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In 2012 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2012), 357 games released on Steam, and 67 of them shipped with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Euro Truck Simulator 2 (1,400,717 followers). Compared with the same window a year earlier (269 releases), it is 33 % busier. Data as of .
| Releases | 357 |
|---|---|
| With a playable demo | 67 |
| Median followers, top 20 by demand | 65,465 |
| Free to play, of 307 with a known price | 7 % |
| Same window a year earlier | 269 (+33 %) |
| Data as of |
| Game | Release | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 2012-10-12 | 1,400,717 |
| Borderlands 2 | 2012-09-17 | 319,954 |
| PlanetSide 2 | 2012-11-20 | 220,323 |
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | 2012-11-12 | 159,322 |
| Far Cry 3 | 2012-12-04 | 151,872 |
| Crusader Kings II | 2012-02-14 | 121,608 |
| Dishonored | 2012-10-08 | 96,289 |
| Torchlight II | 2012-09-20 | 96,245 |
| The Lord of the Rings Online™ | 2012-06-06 | 89,701 |
| Max Payne 3 | 2012-05-31 | 68,154 |
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