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Best PlayStation 4 games of 2012

The 43 best PlayStation 4 games released in 2012, ranked from 28,042 critic and player ratings.

The best PlayStation 4 game of 2012 is Journey, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated September 2026.

How this ranking is built

  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2012.
  • 43 games are listed on this page, carrying 28,042 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.

Top 43

04 Dishonored S Dishonored 2012 · 1,862 ratings Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your enemies under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make. 90 /100 05 Spelunky Spelunky 2012 · 638 ratings Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games. 90 /100 06 Far Cry 3 A Far Cry 3 2012 · 2,999 ratings Explore an island playground as stunningly beautiful as it is diverse – from mountain ranges to swampy grasslands and white sandy beaches. Fight your way through the island’s towns, temples, river ports and more. Encounter a diverse and realistic cast of characters, including one of Far Cry’s most notorious villains: Vaas Montenegro. Dive into this deep and enriching story where morals are questionable and hope is all but abandoned. 88 /100 07 Diablo III Diablo III 2012 · 897 ratings 88 /100 08 Euro Truck Simulator 2 S Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012 · 401 ratings Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a vehicle simulation game and a direct sequel to the 2008 game Euro Truck Simulator. Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits. If you’ve got what it takes to be part of an elite trucking force, get behind the wheel and prove it! 88 /100 09 Sound Shapes Sound Shapes 2012 · 179 ratings Play, Compose and Share in a unique take on the classic side-scrolling platformer where your actions make the music. Equal parts instrument and game, Sound Shapes gives everyone the ability to make music. Play through a unique campaign that fuses music and artwork into a classic 2D platformer, featuring artwork by Pixeljam, Capy, Superbrothers and more, with music by I Am Robot and Proud, Jim Guthrie and Deadmau5. Create your own unique musical levels with all of the campaign content and share with the world. Sound Shapes creates an ever-changing musical community for everyone to enjoy at home or on the go. 87 /100 10 Hotline Miami A Hotline Miami 2012 · 1,239 ratings A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who. 86 /100 11 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 2012 · 117 ratings 86 /100 12 Torchlight II Torchlight II 2012 · 312 ratings 86 /100 13 Fez Fez 2012 · 448 ratings 86 /100 14 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · 256 ratings 85 /100 15 The Walking Dead S The Walking Dead 2012 · 1,715 ratings 84 /100 16 PlanetSide 2 PlanetSide 2 2012 · 527 ratings 84 /100 17 Diablo III A Diablo III 2012 · 922 ratings 83 /100 18 WipEout 2048 WipEout 2048 2012 · 99 ratings 83 /100 19 Yakuza 5 Yakuza 5 2012 · 118 ratings 83 /100 20 Dust: An Elysian Tail Dust: An Elysian Tail 2012 · 168 ratings 82 /100 21 Borderlands 2 Borderlands 2 2012 · 1,834 ratings 81 /100 22 Assassin’s Creed III Assassin’s Creed III 2012 · 2,189 ratings 80 /100 23 Chaos on Deponia Chaos on Deponia 2012 · 109 ratings 80 /100 24 Hitman: Absolution B Hitman: Absolution 2012 · 1,652 ratings 79 /100 25 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2012 · 840 ratings 79 /100 26 Cook, Serve, Delicious! Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2012 · 120 ratings 79 /100 27 Call of Duty: Black Ops II S Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 · 891 ratings 78 /100 28 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition 2012 · 90 ratings 78 /100 29 Strider Strider 2012 · 333 ratings 78 /100 30 TRANSFORMERS: Fall of Cybertron TRANSFORMERS: Fall of Cybertron 2012 · 159 ratings 78 /100 31 Thomas Was Alone Thomas Was Alone 2012 · 541 ratings 77 /100 32 The Unfinished Swan The Unfinished Swan 2012 · 112 ratings 77 /100 33 Prototype 2 A Prototype 2 2012 · 615 ratings 76 /100 34 Star Trek Online Star Trek Online 2012 · 140 ratings 76 /100 35 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav 2012 · 112 ratings 75 /100 36 Nihilumbra Nihilumbra 2012 · 110 ratings 75 /100 37 Deponia Deponia 2012 · 727 ratings 74 /100 38 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes The Testament of Sherlock Holmes 2012 · 155 ratings 73 /100 39 Titan Attacks! Titan Attacks! 2012 · 139 ratings 73 /100 40 King Oddball King Oddball 2012 · 94 ratings 71 /100 41 Resident Evil 6 C Resident Evil 6 2012 · 1,283 ratings 67 /100 42 Long Live The Queen Long Live The Queen 2012 · 97 ratings 67 /100 43 Angry Birds Star Wars Angry Birds Star Wars 2012 · 83 ratings 59 /100
What is the best PlayStation 4 game of 2012?

Journey currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 1,142 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.