Games
300
61 with a demo (20%)
Median price
$9.99
avg $11.24 · 7% free
Median reviews
728
12.9M total
Score
86%
review-weighted
Revenue (est.)
~$1B
lifetime, all games of the year
Median revenue
~$209K
per paid game
Owners (est.)
~331M
sum
Updated
20h ago
nightly
Price distribution
Free
21 7%
< $5
59 20%
$5–10
131 44%
$10–20
76 26%
$20–40
11 4%
$40+
0 0%
Top tags of 2012
Creator leaders
YouTube videos
- 1The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition115 videos
- 2PlanetSide 2109 videos
- 3Castle Crashers®103 videos
- 4Max Payne 398 videos
- 5Hitman: Absolution™93 videos
Twitch hours (30 d)
- 1Counter-Strike 25.6M h
- 2MapleStory255K h
- 3Euro Truck Simulator 2178K h
- 4The Walking Dead20.7K h
- 5Borderlands 219.9K h
Most reviewed games of 2012
| # | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Owners (est.) | Revenue (est.) | YT | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | Aug 21 | Free | 9,981,430 85% | ~200M | — | 5 | 100 |
| 2 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Oct 12 | $4.99 | 766,964 97% | ~23M | ~$252,971,570.94 | 10 | 100 |
| 3 |  Borderlands 2 | Sep 18 | $1.99 | 210,920 89% | ~6.3M | ~$69,568,798.20 | 3 | 100 |
| 4 |  Far Cry 3 | Dec 4 | $19.99 | 124,726 87% | ~3.7M | ~$41,139,000.21 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 |  POSTAL 2 | Nov 2 | $9.99 | 119,059 96% | ~3.6M | ~$19,625,090.27 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Hotline Miami | Oct 23 | $9.99 | 111,084 96% | ~3.3M | ~$18,310,531.14 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 |  Castle Crashers® | Sep 26 | $14.99 | 110,336 96% | ~3.3M | ~$27,289,954.56 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | Apr 17 | $19.99 | 81,388 89% | ~4.9M | ~$53,689,221.96 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 |  PlanetSide 2 | Nov 20 | Free | 74,990 80% | ~4.5M | — | 3 | 16 |
| 10 |  Crusader Kings II | Feb 14 | Free | 73,981 90% | ~4.4M | — | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  To the Moon | Sep 7 | $9.99 | 70,433 95% | ~4.2M | ~$23,219,647.11 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 |  Dishonored | Oct 9 | $9.99 | 68,091 97% | ~4.1M | ~$22,447,559.97 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 |  FTL: Faster Than Light | Sep 14 | $9.99 | 63,094 94% | ~3.8M | ~$20,800,198.98 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 |  Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | Sep 7 | $19.99 | 56,738 95% | ~3.4M | ~$37,428,356.46 | 5 | — |
| 15 |  Max Payne 3 | Jun 1 | $19.99 | 55,854 86% | ~3.4M | ~$36,845,208.18 | 2 | 14 |
| 16 |  The Walking Dead | Apr 24 | $14.99 | 54,143 97% | ~3.2M | ~$26,782,917.81 | 6 | 100 |
| 17 |  Hitman: Absolution™ | Nov 20 | $1.99 | 50,368 93% | ~3M | ~$33,226,258.56 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 |  Realm of the Mad God Exalt | Feb 20 | Free | 47,850 82% | ~2.9M | — | 0 | 17 |
| 19 |  Alan Wake | Feb 16 | $14.99 | 46,733 89% | ~2.8M | ~$23,117,413.11 | 2 | 45 |
| 20 |  Chivalry: Medieval Warfare | Oct 16 | $24.99 | 44,450 83% | ~2.7M | ~$36,656,581.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 |  XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Oct 9 | $14.99 | 40,501 93% | ~2.4M | ~$20,034,629.67 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 |  Torchlight II | Sep 20 | $3.99 | 33,346 92% | ~2M | ~$21,997,355.82 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Sonic Adventure 2 | Nov 19 | $9.99 | 23,951 90% | ~1.4M | ~$7,895,926.17 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 |  The Lord of the Rings Online™ | Jun 6 | Free | 23,431 81% | ~1.4M | — | 2 | 40 |
| 25 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | Nov 12 | $39.99 | 23,393 86% | ~1.4M | ~$30,871,040.31 | 6 | 100 |
All years
| Year | Games | Median price | Revenue (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 35 | — | — |
| 2028 | 258 | — | — |
| 2027 | 9,248 | — | — |
| 2026 | 35,933 | $5.99 | ~$2.9B |
| 2025 | 20,525 | $4.99 | ~$4.4B |
| 2024 | 17,373 | $4.99 | ~$4.7B |
| 2023 | 12,883 | $5.49 | ~$4.2B |
| 2022 | 10,997 | $5.99 | ~$3.8B |
| 2021 | 10,092 | $4.99 | ~$2.9B |
| 2020 | 8,476 | $4.99 | ~$5.4B |
| 2019 | 6,932 | $4.99 | ~$4B |
| 2018 | 7,066 | $4.99 | ~$4.1B |
| 2017 | 5,560 | $4.99 | ~$2.8B |
| 2016 | 3,900 | $5.99 | ~$4.2B |
| 2015 | 2,367 | $6.99 | ~$2.9B |
| 2014 | 1,431 | $7.99 | ~$1.8B |
| 2013 | 436 | $9.99 | ~$1.5B |
| 2012 | 300 | $9.99 | ~$1B |
| 2011 | 240 | $9.99 | ~$611M |
| 2010 | 225 | $9.99 | ~$492M |
| 2009 | 281 | $9.99 | ~$525M |
| 2008 | 142 | $9.99 | ~$256M |
| 2007 | 77 | $7.24 | ~$136M |
| 2006 | 61 | $9.99 | ~$184M |
| 2005 | 4 | $8.49 | ~$3M |
| 2004 | 4 | $9.99 | ~$63.4M |
| 2003 | 1 | $4.99 | ~$741K |
| 2001 | 2 | $4.99 | ~$3.5M |
| 2000 | 2 | $7.49 | ~$28.9M |
| 1999 | 2 | $4.99 | ~$5.4M |
| 1998 | 1 | $9.99 | ~$19.5M |
Revenue and owners are estimates (how); aggregates are rebuilt nightly.