| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sid Meier's Civilization IV |
Oct 25, 2005 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/94%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Firaxis Games | 2K |
| 2 |  F.E.A.R. |
Oct 17, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/88%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 01:33 (00:31) | Monolith Productions, Inc., Timegate | Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 3 |  Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood |
Oct 4, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/84%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Gearbox Software | Ubisoft |
| 4 |  Quake 4 |
Oct 18, 2005 | $14.99 | N/A (N/A/81%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | RavenSoft, id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
| 5 |  Crazy Machines 1.5 |
Oct 1, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/78%) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fakt Software | Viva Media |
| 6 |  Crazy Machines |
Oct 1, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/78%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fakt Software | Viva Media |
| 7 |  Sniper Elite |
Oct 18, 2005 | $7.99 | N/A (N/A/76%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Rebellion | Rebellion |
| 8 |  Serious Sam 2 |
Oct 11, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/74%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Croteam | Devolver Digital |
| 9 |  Rag Doll Kung Fu |
Oct 12, 2005 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A/69%) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Mark Healey | Mark Healey |
| 10 |  Shattered Union |
Oct 17, 2005 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A/67%) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | PopTop | 2K |
| 11 |  Half-Life 2: Lost Coast |
Oct 27, 2005 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Valve | Valve |
| 12 |  Lauras Tierklinik |
Oct 1, 2005 | $2.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Caipirinha Games GmbH | Pocketwatch Games |
| 13 |  Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa |
Oct 1, 2005 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Pocketwatch Games | Pocketwatch Games |
| 14 |  UFO: Aftershock |
Oct 21, 2005 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ALTAR Interactive | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 15 |  Disney's Chicken Little |
Oct 20, 2005 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Avalanche Software | Disney |
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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.
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