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Best-rated games of 2012

Mass Effect 3 tops this ranking with 93/100, ahead of Persona 4 Golden (93/100) and Fire Emblem: Awakening (92/100). Metacritic critic scores. 40 games ranked.

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1Mass Effect 3Metascore, Xbox 360 version93/100October 2026Metacritic
2Persona 4 GoldenMetascore, PlayStation Vita93/100October 2026Metacritic
3Fire Emblem: AwakeningMetascore, Nintendo 3DS version92/100October 2026Metacritic
4JourneyMetascore, PS3 version92/100October 2026Metacritic
5Guild Wars 2Metascore, PC version90/100October 2026Metacritic
6Borderlands 2Metascore, Xbox 360 version (59 reviews)89/100October 2026Metacritic
7The Walking Dead: Season OneMetascore, PC version89/100October 2026Metacritic
8XCOM: Enemy UnknownMetascore, PC version89/100October 2026Metacritic
9Animal Crossing: New LeafMetascore, Nintendo 3DS version88/100October 2026Metacritic
10Diablo IIIMetascore, PC version88/100October 2026Metacritic
11DishonoredMetascore, Xbox 360 version (56 reviews)88/100October 2026Metacritic
12Far Cry 3Metascore, PC version88/100October 2026Metacritic
13Torchlight IIMetascore, PC version88/100October 2026Metacritic
14Halo 4Metascore, Xbox 360 version (87 reviews)87/100October 2026Metacritic
15Max Payne 3Metascore, Xbox 360 version86/100October 2026Metacritic
16Hotline MiamiMetascore, PC version85/100October 2026Metacritic
17Assassin's Creed IIIMetascore, Xbox 360 version84/100October 2026Metacritic
18FTL: Faster Than LightMetascore, PC version84/100October 2026Metacritic
19PlanetSide 2Metascore, PC version (42 reviews)84/100October 2026Metacritic
20Call of Duty: Black Ops IIMetascore, Xbox 360 version83/100October 2026Metacritic
21Kid Icarus: UprisingMetascore, Nintendo 3DS version (75 reviews)83/100October 2026Metacritic
22Orcs Must Die! 2Metascore, PC version (43 reviews)83/100October 2026Metacritic
23Crusader Kings IIMetascore, PC version (31 reviews)82/100October 2026Metacritic
24Sins of a Solar Empire: RebellionMetascore, PC version (24 reviews)82/100October 2026Metacritic
25Plague Inc.Metascore, iOS version80/100October 2026Metacritic
26Pokémon Black 2 and White 2Metascore, Nintendo DS (Black Version 2) version80/100October 2026Metacritic
27Sleeping DogsMetascore, Xbox 360 version80/100October 2026Metacritic
28The Darkness IIMetascore, Xbox 360 version80/100October 2026Metacritic
29Candy Crush SagaMetascore, iOS version79/100October 2026Metacritic
30Chivalry: Medieval WarfareMetascore, PC version (24 reviews)79/100October 2026Metacritic
31Euro Truck Simulator 2Metascore, PC version79/100October 2026Metacritic
32Hitman: AbsolutionMetascore, Xbox 360 version (51 reviews)79/100October 2026Metacritic
33New Super Mario Bros. 2Metascore, Nintendo 3DS version (70 reviews)78/100October 2026Metacritic
34AwesomenautsMetascore, Xbox 360 version (43 reviews)77/100October 2026Metacritic
35Spec Ops: The LineMetascore, Xbox 360 version (59 reviews)76/100October 2026Metacritic
36Subway SurfersMetascore, iOS version71/100October 2026Metacritic
37The Simpsons: Tapped OutMetascore, iOS version (11 reviews)69/100October 2026Metacritic
38Game Dev TycoonMetascore, PC version (21 reviews)68/100October 2026Metacritic
39Resident Evil 6Metascore, Xbox 360 version (71 reviews)67/100October 2026Metacritic
40Sniper Elite V2Metascore, Xbox 360 version (37 reviews)67/100October 2026Metacritic

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