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 · 88,191 reviews
   from$2.69
2. 2
   Euro Truck Simulator 2 97% positive · 941,619 reviews
   from$4.99
3. 3
   POSTAL 2 97% positive · 137,679 reviews
   from$0.66
4. 4
   Hotline Miami 97% positive · 128,040 reviews
   from$1.99
5. 5
   The Walking Dead 97% positive · 80,533 reviews
   from$1.31
6. 6
   Super Hexagon 97% positive · 25,112 reviews
   from$0.75
7. 7
   Castle Crashers® 96% positive · 140,576 reviews
   from$11.55
8. 8
   To the Moon 96% positive · 86,445 reviews
   from$7.76
9. 9
   Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition 96% positive · 78,134 reviews
   from$1.73
10. 10
    FTL: Faster Than Light 95% positive · 78,670 reviews
    from$2.37
11. 11
    Little Inferno 95% positive · 13,762 reviews
    from$7.49
12. 12
    LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes 95% positive · 9,597 reviews
    from$3.19
13. 13
    Primordia 96% positive · 3,441 reviews
    from$3.09
14. 14
    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 94% positive · 26,054 reviews
    from$2.38
15. 15
    Botanicula 95% positive · 6,701 reviews
    from$1.51
16. 16
    Hitman: Absolution™ 93% positive · 63,576 reviews
    from$1.99
17. 17
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown 93% positive · 58,650 reviews
    from$0.43
18. 18
    Scribblenauts Unlimited 94% positive · 12,383 reviews
    from$1.81
19. 19
    Spec Ops: The Line 93% positive · 56,345 reviews
    from$38.47
20. 20
    Torchlight II 93% positive · 45,517 reviews
    from$2.93
21. 21
    Source Filmmaker 93% positive · 43,964 reviews
    Free
22. 22
    Thomas Was Alone 94% positive · 9,390 reviews
    from$0.77
23. 23
    Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) 95% positive · 3,512 reviews
    from$5.93
24. 24
    Rayman® Origins 94% positive · 6,212 reviews
    from$5.99
25. 25
    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion 93% positive · 16,344 reviews
    from$4.23
26. 26
    RPG Maker VX Ace 94% positive · 5,189 reviews
    from$5.48
27. 27
    DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition 92% positive · 78,550 reviews
    from$498.32
28. 28
    Legend of Grimrock 93% positive · 6,738 reviews
    from$3.85
29. 29
    The Darkness II 92% positive · 21,080 reviews
    from$0.96
30. 30
    Orcs Must Die! 2 92% positive · 19,629 reviews
    from$1.08
31. 31
    Ys: The Oath in Felghana 94% positive · 2,137 reviews
    from$4.49
32. 32
    Thief II: The Metal Age 94% positive · 2,135 reviews
    from$1.48
33. 33
    Crusader Kings II 91% positive · 73,923 reviews
    Free
34. 34
    Ys Origin 93% positive · 3,656 reviews
    from$4.99
35. 35
    Age of Empires® III (2007) 91% positive · 32,256 reviews
    No offers
36. 36
    Borderlands 2 90% positive · 312,261 reviews
    from$1.19
37. 37
    Analogue: A Hate Story 93% positive · 2,301 reviews
    from$2.53
38. 38
    The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition 90% positive · 90,402 reviews
    from$2.15
39. 39
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Multiplayer 91% positive · 13,653 reviews
    No offers
40. 40
    Thief Gold (1999) 92% positive · 4,180 reviews
    from$1.75
41. 41
    Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers 92% positive · 4,158 reviews
    from$0.77
42. 42
    Alan Wake 90% positive · 59,554 reviews
    from$1.49
43. 43
    LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ 90% positive · 16,135 reviews
    from$2.77
44. 44
    Guns of Icarus Online 90% positive · 14,671 reviews
    from$0.29
45. 45
    Serious Sam II 90% positive · 14,238 reviews
    from$9.99
46. 46
    Indie Game: The Movie 92% positive · 1,893 reviews
    from$1.16
47. 47
    Sonic Adventure 2 89% positive · 28,543 reviews
    from$1.17
48. 48
    Sonic CD 90% positive · 5,508 reviews
    from$26.61
49. 49
    The Book of Unwritten Tales 91% positive · 2,163 reviews
    from$0.76
50. 50
    Far Cry 3 88% positive · 133,411 reviews
    from$3.76