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The best video games of 2012

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Persona 4 Golden · Mass Effect 3 · Journey. (Updated Dec 12, 2019.)

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2012 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

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Top 20

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    Persona 4 Golden

    Released November 2012. Metascore: 93.

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    Mass Effect 3

    Released March 2012. Metascore: 93.

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    Journey

    Released March 2012. Metascore: 92.

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    Trials Evolution

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 90.

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    Mark of the Ninja

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 90.

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    Okami HD

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 90.

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    Guild Wars 2

    Released August 2012. Metascore: 90.

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    FIFA Soccer 13

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 90.

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    Borderlands 2

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 89.

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  10. 10

    The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.

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    Fez

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.

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    XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 89.

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    Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 89.

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    Colors! 3D

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.

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  15. 15

    Dishonored

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    Far Cry 3

    Released December 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    Torchlight II

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    Thirty Flights of Loving

    Released August 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    Diablo III

    Released May 2012. Metascore: 88.

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    LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 88.

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  2. 22

    NBA 2K13

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 88.

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  3. 23

    Halo 4

    Released November 2012. Metascore: 87.

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    Battlefield 3: Armored Kill

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 87.

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    MLB 12: The Show

    Released March 2012. Metascore: 87.

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