The best video games of 2004
The top 3 according to 31 votes from people: Half-Life 2 · Halo 2 · World of Warcraft. (Updated Sep 16, 2026.)
The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2004 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.
Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original
Top 20
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1
Half-Life 2
Released November 2004. Metascore: 96.
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2
Halo 2
Released November 2004. Metascore: 95.
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3
World of Warcraft
Released November 2004. Metascore: 93.
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4
ESPN NFL 2K5
Released July 2004. Metascore: 92.
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5
NCAA Football 2005
Released July 2004. Metascore: 88.
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6
Burnout 3: Takedown
Released September 2004. Metascore: 94.
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7
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Released March 2004. Metascore: 93.
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8
Rome: Total War
Released September 2004. Metascore: 92.
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9
Madden NFL 2005
Released August 2004. Metascore: 91.
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10
The Sims 2
Released September 2004. Metascore: 90.
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11
Metroid: Zero Mission
Released February 2004. Metascore: 89.
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12
Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005
Released December 2004. Metascore: 89.
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13
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
Released September 2004. Metascore: 88.
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14
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Released October 2004. Metascore: 95.
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15
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Released November 2004. Metascore: 91.
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16
Ninja Gaiden
Released March 2004. Metascore: 91.
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17
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Released September 2004. Metascore: 88.
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18
Unreal Tournament 2004
Released March 2004. Metascore: 93.
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19
World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International
Released February 2004. Metascore: 93.
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20
MVP Baseball 2004
Released March 2004. Metascore: 90.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 20… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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21
Pikmin 2
Released August 2004. Metascore: 90.
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22
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Released June 2004. Metascore: 89.
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23
Katamari Damacy
Namco game (2004) in which you roll a ball that sticks everything in its path.
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24
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Released November 2004. Metascore: 92.
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25
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Released November 2004. Metascore: 91.
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26
Far Cry
Released March 2004. Metascore: 89.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (10)
World of Warcraft, perdi anos da minha vida 😂
Faltou Katamari Damacy!
Halo 2 online no Xbox Live, mudou tudo.
Half-Life 2 e San Andreas no mesmo ano, 2004 foi lendário.
Que ano para os games.
Half-Life 2 em primeiro, a física da gravity gun era revolucionária.
Burnout 3, os takedowns eram demais.
World of Warcraft lançado em 2004, quem diria quanto ia durar.
Metal Gear Solid 3, o melhor da série.
San Andreas, o melhor GTA para muita gente.