Top 9 Games of the 2000s

Most-picked games from the 2000s from Games posts.

The 2000s made online features, open-world structure, downloadable content, and console achievement systems much more common. It was also a decade of strong handheld design and experimental independent releases. A useful 2000s list can include a blockbuster, a social game, a focused puzzle game, and a title that changed how players understood story or progression. The decade matters because many current game conventions became normal here. The ranking below reads the card-selection counter stored on each matching game record, so the page can explain why these games belong together without pretending that the order is a universal review score.

How I read this list: the page uses game posts saved in the Games category. The number on the right is the card selection count stored on that post, not a separate ranking table.

1. 1
   League of LegendsReleased 2009 · Saved in Games posts.
   10 card selections
2. 2
   MinecraftReleased 2009 · Saved in Games posts.
   7 card selections
3. 3
   FINAL FANTASY XIIIReleased 2009 · Saved in Games posts.
   5 card selections
4. 4
   Halo: Combat EvolvedReleased 2001 · Saved in Games posts.
   5 card selections
5. 5
   The Sims 2Released 2004 · Saved in Games posts.
   5 card selections
6. 6
   Final Fantasy XReleased 2001 · Saved in Games posts.
   4 card selections
7. 7
   The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerReleased 2002 · Saved in Games posts.
   4 card selections
8. 8
   The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessReleased 2006 · Saved in Games posts.
   4 card selections
9. 9
   Beyblade: G-RevolutionReleased 2004 · Saved in Games posts.
   3 card selections