| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alan Wake |
Feb 16, 2012 | $4.49 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Remedy Entertainment | Remedy Entertainment |
| 2 |  Crusader Kings II |
Feb 14, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A/82%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 01:36 (00:47) | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
| 3 |  Realm of the Mad God Exalt |
Feb 20, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A/82%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 15:53 (14:32) | Wild Shadow Studios, Deca Games | Deca Games |
| 4 |  PixelJunk Eden |
Feb 2, 2012 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/81%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Q-Games Ltd. | Q-Games Ltd. |
| 5 |  Wargame: European Escalation |
Feb 22, 2012 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/81%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Eugen Systems | Eugen Systems |
| 6 |  The Darkness II |
Feb 9, 2012 | $2.99 | N/A (N/A/77%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Digital Extremes | 2K |
| 7 |  Stronghold Kingdoms |
Feb 27, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A/75%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | FireFly Studios | FireFly Studios |
| 8 |  Crusader Kings Complete |
Feb 14, 2012 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/73%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
| 9 |  Shank 2 |
Feb 7, 2012 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Klei Entertainment | Klei Entertainment |
| 10 |  Pineapple Smash Crew |
Feb 2, 2012 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/62%) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | RichMakeGame | RichMakeGame |
| 11 |  Jagged Alliance - Back in Action |
Feb 8, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A/62%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Coreplay GmbH, Bigmoon Studios | THQ Nordic |
| 12 |  Starpoint Gemini |
Feb 16, 2012 | $1.39 | N/A (N/A/46%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Little Green Men Games | Little Green Men Games |
| 13 |  Painkiller: Recurring Evil |
Feb 29, 2012 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/38%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Med-Art | Prime Matter |
| 14 |  The Old Tree |
Feb 24, 2012 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Red Dwarf Games | Red Dwarf Games |
| 15 |  Really Big Sky |
Feb 24, 2012 | $1.24 | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Boss Baddie | Ripstone |
| 16 |  Titan Attacks! |
Feb 3, 2012 | $6.49 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Puppygames | Puppygames |
| 17 |  Snuggle Truck |
Feb 3, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Owlchemy Labs | Owlchemy Labs |
| 18 |  Bus-Simulator 2012 |
Feb 23, 2012 | $1.39 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:16 (00:05) | TML-Studios | astragon Entertainment |
| 19 |  Curious Alice |
Feb 22, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | PRELOADED | Victoria and Albert Museum , VIVE Arts |
| 20 |  1000 Amps |
Feb 22, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Brandon Brizzi | Brandon Brizzi |
| 21 |  Auditorium |
Feb 28, 2012 | $2.79 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Cipher Prime Studios | Cipher Prime Studios |
| 22 |  Pickers |
Feb 22, 2012 | $3.29 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | MumboJumbo | Accelerate Games |
| 23 |  Spirits |
Feb 15, 2012 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Spaces of Play UG | Spaces of Play UG |
| 24 |  CAPSULE |
Feb 14, 2012 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Adam Saltsman, Robin Arnott | Finji |
| 25 |  Scoregasm |
Feb 8, 2012 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | RC Knight | Charlie's Games |
| 26 |  Tropical Fish Shop 2 |
Feb 10, 2012 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Rainbow Games | Rainbow Games |
| 27 |  Phineas and Ferb: New Inventions |
Feb 10, 2012 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | PIPE Studio | Disney |
| 28 |  Victorian Admirals |
Feb 1, 2012 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Totem Games | Strategy First |
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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.
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