--- title: "Best Games of 2004 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2004 description: "The best games released in 2004, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2004 game rankings." lang: en --- # 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 games 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 Military Espionage / Spy Nature / Wilderness +1 Immersive Intense Strategic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater 9.7 ### Touhou 8: Imperishable Night Shooter PC Fantasy Mythology Folklore +1 Intense Fast-Paced Chaotic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-8-imperishable-night 9.6 ### Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines RPG · Action PC Urban Fantasy Vampires Noir +1 Atmospheric Dark Gritty +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines 9.5 ### Mushihimesama Shooter · Action Arcade · PlayStation 2 · iOS · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch Fantasy Nature / Wilderness Monsters Intense Fast-Paced Challenging +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/mushihimesama 9.4 ### Pikmin 2 Strategy · Adventure GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch Sci-Fi Space Alien +1 Adventurous Strategic Tactical +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/pikmin-2 9.4 ### Yume Nikki Adventure · RPG · Horror Windows · Android · iOS Psychological Surreal Dreamlike +1 Exploratory Mysterious Creepy +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/yume-nikki 9.3 ### Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door RPG · Adventure Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch Fantasy Comedy Adventurous Funny Quirky +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door 9.2 ### Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga RPG PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 Sci-Fi Dystopian Mythology +1 Mysterious Dark Intense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/shin-megami-tensei-digital-devil-saga 8.9 ### Silent Hill 4: The Room Survival · Action · Adventure PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PC Supernatural Psychological Dark / Grim Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/silent-hill-4 **Cookies.** We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and the platform secure — no advertising trackers. 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