Best Games of 2006

The best games released in 2006, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2006 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2006. Every title from 2006 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 2006.

9.7

Dwarf Fortress

Simulation · Strategy · Adventure

PC · Linux · Macintosh

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.6

Persona 3

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

School / AcademySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.6

Medieval II: Total War

Strategy · Simulation

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS

MedievalWarAncient / Historical

EpicStrategicTactical+3

9.5

MOTHER 3

RPG

Game Boy Advance · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FamilyDystopianSatire+1

EmotionalMelancholicThought-Provoking+3

9.4

God Hand

Action

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Post-ApocalypticComedyMartial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.2

Dead Rising

Action-Adventure · Horror · Sandbox

Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Microsoft Windows

ZombiesComedySatire

ChaoticFranticFunny+3

9.2

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Party · Action

Wii · Wii U

ComedySurreal

Fast-PacedChaoticFunny+3

9.2

Rule of Rose

Adventure · Horror · Survival

PlayStation 2

PsychologicalSurrealDark / Grim

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

8.9

BOOKWORM ADVENTURES

RPG · Puzzle

PC

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenCozy+10

8.8

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Action · Adventure

PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita

MilitaryEspionage / SpyModern

AtmosphericCinematicStrategic+2

8.8

Monster Hunter 2

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

ImmersiveChallengingAtmospheric+3

8.8

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Action RPG · RPG · Action

PlayStation 2

Detective / MysteryUrban FantasyOccult+1

AtmosphericMysteriousStrategic+2

2.7

Sonic the Hedgehog

Platformer · Action-Adventure

Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3

FantasyModernSupernatural

ChaoticWeirdCinematic+1