The best games of the 2000s

We ranked 2,596 2000s games that have at least 10 player ratings on IGDB. Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) comes out on top with an average of 94/100 from 1,106 players. The most-rated game on the list is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (4,072 ratings). The list covers releases from 2000 to 2009.

1. 1
   Super Smash Bros. Melee

   2001 · NGC
   941,106 ratings
2. 2
   Super Mario Galaxy

   2007 · Wii, WiiU
   941,300 ratings
3. 3
   Metroid Prime

   2002 · NGC
   93890 ratings
4. 4
   Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

   2009 · PS3
   922,233 ratings
5. 5
   Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

   2004 · XBOX, PS3, PS4
   924,072 ratings
6. 6
   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

   2003 · XBOX, Android, PC
   921,493 ratings
7. 7
   Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

   2002 · XBOX, PS3, PC
   913,161 ratings
8. 8
   Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

   2005 · PS2
   95352 ratings
9. 9
   Final Fantasy X

   2001 · PS2
   911,102 ratings
10. 10
    Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

    2002 · PC, Mac
    911,676 ratings
11. 11
    Silent Hill 2

    2001 · PS2
    911,216 ratings
12. 12
    BioShock

    2007 · PS3, PC, Mac
    903,224 ratings
13. 13
    Grand Theft Auto III

    2001 · XBOX, PS4, Android
    901,623 ratings
14. 14
    Pokémon FireRed Version

    2004 · GBA, Switch
    92560 ratings
15. 15
    The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    2006 · NGC
    91706 ratings
16. 16
    Diablo II

    2000 · PC, Mac
    891,602 ratings
17. 17
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    2004 · NGC
    91563 ratings
18. 18
    Assassin's Creed II

    2009 · PS3, PC, Mac
    883,221 ratings
19. 19
    Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

    2001 · PS2
    891,033 ratings
20. 20
    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    2004 · PS2
    891,285 ratings
21. 21
    God of War II

    2007 · PS2
    891,054 ratings
22. 22
    Shadow of the Colossus

    2005 · PS2
    891,339 ratings
23. 23
    Dragon Age: Origins

    2009 · PS3, PC, Mac
    881,745 ratings
24. 24
    Kingdom Hearts II

    2005 · PS2
    89863 ratings
25. 25
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

    2002 · NGC
    891,060 ratings
26. 26
    God of War

    2005 · PS2
    881,066 ratings
27. 27
    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    2009 · PS3, Ouya, PC
    882,601 ratings
28. 28
    Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

    2000 · Linux, PC, Mac
    89562 ratings
29. 29
    Mass Effect

    2007 · PS3, PC, X360
    872,550 ratings
30. 30
    The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

    2000 · Wii, N64, 64DD
    88875 ratings
31. 31
    Deus Ex

    2000 · Linux, PC, Mac
    88841 ratings
32. 32
    Pokémon SoulSilver Version

    2009 · NDS
    90396 ratings
33. 33
    Ico

    2001 · PS2
    91302 ratings
34. 34
    Halo 3

    2007 · PC, X360, XONE
    88853 ratings
35. 35
    Metroid: Zero Mission

    2004 · WiiU, GBA
    90297 ratings
36. 36
    Persona 4

    2008 · PS3, PS2
    91283 ratings
37. 37
    Dead Space

    2008 · PS3, PC, X360
    871,251 ratings
38. 38
    Sid Meier's Civilization IV

    2005 · PC, Mac
    90310 ratings
39. 39
    Fallout 3

    2008 · PS3, PC, X360
    861,787 ratings
40. 40
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    2007 · PS3, PC, Mac
    861,850 ratings
41. 41
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

    2000 · PC
    88435 ratings
42. 42
    Grand Theft Auto IV

    2008 · PS3, PC, X360
    861,916 ratings
43. 43
    Company of Heroes

    2006 · Android, PC, iOS
    90254 ratings
44. 44
    Final Fantasy IX

    2000 · PS3, PS1, PSP
    86969 ratings
45. 45
    New Super Mario Bros.

    2006 · WiiU, NDS
    88414 ratings
46. 46
    Beyond Good & Evil

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    88403 ratings
47. 47
    Burnout Paradise

    2008 · PS3, PC, X360
    87521 ratings
48. 48
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

    2004 · XBOX, Linux, Android
    86826 ratings
49. 49
    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

    2009 · NDS
    93154 ratings
50. 50
    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    2008 · Wii
    87600 ratings

How this list is ranked: IGDB player ratings, weighted by how many people rated each game (a Bayesian average with a prior of 100 ratings), so a game with a handful of perfect scores doesn't outrank a classic rated by thousands. Only games with at least 10 ratings; editions and re-releases are folded into the original. Numbers shown are the raw average rating (0–100) and the rating count.

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