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Best PC games of 2008

The 46 best PC games released in 2008, ranked from 16,166 critic and player ratings.

The best PC game of 2008 is Burnout Paradise, with a critic score of 93/100 — 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: 2008.
  • 46 games are listed on this page, carrying 16,166 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 46

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01 Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise 2008 · 521 ratings · finished by 20% Evolve or die. For Paradise, we knew we had to change everything. Burnout was a killer arcade driving game, but for a new generation of hardware and connected player Burnout had to become something more ambitious. Closed tracks made way for an expansive, open city, and we seamlessly synced your friends into the action and let you loose on a heap of cool challenges that unsurprisingly rewarded you for driving like a lunatic. Hey, it’s us after all. 93 /100
02 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King S World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2008 · 345 ratings · 1 Tier vote 91 /100
03 Street Fighter IV A Street Fighter IV 2008 · 185 ratings · 1 Tier vote Street Fighter IV brings the legendary fighting series back to its roots by taking the beloved fighting moves and techniques of the original Street Fighter II, and infusing them with Capcom’s latest advancements in next generation technology to create a truly extraordinary experience that will re-introduce the world to the time-honored art of virtual martial arts. Newcomers: - Abel - C.Viper - Rufus - El Fuerte - Gouken 90 /100
04 Fallout 3 C Fallout 3 2008 · 1,784 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 34% Fallout 3 from the creators of the award-winning Oblivion, featuring one of the most realized game worlds ever created. Create any kind of character you want and explore the open wastes of post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. Every minute is a fight for survival as you encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders and other dangers of the Wasteland. Prepare for the future. The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time. 89 /100
05 Grand Theft Auto IV S Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 · 1,928 ratings · 5 Tier votes · finished by 26% · 10 h to beat Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players play as Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both co-operative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting. Two expansion packs were later released for the game, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which both feature new plots that are interconnected with the main Grand Theft Auto IV storyline, and follow new protagonists. 88 /100
06 King's Bounty: The Legend King's Bounty: The Legend 2008 · 84 ratings · finished by 11% King's Bounty: The Legend is a Real-time / Turn-based Strategy with RPG elements. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses the player controls a hero. Leading their character through the game world, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various quests can mean great reward or huge defeats. 87 /100
07 GRID (2008) GRID (2008) 2008 · 531 ratings · finished by 6% 87 /100
08 World of Goo A World of Goo 2008 · 341 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys. Drag and drop living, squirming, talking, globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins, and giant tongues. The millions of Goo Balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore - but they don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. Congratulations, and good luck! 87 /100
09 Braid Braid 2008 · 617 ratings · finished by 17% Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world. 87 /100
10 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut 2008 · 100 ratings · finished by 16% · 5 h to beat Experience The Witcher: Enhanced Edition as the developers intended in The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, with mature content not previously available to North American gamers. Assume the role of The Witcher, Geralt, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue as he battles 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. 86 /100
11 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition The Witcher: Enhanced Edition 2008 · 261 ratings 86 /100
12 AudioSurf AudioSurf 2008 · 144 ratings · finished by 9% 85 /100
13 Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead 2008 · 772 ratings · finished by 20% · 7 h to beat 85 /100
14 Prince of Persia Prince of Persia 2008 · 342 ratings · finished by 27% 84 /100
15 Pure Pure 2008 · 164 ratings 83 /100
16 Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour 2008 · 130 ratings 82 /100
17 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 2008 · 243 ratings · finished by 22% 82 /100
18 Spore Spore 2008 · 417 ratings · finished by 26% 82 /100
19 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 2008 · 153 ratings · finished by 16% 82 /100
20 Devil May Cry 4 Devil May Cry 4 2008 · 460 ratings · finished by 35% 81 /100
21 Saints Row 2 Saints Row 2 2008 · 323 ratings · finished by 11% 81 /100
22 Call of Duty: World at War S Call of Duty: World at War 2008 · 989 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 37% 80 /100
23 Bully: Scholarship Edition B Bully: Scholarship Edition 2008 · 228 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 17% 80 /100
24 Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition 2008 · 100 ratings · finished by 19% 79 /100
25 Castle Crashers A Castle Crashers 2008 · 345 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 14% 79 /100
26 Penumbra: Black Plague Penumbra: Black Plague 2008 · 84 ratings 80 /100
27 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 2008 · 88 ratings 78 /100
28 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath 2008 · 116 ratings 77 /100
29 Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead 2008 · 248 ratings · finished by 24% 77 /100
30 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2008 · 102 ratings 76 /100
31 LEGO Batman S LEGO Batman 2008 · 286 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 19% 76 /100
32 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008 · 225 ratings · finished by 17% 75 /100
33 Mirror's Edge Mirror's Edge 2008 · 976 ratings · finished by 26% · 3 h to beat 72 /100
34 Tomb Raider: Underworld Tomb Raider: Underworld 2008 · 261 ratings · finished by 11% 72 /100
35 Overlord: Raising Hell Overlord: Raising Hell 2008 · 207 ratings · finished by 5% 72 /100
36 Dark Sector Dark Sector 2008 · 81 ratings · finished by 12% 70 /100
37 Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Spider-Man: Web of Shadows 2008 · 132 ratings 70 /100
38 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures S LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures 2008 · 229 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 26% 69 /100
39 Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason 2008 · 88 ratings 69 /100
40 Quantum of Solace Quantum of Solace 2008 · 133 ratings 67 /100
41 Penumbra: Requiem Penumbra: Requiem 2008 · 124 ratings · finished by 7% 67 /100
42 Silent Hill: Homecoming Silent Hill: Homecoming 2008 · 179 ratings 67 /100
43 Mount & Blade Mount & Blade 2008 · 130 ratings · finished by 6% 65 /100
44 Far Cry 2 A Far Cry 2 2008 · 567 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 20% 58 /100
45 Need For Speed Undercover Need For Speed Undercover 2008 · 307 ratings · finished by 30% 57 /100
46 Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark 2008 · 96 ratings 45 /100
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What is the best PC game of 2008?

Burnout Paradise currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 521 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.