Best games
Best games of 2004
The 85 best games released in 2004, ranked from 11,426 critic and player ratings.
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: 2004.
- 35 games are listed on this page, carrying 11,426 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
S
Garry's Mod
79
/100
52
Yume Nikki
79
/100
53
Need for Speed: Underground 2
78
/100
54
Zuma Deluxe
78
/100
55
Hitman: Contracts
77
/100
56
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
76
/100
57
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
76
/100
58
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
76
/100
59
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
75
/100
60
Sacred
74
/100
61
Beyond Divinity
73
/100
62
Pokémon Colosseum
73
/100
63
Star Wars: Battlefront
73
/100
64
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
72
/100
65
Silent Hill 4: The Room
72
/100
66
The Sims 2
71
/100
67
Hitman: Contracts
70
/100
68
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
70
/100
69
The Bard's Tale
70
/100
70
Killzone
70
/100
71
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
70
/100
72
Neighbours from Hell Compilation
69
/100
73
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
68
/100
74
Half-Life: Source
67
/100
75
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
67
/100
76
S
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
66
/100
77
BloodRayne 2
64
/100
78
Shrek 2: The Game
63
/100
79
Obscure
63
/100
80
Space Hack
63
/100
81
Pokémon Emerald Version
60
/100
82
CS2D
57
/100
83
Driv3r
51
/100
84
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
45
/100
85
Spider-Man 2: The Game
42
/100
S
Garry's Mod
79
/100
52
Yume Nikki
79
/100
53
Need for Speed: Underground 2
78
/100
54
Zuma Deluxe
78
/100
55
Hitman: Contracts
77
/100
56
Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
76
/100
57
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
76
/100
58
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
76
/100
59
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
75
/100
60
Sacred
74
/100
61
Beyond Divinity
73
/100
62
Pokémon Colosseum
73
/100
63
Star Wars: Battlefront
73
/100
64
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
72
/100
65
Silent Hill 4: The Room
72
/100
66
The Sims 2
71
/100
67
Hitman: Contracts
70
/100
68
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
70
/100
69
The Bard's Tale
70
/100
70
Killzone
70
/100
71
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
70
/100
72
Neighbours from Hell Compilation
69
/100
73
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
68
/100
74
Half-Life: Source
67
/100
75
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
67
/100
76
S
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
66
/100
77
BloodRayne 2
64
/100
78
Shrek 2: The Game
63
/100
79
Obscure
63
/100
80
Space Hack
63
/100
81
Pokémon Emerald Version
60
/100
82
CS2D
57
/100
83
Driv3r
51
/100
84
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
45
/100
85
Spider-Man 2: The Game
42
/100