Best Games of 2009

The best games released in 2009, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2009 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2009. Every title from 2009 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 2009.

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+3

9.7

Full Metal Daemon Muramasa

Visual Novel · Adventure

PC

Dark FantasyRobots / MechsPsychological+1

DarkIntenseThought-Provoking+3

9.7

Left 4 Dead 2

FPS · Survival · Horror

PC · Xbox 360 · macOS · Linux

Post-ApocalypticZombiesMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedFrantic+3

9.4

Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object

Shooter

PC (Microsoft Windows)

FantasyMythologyFolklore+1

Fast-PacedFranticChallenging+3

9.4

Bayonetta

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Wii U · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

SupernaturalMythologyComedy+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · PSP · Android · iOS

ModernPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSuspenseful+3

9.4

Plants vs. Zombies

Strategy · Puzzle

Windows · macOS · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · iOS · Nintendo DS · PlayStation Vita · Android · Windows Phone

ZombiesComedyNature / Wilderness

StrategicTacticalFunny+3

9.1

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

RPG · Strategy

Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS

ModernSupernaturalOccult+1

StrategicTacticalDark+3

9.0

Prototype

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianModern+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

8.9

999: NINE HOURS, NINE PERSONS, NINE DOORS

Adventure · Puzzle

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · PC · Mobile

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+11

8.9

BOOKWORM ADVENTURES: VOLUME 2

RPG · Puzzle

PC

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenRelaxing+9

8.4

Saw

Survival · Action · Puzzle

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Windows

Dark / GrimPsychologicalCrime+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3