| # | Game | Release date | Price | Score rank (Userscore / Metascore) | Owners | Playtime (Median) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fallout 3 |
Oct 28, 2008 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/91%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 01:11 (00:35) | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| 2 |  World of Goo |
Oct 13, 2008 | $14.99 | N/A (N/A/90%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | 2D BOY | 2D BOY |
| 3 |  Far Cry 2 |
Oct 22, 2008 | $2.99 | N/A (N/A/85%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 4 |  Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 |
Oct 28, 2008 | $6 | N/A (N/A/82%) | 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 | 00:29 (00:18) | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
| 5 |  Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway |
Oct 8, 2008 | $3.99 | N/A (N/A/79%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Gearbox Software | Ubisoft |
| 6 |  Peggle Nights |
Oct 15, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A/76%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | PopCap Games, Inc. | PopCap Games, Inc., Electronic Arts |
| 7 |  Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection |
Oct 3, 2008 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/75%) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Kerberos Productions Inc. | Paradox Interactive |
| 8 |  X3: Terran Conflict |
Oct 16, 2008 | $3.19 | N/A (N/A/73%) | 500,000 .. 1,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Egosoft | Egosoft |
| 9 |  Bully: Scholarship Edition |
Oct 21, 2008 | $5.24 | N/A (N/A/72%) | 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Rockstar New England | Rockstar Games |
| 10 |  Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East |
Oct 10, 2008 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/70%) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Nival | Ubisoft |
| 11 |  Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate |
Oct 10, 2008 | $2.49 | N/A (N/A/66%) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Nival | Ubisoft |
| 12 |  Project Aftermath |
Oct 3, 2008 | N/A | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Games Faction | Strategy First |
| 13 |  Spectraball |
Oct 20, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Shorebound Studios | Shorebound Studios |
| 14 |  Sniper Art of Victory |
Oct 16, 2008 | $0.59 | N/A (N/A) | 200,000 .. 500,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | CI Games | CI Games |
| 15 |  Brain Spa |
Oct 10, 2008 | $1.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Ubisoft | |
| 16 |  Space Trader: Merchant Marine |
Oct 23, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 100,000 .. 200,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Strategy First | |
| 17 |  Exodus from the Earth |
Oct 24, 2008 | $2.99 | N/A (N/A) | 50,000 .. 100,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Parallax Arts Studio | Strategy First |
| 18 |  Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance |
Oct 28, 2008 | $4.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Page 44 Studios | Disney |
| 19 |  Season Match 2 |
Oct 14, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | URSE Games | ESDigital Games |
| 20 |  Heileen 1: Sail Away |
Oct 16, 2008 | $1.49 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Winter Wolves | Winter Wolves |
| 21 |  Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena |
Oct 31, 2008 | $3.29 | N/A (N/A) | 20,000 .. 50,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | MumboJumbo | Accelerate Games |
| 22 |  D.W.A.R.F.S. |
Oct 6, 2008 | $0.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | ZSK Progres s.c. | Strategy First |
| 23 |  Galactic Bowling |
Oct 21, 2008 | $19.99 | N/A (N/A) | 0 .. 20,000 | 00:00 (00:00) | Perpetual FX Creative | Perpetual FX Creative |
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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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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.
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