Top 150 Most Reviewed Steam Games in 2012 – Steam 250

Top 150 most reviewed games on Steam released in 2012.

In this ranking games are sorted by number of reviews only, with complete disregard for rating. Total reviews usually have a strong correlation with total sales, so this provides a relative insight into best sellers of the year.

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Reviews

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

6,472,409 rated 88%

~ 2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 Oct 2012 Transportation Top 250 #8 -75%$4.99 ▼

555,096 rated 97%

~ 3. Borderlands 2 Sep 2012 Loot Top 250 #192 -75%$4.99 ▼

263,191 rated 94%

~ 4. Castle Crashers® Sep 2012 Co-op Top 250 #78 -80%$2.99 ▼

91,846 rated 96%

~ 5. Far Cry 3 Dec 2012 Open World -70%$5.99 ▼

84,529 rated 90%

~ 6. Warface Apr 2012 Realistic Free ▼

77,597 rated 68%

~ 7. Hotline Miami Oct 2012 Great Soundtrack Top 250 #40 -80%$1.99 ▼

74,780 rated 97%

~ 8. Crusader Kings II Feb 2012 Grand Strategy Free ▼

67,675 rated 90%

~ 9. Dishonored Oct 2012 Stealth Top 250 #39 -80%$1.99 ▼

67,202 rated 98%

~ 10. PlanetSide 2 Nov 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

66,574 rated 82%

~ 11. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Oct 2012 Medieval -80%$4.99 ▼

66,376 rated 82%

~ 12. FTL: Faster Than Light Sep 2012 Roguelike Top 250 #113 -75%$2.49 ▼

64,499 rated 96%

~ 13. The Walking Dead Apr 2012 Zombies Top 250 #62 -60%$5.99 ▼

57,586 rated 97%

~ 14. XCOM: Enemy Unknown Oct 2012 Turn-Based Strategy -75%$7.49 ▼

49,698 rated 94%

~ 15. Spec Ops: The Line Jun 2012 Story Rich -80%$5.99 ▼

47,926 rated 93%

~ 16. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Sep 2012 Action Top 250 #135 -75%$4.99 ▼

46,223 rated 96%

~ 17. Max Payne 3 May 2012 Action -70%$5.99 ▼

42,027 rated 85%

~ 18. Realm of the Mad God Exalt Feb 2012 Action Roguelike Free ▼

41,696 rated 84%

~ 19. Torchlight II Sep 2012 RPG -50%$9.99 ▼

40,784 rated 93%

~ 20. Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Nov 2012 Action -67%$19.79 ▼

38,512 rated 86%

~ 21. Hitman: Absolution™ Nov 2012 Stealth -80%$3.99 ▼

37,883 rated 91%

~ 22. Alan Wake Feb 2012 Action -65%$5.24 ▼

36,606 rated 91%

~ 23. Awesomenauts - the 2D moba Aug 2012 MOBA Free ▼

26,351 rated 85%

~ 24. Super Hexagon Nov 2012 Difficult Top 250 #123 -75%$0.74 ▼

23,173 rated 97%

~ 25. Orcs Must Die! 2 Jul 2012 Tower Defense -75%$3.74 ▼

17,830 rated 94%

~ 26. The Darkness II Feb 2012 FPS -80%$5.99 ▼

17,530 rated 91%

~ 27. The Lord of the Rings Online™ Jun 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

15,753 rated 81%

~ 28. Guns of Icarus Online Oct 2012 Steampunk $4.99 ▼

14,655 rated 90%

~ 29. Sonic Adventure 2 Nov 2012 Action $9.99 ▼

14,455 rated 87%

~ 30. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion Jun 2012 Real Time Tactics -67%$13.19 ▼

14,190 rated 93%

~ 31. Prototype 2 Jul 2012 Action -75%$9.99 ▼

12,450 rated 75%

~ 32. Natural Selection 2 Oct 2012 Strategy -80%$1.99 ▼

12,399 rated 85%

~ 33. Deadlight Oct 2012 Zombies -75%$3.74 ▼

12,163 rated 79%

~ 34. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted Oct 2012 Racing -75%$4.99 ▼

11,101 rated 78%

~ 35. Deponia Aug 2012 Adventure -90%$0.99 ▼

10,576 rated 88%

~ 36. Scribblenauts Unlimited Nov 2012 Puzzle -75%$4.99 ▼

10,120 rated 93%

~ 37. LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ Nov 2012 LEGO -75%$4.99 ▼

10,079 rated 90%

~ 38. Little Inferno Nov 2012 Casual -75%$3.74 ▼

9,603 rated 94%

~ 39. MapleStory Aug 2012 MMORPG Free ▼

9,309 rated 70%

~ 40. Lucius Oct 2012 Horror -85%$1.49 ▼

9,251 rated 81%

~ 41. ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition Jul 2012 Strategy -75%$2.49 ▼

8,950 rated 80%

~ 42. Thomas Was Alone Nov 2012 Platformer -80%$1.99 ▼

8,715 rated 94%

~ 43. Stronghold Kingdoms Feb 2012 Strategy Free ▼

8,665 rated 65%

~ 44. Tribes: Ascend Jun 2012 FPS Free ▼

8,487 rated 80%

~ 45. Doom 3: BFG Edition Oct 2012 FPS -75%$4.99 ▼

8,355 rated 86%

~ 46. Worms Revolution Oct 2012 Strategy -85%$2.24 ▼

7,636 rated 87%

~ 47. Vindictus Jun 2012 Hack and Slash Free ▼

7,187 rated 70%

~ 48. Binary Domain Apr 2012 Action -80%$2.99 ▼

6,689 rated 85%

~ 49. Alan Wake's American Nightmare May 2012 Action -65%$3.14 ▼

6,676 rated 71%

~ 50. Jet Set Radio Sep 2012 Great Soundtrack $7.99 ▼

6,628 rated 88%

~ 51. Primal Carnage Oct 2012 Dinosaurs -50%$2.49 ▼

5,842 rated 77%

~ 52. Cortex Command Sep 2012 Strategy -80%$3.99 ▼

5,791 rated 72%

~ 53. Legend of Grimrock Apr 2012 Dungeon Crawler -66%$5.09 ▼

5,659 rated 94%

~ 54. You Have to Win the Game May 2012 Metroidvania Free ▼

5,580 rated 93%

~ 55. Dungeons & Dragons Online® Jun 2012 RPG Free ▼

5,467 rated 70%

~ 56. Tales of Maj'Eyal Dec 2012 Traditional Roguelike -50%$3.49 ▼

5,360 rated 96%

~ 57. Risen 2: Dark Waters Apr 2012 RPG -75%$2.49 ▼

5,349 rated 80%

~ 58. Botanicula May 2012 Casual -70%$2.99 ▼

5,075 rated 96%

~ 59. The Cat Lady Dec 2012 Horror -90%$0.99 ▼

4,702 rated 93%

~ 60. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ Jun 2012 Action -75%$4.99 ▼

4,481 rated 67%

~ 61. Hard Reset Extended Edition Jul 2012 FPS -90%$1.49 ▼

4,473 rated 82%

~ 62. Ticket to Ride May 2012 Board Game -50%$4.99 ▼

4,326 rated 90%

~ 63. Hero of the Kingdom Dec 2012 Casual -80%$1.19 ▼

4,175 rated 93%

~ 64. Stronghold 3 Gold May 2012 Strategy -90%$2.99 ▼

4,105 rated 31%

~ 65. Brick-Force Jul 2012 FPS Free ▼

4,021 rated 41%

~ 66. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers Jun 2012 Physics -85%$1.49 ▼

4,009 rated 92%

~ 67. LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes Jun 2012 LEGO -75%$4.99 ▼

3,877 rated 93%

~ 68. Divinity II: Developer's Cut Oct 2012 RPG -90%$1.99 ▼

3,847 rated 84%

~ 69. Tomb Raider I Nov 2012 Adventure -86%$0.97 ▼

3,843 rated 85%

~ 70. McPixel Sep 2012 Point & Click -80%$0.99 ▼

3,741 rated 84%

~ 71. Painkiller Hell & Damnation Oct 2012 Action -90%$1.99 ▼

3,616 rated 77%

~ 72. Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Oct 2012 Platformer -75%$3.74 ▼

3,516 rated 86%

~ 73. Zombie Driver HD Oct 2012 Zombies -80%$1.99 ▼

3,444 rated 83%

~ 74. Mabinogi Dec 2012 Massively Multiplayer Free ▼

3,373 rated 75%

~ 75. The Old Tree Feb 2012 Adventure Free ▼

3,258 rated 90%

~ 76. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) Oct 2012 Tower Defense $14.99 ▼

3,249 rated 96%

~ 77. Rayman® Origins Mar 2012 Platformer -75%$4.99 ▼

3,063 rated 94%

~ 78. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Oct 2012 Platformer -80%$0.99 ▼

3,054 rated 79%

~ 79. Wargame: European Escalation Feb 2012 Strategy -75%$2.49 ▼

2,961 rated 78%

~ 80. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sep 2012 Adventure -80%$3.99 ▼

2,950 rated 79%

~ 81. Shank 2 Feb 2012 Action -75%$2.49 ▼

2,926 rated 82%

~ 82. Primordia Dec 2012 Point & Click -70%$2.99 ▼

2,849 rated 97%

~ 83. Sacred 2 Gold Dec 2012 RPG -75%$3.74 ▼

2,757 rated 75%

~ 84. Ys Origin May 2012 RPG -75%$4.99 ▼

2,737 rated 94%

~ 85. Towns Nov 2012 City Builder -75%$3.74 ▼

2,702 rated 26%

~ 86. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Oct 2012 Point & Click -90%$1.99 ▼

2,662 rated 89%

~ 87. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Apr 2012 Adventure -80%$1.59 ▼

2,472 rated 77%

1 88. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I Jan 2012 Platformer $9.99 ▼

2,464 rated 42%

1 89. They Bleed Pixels Aug 2012 Platformer -75%$2.49 ▼

2,461 rated 84%

~ 90. I Am Alive Sep 2012 Survival -75%$3.74 ▼

2,419 rated 67%

~ 91. Warlock - Master of the Arcane May 2012 Strategy -75%$6.24 ▼

2,406 rated 86%

~ 92. Pid Oct 2012 Puzzle Platformer -90%$1.99 ▼

2,400 rated 84%

~ 93. Dead Pixels Dec 2012 Zombies $2.99 ▼

2,376 rated 87%

~ 94. Chaos on Deponia Nov 2012 Adventure -90%$1.99 ▼

2,286 rated 91%

~ 95. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Jan 2012 LEGO -75%$4.99 ▼

2,259 rated 89%

~ 96. Dragon Nest Dec 2012 Action Free ▼

2,226 rated 73%

~ 97. Street Fighter X Tekken May 2012 Fighting -80%$2.59 ▼

2,208 rated 55%

~ 98. Game of Thrones Jun 2012 RPG $14.99 ▼

2,187 rated 72%

~ 99. Analogue: A Hate Story Apr 2012 Visual Novel -50%$4.99 ▼

2,183 rated 93%

~ 100. Waveform Mar 2012 Puzzle $1.99 ▼

2,143 rated 83%

~ 101. Viking: Battle for Asgard Oct 2012 Action $14.99 ▼

2,143 rated 48%

~ 102. Blades of Time Apr 2012 Action $9.99 ▼

2,131 rated 80%

~ 103. Dustforce DX Jan 2012 Precision Platformer -75%$2.49 ▼

2,126 rated 88%

~ 104. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Jun 2012 Adventure -90%$1.99 ▼

2,064 rated 87%

~ 105. Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012) Mar 2012 Sci-fi $29.99 ▼

1,927 rated 76%

~ 106. The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 May 2012 Point & Click -75%$0.99 ▼

1,914 rated 89%

~ 107. Really Big Sky Feb 2012 Action -80%$0.99 ▼

1,895 rated 76%

~ 108. The Book of Unwritten Tales Jul 2012 Adventure -75%$4.99 ▼

1,886 rated 91%

~ 109. Quantum Conundrum Jun 2012 Puzzle Platformer -89%$0.98 ▼

1,880 rated 85%

~ 110. Tomb Raider II Nov 2012 Adventure -86%$0.97 ▼

1,866 rated 87%

~ 111. Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD Aug 2012 Space -75%$1.99 ▼

1,845 rated 76%

~ 112. Indie Game: The Movie Jun 2012 Movie -50%$4.99 ▼

1,777 rated 92%

~ 113. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Oct 2012 Side Scroller -90%$1.49 ▼

1,758 rated 78%

~ 114. A New Beginning - Final Cut Dec 2012 Adventure -90%$0.99 ▼

1,729 rated 75%

~ 115. Tower Wars Aug 2012 Tower Defense $7.99 ▼

1,702 rated 73%

~ 116. Thirty Flights of Loving Aug 2012 First-Person -50%$2.49 ▼

1,688 rated 61%

~ 117. Home Jun 2012 Adventure $4.99 ▼

1,674 rated 67%

~ 118. EverQuest Dec 2012 RPG Free ▼

1,662 rated 80%

~ 119. Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition Oct 2012 Sports -85%$2.24 ▼

1,654 rated 81%

~ 120. Dwarfs - F2P Oct 2012 Strategy Free ▼

1,641 rated 85%

~ 121. Of Orcs And Men Oct 2012 RPG -90%$1.49 ▼

1,628 rated 73%

~ 122. Stacking Mar 2012 Adventure -75%$2.49 ▼

1,621 rated 89%

~ 123. Scania Truck Driving Simulator Jun 2012 Simulation -80%$1.99 ▼

1,619 rated 80%

~ 124. Wurm Online Dec 2012 RPG Free ▼

1,550 rated 59%

~ 125. Intrusion 2 Sep 2012 Action -70%$2.99 ▼

1,524 rated 87%

1 126. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II May 2012 Adventure $9.99 ▼

1,522 rated 76%

1 127. Reversion - The Escape (1st Chapter) Mar 2012 Adventure -48%$0.51 ▼

1,522 rated 78%

~ 128. Ys: The Oath in Felghana Mar 2012 Action -70%$4.49 ▼

1,497 rated 94%

~ 129. King's Bounty: Warriors of the North Oct 2012 RPG -75%$2.49 ▼

1,446 rated 83%

~ 130. Jagged Alliance - Back in Action Feb 2012 Strategy -75%$4.99 ▼

1,445 rated 71%

~ 131. Symphony Aug 2012 Music $4.99 ▼

1,440 rated 85%

~ 132. NiGHTS Into Dreams Dec 2012 Adventure $7.99 ▼

1,428 rated 85%

~ 133. Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy Sep 2012 RPG -75%$2.49 ▼

1,418 rated 87%

~ 134. Continent of the Ninth Seal Sep 2012 RPG Free ▼

1,352 rated 72%

~ 135. Toy Soldiers Apr 2012 Strategy -66%$3.39 ▼

1,338 rated 90%

~ 136. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden Oct 2012 Hidden Object -80%$1.99 ▼

1,293 rated 91%

~ 137. Ridge Racer™ Unbounded Mar 2012 Racing -75%$2.49 ▼

1,292 rated 59%

~ 138. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI Mar 2012 Strategy -75%$7.49 ▼

1,281 rated 70%

~ 139. The Blackwell Legacy Jan 2012 Point & Click -70%$1.49 ▼

1,268 rated 89%

~ 140. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut Apr 2012 Horror $14.99 ▼

1,260 rated 86%

~ 141. The Basement Collection Aug 2012 Adventure -50%$1.99 ▼

1,247 rated 86%

~ 142. Port Royale 3 May 2012 Strategy -60%$5.99 ▼

1,227 rated 74%

~ 143. Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness Nov 2012 Action -86%$0.97 ▼

1,198 rated 60%

~ 144. Tomb Raider III Nov 2012 Adventure -86%$0.97 ▼

1,191 rated 84%

~ 145. Adventures of Shuggy Jun 2012 Platformer $4.99 ▼

1,175 rated 86%

~ 146. Tiny Troopers Aug 2012 Action -88%$0.59 ▼

1,132 rated 81%

~ 147. Waking Mars Dec 2012 Sci-fi -80%$1.99 ▼

1,125 rated 89%

~ 148. Miasmata Nov 2012 Survival -80%$2.99 ▼

1,120 rated 77%

~ 149. Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise Jul 2012 Action -60%$3.99 ▼

1,079 rated 79%

~ 150. Fairy Bloom Freesia Oct 2012 Anime -50%$3.99 ▼

1,071 rated 85%

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