Best rated Steam games of 2012

The top 50 games on Steam by this measure, with the cheapest price we track for each. Ranked by the share of positive Steam user reviews, weighted so that a share built on more reviews counts for more (the rating formula SteamDB publishes), among games with at least 5,000 reviews (1,000 for a single year). Only games whose Steam release date falls in 2012. Refreshed several times a day.

1. 1
   Dishonored 98% positive · 88,508 reviews
   from$2.24
2. 2
   Euro Truck Simulator 2 97% positive · 945,833 reviews
   from$4.99
3. 3
   POSTAL 2 97% positive · 138,321 reviews
   from$0.54
4. 4
   Hotline Miami 97% positive · 128,505 reviews
   from$1.99
5. 5
   The Walking Dead 97% positive · 80,706 reviews
   from$1.49
6. 6
   Super Hexagon 97% positive · 25,139 reviews
   from$0.65
7. 7
   Castle Crashers® 96% positive · 140,950 reviews
   from$11.49
8. 8
   To the Moon 96% positive · 86,569 reviews
   from$6.33
9. 9
   Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition 96% positive · 78,509 reviews
   from$1.86
10. 10
    FTL: Faster Than Light 95% positive · 78,889 reviews
    from$2.42
11. 11
    Little Inferno 95% positive · 13,792 reviews
    from$6.36
12. 12
    LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes 95% positive · 9,656 reviews
    from$0.98
13. 13
    Primordia 96% positive · 3,449 reviews
    from$3.09
14. 14
    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 94% positive · 26,128 reviews
    from$1.93
15. 15
    Botanicula 95% positive · 6,717 reviews
    from$1.44
16. 16
    Hitman: Absolution™ 93% positive · 63,937 reviews
    from$1.32
17. 17
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown 93% positive · 58,754 reviews
    from$0.42
18. 18
    Scribblenauts Unlimited 94% positive · 12,402 reviews
    from$1.29
19. 19
    Spec Ops: The Line 93% positive · 56,394 reviews
    from$27.16
20. 20
    Source Filmmaker 93% positive · 44,121 reviews
    Free
21. 21
    Thomas Was Alone 94% positive · 9,394 reviews
    from$0.81
22. 22
    Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) 95% positive · 3,516 reviews
    from$5.79
23. 23
    Rayman® Origins 94% positive · 6,244 reviews
    from$4.12
24. 24
    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion 93% positive · 16,355 reviews
    from$2.88
25. 25
    RPG Maker VX Ace 94% positive · 5,189 reviews
    from$6.33
26. 26
    DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition 92% positive · 78,556 reviews
    from$353.52
27. 27
    Torchlight II 92% positive · 45,616 reviews
    from$1.65
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    Legend of Grimrock 93% positive · 6,747 reviews
    from$2.90
29. 29
    The Darkness II 92% positive · 21,176 reviews
    from$0.97
30. 30
    Orcs Must Die! 2 92% positive · 19,650 reviews
    from$1.00
31. 31
    Thief II: The Metal Age 94% positive · 2,146 reviews
    from$1.39
32. 32
    Ys: The Oath in Felghana 94% positive · 2,143 reviews
    from$4.49
33. 33
    Crusader Kings II 91% positive · 73,718 reviews
    Free
34. 34
    Ys Origin 93% positive · 3,663 reviews
    from$4.99
35. 35
    Age of Empires® III (2007) 91% positive · 32,265 reviews
    No offers
36. 36
    Borderlands 2 90% positive · 312,662 reviews
    from$1.88
37. 37
    Analogue: A Hate Story 93% positive · 2,302 reviews
    from$1.46
38. 38
    The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition 90% positive · 90,617 reviews
    from$1.61
39. 39
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Multiplayer 91% positive · 13,694 reviews
    No offers
40. 40
    Thief Gold (1999) 92% positive · 4,205 reviews
    from$6.99
41. 41
    Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers 92% positive · 4,158 reviews
    from$0.60
42. 42
    Alan Wake 90% positive · 60,115 reviews
    from$1.45
43. 43
    LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ 90% positive · 16,187 reviews
    from$1.53
44. 44
    Guns of Icarus Online 90% positive · 14,668 reviews
    from$0.27
45. 45
    Serious Sam II 90% positive · 14,338 reviews
    from$9.99
46. 46
    Indie Game: The Movie 92% positive · 1,893 reviews
    from$0.94
47. 47
    Sonic Adventure 2 89% positive · 28,650 reviews
    from$1.40
48. 48
    Sonic CD 90% positive · 5,509 reviews
    from$21.58
49. 49
    The Book of Unwritten Tales 91% positive · 2,169 reviews
    from$0.89
50. 50
    Far Cry 3 88% positive · 134,433 reviews
    from$3.73