The 2000s

332 classic games of the 2000s, first released 2000 to 2009, by genre, and the games inspired by them.

Genres of the 2000s

• Action: 46 classics
• Adventure: 19 classics
• Role-playing: 52 classics
• Blobber: 1 classic
• Strategy: 35 classics
• Simulation: 22 classics
• Sports: 9 classics
• Racing: 10 classics
• Puzzle: 19 classics
• Shooter: 43 classics
• Platformer: 20 classics
• Fighting: 7 classics
• Arcade: 8 classics
• Survival: 1 classic
• Horror: 9 classics
• Music & Rhythm: 17 classics
• Educational: 1 classic
• Party: 3 classics
• Sandbox: 8 classics
• Card & Board: 2 classics

Games inspired by 2000s games

• Core Decay: Retro immersive sim shooter in the System Shock and Deus Ex tradition.
• Deus Ex: Revision (Deus Ex mod): Community overhaul with redesigned maps and new renderer.
• Fallen Aces: Comic-noir immersive sim brawler with 2.5D sprites, released in episodes.
• GMDX: Give Me Deus Ex (Deus Ex mod): Overhaul of Deus Ex with new AI, augmentations and interface.
• Iji: Free side-scrolling action RPG offered only from the author's homepage.
• The Nameless Mod (Deus Ex mod): Deus Ex total conversion with its own story; version 2.0 in 2023.
• GemRB: Open reimplementation of the Infinity Engine.
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk: Graffiti skating game with music by Jet Set Radio's Hideki Naganuma.
• Hover: Revolt of Gamers: Kickstarted parkour game inspired by Jet Set Radio.
• Agent 64: Spies Never Die: Solo-made N64-style spy shooter released August 2026.
• FreeSO: Revival of The Sims Online with its own servers.
• Paralives: Patreon-funded life simulator in the vein of The Sims; early access since May 2026.
• Simitone: Reimplementation of The Sims 1.
• Arcanum Community Edition: Re-implementation of Arcanum from the same author as the Fallout CE ports.
• The Age of Decadence: Turn-based text-heavy RPG first sold through the studio's own site during early access.
• Deisim: VR god game about guiding humankind.
• openblack: Open-source reimplementation of Black & White.
• The Universim: Planet-scale god game guiding a civilization through the ages.
• Camelot Unchained: 2013 Kickstarter realm-vs-realm MMO by DAoC's creator, still unreleased.
• Ultrakill: Fast style-ranked retro FPS mixing Doom-era looks with character-action scoring; still in early access.
• MADiSON: First-person horror built around an instant camera, recalling Fatal Frame.
• OpenGothic: Modern open-source Gothic engine, Gothic II fully playable.
• Risen: Gothic creators' new series after losing the Gothic rights.
• OpenGOAL: PC port of the Jak games from their decompiled GOAL code.
• Brighter Shores: Browser-style MMO by RuneScape creator Andrew Gower.
• Open RSC: Revived RuneScape Classic servers.
• Serious Sam Classic: Port of Croteam's released Serious Engine 1 source.
• Castlekeep: Open-source Stronghold engine reimplementation.
• Sourcehold: Open-source reimplementation of Stronghold.
• Stone Kingdoms: Open-source castle builder modeled on the first Stronghold.
• openzt: Open reimplementation of Zoo Tycoon.
• Arx Libertatis: Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis based on Arkane's released source.
• xoreos: Reimplementation of BioWare's Aurora engine and its descendants.
• OpenSoldat: Open-source release of Soldat.
• Claude of Duty: A first-person shooter with fully procedural graphics and sound, no art assets
• Everspace: Kickstarted roguelite space shooter.
• Everspace 2: Kickstarted open-world looter space shooter pitched in the Freelancer vein.
• Librelancer: Open-source reimplementation of Freelancer.
• Rebel Galaxy Outlaw: Cockpit space trader-fighter in the Privateer mold.
• Stellar Wanderer DX: Space trading and combat game openly modeled on Freelancer and Privateer; slated for March 2026.
• Shadows Over Loathing: 1920s horror-comedy follow-up to West of Loathing.
• West of Loathing: Single-player stick-figure Western RPG spun off from Kingdom of Loathing.
• KotOR.js: JavaScript reimplementation of the KOTOR engine.
• reone (KotOR engine recreation): Open-source reimplementation of the KOTOR engine.
• Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic: Announced December 2025 as a KOTOR spiritual successor led by its director.
• doukutsu-rs: Faithful Rust reimplementation of the Cave Story engine.
• NXEngine-evo: Open-source rewrite of the Cave Story engine.
• s&box: Garry's Mod successor on Source 2.
• Spring: 1944: Free WWII RTS on the Spring engine.
• DwarfCorp: Colony management game of dwarven miners, later open-sourced.