17 95% 1,821 votes

~ 24. Escape Goat Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.14 97% 573 votes

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

8.11 93% 5,349 votes

~ 26. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror ▼

8.10 93% 3,516 votes

~ 27. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk ▼

8.10 91% 13,891 votes

~ 28. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle ▼

8.09 92% 6,889 votes

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

8.07 94% 1,973 votes

1 30. Hitman: Absolution Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

8.07 91% 24,166 votes

~ 31. Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Fall of the Samurai Mar 2012 Strategy ▼

8.07 100% 165 votes

~ 32. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual ▼

8.03 92% 3,036 votes

~ 33. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers Jun 2012 Physics ▼

8.02 92% 3,744 votes

~ 34. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS ▼

8.02 91% 12,150 votes

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

8.01 89% 49,618 votes

~ 36. Rayman Origins Mar 2012 Platformer ▼

8.00 93% 1,527 votes

~ 37. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

8.00 94% 943 votes

~ 38. Blackwell Deception Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

8.00 97% 297 votes

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

7.96 93% 1,637 votes

~ 40. Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart Apr 2012 Adventure -70% ▼

7.95 93% 1,125 votes

~ 41. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure -90% ▼

7.94 90% 7,596 votes

~ 42. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.92 92% 1,441 votes

~ 43. Noitu Love 2 Devolution Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.91 94% 477 votes

~ 44. Rocksmith Oct 2012 Music ▼

7.91 93% 915 votes

~ 45. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click -90% ▼

7.90 92% 1,709 votes

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

7.89 90% 3,666 votes

~ 47. Blackwell Convergence Jan 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.89 95% 280 votes

~ 48. Sniper Elite V2 Apr 2012 Sniper ▼

7.87 88% 22,668 votes

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

7.86 91% 1,467 votes

~ 50. The Dream Machine May 2012 Adventure ▼

7.86 92% 973 votes

~ 51. Sonic CD Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.85 90% 2,478 votes

~ 52. Critter Crunch Sep 2012 Casual ▼

7.85 95% 261 votes

~ 53. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

7.85 90% 3,063 votes

~ 54. Avernum: Escape From the Pit Apr 2012 RPG ▼

7.84 92% 676 votes

~ 55. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy ▼

7.83 87% 29,547 votes

~ 56. Unmechanical Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.82 93% 391 votes

~ 57. Blackwell Unbound Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.81 94% 355 votes

~ 58. eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Aug 2012 Bullet Hell ▼

7.80 92% 525 votes

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

7.79 88% 9,252 votes

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

7.78 97% 118 votes

~ 61. Titan Attacks Feb 2012 Arcade ▼

7.78 91% 862 votes

~ 62. Triple Town Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.78 92% 598 votes

~ 63. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.77 90% 1,112 votes

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

7.76 91% 954 votes

~ 65. Juniper's Knot Apr 2012 Casual Free ▼

7.76 96% 124 votes

~ 66. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 90% 1,392 votes

~ 67. Resonance Jul 2012 Adventure ▼

7.73 92% 372 votes

~ 68. F1 2012 Sep 2012 Racing ▼

7.69 89% 1,526 votes

~ 69. Stealth Bastard Deluxe Nov 2012 Stealth ▼

7.69 90% 864 votes

~ 70. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.68 90% 591 votes

~ 71. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi ▼

7.67 89% 1,006 votes

~ 72. Awesomenauts Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

7.67 85% 24,059 votes

1 73. LEGO Batman 2 Jun 2012 LEGO ▼

7.66 89% 1,011 votes

1 74. Dustforce Jan 2012 Platformer ▼

7.66 88% 1,777 votes

~ 75. Magical Diary May 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.66 89% 880 votes

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

7.65 89% 907 votes

~ 77. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.64 85% 29,497 votes

~ 78. Luxor Evolved Mar 2012 Casual ▼

7.64 92% 198 votes

~ 79. House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition Dec 2012 Casual ▼

7.62 92% 193 votes

~ 80. Gateways Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.62 93% 174 votes

~ 81. Dark Arcana: The Carnival Oct 2012 Hidden Object ▼

7.62 90% 425 votes

~ 82. Cinders Jun 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.60 89% 623 votes

~ 83. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action ▼

7.60 86% 4,863 votes

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

7.60 88% 1,027 votes

~ 85. Hell Yeah! Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.58 86% 3,089 votes

~ 86. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies ▼

7.58 86% 2,300 votes

~ 87. Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy Sep 2012 RPG ▼

7.57 87% 1,295 votes

~ 88. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.57 85% 9,572 votes

~ 89. Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS Feb 2012 Anime -60% ▼

7.57 89% 551 votes

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

7.56 89% 570 votes

~ 91. Vessel Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.56 88% 591 votes

2 92. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer ▼

7.55 86% 2,248 votes

1 93. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy ▼

7.55 85% 4,349 votes

1 94. Splice Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.55 89% 526 votes

~ 95. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.54 88% 822 votes

~ 96. Dandelion - Wishes brought to you - Aug 2012 Visual Novel ▼

7.54 88% 520 votes

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

7.54 87% 1,158 votes

~ 98. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure ▼

7.53 87% 1,363 votes

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

7.53 84% 10,941 votes

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

7.53 86% 2,064 votes

~ 101. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval ▼

7.53 83% 61,133 votes

~ 102. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer ▼

7.52 87% 1,096 votes

~ 103. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action ▼

7.51 83% 24,716 votes

~ 104. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.51 83% 41,905 votes

~ 105. Realm of the Mad God Feb 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

7.51 83% 27,116 votes

~ 106. Closure Sep 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.50 87% 766 votes

~ 107. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Apr 2012 Metroidvania ▼

7.50 88% 610 votes

~ 108. Drox Operative Nov 2012 Space ▼

7.49 90% 240 votes

~ 109. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone Jan 2012 Anime ▼

7.49 87% 646 votes

~ 110. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime ▼

7.49 86% 1,010 votes

~ 111. Sonic Adventure™ 2 Nov 2012 Action ▼

7.48 84% 5,102 votes

1 112. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO ▼

7.46 87% 636 votes

1 113. Dwarfs F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

7.46 85% 1,560 votes

~ 114. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack ▼

7.46 84% 3,775 votes

~ 115. War of the Human Tanks Sep 2012 Anime ▼

7.45 87% 475 votes

~ 116. Pid Oct 2012 Platformer ▼

7.45 85% 2,374 votes

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

7.43 87% 537 votes

~ 118. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies ▼

7.42 84% 2,358 votes

~ 119. Hard Reset Jul 2012 FPS ▼

7.42 84% 3,697 votes

~ 120. DOOM 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS ▼

7.42 83% 4,479 votes

1 121. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click ▼

7.41 84% 3,543 votes

1 122. Symphony Aug 2012 Music ▼

7.41 85% 1,346 votes

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

7.39 95% 39 votes

~ 124. LaserCat Jan 2012 Adventure ▼

7.39 95% 39 votes

~ 125. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.39 87% 439 votes

~ 126. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.38 84% 2,119 votes

~ 127. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle ▼

7.38 84% 1,362 votes

~ 128. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure ▼

7.38 84% 1,717 votes

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

7.37 87% 348 votes

~ 130. FLY'N Nov 2012 Platformer ▼

7.36 86% 428 votes

~ 131. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game ▼

7.36 84% 1,570 votes

~ 132. Avernum 6 May 2012 RPG ▼

7.35 94% 36 votes

~ 133. Dynamite Jack May 2012 Action ▼

7.34 86% 399 votes

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

7.33 85% 532 votes

1 135. Choice of Kung Fu Dec 2012 RPG ▼

7.33 94% 35 votes

1 136. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure ▼

7.33 84% 947 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% 221 votes

~ 139. Midnight Mysteries 4: Haunted Houdini Mar 2012 Adventure ▼

7.31 92% 50 votes

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

7.30 81% 7,872 votes

~ 141. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.28 83% 1,133 votes

~ 142. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action ▼

7.28 83% 1,979 votes

~ 143. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure ▼

7.27 82% 1,882 votes

2 144. Lunar Flight Jan 2012 Simulation ▼

7.25 84% 540 votes

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

7.25 82% 2,180 votes

1 146. The Promised Land Jul 2012 Casual -80% ▼

7.25 84% 514 votes

2 147. iBomber Defense Pacific Mar 2012 Tower Defense ▼

7.24 84% 502 votes

~ 148. The Juicer Sep 2012 Action ▼

7.24 86% 188 votes

~ 149. Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Jul 2012 Casual ▼

7.24 86% 212 votes

~ 150. Lucius Oct 2012 Horror -85% ▼

7.24 81% 6,817 votes

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