Best Games of 2009
Dragon Age: Originson 6 of 15 rankings2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieveson 3 of 15 rankings3
Batman: Arkham Asylumon 2 of 15 rankings4
Ys Sevenon 1 of 15 rankings5
League of Legendson 1 of 15 rankings6
Left 4 Dead 2on 1 of 15 rankings7
The Lord of the Rings: Conqueston 1 of 15 rankings8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyaton 1 of 15 rankings9
Floweron 1 of 15 rankings10
Braidon 1 of 15 rankings11
Sims 3on 1 of 15 rankings12
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Editionon 1 of 15 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 15 independent rankings, recounted 19 October 2026, the best game of 2009 is Dragon Age: Origins, followed by Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Batman: Arkham Asylum.
How this is counted
This chart counts 15 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles released in 2009, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 19 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.
12 of the 15 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.