| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mass Effect (2007) |
Dec 19, 2008 | $29.99 | N/A (N/A/89%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | BioWare | Electronic Arts |
| 2 |  SPORE |
Dec 19, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/84%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Maxis™ | Electronic Arts |
| 3 |  Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 |
Dec 18, 2008 | N/A | N/A (N/A/82%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Telltale | Telltale |
| 4 |  Prince of Persia |
Dec 10, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/82%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 5 |  Defense Grid: The Awakening |
Dec 8, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/81%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Hidden Path Entertainment | Hidden Path Entertainment |
| 6 |  Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition |
Dec 18, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/79%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
| 7 |  Crazy Machines |
Dec 12, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/78%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fakt Software | Viva Media |
| 8 |  Crazy Machines 1.5 |
Dec 12, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/78%) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Fakt Software | Viva Media |
| 9 |  A Vampyre Story |
Dec 2, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A/75%) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Autumn Moon Entertainment, Jordan Freeman Group | Autumn Moon Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media |
| 10 |  Iron Grip: Warlord |
Dec 5, 2008 | N/A | N/A (N/A/59%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ISOTX | ISOTX |
| 11 |  SPORE Creepy & Cute Parts Pack |
Dec 19, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A/53%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Maxis™ | Electronic Arts |
| 12 |  Legendary |
Dec 1, 2008 | $5.99 | N/A (N/A/50%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Spark Unlimited | SouthPeak Games |
| 13 |  BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity |
Dec 24, 2008 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Digital Eel | Digital Eel |
| 14 |  CosmicBreak Universal |
Dec 1, 2008 | Free | N/A (N/A) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | CyberStep, Inc. | CyberStep, Inc. |
| 15 |  Penguins Arena: Sedna's World |
Dec 18, 2008 | $5.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Frogames | Frogames |
| 16 |  Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife |
Dec 15, 2008 | $9.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | MumboJumbo | Accelerate Games |
| 17 |  MahJong |
Dec 20, 2008 | $24.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | baKno Games | baKno Games |
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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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