Skip to Content
Tier
Tier Your gaming journal
Get
Best games

Best PC games of 2000

The 27 best PC games released in 2000, ranked from 10,552 critic and player ratings.

The best PC game of 2000 is Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, with a critic score of 95/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2000.
  • 27 games are listed on this page, carrying 10,552 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 27

Played them? Give your tier with the + next to each game. No account needed to try — create one to keep your tiers.

01 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000 · 153 ratings 95 /100
02 Jet Set Radio Jet Set Radio 2000 · 509 ratings · finished by 4% 94 /100
03 Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition 2000 · 224 ratings · finished by 9% 92 /100
04 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 · 422 ratings Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great game-play tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of level design. Hell, it's a masterpiece all around. There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana! 91 /100
05 Deus Ex Deus Ex 2000 · 841 ratings A philosophical first-person WRPG set in a dystopian 2052 in which JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent for the anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, is tasked with stopping the invasion of Liberty Island by the terrorist group NSF. As events unfold, Denton finds that he plays a large part in a world-spanning conspiracy which forces him to ponder his allegiances, beliefs, morality, and view of right and wrong. 90 /100
06 Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000 · 576 ratings · finished by 7% 90 /100
07 Diablo II Diablo II 2000 · 1,196 ratings · finished by 65% 88 /100
08 Counter-Strike D Counter-Strike 2000 · 773 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 12% · 26 h to beat Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role. 88 /100
09 The Sims The Sims 2000 · 530 ratings The Sims is a life-building simulation with emphasis on intimate details of individual characters rather than expansion of an entire society or civilization. You are in control of nearly every aspect of the lives of the individuals who make up your chosen population in the neighborhood. Characters are developed from the ground up and you infuse and mold them with personalities, looks, desires, moods, urges, living arrangements, career and personal choices, life styles, and reactions. 88 /100
10 Spider-Man (2000) C Spider-Man (2000) 2000 · 401 ratings · 1 Tier vote 87 /100
11 Thief II: The Metal Age Thief II: The Metal Age 2000 · 159 ratings · finished by 4% 87 /100
12 Icewind Dale Icewind Dale 2000 · 118 ratings 87 /100
13 Dino Crisis 2 Dino Crisis 2 2000 · 167 ratings 86 /100
14 American McGee's Alice American McGee's Alice 2000 · 165 ratings 85 /100
15 Diablo II Diablo II 2000 · 1,617 ratings 90 /100
16 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 · 437 ratings 84 /100
17 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000 · 566 ratings 90 /100
18 Escape from Monkey Island Escape from Monkey Island 2000 · 155 ratings 90 /100
19 Soldier of Fortune Soldier of Fortune 2000 · 139 ratings 90 /100
20 The Operative: No One Lives Forever The Operative: No One Lives Forever 2000 · 142 ratings 79 /100
21 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000 · 242 ratings 78 /100
22 Breath of Fire IV Breath of Fire IV 2000 · 81 ratings 80 /100
23 Hitman: Codename 47 Hitman: Codename 47 2000 · 320 ratings · finished by 15% 73 /100
24 Project I.G.I.: I’m Going In Project I.G.I.: I’m Going In 2000 · 106 ratings 70 /100
25 Tomb Raider V: Chronicles Tomb Raider V: Chronicles 2000 · 105 ratings · finished by 5% 60 /100
26 Mega Man X5 Mega Man X5 2000 · 102 ratings 50 /100
27 Spider-Man Spider-Man 2000 · 306 ratings 35 /100
Browse all the best PC games

Other years

Best PC games of 2026Best PC games of 2025Best PC games of 2024Best PC games of 2023Best PC games of 2022Best PC games of 2021Best PC games of 2020Best PC games of 2019Best PC games of 2018Best PC games of 2017Best PC games of 2016Best PC games of 2015

Same year, other platforms

Best Mac games of 2000Best PlayStation 1 games of 2000Best PlayStation 2 games of 2000Best Nintendo 64 games of 2000Best Dreamcast games of 2000

Nearby rankings

Best PC games of 1999Best PC games of 2001

Catalog statistics

Most abandoned gamesMost completed games

Frequently asked questions

What is the best PC game of 2000?

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn currently tops the ranking with a score of 95/100 across 153 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.