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Best games of 2012 on Steam

The best-rated games released in 2012, by share of positive Steam reviews, best first.

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1 Dishonored 82,370 reviews 98% positive
2 Euro Truck Simulator 2 867,404 reviews 97% positive
3 POSTAL 2 116,058 reviews 97% positive
4 Hotline Miami 106,657 reviews 97% positive
5 The Walking Dead 73,628 reviews 97% positive
6 Super Hexagon 24,676 reviews 97% positive
7 Castle Crashers 125,598 reviews 96% positive
8 To the Moon 80,261 reviews 96% positive
9 Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition 68,636 reviews 96% positive
10 FTL: Faster Than Light 75,052 reviews 95% positive
11 Little Inferno 12,884 reviews 95% positive
12 Botanicula 6,285 reviews 95% positive
13 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) 3,460 reviews 95% positive
14 Thief II: The Metal Age 1,957 reviews 95% positive
15 STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 24,310 reviews 94% positive
16 Thomas Was Alone 9,267 reviews 94% positive
17 LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes 7,383 reviews 94% positive
18 Legend of Grimrock 6,401 reviews 94% positive
19 Rayman Origins 5,148 reviews 94% positive
20 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 56,414 reviews 93% positive
21 Hitman: Absolution 55,701 reviews 93% positive
22 Spec Ops: The Line 54,909 reviews 93% positive
23 Torchlight II 44,341 reviews 93% positive
24 Source Filmmaker 40,659 reviews 93% positive
25 Orcs Must Die! 2 19,288 reviews 93% positive
26 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 16,015 reviews 93% positive
27 Ys Origin 3,385 reviews 93% positive
28 Borderlands 2 295,218 reviews 92% positive
29 The Darkness II 19,772 reviews 92% positive
30 Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers 4,111 reviews 92% positive
31 Thief Gold (1999) 3,862 reviews 92% positive
32 Indie Game: The Movie 1,852 reviews 92% positive
33 DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition 78,137 reviews 91% positive
34 Age of Empires III (2007) 32,039 reviews 91% positive
35 The Book of Unwritten Tales 2,094 reviews 91% positive
36 Rocksmith 1,365 reviews 91% positive
37 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition 87,064 reviews 90% positive
38 Crusader Kings II 73,809 reviews 90% positive
39 Alan Wake 49,163 reviews 90% positive
40 Guns of Icarus Online 14,645 reviews 90% positive
41 LEGO The Lord of the Rings 14,212 reviews 90% positive
42 Serious Sam II 12,668 reviews 90% positive
43 Sonic CD 5,432 reviews 90% positive
44 Chaos on Deponia 2,794 reviews 90% positive
45 Far Cry 3 114,019 reviews 89% positive
46 Sonic Adventure 2 25,472 reviews 89% positive
47 Super Crate Box 6,486 reviews 89% positive
48 Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes 3,162 reviews 89% positive
49 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 3,136 reviews 89% positive
50 Intrusion 2 2,071 reviews 89% positive
51 Stacking 1,780 reviews 89% positive
52 Waking Mars 1,187 reviews 89% positive
53 Stealth Bastard Deluxe 1,176 reviews 89% positive
54 Divine Divinity 3,532 reviews 88% positive
55 Dustforce DX 2,339 reviews 88% positive
56 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 1,329 reviews 88% positive
57 Vessel 796 reviews 88% positive
58 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8,815,087 reviews 87% positive
59 Max Payne 3 57,076 reviews 87% positive
60 Deponia 12,075 reviews 87% positive
61 Worms Revolution 8,772 reviews 87% positive
62 Jet Set Radio 8,127 reviews 87% positive
63 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav 2,353 reviews 87% positive
64 Tomb Raider II (1997) 2,306 reviews 87% positive
65 The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 2,173 reviews 87% positive
66 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 47,017 reviews 86% positive
67 DOOM 3 11,369 reviews 86% positive
68 Binary Domain 7,701 reviews 86% positive
69 Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition 5,383 reviews 86% positive
70 Warlock - Master of the Arcane 2,571 reviews 86% positive
71 NiGHTS Into Dreams 1,914 reviews 86% positive
72 The Basement Collection 1,501 reviews 86% positive
73 Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy 1,469 reviews 86% positive
74 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 31,890 reviews 85% positive
75 Awesomenauts 26,731 reviews 85% positive
76 Natural Selection 2 13,139 reviews 85% positive
77 Gotham City Impostors Free to Play 12,049 reviews 85% positive
78 Divinity II: Developer's Cut 4,800 reviews 85% positive
79 Tomb Raider I (1996) 4,541 reviews 85% positive
80 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit 3,675 reviews 85% positive
81 Dwarfs - F2P 1,694 reviews 85% positive
82 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut 1,295 reviews 85% positive
83 Adventures of Shuggy 1,199 reviews 85% positive
84 Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) 1,179 reviews 85% positive
85 Iron Brigade 1,152 reviews 85% positive
86 Closure 978 reviews 85% positive
87 Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 583 reviews 85% positive
88 McPixel 3,916 reviews 84% positive
89 Quantum Conundrum 2,072 reviews 84% positive
90 Tomb Raider III (1998) 1,492 reviews 84% positive
91 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 65,444 reviews 83% positive
92 Realm of the Mad God Exalt 46,620 reviews 83% positive
93 Zombie Driver HD 3,933 reviews 83% positive
94 Pid 2,425 reviews 83% positive
95 Waveform 2,143 reviews 83% positive
96 Hard Reset Extended Edition 4,808 reviews 82% positive
97 Shank 2 3,430 reviews 82% positive
98 PlanetSide 2 73,694 reviews 81% positive
99 The Lord of the Rings Online 20,995 reviews 81% positive
100 Lucius 10,515 reviews 81% positive

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