Ranking
Top Steam Games Released in 2012 by Lifetime Revenue
The highest-earning Steam games released in 2012, ranked by estimated lifetime net revenue in USD.
Listed games with a net/gross estimate and at least 10 reviews. Lifetime Steam base-game estimates only. Ranking rules .
Ranks 1–50 · Page 1 of 6
| # | Game | Est. lifetime net (USD) | Positive reviews (raw) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $306.2M | 97%Positive (898.1K) | Oct 12, 2012 |
| 2 |  Borderlands 2 | $114M | 89%Positive (309.2K) | Sep 17, 2012 |
| 3 |  Far Cry 3 | $57.8M | 89%Positive (124.9K) | Dec 4, 2012 |
| 4 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | $53.6M | 86%Positive (48.5K) | Nov 12, 2012 |
| 5 |  Castle Crashers® | $37.4M | 96%Positive (135.7K) | Sep 26, 2012 |
| 6 |  Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | $33.7M | 96%Positive (74.2K) | Sep 7, 2012 |
| 7 |  The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | $31.3M | 90%Positive (88.7K) | Apr 16, 2012 |
| 8 |  The Walking Dead | $29.3M | 97%Positive (78.3K) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| 9 |  Chivalry: Medieval Warfare | $28.4M | 83%Positive (65.2K) | Oct 16, 2012 |
| 10 |  Max Payne 3 | $27.5M | 87%Positive (61.4K) | May 31, 2012 |
| 11 |  Hitman: Absolution™ | $27.2M | 93%Positive (60.2K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 12 |  Hotline Miami | $27.2M | 97%Positive (120K) | Oct 23, 2012 |
| 13 |  POSTAL 2 | $22.7M | 97%Positive (129.2K) | Nov 2, 2012 |
| 14 |  XCOM: Enemy Unknown | $21.3M | 93%Positive (57.8K) | Oct 8, 2012 |
| 15 |  Alan Wake | $18.8M | 90%Positive (55.8K) | Feb 16, 2012 |
| 16 |  To the Moon | $16.1M | 96%Positive (84.4K) | Sep 7, 2012 |
| 17 |  Torchlight II | $15.7M | 93%Positive (45.1K) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| 18 |  Dishonored | $14.7M | 98%Positive (85K) | Oct 8, 2012 |
| 19 |  FTL: Faster Than Light | $12M | 95%Positive (77.3K) | Sep 14, 2012 |
| 20 |  Awesomenauts | $11.5M | 85%Positive (26.9K) | Aug 1, 2012 |
| 21 |  Prototype 2 | $10.7M | 76%Positive (15.5K) | Jul 24, 2012 |
| 22 |  The Darkness II | $10.6M | 92%Positive (20.6K) | Feb 9, 2012 |
| 23 |  LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ | $6.6M | 90%Positive (15.3K) | Nov 27, 2012 |
| 24 |  Orcs Must Die! 2 | $6.3M | 92%Positive (19.5K) | Jul 30, 2012 |
| 25 |  Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection | $5.8M | 62%Mixed (11.9K) | May 1, 2012 |
| 26 |  Scribblenauts Unlimited | $5.8M | 94%Positive (12.2K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 27 |  STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ | $5.4M | 94%Positive (25.3K) | Aug 23, 2012 |
| 28 |  Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion | $5.4M | 93%Positive (16.2K) | Jun 12, 2012 |
| 29 |  Sonic Adventure 2 | $4.9M | 89%Positive (27.3K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 30 |  Deadlight | $4.1M | 79%Positive (12.7K) | Oct 25, 2012 |
| 31 |  Little Inferno | $3.9M | 95%Positive (13.5K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 32 |  LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes | $3.8M | 95%Positive (8.7K) | Jun 22, 2012 |
| 33 |  Serious Sam II | $2.9M | 90%Positive (13.6K) | Jan 31, 2012 |
| 34 |  Deponia | $2.9M | 87%Positive (12.4K) | Aug 6, 2012 |
| 35 |  Worms Revolution | $2.6M | 87%Positive (9K) | Oct 10, 2012 |
| 36 |  Cortex Command | $2.5M | 72%Positive (6K) | Sep 28, 2012 |
| 37 |  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ | $2.5M | 70%Positive (5.8K) | Jun 26, 2012 |
| 38 |  Rayman® Origins | $2.4M | 94%Positive (5.7K) | Mar 29, 2012 |
| 39 |  Legend of Grimrock | $2.3M | 94%Positive (6.6K) | Apr 11, 2012 |
| 40 |  Lucius | $2.3M | 81%Positive (10.8K) | Oct 26, 2012 |
| 41 |  Divinity II: Developer's Cut | $2.2M | 85%Positive (5.1K) | Oct 29, 2012 |
| 42 |  Stronghold 3 Gold | $2.1M | 33%Negative (4.8K) | May 25, 2012 |
| 43 |  DOOM 3 | $2M | 86%Positive (12K) | Oct 15, 2012 |
| 44 |  Binary Domain | $2M | 86%Positive (8K) | Apr 27, 2012 |
| 45 |  Alan Wake's American Nightmare | $1.9M | 74%Positive (10.1K) | May 22, 2012 |
| 46 |  Painkiller Hell & Damnation | $1.8M | 78%Positive (4.3K) | Oct 31, 2012 |
| 47 |  Botanicula | $1.8M | 95%Positive (6.5K) | May 7, 2012 |
| 48 |  The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | $1.8M | 80%Positive (3.8K) | Sep 25, 2012 |
| 49 |  Super Hexagon | $1.6M | 97%Positive (24.9K) | Nov 27, 2012 |
| 50 |  Thomas Was Alone | $1.6M | 94%Positive (9.3K) | Nov 12, 2012 |
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