By decade
The 2000s on the shelf
The games of the 2000s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
Mass Effect 2007 · PlayStation 3
Mass Effect
2007 · PlayStation 3
Age of Empires III 2005 · Microsoft Windows
Age of Empires III
2005 · Microsoft Windows
Age of Mythology 2002 · Microsoft Windows
Age of Mythology
2002 · Microsoft Windows
The Witcher 2007 · Microsoft Windows
The Witcher
2007 · Microsoft Windows
Left 4 Dead 2 2009 · Xbox 360
Left 4 Dead 2
2009 · Xbox 360
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002 · Xbox
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2002 · Xbox
Crysis 2007 · PlayStation 3
Crysis
2007 · PlayStation 3
Bully 2006 · Xbox 360
Bully
2006 · Xbox 360
The Battle for Wesnoth 2005 · Microsoft Windows
The Battle for Wesnoth
2005 · Microsoft Windows
Need for Speed: Underground 2003 · PlayStation 2
Need for Speed: Underground
2003 · PlayStation 2
Grand Theft Auto Advance 2004 · Game Boy Advance
Grand Theft Auto Advance
2004 · Game Boy Advance
Rome: Total War 2004 · Microsoft Windows
Rome: Total War
2004 · Microsoft Windows
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · PlayStation Portable
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
2009 · PlayStation Portable
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 · PlayStation 3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2009 · PlayStation 3
Far Cry 2 2008 · PlayStation 3
Far Cry 2
2008 · PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XII 2006 · PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy XII
2006 · PlayStation 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 · Nintendo DS
Need for Speed: Underground 2
2004 · Nintendo DS
DOOM 3 2004 · Xbox
DOOM 3
2004 · Xbox
Super Mario Galaxy 2007 · Wii
Super Mario Galaxy
2007 · Wii
Halo 3 2007 · Xbox 360
Halo 3
2007 · Xbox 360
Final Fantasy IX 2000 · PlayStation
Final Fantasy IX
2000 · PlayStation
Resident Evil 5 2009 · PlayStation 3
Resident Evil 5
2009 · PlayStation 3
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Nintendo 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2000 · Nintendo 64
Mario Kart DS 2005 · Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS
2005 · Nintendo DS
God of War II 2007 · PlayStation 3
God of War II
2007 · PlayStation 3
Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Microsoft Windows
Medieval II: Total War
2006 · Microsoft Windows
Halo 2 2004 · Xbox
Halo 2
2004 · Xbox
Battlefield 2 2005 · Microsoft Windows
Battlefield 2
2005 · Microsoft Windows
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Xbox
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2003 · Xbox
Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · PlayStation 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum
2009 · PlayStation 3
Mount & Blade 2008 · Microsoft Windows
Mount & Blade
2008 · Microsoft Windows
Garry's Mod 2006 · Microsoft Windows
Garry's Mod
2006 · Microsoft Windows
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2005 · Nintendo GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2005 · Nintendo GameCube
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007 · PlayStation 3
Need for Speed: ProStreet
2007 · PlayStation 3
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · PlayStation 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2003 · PlayStation 2
Final Fantasy XIII 2009 · PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XIII
2009 · PlayStation 3
Dead Space 2008 · PlayStation 3
Dead Space
2008 · PlayStation 3
Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006 · PlayStation 3
Half-Life 2: Episode One
2006 · PlayStation 3
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 · PlayStation 2
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo 4 2004 · PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo 4
2004 · PlayStation 2
Counter-Strike: Source 2004 · Microsoft Windows
Counter-Strike: Source
2004 · Microsoft Windows
Gears of War 2006 · Xbox 360
Gears of War
2006 · Xbox 360
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004 · PlayStation 2
EVE Online 2003 · Microsoft Windows
EVE Online
2003 · Microsoft Windows
Kingdom Hearts 2002 · PlayStation 2
Kingdom Hearts
2002 · PlayStation 2
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007 · PlayStation 3
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
2007 · PlayStation 3
Empire Earth 2001 · Microsoft Windows
Empire Earth
2001 · Microsoft Windows
Clannad 2004 · PlayStation Portable
Clannad
2004 · PlayStation Portable