| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
Nov 10, 2011 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/94%) | 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 | 03:08 (02:24) | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2 |  Batman: Arkham City |
Nov 15, 2011 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A/91%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 3 |  Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity |
Nov 16, 2011 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/87%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | Stardock Entertainment |
| 4 |  Saints Row: The Third |
Nov 14, 2011 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/84%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 02:07 (01:24) | Volition | Deep Silver |
| 5 |  L.A. Noire |
Nov 8, 2011 | $5.99 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 04:27 (07:00) | Team Bondi, Rockstar Leeds | Rockstar Games |
| 6 |  Anno 2070 |
Nov 17, 2011 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Blue Byte, Related Designs | Ubisoft |
| 7 |  Cave Story+ |
Nov 22, 2011 | $14.99 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel | Nicalis, Inc. |
| 8 |  Waves |
Nov 16, 2011 | Free | N/A (N/A/82%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Squid In A Box Ltd | Squid In A Box Ltd |
| 9 |  Rochard |
Nov 15, 2011 | N/A | N/A (N/A/81%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Recoil Games | |
| 10 |  Assassin's Creed Revelations |
Nov 29, 2011 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/80%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 03:32 (02:56) | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 11 |  Sonic Generations Collection |
Nov 3, 2011 | $51.79 | N/A (N/A/77%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:15 (00:05) | Devil's Details | SEGA |
| 12 |  SkyDrift |
Nov 21, 2011 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/73%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Digital Reality | HandyGames |
| 13 |  RACE Injection |
Nov 18, 2011 | $12.99 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | SimBin Studios AB | RaceRoom Entertainment AG, SimBin |
| 14 |  DC Universe Online |
Nov 2, 2011 | Free | N/A (N/A/72%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 06:29 (08:35) | Dimensional Ink Games | Daybreak Game Company |
| 15 |  Serious Sam 3: BFE |
Nov 22, 2011 | $29.99 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Croteam | Devolver Digital |
| 16 |  Sideway New York |
Nov 15, 2011 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/71%) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Playbrains, Fuel Entertainment | Playbrains |
| 17 |  Lord of the Rings: War in the North |
Nov 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A (N/A/66%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Snowblind Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 18 |  Treasure Adventure Game |
Nov 26, 2011 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Robit Games | Robit Games |
| 19 |  AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome |
Nov 23, 2011 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Dejobaan Games, LLC, Owlchemy Labs | Dejobaan Games, LLC |
| 20 |  Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes |
Nov 2, 2011 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | HeR Interactive | HeR Interactive |
| 21 |  Fractal: Make Blooms Not War |
Nov 29, 2011 | $6.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Cipher Prime Studios | Cipher Prime Studios |
| 22 |  Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts |
Nov 21, 2011 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Silent Dreams | Silent Dreams |
| 23 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) |
Nov 8, 2011 | $39.99 | N/A (N/A) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 01:38 (01:05) | Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
| 24 |  Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades |
Nov 18, 2011 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Unicorn Games Studio | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 25 |  Real Warfare 1242 |
Nov 30, 2011 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Unicorn Games Studio | Fulqrum Publishing |
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