Best games
Best games of 2009
The 128 best games released in 2009, ranked from 14,718 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: 2009.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 14,718 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Final Fantasy XIII
81
/100
52
Borderlands
81
/100
53
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
81
/100
54
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
81
/100
55
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
81
/100
56
Risen
80
/100
57
Brütal Legend
80
/100
58
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
80
/100
59
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
60
Osmos
80
/100
61
Angry Birds
80
/100
62
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
80
/100
63
Wii Sports Resort
80
/100
64
Worms 2: Armageddon
80
/100
65
Tales of Monkey Island
80
/100
66
BIT.TRIP BEAT
80
/100
67
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
79
/100
68
Overlord II
79
/100
69
Tropico 3
79
/100
70
Crayon Physics Deluxe
79
/100
71
Yakuza 3
79
/100
72
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
79
/100
73
The Path
79
/100
74
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
79
/100
75
B
Resident Evil 5
78
/100
76
S
Prototype
78
/100
77
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
78
/100
78
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
78
/100
79
Zuma's Revenge!
78
/100
80
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
78
/100
81
Ace Attorney Investigations - Miles Edgeworth
78
/100
82
A
Halo 3: ODST
78
/100
83
ArmA II
77
/100
84
Zeno Clash
77
/100
85
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
76
/100
86
Might and Magic Clash of Heroes
76
/100
87
Fallout 3: The Pitt
76
/100
88
MX vs. ATV Reflex
76
/100
89
God of War
75
/100
90
Angry Birds
75
/100
91
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
75
/100
92
And Yet It Moves
75
/100
93
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
75
/100
94
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
75
/100
95
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
74
/100
96
Cogs
73
/100
97
Killing Floor
72
/100
98
Wolfenstein
72
/100
99
Dawn of Discovery
72
/100
100
Plants vs. Zombies
71
/100
Final Fantasy XIII
81
/100
52
Borderlands
81
/100
53
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
81
/100
54
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
81
/100
55
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
81
/100
56
Risen
80
/100
57
Brütal Legend
80
/100
58
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
80
/100
59
Trine Enchanted Edition
80
/100
60
Osmos
80
/100
61
Angry Birds
80
/100
62
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
80
/100
63
Wii Sports Resort
80
/100
64
Worms 2: Armageddon
80
/100
65
Tales of Monkey Island
80
/100
66
BIT.TRIP BEAT
80
/100
67
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
79
/100
68
Overlord II
79
/100
69
Tropico 3
79
/100
70
Crayon Physics Deluxe
79
/100
71
Yakuza 3
79
/100
72
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
79
/100
73
The Path
79
/100
74
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
79
/100
75
B
Resident Evil 5
78
/100
76
S
Prototype
78
/100
77
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
78
/100
78
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
78
/100
79
Zuma's Revenge!
78
/100
80
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
78
/100
81
Ace Attorney Investigations - Miles Edgeworth
78
/100
82
A
Halo 3: ODST
78
/100
83
ArmA II
77
/100
84
Zeno Clash
77
/100
85
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
76
/100
86
Might and Magic Clash of Heroes
76
/100
87
Fallout 3: The Pitt
76
/100
88
MX vs. ATV Reflex
76
/100
89
God of War
75
/100
90
Angry Birds
75
/100
91
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
75
/100
92
And Yet It Moves
75
/100
93
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
75
/100
94
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
75
/100
95
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
74
/100
96
Cogs
73
/100
97
Killing Floor
72
/100
98
Wolfenstein
72
/100
99
Dawn of Discovery
72
/100
100
Plants vs. Zombies
71
/100