Best games
Best games of 2012
The 163 best games released in 2012, ranked from 25,370 critic and player ratings.
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.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 25,370 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
82
/100
52
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
53
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn
82
/100
54
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
82
/100
55
A
Assassin's Creed III
81
/100
56
C
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
81
/100
57
Sleeping Dogs
81
/100
58
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
81
/100
59
Stronghold HD
81
/100
60
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection
81
/100
61
The Cat Lady
81
/100
62
Borderlands 2
81
/100
63
Assassin’s Creed III
80
/100
64
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
80
/100
65
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
66
Natural Selection 2
80
/100
67
Pokémon Black 2, White 2
80
/100
68
Hitman: Sniper Challenge
80
/100
69
Plague Inc.
80
/100
70
Chaos on Deponia
80
/100
71
Cry of Fear
80
/100
72
SoulCalibur V
80
/100
73
B
Hitman: Absolution
79
/100
74
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
79
/100
75
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
79
/100
76
Soul Calibur V
79
/100
77
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
79
/100
78
Skullgirls
79
/100
79
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
78
/100
80
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
81
Deadlight
78
/100
82
Awesomenauts
78
/100
83
Strider
78
/100
84
FIFA 13
78
/100
85
New Super Mario Bros. 2
78
/100
86
TRANSFORMERS: Fall of Cybertron
78
/100
87
Thomas Was Alone
77
/100
88
Endless Space - Collection
77
/100
89
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
77
/100
90
Quantum Conundrum
77
/100
91
Sine Mora
77
/100
92
Dead or Alive 5
77
/100
93
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
94
The Darkness II
77
/100
95
Katawa Shoujo
76
/100
96
D
Spec Ops: The Line
76
/100
97
A
Prototype 2
76
/100
98
McPixel
76
/100
99
Star Trek Online
76
/100
100
Super MNC
76
/100
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
82
/100
52
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
53
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn
82
/100
54
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
82
/100
55
A
Assassin's Creed III
81
/100
56
C
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
81
/100
57
Sleeping Dogs
81
/100
58
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
81
/100
59
Stronghold HD
81
/100
60
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection
81
/100
61
The Cat Lady
81
/100
62
Borderlands 2
81
/100
63
Assassin’s Creed III
80
/100
64
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
80
/100
65
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
66
Natural Selection 2
80
/100
67
Pokémon Black 2, White 2
80
/100
68
Hitman: Sniper Challenge
80
/100
69
Plague Inc.
80
/100
70
Chaos on Deponia
80
/100
71
Cry of Fear
80
/100
72
SoulCalibur V
80
/100
73
B
Hitman: Absolution
79
/100
74
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
79
/100
75
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
79
/100
76
Soul Calibur V
79
/100
77
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
79
/100
78
Skullgirls
79
/100
79
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
78
/100
80
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
81
Deadlight
78
/100
82
Awesomenauts
78
/100
83
Strider
78
/100
84
FIFA 13
78
/100
85
New Super Mario Bros. 2
78
/100
86
TRANSFORMERS: Fall of Cybertron
78
/100
87
Thomas Was Alone
77
/100
88
Endless Space - Collection
77
/100
89
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
77
/100
90
Quantum Conundrum
77
/100
91
Sine Mora
77
/100
92
Dead or Alive 5
77
/100
93
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
94
The Darkness II
77
/100
95
Katawa Shoujo
76
/100
96
D
Spec Ops: The Line
76
/100
97
A
Prototype 2
76
/100
98
McPixel
76
/100
99
Star Trek Online
76
/100
100
Super MNC
76
/100