| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Half-Life 2 |
Nov 16, 2004 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/96%) | 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 | 02:51 (01:08) | Valve | Valve |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Source |
Nov 1, 2004 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/88%) | 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 | 01:26 (02:02) | Valve | Valve |
| 3 |  Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |
Nov 30, 2004 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Ubisoft | Ubisoft |
| 4 |  Nexus - The Jupiter Incident |
Nov 5, 2004 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A/77%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Mithis Games | HandyGames |
| 5 |  Men of Valor |
Nov 29, 2004 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/71%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | 2015 | THQ Nordic |
| 6 |  Konung 2 |
Nov 30, 2004 | $0.59 | N/A (N/A/35%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fulqrum Publishing | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 7 |  Premier Manager 04/05 |
Nov 5, 2004 | $0.59 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ZOO Digital Publishing | Funbox Media Ltd |
| 8 |  Kult: Heretic Kingdoms |
Nov 11, 2004 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Games Farm | Games Farm |
| 9 |  planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ |
Nov 29, 2004 | N/A | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | VisualArts/Key | Sekai Project |
| 10 |  Half-Life 2: Deathmatch |
Nov 1, 2004 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A) | 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 | 01:04 (00:42) | Valve | Valve |
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Playtime: Average hours played in total per person that have actually launched this game since March 2009. This time is calculated for the whole lifetime, not for the particular year.
Average score: Average users and metacritic score for all games with this score assigned.
Average playtime: Average lifetime playtime for all games where this data is available.
Games this year: Self-explaining - number of games released this year. Please note that it also includes software, but doesn't include DLC. Only inculdes games with sales data available.
Total copies owned: Refers to total copies of games released this year acquired by users for the lifetime. Includes copies sold, downloaded for free and given out.
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