| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut |
Sep 16, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/86%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 01:12 (00:36) | CD PROJEKT RED | CD PROJEKT RED, 1C-SoftClub |
| 2 |  Crysis Warhead |
Sep 17, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/84%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Crytek | Electronic Arts |
| 3 |  Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization |
Sep 23, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/83%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Firaxis Games | 2K |
| 4 |  LEGO Batman: The Videogame |
Sep 29, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/80%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 5 |  King's Bounty: The Legend |
Sep 23, 2008 | $1.04 | N/A (N/A/79%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fulqrum Publishing | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 6 |  Multiwinia |
Sep 19, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/76%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Introversion Software | Introversion Software |
| 7 |  S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky |
Sep 15, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/75%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | GSC Game World | GSC World Publishing |
| 8 |  Mount & Blade |
Sep 16, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 09:32 (04:46) | TaleWorlds Entertainment | TaleWorlds Entertainment |
| 9 |  Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals |
Sep 7, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A/68%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | baKno Games | |
| 10 |  Hinterland |
Sep 30, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/65%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc. | Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc. |
| 11 |  Zezenia Online |
Sep 1, 2008 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Zezenia Online, Saucer Software | rojekti |
| 12 |  Gravity Bone |
Sep 28, 2008 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Blendo Games | Blendo Games |
| 13 |  4 Elements |
Sep 3, 2008 | N/A | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Playrix Entertainment | Playrix Entertainment |
| 14 |  Wizard101 |
Sep 2, 2008 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | KingsIsle Entertainment | KingsIsle Entertainment, gamigo group |
| 15 |  Planet Alcatraz 2 |
Sep 19, 2008 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fulqrum Publishing | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 16 |  The Wizard's Pen |
Sep 16, 2008 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | PopCap Games, Inc. | PopCap Games, Inc. |
| 17 |  City Life 2008 |
Sep 29, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Monte Cristo | Focus Entertainment |
| 18 |  BC Kings |
Sep 15, 2008 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Mascot Entertainment | Northway Games |
| 19 |  Amazing Adventures Around the World |
Sep 17, 2008 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | SpinTop Games | Fulqrum Publishing |
| 20 |  Guild Wars Trilogy |
Sep 25, 2008 | $29.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ArenaNet® | NCSOFT |
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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.
This number might be too small for recently released games or too big for games that had a free weekend in the last couple of months.