# The best Xbox 360 games of 2012

The 20 best-reviewed Xbox 360 games released in 2012, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 174 votes · 20 items
- Jul 18, 2020 · Paula Ruiz Blanco
- https://even.best/en/l/948/the-best-xbox-360-games-of-2012

## Top 15

1. **Mass Effect 3** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Released March 2012. Metascore: 93.
2. **Trials Evolution** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 90.
3. **FIFA Soccer 13** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 90.
4. **Far Cry 3** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Released December 2012. Metascore: 91.
5. **Mark of the Ninja** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 90.
6. **Fez** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.
7. **The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series** (6 · ▲11 ▼5) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 92.
8. **Borderlands 2** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 89.
9. **Dishonored** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 88.
10. **Halo 4** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Released November 2012. Metascore: 87.
11. **Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 89.
12. **UFC Undisputed 3** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released February 2012. Metascore: 85.
13. **XCOM: Enemy Unknown** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 90.
14. **Forza Horizon** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 85.
15. **The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 88.
16. **NBA 2K13** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 88.
17. **Spelunky** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Released July 2012. Metascore: 87.
18. **Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 85.
19. **Dance Central 3** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 86.
20. **Max Payne 3** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Released May 2012. Metascore: 86.

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