Steam 250

Best Games of 2009 Ranking

Top 248 best Steam games released in 2009, according to gamer reviews.

Note that, despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is still subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

Compare with most reviewed games in 2009.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Left 4 Dead 2 2009

FPS

9.91

1,069,111

98%

$9.99

2

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition 2009

Tower Defense

9.72

157,371

98%

$4.99

Demo

3

Killing Floor 2009

FPS

9.45

69,498

95%

$19.99

4

LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga 2009

Local Co-Op

9.36

25,641

97%

$19.99

5

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) 2009

FPS

9.34

61,353

93%

$19.99

6

Machinarium 2009

Point & Click

9.24

21,566

95%

$19.99

Demo

7

Trine Enchanted Edition 2009

Puzzle Platformer

9.19

15,994

96%

$14.99

Demo

8

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition 2009

Grand Strategy

9.07

38,395

91%

$19.99

Demo

9

Incredibox 2009

Rhythm

9.02

6,012

97%

$4.99

10

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009

Point & Click

8.95

6,280

95%

$9.99

11

Resident Evil 5 2009

Third-Person Shooter

8.93

69,672

87%

$19.99

12

Braid 2009

Puzzle Platformer

8.93

9,968

93%

$14.99

Demo

13

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 2009

FPS

8.90

9,109

93%

$14.99

14

Mirror's Edge™ 2009

3D Platformer

8.87

39,558

88%

$19.99

15

Dragon Age: Origins 2009

Fantasy

8.85

10,539

92%

$29.99

16

Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath 2009

Grand Strategy

8.81

5,965

93%

$19.88

17

Zuma's Revenge! 2009

Match 3

8.75

3,604

95%

$4.99

Demo

18

The Sims™ 3 2009

Life Sim

8.73

34,490

86%

$19.99

19

Torchlight 2009

Hack and Slash

8.67

7,431

90%

$2.99 $14.99

Demo

20

Risen 2009

Open World

8.65

10,918

89%

$14.99

Demo

21

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition 2009

Open World

8.64

7,717

90%

$19.99

22

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition 2009

Psychological Horror

8.63

3,022

94%

$9.99

23

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) 2009

RTS

8.63

14,096

88%

$49.99

24

SPORE™ Galactic Adventures 2009

Exploration

8.61

7,810

89%

$19.99

25

Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded 2009

Shoot 'Em Up

8.56

3,647

92%

$4.99

Demo

26

Mini Ninjas 2009

3D Platformer

8.51

4,839

90%

$9.99

Demo

27

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor 2009

RTS

8.49

2,409

92%

$3.99 $19.99

28

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition 2009

Open World

8.46

56,507

82%

$19.99

29

Overlord II 2009

Villain Protagonist

8.46

5,008

89%

$9.99

Demo

30

Altitude 2009

Flight

8.37

1,947

92%

Free

31

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 2009

FPS

8.33

5,163

87%

$9.99

Demo

32

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 2009

FPS

8.30

9,602

85%

$14.99

Demo

33

Everyday Genius: SquareLogic 2009

Indie

8.27

444

98%

$4.99

34

SpellForce - Platinum Edition 2009

RTS

8.25

2,951

88%

$9.99

35

King's Bounty: Armored Princess 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

8.24

1,456

91%

$1.49 $9.99

Demo

36

Burger Shop 2 2009

Cooking

8.22

425

98%

$6.99

37

Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition 2009

City Builder

8.22

2,772

88%

$14.99

+1 38

Tropico 3 2009

City Builder

8.19

1,957

89%

$9.99

Demo

-1 39

Windosill 2009

Point & Click

8.19

1,140

92%

$2.99

40

Samorost 2 2009

Point & Click

8.17

3,020

87%

$4.99

41

Zeno Clash 2009

Beat 'em up

8.17

3,246

87%

$2.99 $9.99

Demo

42

Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object. 2009

Bullet Hell

8.14

456

96%

$14.99

43

Epic Battle Fantasy Collection 2009

JRPG

8.10

397

96%

$7.99

44

Prototype™ 2009

Open World

8.07

14,406

81%

$19.99

45

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising 2009

RTS

8.06

5,928

83%

$19.88

46

Monkey GO Happy 2009

Indie

8.03

282

98%

Free

47

FATE: The Traitor Soul 2009

Dungeon Crawler

8.00

592

92%

$7.99

48

Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge 2009

Third-Person Shooter

7.94

14,826

79%

$1.99

Demo

49

Osmos 2009

Indie

7.90

1,450

86%

$9.99

Demo

50

Cogs 2009

Indie

7.89

925

88%

$5.99

Demo

51

Tropico Reloaded 2009

City Builder

7.88

999

87%

$6.99

52

Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season 2009

Exploration

7.87

819

88%

$14.99

53

Crayon Physics Deluxe 2009

Indie

7.84

1,181

86%

$19.99

Demo

54

Saints Row 2 2009

Open World

7.75

21,964

76%

$9.99

55

Zombie Bowl-o-Rama 2009

Bowling

7.70

470

89%

$9.99

Demo

56

Men of War: Red Tide 2009

RTS

7.67

938

85%

$4.99

57

Caster 2009

Third-Person Shooter

7.66

3,958

79%

$9.99

58

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures 2009

Choose Your Own Adventure

7.66

435

88%

$14.99

Demo

59

AI War: Fleet Command 2009

4X

7.66

1,610

82%

$9.99

60

Emerald City Confidential™ 2009

Point & Click

7.65

157

95%

$9.99

61

STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition 2009

Hack and Slash

7.64

12,342

76%

$19.99

62

Two Worlds Epic Edition 2009

Open World

7.61

5,938

78%

$14.99

63

Crash Time 3 2009

Automobile Sim

7.58

669

85%

$5.99

64

Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper 2009

Detective

7.56

1,391

81%

$9.99

65

AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity 2009

Indie

7.55

756

84%

$9.99

66

Vehicle Simulator 2009

Flight

7.54

280

89%

$34.99

67

Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 2009

Stealth

7.52

561

85%

$6.99

68

Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan 2009

Remake

7.51

175

91%

$14.99

69

Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God 2009

Point & Click

7.50

217

90%

$14.99

70

Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay 2009

Point & Click

7.50

198

90%

$14.99

71

Secret Files: Tunguska 2009

Point & Click

7.48

513

85%

$1.99 $9.99

72

Tom Clancy's EndWar™ 2009

RTS

7.44

1,088

81%

$9.99

73

Hunting Unlimited 2010 2009

Hunting

7.43

390

85%

$3.49 $9.99

74

Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold 2009

FPS

7.41

316

86%

$19.99

75

Train Simulator Classic 2009

Trains

7.40

29,607

72%

$5.99 $29.99

76

Gemini Lost™ 2009

Casual

7.40

61

98%

$6.99

77

Drakensang 2009

Party-Based RPG

7.39

804

81%

$9.99

78

Eador: Genesis 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

7.38

463

84%

$5.99

79

Planet Alcatraz 2009

RPG

7.38

785

81%

$3.99

80

The Maw 2009

Indie

7.34

388

84%

$9.99

Demo

81

The Path 2009

Walking Simulator

7.33

1,065

79%

$9.99

Demo

82

Combat Wings: Battle of Britain 2009

Flight

7.32

751

81%

$4.99

83

Venetica - Gold Edition 2009

Female Protagonist

7.31

804

80%

$9.99

84

Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack 2009

Point & Click

7.29

698

80%

$4.99

Demo

85

Dark Sector 2009

Third-Person Shooter

7.28

3,631

75%

$9.99

86

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis 2009

Point & Click

7.26

235

85%

$1.99 $9.99

87

Zombie Shooter 2 2009

Top-Down Shooter

7.25

904

79%

$9.99

Demo

88

Madballs in Babo:Invasion 2009

Indie

7.25

296

84%

$4.99

Demo

89

Mahjong Quest Collection 2009

Mahjong

7.21

64

94%

$9.99

90

Rush for Berlin Gold 2009

RTS

7.18

197

85%

$4.99

91

MilMo 2009

3D Platformer

7.17

694

79%

Free

92

ARMA 2 2009

FPS

7.09

741

77%

$12.99

93

SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition 2009

RTS

7.08

1,376

75%

$14.99

94

Project Freedom 2009

Flight

7.07

216

82%

$2.99

95

Nancy Drew®: The Haunting of Castle Malloy 2009

Detective

7.05

222

82%

$9.99

96

Farm Frenzy: Pizza Party 2009

Agriculture

7.05

46

93%

$4.99

97

Virtual Families 2009

Simulation

7.03

78

88%

$9.99

Demo

98

Farm Frenzy 3 2009

Agriculture

7.03

93

87%

$9.99

99

Pirate Hunter 2009

FPS

7.03

83

88%

$6.99

100

Hearts of Iron III 2009

Grand Strategy

7.03

6,513

71%

$9.99

101

Roogoo 2009

Casual

7.02

336

79%

$3.99

102

Hammerfight 2009

Indie

7.00

2,078

73%

Free

Demo

103

Knights of the Chalice 2009

CRPG

7.00

95

86%

$19.99

Demo

104

Restaurant Empire II 2009

Life Sim

7.00

422

78%

$19.99

105

Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood 2009

Point & Click

6.98

195

82%

$14.99

106

Grand Ages: Rome 2009

City Builder

6.98

823

75%

$9.99

Demo

107

Larva Mortus 2009

Action Roguelike

6.98

746

76%

$4.99

108

Bionic Commando 2009

Third-Person Shooter

6.96

1,868

73%

$9.99

109

Champions Online 2009

MMORPG

6.93

4,401

71%

Free

110

Nancy Drew® Dossier: Resorting to Danger! 2009

Detective

6.93

116

84%

$19.99

111

Jewel Quest Pack 2009

Match 3

6.91

64

88%

$19.99

112

World of Zoo 2009

Family Friendly

6.89

258

79%

$1.99 $9.99

Demo

113

Ceville 2009

Point & Click

6.88

214

79%

$3.99

114

Hotel Dash™ Suite Success™ 2009

Casual

6.88

137

82%

$6.99

115

America's Army 3 2009

FPS

6.86

2,483

71%

Free

116

Marauder 2009

Survival

6.85

783

74%

$9.99

117

Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships 2009

Choose Your Own Adventure

6.83

264

78%

$7.99

118

Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles 2009

Hidden Object

6.78

70

84%

$4.99

Demo

119

Allods Online 2009

FPS

6.74

877

72%

Free

120

Watchmen: The End is Nigh 2009

Beat 'em up

6.72

1,238

71%

$4.99

Demo

121

Mystery P.I.™ - The New York Fortune 2009

Hidden Object

6.72

62

84%

$4.99

Demo

122

Groov 2009

Twin Stick Shooter

6.71

14

100%

$2.99

123

Cooking Dash® 2009

Cooking

6.71

144

78%

$9.99

+1 124

And Yet It Moves 2009

Puzzle Platformer

6.71

1,336

71%

$9.99

Demo

-1 125

Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder 2009

Psychological Horror

6.70

640

73%

$7.99

126

Romopolis 2009

Colony Sim

6.70

147

78%

$4.99

Demo

127

Beltion: Beyond Ritual 2009

Action RPG

6.67

51

84%

$5.99

128

For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game 2009

Grand Strategy

6.66

176

77%

$9.99

129

Escape Rosecliff Island 2009

Hidden Object

6.62

352

73%

$4.99

Demo

130

Runes of Magic 2009

MMORPG

6.62

1,565

69%

Free

131

Blueberry Garden 2009

Indie

6.62

161

76%

$4.99

Demo

132

Order of War™ 2009

RTS

6.61

687

71%

$7.99

Demo

133

Coconut Queen 2009

Casual

6.61

17

94%

$9.99

134

Elven Legacy 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

6.59

196

75%

$4.99

135

Elven Legacy: Ranger 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

6.59

39

85%

$1.99

136

Gratuitous Space Battles 2009

Auto Battler

6.58

893

70%

$14.99

Demo

137

Unwell Mel 2009

Casual

6.57

16

94%

$9.99

138

Helldorado 2009

Western

6.55

188

74%

$9.99

139

Majesty 2 2009

City Builder

6.54

1,323

68%

$9.99

+1 140

Netsoccer 2009

Free to Play

6.53

139

76%

Free

-1 141

NecroVision 2009

FPS

6.53

1,983

67%

$4.99

Demo

142

Chocolatier®: Decadence by Design™ 2009

Management

6.52

309

72%

$9.99

143

Build-A-Lot 3: Passport to Europe 2009

Building

6.52

24

88%

$9.99

144

Magnetis 2009

Indie

6.48

43

81%

$1.99

Demo

145

18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 2009

Automobile Sim

6.47

248

72%

$3.49 $9.99

146

Clutch 2009

Combat Racing

6.47

254

72%

$9.99

147

Zenerchi® 2009

Casual

6.45

18

89%

$9.99

148

LUXOR: Mah Jong 2009

Mahjong

6.44

135

74%

$9.99

Demo

149

Tennis Elbow Manager 2009

Management

6.43

30

83%

$9.99

150

Rogue Warrior 2009

FPS

6.42

1,697

67%

$4.99

151

Bionic Heart 2009

Dating Sim

6.41

133

74%

$9.99

152

King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame 2009

Grand Strategy

6.40

621

68%

$9.99

Demo

153

Chronicles of Mystery - The Tree of Life 2009

Adventure

6.34

73

75%

$4.99

154

Wedding Dash® 2: Rings Around the World 2009

Simulation

6.33

111

73%

$9.99

155

Light of Altair 2009

Indie

6.32

45

78%

$14.99

Demo

156

Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer 2009

Detective

6.32

167

71%

$4.99

157

Space Giraffe 2009

Shoot 'Em Up

6.32

88

74%

$9.99

158

The Legend of Crystal Valley 2009

Detective

6.29

15

87%

$14.99

159

Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 2009

RTS

6.29

287

69%

$4.99

160

Allods Online RU 2009

CRPG

6.26

1,701

65%

Free

161

Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 2009

Beat 'em up

6.24

545

67%

$4.99

162

ItzaZoo 2009

Family Friendly

6.23

14

86%

$9.99

163

Midnight Mysteries 2009

Hidden Object

6.20

175

69%

$9.99

164

Alien Shooter: Revisited 2009

Shooter

6.17

882

65%

$4.99

Demo

165

Elven Legacy: Siege 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

6.13

36

75%

$1.99

166

Codename: Panzers - Cold War 2009

RTS

6.12

292

66%

$14.99

+1 167

Ankh 3: Battle of the Gods 2009

Point & Click

6.12

42

74%

$9.99

-1 168

Velvet Assassin 2009

Stealth

6.12

2,575

62%

$5.99

169

Build-A-Lot 4: Power Source 2009

Simulation

6.10

32

75%

$9.99

170

Heart of Eternity 2009

Dungeon Crawler

6.08

22

77%

$7.99

171

X-Blades 2009

Hack and Slash

6.08

3,228

62%

$12.99

172

Wings of Prey: Special Edition 2009

Flight

6.04

747

63%

$9.99

Demo

173

Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny 2009

Detective

6.04

157

67%

$4.99

174

Science Girls 2009

JRPG

6.00

165

66%

$4.99

175

ItzaBitza 2009

Family Friendly

5.99

14

79%

$9.99

176

Fort Zombie 2009

Indie

5.97

157

66%

$1.99

177

Fading Hearts 2009

JRPG

5.91

190

64%

$12.99

178

Lunnye Devitsy 2009

Metroidvania

5.91

161

65%

$4.99

179

Yosumin!™ 2009

Casual

5.90

223

64%

$5.99

Demo

180

Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood 2009

Third-Person Shooter

5.89

320

63%

$3.99

181

Diaper Dash® 2009

Simulation

5.79

34

68%

$9.99

182

Monster Trucks Nitro 2009

Indie

5.78

55

65%

$19.99

Demo

183

Metal Drift 2009

Indie

5.76

149

62%

$9.99

Demo

184

World of Subways 1 – The Path 2009

Exploration

5.76

121

63%

$14.99

185

Chainz 2: Relinked 2009

Casual

5.76

93

63%

$9.99

Demo

186

Quantz 2009

Indie

5.74

46

65%

$9.99

Demo

187

Elven Legacy: Magic 2009

Turn-Based Strategy

5.73

38

66%

$1.99

188

Crash Time 2 2009

Combat Racing

5.71

2,484

58%

$4.99

189

Escape From Paradise 2 2009

Action

5.71

8

75%

$9.99

190

A Stroke of Fate: Operation Valkyrie 2009

Point & Click

5.68

37

65%

$6.99

191

9th Company: Roots Of Terror 2009

RTS

5.67

269

60%

$0.99 $9.99

192

Chronostorm: Siberian Border 2009

Strategy

5.59

134

60%

$0.99

193

Big City Rigs: Garbage Truck Driver 2009

Management

5.58

7

71%

$4.99

194

Island Racer 2009

Indie

5.55

12

67%

$24.99

195

Romance of Rome 2009

Hidden Object

5.54

17

65%

$9.99

196

STATIC: Investigator Training 2009

Indie

5.54

39

62%

$7.99

197

Fatale 2009

Indie

5.49

145

58%

$6.99

198

Puzzle Kingdoms 2009

Match 3

5.45

328

56%

$14.99

199

Cricket Revolution 2009

Cricket

5.45

127

57%

$2.99

Demo

200

They're Alive! 2009

FPS

5.42

85

58%

$4.99

201

XIII Century – Gold Edition 2009

Strategy

5.41

195

56%

$4.99

202

Death Track®: Resurrection 2009

Racing

5.41

177

56%

$2.99

203

Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate 2009

Dating Sim

5.38

52

58%

$2.49 $9.99

204

Premier Manager 10 2009

Management

5.31

28

57%

$2.99

205

M.I.A.: Mission in Asia 2009

FPS

5.30

81

56%

$7.99

206

Solitaire 2009

Indie

5.29

30

57%

$24.99

207

A Stroke of Fate: Operation Bunker 2009

Adventure

5.28

21

57%

$6.99

208

Valerie Porter and the Scarlet Scandal™ 2009

Hidden Object

5.25

14

57%

$6.99

209

DinerTown Tycoon 2009

Management

5.24

27

56%

$9.99

210

East India Company 2009

Political Sim

5.21

216

53%

$9.99

211

Gyromancer 2009

Match 3

5.17

349

52%

$5.99

Demo

212

Flora's Fruit Farm 2009

Farming Sim

5.16

181

52%

$3.99

+1 213

Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come 2009

Medieval

5.15

49

53%

$9.99

-1 214

World War 2: Time of Wrath 2009

Indie

5.13

111

52%

$5.99

215

Big Brain Wolf 2009

Point & Click

5.09

95

52%

$4.99

216

Delta Force Xtreme 2 2009

FPS

5.05

260

51%

$19.99

217

Big City Rigs: Bus Driver 2009

Management

5.00

6

50%

$4.99

218

Spirits of Metropolis: Legacy Edition 2009

Indie

5.00

4

50%

$3.99

219

The Tomorrow War 2009

Space

4.98

129

50%

$2.99

220

PT Boats: Knights of the Sea 2009

Simulation

4.94

43

49%

$6.99

221

Jane Angel: Templar Mystery 2009

Hidden Object

4.93

78

49%

$7.99

222

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix 2009

Match 3

4.92

342

49%

$9.99

223

DinerTown Detective Agency™ 2009

Hidden Object

4.91

23

48%

$6.99

224

Dusk 12 2009

FPS

4.82

247

47%

$3.99

225

New York Bus Simulator 2009

Automobile Sim

4.81

105

47%

$9.99

226

Pahelika: Secret Legends 2009

Indie

4.80

67

46%

$9.99

227

Tunnel Rats 2009

FPS

4.64

47

43%

$19.99

228

Sudokuball Detective 2009

Casual

4.64

22

41%

$2.99

229

Ironclads: High Seas 2009

Strategy

4.59

48

42%

$9.99

230

Still Life 2 2009

Point & Click

4.55

580

44%

$7.99

231

Time of Shadows 2009

Action

4.46

17

35%

$9.99

232

Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch 2009

Hidden Object

4.39

109

39%

$9.99

Demo

233

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel 2009

Point & Click

4.30

113

38%

$7.99

234

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ 2009

Cooking

4.21

388

39%

$9.99

235

Steam Slug 2009

Third-Person Shooter

4.18

12

25%

$7.99

236

The Search for Amelia Earhart 2009

Casual

4.17

15

27%

$6.99

237

Drug Wars 2009

FPS

4.12

47

32%

$4.99

238

Twin Sector 2009

FPS

4.12

288

37%

$4.99

Demo

239

All Aspect Warfare 2009

FPS

4.09

13

23%

$9.99

Demo

240

Angle of Attack 2009

Flight

4.09

3

0%

$9.99

Demo

241

SlamIt Pinball Big Score 2009

Pinball

4.03

130

34%

$4.99

242

Doom Rails 2009

Indie

3.94

31

26%

$2.99

243

Ironclads: American Civil War 2009

Strategy

3.72

57

25%

$9.99

244

Sacraboar 2009

Indie

3.69

65

25%

$2.99

Demo

245

Perimeter 2: New Earth 2009

RTS

3.61

75

24%

$5.99

246

Raycatcher 2009

Indie

3.48

15

7%

$4.99

Demo

247

Painkiller: Resurrection 2009

FPS

3.09

656

25%

$9.99

Demo

248

Art of Murder - The Secret Files 2009

Hidden Object

3.06

104

15%

$4.99