The best Xbox games

We ranked 431 original Xbox games that have at least 10 player ratings on IGDB. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) comes out on top with an average of 92/100 from 4,072 players. Hidden gem: Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams makes #40 with only 54 ratings. The list covers releases from 2001 to 2006.

1. 1
   Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

   2004 · XBOX, PS3, PS4
   924,072 ratings
2. 2
   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

   2003 · XBOX, Android, PC
   921,493 ratings
3. 3
   Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

   2002 · XBOX, PS3, PC
   913,161 ratings
4. 4
   Grand Theft Auto III

   2001 · XBOX, PS4, Android
   901,623 ratings
5. 5
   Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

   2004 · XBOX, Linux, Android
   86826 ratings
6. 6
   Beyond Good & Evil

   2003 · XBOX, NGC, PC
   88403 ratings
7. 7
   Half-Life 2

   2004 · XBOX, PS3, Linux
   853,462 ratings
8. 8
   Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

   2003 · XBOX, PS3, PC
   851,069 ratings
9. 9
   Halo: Combat Evolved

   2001 · XBOX, PC, Mac
   85930 ratings
10. 10
    Fable

    2004 · XBOX
    87339 ratings
11. 11
    Burnout 3: Takedown

    2004 · XBOX, PS2
    88225 ratings
12. 12
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    92130 ratings
13. 13
    TimeSplitters 2

    2002 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    91141 ratings
14. 14
    Commandos 2: Men of Courage

    2001 · XBOX, PC, Mac
    88183 ratings
15. 15
    Psychonauts

    2005 · XBOX, PS3, PS4
    84428 ratings
16. 16
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    83780 ratings
17. 17
    Indigo Prophecy

    2005 · XBOX, PS4, PC
    84415 ratings
18. 18
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    2002 · XBOX, PC, Mac
    84429 ratings
19. 19
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

    2001 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    85282 ratings
20. 20
    Halo 2

    2004 · XBOX, PC, XONE
    82695 ratings
21. 21
    The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

    2004 · XBOX, PS3, PC
    87164 ratings
22. 22
    Doom 3

    2004 · XBOX, Linux, PC
    82447 ratings
23. 23
    SSX 3

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    9092 ratings
24. 24
    Fable: The Lost Chapters

    2005 · XBOX, PC, Mac
    84217 ratings
25. 25
    Hitman: Blood Money

    2006 · XBOX, PC, X360
    82569 ratings
26. 26
    Need for Speed: Underground 2

    2004 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    81885 ratings
27. 27
    FlatOut 2

    2006 · XBOX, Linux, PC
    82309 ratings
28. 28
    Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

    2002 · XBOX, PC, PS2
    84170 ratings
29. 29
    Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

    2004 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    81545 ratings
30. 30
    Max Payne

    2001 · XBOX, PS3, PS4
    801,797 ratings
31. 31
    Star Wars: Battlefront II

    2005 · XBOX, PC, PSP
    80742 ratings
32. 32
    Medal of Honor: Frontline

    2002 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    85130 ratings
33. 33
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

    2005 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    81364 ratings
34. 34
    Need for Speed: Underground

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    80836 ratings
35. 35
    Star Wars: Republic Commando

    2005 · XBOX, PS4, PC
    82268 ratings
36. 36
    Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

    2001 · XBOX, PC
    8969 ratings
37. 37
    Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

    2005 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    80479 ratings
38. 38
    Serious Sam: The First Encounter

    2001 · XBOX, PC
    81270 ratings
39. 39
    Burnout Revenge

    2005 · XBOX, X360, PS2
    84115 ratings
40. 40
    Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

    2001 · XBOX, PC, PS2
    9154 ratings
41. 41
    SSX Tricky

    2001 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    8774 ratings
42. 42
    Ninja Gaiden Black

    2005 · XBOX
    9151 ratings
43. 43
    Thief: Deadly Shadows

    2004 · XBOX, PC
    82135 ratings
44. 44
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

    2004 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    80247 ratings
45. 45
    Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

    2002 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    79443 ratings
46. 46
    Syberia

    2002 · XBOX, PS3, Linux
    79326 ratings
47. 47
    TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

    2005 · XBOX, NGC, PS2
    83107 ratings
48. 48
    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

    2001 · XBOX, PS4, NGC
    8391 ratings
49. 49
    Tony Hawk's Underground

    2003 · XBOX, NGC, PC
    80188 ratings
50. 50
    Myst III: Exile

    2001 · XBOX, PC, Mac
    8569 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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