Best Games of 2011

The best games released in 2011, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2011 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2011. Every title from 2011 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 2011.

9.8

Terraria

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X · Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo 3DS · Android · iOS · Linux · macOS · Windows Phone · Stadia

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryChallenging+2

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Dark Souls

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Dark FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters+1

MysteriousDarkChallenging+3

9.7

LittleBigPlanet 2

Platformer · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

Open-EndedWhimsicalCharming+2

9.3

Natural Disaster Survival

Survival · Action-Adventure

PC · Mobile · Xbox

Nature / Wilderness

ChaoticUnpredictableFast-Paced+2

9.3

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG

PlayStation Portable · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

ModernDetective / MysteryMilitary+1

ImmersiveStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Tower Battles

Strategy

Roblox

ZombiesMilitaryWar

CompetitiveStrategicTactical+3

9.2

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

RPG · Strategy

Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS

Post-ApocalypticUrban FantasySupernatural+1

DarkIntenseHigh-Stakes+3

NO ART

9.0

Minecraft

Sandbox · Adventure · Simulation

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch · Mobile

2.3

Postal III

Shooter · Action

Windows

SatireComedyDark / Grim

ChaoticFunnyWeird+2

2.1

FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction

Racing · Action

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Modern

ChaoticAdrenaline-FueledWild+2