Best Games of 2004

The best games released in 2004, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2004 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2004. Every title from 2004 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 2004.

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.7

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night

Shooter

PC

FantasyMythologyFolklore+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.6

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

RPG · Action

PC

Urban FantasyVampiresNoir+1

AtmosphericDarkGritty+2

9.5

Mushihimesama

Shooter · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · iOS · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch

FantasyNature / WildernessMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Pikmin 2

Strategy · Adventure

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicTactical+2

9.4

Yume Nikki

Adventure · RPG · Horror

Windows · Android · iOS

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

ExploratoryMysteriousCreepy+3

9.3

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch

FantasyComedy

AdventurousFunnyQuirky+3

9.2

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Sci-FiDystopianMythology+1

MysteriousDarkIntense+3

8.9

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Survival · Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PC

SupernaturalPsychologicalDark / Grim

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3