Best Games of 2003

The best games released in 2003, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2003 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2003. Every title from 2003 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 2003.

9.7

CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+26

9.5

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

Fighting · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 2

Martial Arts

CompetitiveChallengingStrategic+3

9.5

Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom

Shooter

Windows

FantasyFolkloreSupernatural

Fast-PacedIntenseChallenging+3

9.4

Zuma Deluxe

Puzzle

Windows · Xbox · Palm OS · Windows Mobile · J2ME · Xbox 360 · Macintosh · iPod Classic · BREW · DoJa · PlayStation 3 · Xbox One

Ancient / Historical

Fast-PacedFranticChallenging+2

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticMythologySupernatural+1

DarkBleakAtmospheric+3

9.3

Siren

Survival · Horror

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

SupernaturalOccultMonsters+1

CreepyEerieScary+3

9.3

Muv-Luv

Visual Novel · Adventure

Windows · Nintendo Switch · iOS · Android · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

Sci-FiWarDystopian+1

EmotionalDarkIntense+2

9.2

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Action · Party · Puzzle

Game Boy Advance · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

ComedySurrealWorkplace

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.1

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4

Sci-FiSpaceFantasy+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+2

9.0

POSTAL 2

FPS · Action · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

SatireComedyModern

ChaoticFunnyQuirky+3

8.9

I-Ninja

Action · Platformer

Nintendo GameCube · PC · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

Ninja / SamuraiRobots / MechsComedy

AdventurousFast-PacedEnergetic+3

8.5

Drakengard

Action RPG

PlayStation 2 · Mobile

Dark FantasyDark / GrimMythology+1

DarkBleakWeird+3

1.9

Drake of the 99 Dragons

Action · Shooter

Xbox · PC

Sci-FiCyberpunkFantasy+1

ChaoticWeirdAtmospheric+1