# The best PC games of 2012

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

- 36 votes · 20 items
- Jun 27, 2018 · Amandine Durand
- https://even.best/en/l/977/the-best-pc-games-of-2012

## Top 15

1. **Mark of the Ninja** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 91.
2. **Guild Wars 2** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Released August 2012. Metascore: 90.
3. **Diablo III** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released May 2012. Metascore: 88.
4. **Dishonored** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 91.
5. **Borderlands 2** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 89.
6. **Mass Effect 3** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released March 2012. Metascore: 89.
7. **Thirty Flights of Loving** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released August 2012. Metascore: 88.
8. **FIFA Soccer 13** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 86.
9. **Rayman Origins** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released March 2012. Metascore: 86.
10. **XCOM: Enemy Unknown** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 89.
11. **The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.
12. **Far Cry 3** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released December 2012. Metascore: 88.
13. **Torchlight II** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 88.
14. **Max Payne 3** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released May 2012. Metascore: 87.
15. **Football Manager 2013** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released November 2012. Metascore: 86.
16. **Hotline Miami** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 85.
17. **Out of the Park Baseball 13** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 85.
18. **Pinball FX 2** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2012. Metascore: 84.
19. **Battlefield 3: Armored Kill** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2012. Metascore: 87.
20. **Tribes: Ascend** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2012. Metascore: 86.

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