Best games
Best games of 2012
The 163 best games released in 2012, ranked from 1,707 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.
- 13 games are listed on this page, carrying 1,707 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Ranking, page 4
151
Painkiller Hell & Damnation
64
/100
152
Risen 2: Dark Waters
64
/100
153
ORION: Prelude
62
/100
154
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire
62
/100
155
Zombie Driver HD
60
/100
156
Mass Effect 3: Omega
60
/100
157
Lucius
59
/100
158
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
159
Mass Effect 3: From Ashes
59
/100
160
Guardians of Middle-earth
56
/100
161
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
54
/100
162
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
163
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
44
/100
Painkiller Hell & Damnation
64
/100
152
Risen 2: Dark Waters
64
/100
153
ORION: Prelude
62
/100
154
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire
62
/100
155
Zombie Driver HD
60
/100
156
Mass Effect 3: Omega
60
/100
157
Lucius
59
/100
158
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
159
Mass Effect 3: From Ashes
59
/100
160
Guardians of Middle-earth
56
/100
161
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
54
/100
162
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
163
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
44
/100