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The best games of 2008 · Ludixa

The best games of 2008

Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition cover art

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition200894/10024,182 reviewsThird-person shooter · Action-adventure gameWelcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cover art

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas200893/10070,192 reviewsThird-person shooter · Action-adventure gameFive years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.

Grand Theft Auto III cover art

Grand Theft Auto III200893/10011,158 reviewsThird-person shooter · Action-adventure gameWelcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.

Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition cover art

Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition200893/1003,557 reviewsActionUnreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology. Ten game modes - both team-based and "every man for himself" -- provide even the most hardcore gamer with palm-sweating challenges through unbelievably detailed indoor...

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition cover art

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition200891/10043,880 reviewsRPGVault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

Crysis Remastered cover art

Crysis Remastered200891/10011,943 reviewsActionAdapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition cover art

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition200890/100178,685 reviewsAction · AdventureNiko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

World of Goo cover art

World of Goo200890/1004,829 reviewsPuzzle · CasualWorld of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Left 4 Dead cover art

Left 4 Dead200889/10057,932 reviewsActionFrom Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Mass Effect (2007) cover art

Mass Effect (2007)200889/10014,867 reviewsAction · RPGAs Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Far Cry cover art

Far Cry200889/10010,963 reviewsActionA tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut cover art

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut200886/10082,308 reviewsAction · RPGBecome The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.

Far Cry 2 cover art

Far Cry 2200885/10017,274 reviewsActionYou are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Audiosurf cover art

Audiosurf200885/1008,894 reviewsIndieRide your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

SPORE cover art

SPORE200884/10066,630 reviewsAction · AdventureBe the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

Crysis Warhead cover art

Crysis Warhead200884/1003,806 reviewsActionPulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.

Call of Duty: World at War cover art

Call of Duty: World at War200883/10045,615 reviewsActionCall of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition cover art

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition200879/10023,761 reviewsAction · AdventureAssassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky cover art

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky200875/10017,700 reviewsAction · RPGS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.

Bully: Scholarship Edition cover art

Bully: Scholarship Edition200872/10037,254 reviewsAction · AdventureBully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.

Need for Speed: Undercover cover art

Need for Speed: Undercover200865/1007,332 reviewsAction · RacingYou never thought it would turn out like this. An all-out chase where you're the hunted. And the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down.

Castle Crashers Remastered cover art

Castle Crashers Remastered2008109,159 reviewsAction · AdventureHack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm200813,612 reviewsStrategyThe third and final expansion to the genre-defining and critically-acclaimed RTS, Dawn of War. In Soulstorm, two new armies are introduced – Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar - raising the total number of playable armies to nine.

X-COM: UFO Defense cover art

X-COM: UFO Defense20083,198 reviewsStrategyYou are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.