By decade
The 2000s on the shelf
The games of the 2000s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
Hitman: Codename 47 2000 · Microsoft Windows
Hitman: Codename 47
2000 · Microsoft Windows
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008 · PlayStation 3
Need for Speed: Undercover
2008 · PlayStation 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 · Microsoft Windows
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
2000 · Microsoft Windows
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003 · PlayStation 2
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2003 · PlayStation 2
FIFA 08 2007 · PlayStation 3
FIFA 08
2007 · PlayStation 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 · Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2008 · Wii
Fate/stay night 2004 · PlayStation 2
Fate/stay night
2004 · PlayStation 2
Deus Ex 2000 · PlayStation 2
Deus Ex
2000 · PlayStation 2
Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001 · Microsoft Windows
Half-Life: Blue Shift
2001 · Microsoft Windows
Pokémon Emerald 2004 · Game Boy Advance
Pokémon Emerald
2004 · Game Boy Advance
Need for Speed: Shift 2009 · PlayStation 3
Need for Speed: Shift
2009 · PlayStation 3
FIFA 09 2008 · PlayStation 3
FIFA 09
2008 · PlayStation 3
Kingdom Hearts II 2005 · PlayStation 3
Kingdom Hearts II
2005 · PlayStation 3
Dragon Age: Origins 2009 · PlayStation 3
Dragon Age: Origins
2009 · PlayStation 3
Postal 2 2003 · Microsoft Windows
Postal 2
2003 · Microsoft Windows
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004 · Microsoft Windows
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
2004 · Microsoft Windows
Prototype 2009 · PlayStation 3
Prototype
2009 · PlayStation 3
Hearts of Iron 2002 · Microsoft Windows
Hearts of Iron
2002 · Microsoft Windows
Company of Heroes 2006 · Microsoft Windows
Company of Heroes
2006 · Microsoft Windows
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 · Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2009 · Wii
Super Mario Sunshine 2002 · Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Sunshine
2002 · Nintendo GameCube
Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · PlayStation 3
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
2007 · PlayStation 3
Steins;Gate 2009 · PlayStation 3
Steins;Gate
2009 · PlayStation 3
Mirror's Edge 2008 · PlayStation 3
Mirror's Edge
2008 · PlayStation 3
Rise of Nations 2003 · Microsoft Windows
Rise of Nations
2003 · Microsoft Windows
osu! 2007 · Microsoft Windows
osu!
2007 · Microsoft Windows
Ragnarok Online 2002 · Microsoft Windows
Ragnarok Online
2002 · Microsoft Windows
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Nintendo GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2002 · Nintendo GameCube
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 · PlayStation 2
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
2004 · PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 · PlayStation 3
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008 · PlayStation 3
Wii Fit 2007 · Wii
Wii Fit
2007 · Wii
SimCity 4 2003 · Microsoft Windows
SimCity 4
2003 · Microsoft Windows
God of War: Chains of Olympus 2008 · PlayStation 3
God of War: Chains of Olympus
2008 · PlayStation 3
Mario Kart: Double Dash 2003 · Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash
2003 · Nintendo GameCube
Civilization III 2001 · Microsoft Windows
Civilization III
2001 · Microsoft Windows
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 · Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2001 · Nintendo GameCube
Fable 2007 · Xbox 360
Fable
2007 · Xbox 360
New Super Mario Bros. 2006 · Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros.
2006 · Nintendo DS
Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · PlayStation 3
Shadow of the Colossus
2005 · PlayStation 3
Nintendogs 2005 · Nintendo DS
Nintendogs
2005 · Nintendo DS
Hitman: Blood Money 2006 · PlayStation 3
Hitman: Blood Money
2006 · PlayStation 3
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · PlayStation Portable
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
2005 · PlayStation Portable
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2002 · PlayStation 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
2002 · PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001 · PlayStation 2
Silent Hill 4: The Room 2004 · PlayStation 2
Silent Hill 4: The Room
2004 · PlayStation 2
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000 · PlayStation
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
2000 · PlayStation
Pokémon Crystal 2000 · Game Boy Color
Pokémon Crystal
2000 · Game Boy Color
Bayonetta 2009 · PlayStation 3
Bayonetta
2009 · PlayStation 3