--- title: "Best Games of 2005 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2005 description: "The best games released in 2005, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2005 game rankings." lang: en --- # 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. 13 games 9.8 ### Shadow of the Colossus Action-Adventure · Puzzle PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 Fantasy Mythology Nature / Wilderness +1 Atmospheric Emotional Melancholic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/shadow-of-the-colossus 9.8 ### Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Action · Adventure PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One Dark Fantasy Supernatural Monsters Intense Fast-Paced Adrenaline-Fueled +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/devil-may-cry-3-dante-s-awakening 9.7 ### Kingdom Hearts II Action RPG · Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 Fantasy Supernatural Mythology Epic Cinematic Chaotic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/kingdom-hearts-2 9.5 ### The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction Action-Adventure GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Xbox Superhero Modern Epic Open-Ended Intense +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/the-incredible-hulk-ultimate-destruction 9.5 ### Killer7 Action-Adventure · FPS GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Windows Noir Psychological Surreal +1 Mysterious Atmospheric Dreamlike +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/killer7 9.3 ### Touhou Kaeizuka ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View. Action · Shooter PC Fantasy Folklore Supernatural +1 Competitive Fast-Paced Frantic +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-9-kaeizuka-phantasmagoria-of-flower-view 9.3 ### Star Wars: Republic Commando Shooter · FPS · Action Xbox · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch Sci-Fi Space Military +1 Intense Tactical Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/star-wars-republic-commando 9.3 ### Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Action RPG · Action-Adventure Nintendo DS · Mobile phone · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S Dark Fantasy Supernatural Gothic +1 Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-dawn-of-sorrow 9.2 ### Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Action · Adventure PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Symbian Sci-Fi Space War +1 Epic Intense Cinematic +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith 9.1 ### Ratchet: Deadlocked Action · Shooter · Platformer PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 Sci-Fi Space Satire +1 Fast-Paced Chaotic Adrenaline-Fueled +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/ratchet-deadlocked 8.8 ### AGE OF EMPIRES 3 Strategy Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Mac · PC · Steam · Microsoft Store Exploratory Discovery-Driven Chill +10 https://bellyscore.com/game/age-of-empires-3 8.8 ### Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Action · Action-Adventure Xbox · PC · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 Zombies Comedy Satire +1 Funny Goofy Quirky +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/stubbs-the-zombie-in-rebel-without-a-pulse 7.8 ### Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel Action RPG · Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 Fantasy Supernatural Adventurous Nostalgic Single-Player https://bellyscore.com/game/fullmetal-alchemist-and-the-broken-angel **Cookies.** We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and the platform secure — no advertising trackers. 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