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Best Arcade games of 2012
The 34 best Arcade games released in 2012, ranked from 6,454 critic and player ratings.
The best Arcade game of 2012 is Rayman Jungle Run, with a critic score of 88/100 — updated augustus 2026.
01
Rayman Jungle Run
88
/100
02
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Hotline Miami
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
03
Forza Horizon
85
/100
Rayman Jungle Run
88
/100
02
A
Hotline Miami
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
03
Forza Horizon
85
/100
04
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise. Most Wanted allows players to select one car and compete against other racers in three types of events: Sprint races, which involves traveling from one point of the city to another, Circuit races, each having two or three laps total and Speed runs, which involve traversing through a course in the highest average speed possible. There is also the Ambush races, which start with the player surrounded by cops and tasked to evade their pursuit as quickly as possible.
85
/100
05
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
83
/100
06
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
83
/100
07
Angry Birds Space
83
/100
08
Bad Piggies
83
/100
09
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
82
/100
10
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal is a vehicle combat video game developed by Eat Sleep Play and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is a reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise. The game was originally planned to be released in October 2011 but was delayed to early 2012.
81
/100
11
Hitman: Sniper Challenge
80
/100
12
Soul Calibur V
79
/100
13
Waking Mars
79
/100
14
Skullgirls
79
/100
15
Strider
78
/100
16
MotorStorm RC
78
/100
17
Sine Mora
77
/100
18
Dead or Alive 5
77
/100
19
VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 FINAL SHOWDOWN
77
/100
20
McPixel
76
/100
21
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
75
/100
22
Symphony
75
/100
23
Shank 2
75
/100
24
DiRT Showdown
74
/100
25
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
74
/100
26
Tokyo Jungle
74
/100
27
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
28
Subway Surfers
71
/100
29
A Virus Named TOM
65
/100
30
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
64
/100
31
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
32
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
33
A Valley Without Wind
54
/100
34
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
45
/100
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise. Most Wanted allows players to select one car and compete against other racers in three types of events: Sprint races, which involves traveling from one point of the city to another, Circuit races, each having two or three laps total and Speed runs, which involve traversing through a course in the highest average speed possible. There is also the Ambush races, which start with the player surrounded by cops and tasked to evade their pursuit as quickly as possible.
85
/100
05
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
83
/100
06
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
83
/100
07
Angry Birds Space
83
/100
08
Bad Piggies
83
/100
09
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
82
/100
10
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal is a vehicle combat video game developed by Eat Sleep Play and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is a reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise. The game was originally planned to be released in October 2011 but was delayed to early 2012.
81
/100
11
Hitman: Sniper Challenge
80
/100
12
Soul Calibur V
79
/100
13
Waking Mars
79
/100
14
Skullgirls
79
/100
15
Strider
78
/100
16
MotorStorm RC
78
/100
17
Sine Mora
77
/100
18
Dead or Alive 5
77
/100
19
VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 FINAL SHOWDOWN
77
/100
20
McPixel
76
/100
21
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
75
/100
22
Symphony
75
/100
23
Shank 2
75
/100
24
DiRT Showdown
74
/100
25
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
74
/100
26
Tokyo Jungle
74
/100
27
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
28
Subway Surfers
71
/100
29
A Virus Named TOM
65
/100
30
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
64
/100
31
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
32
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
33
A Valley Without Wind
54
/100
34
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
45
/100
FAQ
What is the best Arcade game of 2012?
Rayman Jungle Run currently tops the ranking with a score of 88/100 across 42 ratings. Ranking updated augustus 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.