Best Games of 2005

The best games released in 2005, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2005 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2005. Every title from 2005 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2005.

9.8

Shadow of the Colossus

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

AtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.8

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.7

Kingdom Hearts II

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernaturalMythology

EpicCinematicChaotic+3

9.5

Killer7

Action-Adventure · FPS

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Windows

NoirPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousAtmosphericDreamlike+3

9.5

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

Action-Adventure

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

SuperheroModern

EpicOpen-EndedIntense+2

9.3

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

Nintendo DS · Mobile phone · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasySupernaturalGothic+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Shooter · FPS · Action

Xbox · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

IntenseTacticalAtmospheric+3

9.3

Touhou Kaeizuka ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

Action · Shooter

PC

FantasyFolkloreSupernatural+1

CompetitiveFast-PacedFrantic+2

9.2

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Symbian

Sci-FiSpaceWar+1

EpicIntenseCinematic+2

9.1

Ratchet: Deadlocked

Action · Shooter · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Sci-FiSpaceSatire+1

Fast-PacedChaoticAdrenaline-Fueled+2

8.8

AGE OF EMPIRES 3

Strategy

Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Mac · PC · Steam · Microsoft Store

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenChill+10

8.8

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Action · Action-Adventure

Xbox · PC · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

ZombiesComedySatire+1

FunnyGoofyQuirky+2

7.8

Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernatural

AdventurousNostalgicSingle-Player