"Dishonored" appeared on several lists of the best games of 2012, and was placed at number one by Ars Technica, CBS News, CNET, CNN, "Edge", the "Daily Mirror", "Forbes", and "The Guardian" (jointly with ""); number three by GameFront, "Metro", and "Paste" magazine; number five by "USA Today"; number six by GameSpy, and Joystiq; and number ten by Slant Magazine.
"Dishonored" появилась во многих списках лучших игр 2012 года: первое место по версии Ars Technica, CNET, CNN, Daily Mirror, Forbes и The Guardian (совместно с ), третье место по версии журналов GameFront, Metro, пятое место по версии USA Today, номер шесть по GameSpy и Joystiq и девятое место по версии журнала Slant.