Ranking
Top Steam Games Released in 2012 by Estimated Owners
Steam games released in 2012 ranked by the upper estimate of lifetime owners (paid sales and free-game ownership).
Listed games with an ownership estimate and at least 10 reviews. Upper lifetime ownership estimate, not verified purchases; free-game owners are included. A revenue estimate is not required. Ranking rules .
Ranks 1–50 · Page 1 of 6
| # | Game | Est. owners (upper) | Positive reviews (raw) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 32.8M | 97%Positive (898.1K) | Oct 12, 2012 |
| 2 |  Borderlands 2 | 16M | 89%Positive (309.2K) | Sep 17, 2012 |
| 3 |  Castle Crashers® | 7M | 96%Positive (135.7K) | Sep 26, 2012 |
| 4 |  POSTAL 2 | 6.6M | 97%Positive (129.2K) | Nov 2, 2012 |
| 5 |  Far Cry 3 | 6.4M | 89%Positive (124.9K) | Dec 4, 2012 |
| 6 |  Hotline Miami | 6.2M | 97%Positive (120K) | Oct 23, 2012 |
| 7 |  To the Moon | 4.7M | 96%Positive (84.4K) | Sep 7, 2012 |
| 8 |  The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | 4.6M | 90%Positive (88.7K) | Apr 16, 2012 |
| 9 |  The Walking Dead | 4.4M | 97%Positive (78.3K) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| 10 |  Dishonored | 4.3M | 98%Positive (85K) | Oct 8, 2012 |
| 11 |  Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | 3.8M | 96%Positive (74.2K) | Sep 7, 2012 |
| 12 |  Chivalry: Medieval Warfare | 3.4M | 83%Positive (65.2K) | Oct 16, 2012 |
| 13 |  Max Payne 3 | 3.2M | 87%Positive (61.4K) | May 31, 2012 |
| 14 |  Hitman: Absolution™ | 3.1M | 93%Positive (60.2K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 15 |  Alan Wake | 2.9M | 90%Positive (55.8K) | Feb 16, 2012 |
| 16 |  FTL: Faster Than Light | 2.8M | 95%Positive (77.3K) | Sep 14, 2012 |
| 17 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | 2.5M | 86%Positive (48.5K) | Nov 12, 2012 |
| 18 |  Torchlight II | 2.3M | 93%Positive (45.1K) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| 19 |  XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2.1M | 93%Positive (57.8K) | Oct 8, 2012 |
| 20 |  Sonic Adventure 2 | 1.4M | 89%Positive (27.3K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 21 |  Awesomenauts | 1.3M | 85%Positive (26.9K) | Aug 1, 2012 |
| 22 |  STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ | 1.3M | 94%Positive (25.3K) | Aug 23, 2012 |
| 23 |  Super Hexagon | 1.3M | 97%Positive (24.9K) | Nov 27, 2012 |
| 24 |  The Darkness II | 1.1M | 92%Positive (20.6K) | Feb 9, 2012 |
| 25 |  Orcs Must Die! 2 | 1M | 92%Positive (19.5K) | Jul 30, 2012 |
| 26 |  Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion | 828.1K | 93%Positive (16.2K) | Jun 12, 2012 |
| 27 |  Prototype 2 | 823.2K | 76%Positive (15.5K) | Jul 24, 2012 |
| 28 |  LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ | 804.9K | 90%Positive (15.3K) | Nov 27, 2012 |
| 29 |  Little Inferno | 792.8K | 95%Positive (13.5K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 30 |  Guns of Icarus Online | 768.4K | 90%Positive (14.7K) | Oct 29, 2012 |
| 31 |  Deponia | 729.1K | 87%Positive (12.4K) | Aug 6, 2012 |
| 32 |  Serious Sam II | 723.3K | 90%Positive (13.6K) | Jan 31, 2012 |
| 33 |  Scribblenauts Unlimited | 697.6K | 94%Positive (12.2K) | Nov 19, 2012 |
| 34 |  Natural Selection 2 | 686.2K | 85%Positive (13.3K) | Oct 30, 2012 |
| 35 |  Deadlight | 674.3K | 79%Positive (12.7K) | Oct 25, 2012 |
| 36 |  Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection | 646.1K | 62%Mixed (11.9K) | May 1, 2012 |
| 37 |  DOOM 3 | 640K | 86%Positive (12K) | Oct 15, 2012 |
| 38 |  Lucius | 569.8K | 81%Positive (10.8K) | Oct 26, 2012 |
| 39 |  Alan Wake's American Nightmare | 539.4K | 74%Positive (10.1K) | May 22, 2012 |
| 40 |  LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes | 457.4K | 95%Positive (8.7K) | Jun 22, 2012 |
| 41 |  Binary Domain | 427.7K | 86%Positive (8K) | Apr 27, 2012 |
| 42 |  Thomas Was Alone | 411.8K | 94%Positive (9.3K) | Nov 12, 2012 |
| 43 |  Botanicula | 380.9K | 95%Positive (6.5K) | May 7, 2012 |
| 44 |  Legend of Grimrock | 379.7K | 94%Positive (6.6K) | Apr 11, 2012 |
| 45 |  ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition | 357.9K | 81%Positive (9.5K) | Jul 4, 2012 |
| 46 |  Risen 2: Dark Waters | 354.1K | 80%Positive (6.6K) | Apr 26, 2012 |
| 47 |  Worms Revolution | 334.6K | 87%Positive (9K) | Oct 10, 2012 |
| 48 |  Postal III | 324.1K | 46%Mixed (5.9K) | Feb 17, 2012 |
| 49 |  Cortex Command | 315.9K | 72%Positive (6K) | Sep 28, 2012 |
| 50 |  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ | 314.9K | 70%Positive (5.8K) | Jun 26, 2012 |
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