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The best games of 2012.

199 games compete in this selection. Journey tops it with 1,868 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,868
  2. 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,843
  3. 3 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,835
  4. 4 Max Payne 3 2012 · TPS 1,830
  5. 5 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,815
  6. 6 FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 · Roguelite 1,812
  7. 7 Mass Effect 3 2012 · Action RPG 1,808
  8. 8 Spelunky 2012 · Roguelite 1,805
  9. 9 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,794
  10. 10 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,790
  11. 11 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012 · FPS 1,784
  12. 12 Far Cry 3 2012 · FPS 1,767
  13. 13 Persona 4 Golden 2012 · JRPG 1,766
  14. 14 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759
  15. 15 Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012 · Simulation 1,745
  16. 16 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 · FPS 1,726
  17. 17 Dragon's Dogma 2012 · Action RPG 1,713
  18. 18 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,712
  19. 19 Fire Emblem Awakening 2012 · Strategy 1,712
  20. 20 New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 · Platformer 1,705
  21. 21 Game Dev Tycoon 2012 · Strategy 1,686
  22. 22 Darksiders II 2012 · Action RPG 1,685
  23. 23 Fez 2012 · Platformer 1,678
  24. 24 Sleeping Dogs 2012 · Action-adventure 1,668
  25. 25 Halo 4 2012 · FPS 1,657
  26. 26 Torchlight II 2012 · Action RPG 1,644
  27. 27 Diablo III 2012 · Action RPG 1,623
  28. 28 Hitman: Absolution 2012 · Action-adventure 1,620
  29. 29 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 · Racing 1,616
  30. 30 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD 2012 · Sports 1,603
  31. 31 Pokémon White Version 2 2012 · JRPG 1,602
  32. 32 New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 · Platformer 1,602
  33. 33 Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2012 · Simulation 1,602
  34. 34 The Unfinished Swan 2012 · Puzzle 1,595
  35. 35 Assassin's Creed III 2012 · Action-adventure 1,594
  36. 36 The Darkness II 2012 · FPS 1,588
  37. 37 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2012 · Puzzle 1,584
  38. 38 Nintendo Land 2012 · Arcade 1,582
  39. 39 Persona 4 Arena 2012 · Fighting 1,582
  40. 40 Alan Wake's American Nightmare 2012 · TPS 1,580
  41. 41 Botanicula 2012 · Point-and-click 1,580
  42. 42 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2012 · Racing 1,576
  43. 43 Crusader Kings II 2012 · Strategy 1,570
  44. 44 Mark of the Ninja 2012 · Platformer 1,568
  45. 45 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,565
  46. 46 Dear Esther 2012 · Adventure 1,565
  47. 47 Resident Evil: Revelations 2012 · Horror 1,563
  48. 48 Ōkami HD 2012 · Action-adventure 1,561
  49. 49 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R 2012 · Fighting 1,559
  50. 50 Risen 2: Dark Waters 2012 · Action RPG 1,556
  51. 51 Asura's Wrath 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,555
  52. 52 Jet Set Radio 2012 · Platformer 1,554
  53. 53 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,550
  54. 54 Skullgirls 2012 · Fighting 1,549
  55. 55 Guild Wars 2 2012 · RPG 1,548
  56. 56 Lollipop Chainsaw 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,548
  57. 57 I Am Alive 2012 · Survival 1,547
  58. 58 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition 2012 · Action RPG 1,539
  59. 59 The Cat Lady 2012 · Point-and-click 1,532
  60. 60 Resident Evil 6 2012 · Horror 1,530
  61. 61 Prototype 2 2012 · Action-adventure 1,527
  62. 62 Syndicate 2012 · FPS 1,526
  63. 63 Deadlight 2012 · Platformer 1,525
  64. 64 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes 2012 · Point-and-click 1,523
  65. 65 Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes 2012 · Point-and-click 1,521
  66. 66 Clash of Clans 2012 · Strategy 1,519
  67. 67 Gravity Rush 2012 · Action RPG 1,519
  68. 68 Silent Hill 2 2012 · Horror 1,519
  69. 69 The Room 2012 · Point-and-click 1,517
  70. 70 Ico 2012 · Platformer 1,509
  71. 71 Chaos on Deponia 2012 · Point-and-click 1,504
  72. 72 Plague Inc. 2012 · Strategy 1,501
  73. 73 Game of Thrones 2012 · Action RPG 1,499
  74. 74 Deponia 2012 · Point-and-click 1,497
  75. 75 Katawa Shoujo 2012 · Visual novel 1,495
  76. 76 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation 2012 · Action-adventure 1,494
  77. 77 Forza Horizon 2012 · Racing 1,494
  78. 78 Mario Party 9 2012 · Card & Board 1,494
  79. 79 Orcs Must Die! 2 2012 · Strategy 1,492
  80. 80 Mad Father 2012 · Horror 1,492
  81. 81 Legend of Grimrock 2012 · RPG 1,491
  82. 82 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 2012 · Visual novel 1,489
  83. 83 Inversion 2012 · TPS 1,489
  84. 84 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2012 · Fighting 1,488
  85. 85 Super Hexagon 2012 · Rhythm 1,486
  86. 86 Candy Crush Saga 2012 · Puzzle 1,486
  87. 87 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2012 · TPS 1,483
  88. 88 Shank 2 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,479
  89. 89 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 2012 · Fighting 1,476
  90. 90 Devil May Cry 2012 · Beat 'em up 1,476
  91. 91 LEGO The Lord of the Rings 2012 · Action-adventure 1,475
  92. 92 Awesomenauts 2012 · MOBA 1,473
  93. 93 Football Manager 2013 2012 · Sports 1,473
  94. 94 Yakuza 5 2012 · Action-adventure 1,472
  95. 95 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations 2012 · Fighting 1,471
  96. 96 SoulCalibur V 2012 · Fighting 1,470
  97. 97 Little Inferno 2012 · Action-adventure 1,469
  98. 98 Thirty Flights of Loving 2012 · Puzzle 1,469
  99. 99 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2012 · Action RPG 1,467
  100. 100 Silent Hill: Downpour 2012 · Horror 1,467

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