Best Casual games of 2012
The 27 best Casual games released in 2012, ranked from 3,517 critic and player ratings.
The best Casual game of 2012 is Animal Crossing: New Leaf, with a critic score of 88/100 — updated agosto 2026.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
88
/100
02
Thirty Flights of Loving
88
/100
03
Rayman Jungle Run
88
/100
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy. On their first day, Hajime and all of his classmates are taken on a field trip to the mysterious Jabberwock island by their anthropomorphic rabbit teacher, Usami. Usami explains that on this island the students are to have fun together and become friends to gather Hope Fragments. Usami's field trip does not go as planned when Monokuma appears and begins a new Killing Game. Anyone that wants to leave the island must commit a murder and get away with it. If the murderer is successful, he/she is allowed to leave the island, while everyone else is killed. When a murder occurs, the player investigates. After the investigations, a trial commences to determine who the culprit is.
85
/100
05
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
83
/100
06
Angry Birds Space
83
/100
07
Bad Piggies
83
/100
08
Botanicula
82
/100
09
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
82
/100
10
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
82
/100
11
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
12
Quantum Conundrum
77
/100
13
Sine Mora
77
/100
14
Scribblenauts Unlimited
75
/100
15
Nihilumbra
75
/100
16
Symphony
75
/100
17
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
75
/100
18
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
75
/100
19
Snapshot
74
/100
20
Unmechanical
74
/100
21
Fieldrunners 2
73
/100
22
Dear Esther
72
/100
23
Subway Surfers
71
/100
24
Home
69
/100
25
10000000
67
/100
26
Little Inferno
65
/100
27
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
58
/100
What is the best Casual game of 2012?
Animal Crossing: New Leaf currently tops the ranking with a score of 88/100 across 287 ratings. Ranking updated agosto 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.