By decade
The 2000s on the shelf
The games of the 2000s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004 · PlayStation 2
eBay from $40
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008 · 4 platforms
eBay from $290
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2002 · 7 platforms
eBay from $15
Grand Theft Auto III
2001 · PlayStation 2
eBay from $30
Counter-Strike
1999 · Windows
eBay from $6
Half-Life 2
2004 · Windows
eBay from $25
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2007 · Windows
eBay from $12
CIB 
Portal
2007 · Windows
eBay from $48
CIB 
Assassin's Creed
2007 · PlayStation 3
eBay from $6
CIB 
The Sims
2000 · Windows
eBay from $20
The Sims 3
2009 · 8 platforms
eBay from $17
Mafia
2002 · 3 platforms
eBay from $15
BioShock
2007 · 7 platforms
eBay from $17
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2009 · 4 platforms
eBay from $35
The Sims 2
2004 · Windows
eBay from $11
Call of Duty: World at War
2008 · Wii
eBay from $14
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
2002 · 2 platforms
eBay from $25
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
2005 · 5 platforms
eBay from $38
Max Payne
2001 · Windows
eBay from $20
Resident Evil 4
2005 · PlayStation 2
eBay from $45
CIB 
Spore
2008 · 2 platforms
eBay from $16
Call of Duty
2003 · Windows
eBay from $34
Left 4 Dead
2008 · Windows
eBay from $20
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2005 · 10 platforms
eBay from $40
CIB 
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 · 6 platforms
eBay from $27
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
2006 · 3 platforms
eBay from $90
Fallout 3
2008 · 4 platforms
eBay from $15
Far Cry
2004 · 3 platforms
eBay from $20
SEALED 
Angry Birds
2009 · 10 platforms
eBay from $39
CIB 
Wii Sports
2006 · Wii
eBay from $12
Call of Duty 2
2005 · Xbox 360
eBay from $20
CIB 
God of War
2005 · 4 platforms
eBay from $40
SEALED 
Assassin's Creed II
2009 · PlayStation 3
eBay from $15
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
2007 · Windows
eBay from $17
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2006 · Windows
eBay from $9
Civilization IV
2005 · 2 platforms
eBay from $7
Need for Speed: Carbon
2006 · Wii
eBay from $15
CIB 
Diablo II
2000 · Windows
eBay from $25
CIB 
Call of Duty 3
2006 · PlayStation 2
eBay from $35
Age of Mythology
2002 · 2 platforms
eBay from $14
Final Fantasy X
2001 · 4 platforms
eBay from $14
Mario Kart Wii
2008 · Wii
eBay from $40
Silent Hill 2
2001 · PlayStation 2
eBay from $499
Mass Effect
2007 · 5 platforms
eBay from $50
The Witcher
2007 · 2 platforms
eBay from $19
Age of Empires III
2005 · Windows
eBay from $30
SEALED 
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2002 · Windows
eBay from $29
Crysis
2007 · 3 platforms