| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Far Cry 3 |
Dec 4, 2012 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/88%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 02:14 (01:28) | Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai | Ubisoft |
| 2 |  The Cat Lady |
Dec 1, 2012 | $3.39 | N/A (N/A/81%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Harvester Games | Screen 7 |
| 3 |  Waking Mars |
Dec 13, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/79%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Tiger Style | Tiger Style |
| 4 |  The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles |
Dec 5, 2012 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/73%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | KING Art | THQ Nordic |
| 5 |  A New Beginning - Final Cut |
Dec 11, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment |
| 6 |  Legacy of Kain: Defiance |
Dec 6, 2012 | $6.99 | N/A (N/A/70%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Crystal Dynamics | Crystal Dynamics |
| 7 |  Karateka |
Dec 3, 2012 | $0.79 | N/A (N/A/48%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Liquid Entertainment | Dotemu |
| 8 |  Mabinogi |
Dec 6, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | NEXON Korea Corporation | Nexon America Inc. |
| 9 |  Wurm Online |
Dec 12, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Code Club AB | Code Club AB |
| 10 |  EverQuest |
Dec 13, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Darkpaw Games | Daybreak Game Company |
| 11 |  Dragon Nest |
Dec 18, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Eyedentity Games Inc. | Eyedentity Games Inc. |
| 12 |  KRUNCH |
Dec 21, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | LeGrudge & Rugged | LeGrudge & Rugged |
| 13 |  Silo 2 |
Dec 19, 2012 | $59.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Nevercenter Ltd. Co. | Nevercenter Ltd. Co. |
| 14 |  Tales of Maj'Eyal |
Dec 31, 2012 | $6.99 | N/A (N/A) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Netcore Games | Netcore Games |
| 15 |  Heileen 3: New Horizons |
Dec 12, 2012 | $24.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Winter Wolves | Winter Wolves |
| 16 |  RPG Maker VX Ace |
Dec 10, 2012 | $69.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA, Yoji Ojima | Gotcha Gotcha Games |
| 17 |  Primordia |
Dec 5, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Wormwood Studios | Wadjet Eye Games |
| 18 |  Sacred 2 Gold |
Dec 21, 2012 | $14.99 | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Studio II | THQ Nordic |
| 19 |  Dead Pixels |
Dec 7, 2012 | $2.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | CSR-Studios | CSR-Studios |
| 20 |  Sea Dogs: To Each His Own |
Dec 2012 | $14.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | BlackMark Studio | Akella, Valkyrie Initiative |
| 21 |  NiGHTS Into Dreams |
Dec 17, 2012 | $7.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | SEGA | SEGA |
| 22 |  ACDSee 15 |
Dec 11, 2012 | $49.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ACD Systems International Inc. | ACD Systems International Inc. |
| 23 |  Triple Town |
Dec 6, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Spry Fox LLC | Spry Fox LLC |
| 24 |  Iron Sky: Invasion |
Dec 13, 2012 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Reality Pump | Topware Interactive |
| 25 |  GTR 2 FIA GT Racing Game |
Dec 12, 2012 | $7.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | SimBin Studios AB | SimBin |
| 26 |  Theatre Of The Absurd |
Dec 10, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Gogii Games | Strategy First |
| 27 |  Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends |
Dec 10, 2012 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Slightly Mad Studios | Evolved Games |
| 28 |  Party of Sin |
Dec 13, 2012 | $5.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Crankshaft Games | Crankshaft Games |
| 29 |  BIT.TRIP VOID |
Dec 19, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Gaijin Games | Gaijin Games |
Owners: Estimated number of people owning this game. The number might be way too small for new releases and sometimes way too big for games that had free weekend event recently. Read more on About page.
Playtime: Average hours played in total per person that have actually launched this game since March 2009. This time is calculated for the whole lifetime, not for the particular year.
Average score: Average users and metacritic score for all games with this score assigned.
Average playtime: Average lifetime playtime for all games where this data is available.
Games this year: Self-explaining - number of games released this year. Please note that it also includes software, but doesn't include DLC. Only inculdes games with sales data available.
Total copies owned: Refers to total copies of games released this year acquired by users for the lifetime. Includes copies sold, downloaded for free and given out.
This number might be too small for recently released games or too big for games that had a free weekend in the last couple of months.